Hiatus due to below-par films: Resham

LAHORE: Resham, who has been away from the local film scene since nearly a decade, cited substandard films that were being churned out at the time as the reason of the hiatus. “I distanced myself from Lollywood due to the below-par films that have been made in the past decades,” she said, reported Roznama Express.

But in the wake of the film industry’s revival, Resham will soon be seen in Swaarangi, a comeback she said she’s making on the audiences’ insistence. “Swaarangi is not a run-of-the-mill, commercial film. In recent times, filmmakers have been taking brave decisions and are making unique movies,” she noted.

Swaarangi has been directed by Fida Hussain and produced by Mazhar Abbas, with Mianwali as the filming location. It’s a youth-oriented film, which revolves around the theme of substance abuse. Also starring Ayub Khosa, Waseem Manzoor, Hamza Mushtaq and Shahzeb, the movie is expected to release on August 28.

During her time away from the silver screen, Resham starred in a string of Pakistani television serials, such as Banjar and Mann-o-Salwa. Having debuted in 1995 with Syed Noor’s film Jeeva, she went on Lollywood films, such as Inteha and Pehla Pehla Pyaar.