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‘Kamli’ became a bandaid for the scar ‘Zindagi Tamasha’ left: Sarmad Khoosat
Dressed in an olive green co-ord set, Sarmad Sultan Khoosat, the man who’s reigning over praises for his magical creation Kamli, was then humbly sitting with a proud smile while taking in all the congratulations for his Cannes win.
While 2022 has been a rewarding year for Khoosat, 2019 saw Zindagi Tamasha plunge into controversy before its theatrical release was held back. However, lucky for him, a concept he had shot in 2019 came in handy to save him in 2020, and eventually raise him back again in the cinematic world two years later.
“Kamli became a bandaid for the scar Zindagi Tamasha left,” said Khoosat in a conversation with The Express Tribune. After the world went into a literal lockdown, Khoosat didn’t know how to process anything. “We had all of this footage that we had already shot and with so much time to kill, we decided to edit it. With my office closed, we moved the editing studio to my house, and with so much time to kill, my two editors and I basically camped for months to edit it.”
He went on to add that because this became such a personal project to him, putting it out before people came with anxiety. However, he trusted hi
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Pak filmmaker Sarmad Sultan Khoosat speaks fascinate intolerance debate
Hindustan Bygone | ByRitujaay Ghosh, Kolkata
Nov 16, 2015 10:25 AM Hindmost
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Sarmad Sultan Khoosat’s Zindagi Tamasha or 'The Circus of Life' (2019, Bussan & 2023, YouTube) is now available to the Pakistani audience. Despite the release certificate issued to the film by the Punjab Censorship Board in 2022, the film couldn’t be released in Pakistani cinemas, due to many controversies surrounding it. This article is an outcome of my discussion about the film with two London based filmmakers and academics – Parviin Karuna from India, and Dr. Baber Hussain from Pakistan.
A middle-aged man Rahat Khawaja is a devout Muslim and a naat khwa’an (reciter of poems in praise of the Holy Prophet PBUH), and a real-estate agent by profession. He has a flare for dance and music – something that according to society’s norms, is not acceptable for a good Muslim, particularly a naat khwa’an. The trouble begins when a video of Rahat’s dance, which he performed at the wedding of a friend’s son, goes viral. His daughter, Sadaf, a TV producer, feels ashamed of that video and confronts him. However, Rahat’s wife, who is on her death bed, remains a constant source of support for him, till her last breath. Living in the narrow alleys of the old city of Lahore means being a part of a closely knit social circle