Sohai Ali Abro to star in Adnan Sarwar's Motorcycle Girl biopic

Sohai will play Zenith Irfan, the first Pakistani woman to make a solo motorcycle journey through the country's north

02 May, 2017

After Shah, all eyes have been on Adnan Sarwar's next project. And it looks like Sohai Ali Abro will be a part of it.

The filmmaker recently announced that his second film will be a biopic of The Motorcycle Girl, that is, 20-year-old Zenith Irfan, who is said to be the first Pakistan woman to have made a solo journey through the country's north. In the latest press release, it's been announced that Sohai Ali Abro will play Zenith's character in the film.

Zenith Irfan posing with her motorcycle — Photo courtesy Zenith's Facebook

Sohai's announcement comes as a surprise and we wonder whether she wants to break out of the mould with a de-glammed role like Zenith's. Sohai has a sizable fan following and this will help boost the film's profile among mainstream cinema audiences.

Sohai says, "It is absolute honour to play Zenith in his film. The role of this incredible, empowered female is one that I can relate to and is close to my heart. I have always believed in the liberating the power of our women, especially considering the taboos we face in our society, and I am really happy that a lot of young girls would be able to look up to me for doing something positive and inspiring."

Zenith's journey has a touching backstory and we're sure it will make for a great film. The film is scheduled for a late 2017 release.

Comments

Fasiq May 02, 2017 06:55pm

Interestingggg!!! Lets see how she will handle this role. Not the usual glam that she does.

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Meena Begum May 03, 2017 12:14am

So far the new Pakistani revival film has been a flop, many films but most of them romance romps? Are we following the Bollywood model that quantity should lack quality? The movie going audience in Pakistan is not the 10% affluent who take road trips in classic cars and have some funny stuff happen along the way. There are some true good human stories that relate to the man and woman on the street. They do not include gaudy sets and item dance numbers will our infant film writers find them?

Onlooker May 03, 2017 01:14am

Sohai can do it better.

Princess_of_DHUMP May 03, 2017 04:15am

Question: Does Zenith deserve a movie after a road trip across Northern Areas on a motorbike? Why not Kamran Ali who cycled from Germany to Pakistan and is currently travelling across South America? Please check his page KamranOnBike on facebook

israr khan May 03, 2017 11:53am

perfect person to play this role, she is really good at these kinda roles, the director will put some masala and director should make it clear to the real life hero and all the movie audience that some events might be not exactly how they happened :) but i am sure this will be a massive hit, we would love to watch it and hopefully this is all about reading a biagraphy

Alanore May 03, 2017 12:31pm

Sohai is a good actress but i dont Trust Adnan Sarwar is a good film maker. His first film Shah was a good effort but badly made film.

Malik May 03, 2017 07:33pm

Good Luck Adnan Sarwar and Sohai Ali Abro