Saba Qamar played the role of an antagonist in a popular Pakistani television series ‘Maat’ which also aired on Indian TV channel Zindagi. She was last seen with Irrfan Khan in ‘Hindi Medium’. This film was her first project in Bollywood which earned her a lot of praise from critics. Now, she is on board to play Pak social media sensation, Qandeel Baloch, who was murdered by being drugged and then asphyxiated last year allegedly in an honor killing by her brother. The television series is titled as ‘Baaghi’ and will be released in Pakistan this August.
The 33-year-old actress Qamar says, “I can do regular roles at any point in my career, but it’s good to do something my fans will remember me for. The perception was that Qandeel Baloch made inappropriate videos, but no one knows why she did it… She did it to earn money and support her family. She wasn’t educated but dreamt of becoming famous. She didn’t have any other option to fulfill her dream apart from taking to social media. She tried to do regular jobs, but wherever she went, she was exploited.”
The first look of the biopic received severe criticism. “When we released the poster, the abuses poured in. If they are expecting an entertaining show, they will be disappointed. We are going to showcase the difficulties she faced, not glorify her. Either this show manages to change the way our community thinks, or I die doing it.”