The recent era proves lucky for the Lollywood. Pakistani cinema is struggling since 90s but now these days our cinema is flourishing. Bilal Lashari’s blockbuster The Legend of Maula Jatt is a ray of hope which caused a stir around the world and our actors are also giving bench-marking performances in Hollywood. We are more excited to see next Sanak.
Sanak, a psychological thriller, will be the first Pakistani feature film based on mental illness and the obsession.
The movie is a fusion of new and well-known faces. The film stars Shyraa Roy, Muneeb Ali, Benish George, Javed Sheikh, Zeenat Butt, Resham, Zubair Shariq, Marhoom Ahmed Bilal and Moammar Rana.
This is the first time a transgender woman Shyraa Roy is spotted playing the leading role but not as a trans person, which we believe is empowering in the film and not just that she is herself producing this full length film.
Shyraa Roy is a Pakistani singer, actress and producer based in Dubai. Basically belongs to Sialkot, Pakistan. She is famous for being the first Miss Trans Pakistan 2021 and 2022 to be crowned in Pakistan. On 26 September 2020, Roy reveals in an interview that she is a gender dysphoric transgender woman.
The film talks about a story of a well known popular actress and mental illness attached to stardom, when a crazy physco fan kills her near and dear people in order to get to her, this film is a flavor of dark cinema.
Roy Motion Pictures in association with Vishesh films and Imdad Hussain Film Production Presents ‘Sanak’. While the script is by Bollywood’s Raaz director Vikram Bhatt.
The first official poster of the film shares on Instagram by the actress.
The film is slate to release in mid 2023.