{"id":14737,"date":"2025-07-25T09:05:19","date_gmt":"2025-07-25T09:05:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/?p=14737"},"modified":"2025-07-25T09:05:19","modified_gmt":"2025-07-25T09:05:19","slug":"ayesha-omar-dananeer-mobeen-wrap-up-shooting-lyari-football-film","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/?p=14737","title":{"rendered":"Ayesha Omar, Dananeer Mobeen wrap up shooting Lyari football\u00a0film"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>Filmmaker-writer Abu Aleeha has wrapped up the filming of his latest sports thriller Behnaz. Starring Ayesha Omar and Dananeer Mobeen, the film aims to highlight the rich sports culture of Lyari.<\/p>\n<p>Abu took to Instagram and posted a picture with the cast and crew, captioning, \u201cThe camera has closed on Behnaz, one of my most layered films.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The film revolves around a Baloch woman footballer, played by Dananeer.<\/p>\n<p>This will be Dananeer\u2019s debut on the big screen. The actor\u2019s venture into films had previously divided the internet about her suitability for the role. Some congratulated the actor, writing,<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo proud of her. She\u2019s rising high and Inshallah will keep going higher.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Whereas others pointed out that the actor was too white to play an Afro-Baloch person, sharing,<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCasting Dananeer in a film on football in Lyari probably based on or inspired by stories of baloch footballers, especially afro-baloch communities is not it. She\u2019s the big new star but this also reeks of colorism and co-opting stories.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Adding,<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPeople in Lyari don\u2019t look like her.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>This will be Ayesha\u2019s second project with Aleeha, where she will play the role of Dananeer\u2019s coach.<\/p>\n<p>The filmmaker extended his gratitude to everyone, penning, \u201cA huge thank you to everyone who helped make this film possible. I\u2019m deeply grateful for your support.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He took time to mention some of his older projects, \u201cIf you enjoyed Taxali Gate even a little, this movie will blow you away.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Taxali Gate was a crime thriller released in 2024. Starring Ayesha Omar alongside Yasir Hussain, the film revolved around the residents of Taxali Gate who rose against the judicial system of Pakistan.<\/p>\n<p>The film received positive reviews for its storytelling and acting but was criticised for technical shortcomings.<\/p>\n<p>Have something to add to the story? Share it in the comments below.<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Filmmaker-writer Abu Aleeha has wrapped up the filming of his latest sports thriller Behnaz. Starring Ayesha Omar and Dananeer Mobeen, the film aims to highlight the rich sports culture of Lyari. Abu took to Instagram and posted a picture with the cast and crew, captioning, \u201cThe camera has closed on Behnaz, one of my most [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-14737","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-english-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14737","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=14737"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14737\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=14737"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=14737"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=14737"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}