QAYAMAT - A Love Triangle In Afghanistan

QAYAMAT - A Love Triangle In Afghanistan
Winning hands down, not unlike her rambunctious heroes in films, Sangeeta is still carrying Lollywood on her female muscle, for the last couple of years. Despite not giving a major hit this year, apart from an above average Punjabi one, called Fauja Amratsarya (Terrorist from border paar?), she is standing hefty and tall, with lesser losses than anybody else. She easily gets back through the countryside cinemas. Thus, she never loses big time. Now, her film Qayamat is set to storm the box office at Eid, and its pulsating feel is already making the public wait with bated breath.
Enacting an Afghani dosheeza in Qayamat, Saima has had some variety after a long while. Covered head to toe, let us see how the Multani beauty struts her stuff. Known for her sensual maneuvers in Punjabi movies and her grace and glamour in Urdu films, Saima could be on a different track altogether here. And it will be fun watching how Sangeeta, who is a master at steamy sequences and dances on under dressed girls, has managed to create the glow in this kind of burqaposh character. With both, Hamid Karzai and the Loya Jirga buzurgs watching from Qandhar, Saima will have to win the nod of both the factions in this vital role this year. One hears she has consulted various boutiques and fashion designers to bring credibility and caliber to her role.

The story begins when Afghanistan was attacked by Russia in 1979, and the Afghanis came to Pakistan in large numbers. One such caravan brings Saima to this land of political unrest. Deeba Begum plays Shaan's mother, and Saima is his fiancée. In the war ravages, Deeba and Saima are lost to Shaan, and come to Pakistan. They camp in a small town, which is on the Pak Afghan border, the tribal chief of which used to frequent their town once, and his son, Moammar Rana falls in love with Saima. Meanwhile, the war is halted and Shaan, the true fiancé, comes to this shantytown looking for his mother and his fiancé. You can well imagine what transpires after that. The Afghanistan War pales in front of the weaponry and ferocity that is witnessed between Mommy Rana and Shaan, after that

The filmmaker of Qayamat is Sheikh Mohammad Akram, who has spent lots of currency on the film. The writer is Jafar Arsh, lyricist is Riazur Rehman Saghar, music director, M. Arshad, editor, Qaiser Zameer, cameraman, Khalid Riaz and the choreographer, Ashraf Shirazi. The cast also includes Khushbu, Nirma, Irfan Khoosat, Azhar Rangila, Rasheed Naz, Shafqat Cheema and Sangeeta too. The songs are sung by Naseebo Lal, Saira Naseem and Humeira Channa.

(By ZULQARNAIN SHAHID)