Nauman Ijaz is all geared up to return to the silver screen after almost a decade with his upcoming film Maidaan.
The actor's name has been closely knit with the Pakistani television industry since the 90’s and after having had a successful run in the business last year with ongoing serials Sang-e- Mar Mar and Dumpukht, Ijaz has continued to prove his acting prowess with every project he takes up.
And he's starting this year on a high note as he signs his first film since Mehreen Jabbar's 2008 release Ramchand Pakistani. The upcoming film titled Maidaan is under the banner of Shuffler Films, co-founded by Waqas Rizvi and actor Gohar Rasheed. Ijaz will be seen essaying the character of a coach to 12 street children who come together for the ‘Street Child World Cup’ that took place in Brazil three years ago.
“What tempted me to do Maidaan was quite honestly, the subject. It is our genre. It is a film being made out of a reason. It offers something substantial,” Ijaz tells Images as we sit down to speak about his much awaited return to films.
“It’s an honest effort and I see great potential in the vision of its makers. All you need is a new approach and a veteran actor, the product of which is always positive [laughs]. I yet have to go through the final draft, but I have said yes to the project for now.”