The principal movement notice of Gul Makai, a biopic on Nobel peace prize champ Malala Yousafzai, the bold Pakistani lobbyist who opposed Taliban, was uncovered Tuesday night and it gives us a look at the fire that she battled against. Gul Makai is the nom de plume utilized while composing sites for BBC Urdu amid the Taliban run the show.
As a girl holds a book in her hands with fire lit upon it, Kabir Bedi’s deep voice echoes, “This is about those times when the Taliban was destroying Pakistan and Afghanistan in the name of Jihad and religion. When from a very small village in Pakistan, a voice arose.”
Shot in Kashmir, Gul Makai is directed by Indian filmmaker Amjad Khan and traces the then socio-political atmosphere of Pakistan. Actors Reem Shaikh, Divya Dutta, Mukesh Rishi, Abhimanyu Singh and Ajaz Khan will be seen in the film.
Malala Yousafzai was shot in her head and neck by Taliban militants for going to school on October 9, 2012. Not only did she fight her fate and survive, she also continued her fight for women rights and education.
