Arjumand Rahim
In an exclusive Rendezvous with The Saturday Post, Arjumand talks about her acting career, film making, Pakistani film and TV, and more...
As an actor, what type of roles do you want to play?
Anything that’s well thought out and mapped with sensitivity and care. Anything that’s evocative. As an actor, it’s my job to bring the writer’s imagination to life.
Well, it’s true that I signed two films during my stint in Bombay but due to different reasons I couldn’t complete either project. Upon hindsight, I am glad it didn’t work out and my decisions, which seemed rash at the time, make a lot of sense today and have swung in my favor! I did act in theatre while I was there and my experience was wonderful. I found the process more professional, and the people more committed to their chosen professions.
Education. Lack of it. That’s what’s holding us back. If the powers that be were more aware and read about the transitions internationally, we wouldn’t be where we are today. Our commercial film industry is in the hands of petty minded small time thinkers and financers who don’t have the ability to see a market beyond Pakistan.
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