Why Saba Qamar is absent on social media
- 15 Feb - 21 Feb, 2025
During a candid interview recently, Humayun Saeed discussed his global breakthrough as a recurring character of Dr Hasnat Khan on the Netflix series The Crown. Calling it ‘a stroke of luck,’ Humayun recounted, “I already watched the series so keenly so I couldn’t believe that I was offered a character in it. Then they said I have to audition and I was like ‘oh man’.” Humayun further relayed his apprehensions regarding the audition especially when eight people from India and Pakistan were trying for the role, humourously disclosing that he wished they could have judged his skills from his face alone. “The director told me that he had seen some of my past work but an audition was necessary to evaluate how I fit in that particular role.” Humayun turned to Nadir Shah, the director of 2019 film Project Ghazi, to review his rehearsal. “Nadir has a sensibility of a white guy, so I showed him the scene and asked him if I was speaking alright. He corrected me in some instances. Then we filmed it and sent it.” Comparing the excitement of the process to a game show, Humayun described how he was informed that he had made it to the top 2 after his second audition only to land a rehearsal with the series’ lead Elizabeth Debicki but still no decisive answer. The Jawani Phir Nahi Ani star shared that he occupied himself with manifesting a ‘yes’ but only received the go ahead once he had actually forgotten.
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