Has the announcement of a Pakistani movie ever set followers on edge as a lot because the announcement of Syra Yousuf and Shahroz Sabzwari’s surprisingly named Babylicious did? The sudden announcement got here in December, lengthy after the as soon as couple parted methods in 2020. Nevertheless it was just lately revealed that the actors acquired the movie in 2017 and director Essa Khan started to work on it lengthy earlier than that, in 2012.
In an interview with One thing Haute on Monday, Yousuf and Sabzwari stated Babylicious was initially a brief movie that got here to them fairly a couple of years in the past however the script wasn’t sufficient for them to work on. It needed to be modified lots till it made sense to them.
“I gained’t name it a rom-com as a result of that’s a totally completely different style right here. I’d say Babylicious is a feel-good popcorn movie. Like if you wish to purchase some popcorn and nachos and watch the texture good, good chick flick that makes you somewhat blissful, unhappy and somewhat excited, It’s that movie. It would tick all the best containers and it doesn’t have the masala, certainly one of a forceful sort,” defined Sabzwari.
Yousuf added that whereas it’s certainly a chick flick and really feel good movie, there’s additionally romance. “He’s right. It’s the kind of film that you’d watch for a good laugh and there are some thought provoking things in it as well. Because you see the the idea of love has evolved over the period and we grew up watching these films where you knew that hero is in love, now the hero could also be a psychopath. So there’s a lot to question and think about, so it’s nice like that,” stated the Sinf-e-Aahan actor.
Discussing their equation, how they’re managing now that issues have modified a lot for each of them within the six years since they agreed to the movie, Yousuf stated, “What helps us maintain a good equation is that we’re parents to a child and I think that has helped us maintain that equation in a very healthy manner. When you prioritise something, a person, especially if it’s a child, then you realise that your problems are small compared to that. So then you make sure that you’re decent to each other and good to each other.”
Sabzwari added, “When the teaser came out, the most excited person was Nooreh. She’s like ‘Baba, you’re looking so bad, Mimi is looking fantastic’ and that’s her love. She won’t say anything nice to me and that’s her love and I love that. Whenever she says something nice that’s when I know she’s lying.”
When praised for his or her decorum and parenting, Sabzwari shared that Nooreh and her sister Zahra share a bond like no different, one which he had not anticipated and all of it comes all the way down to the power each Yousuf and Sabzwari’s new spouse, mannequin Sadaf Kanwal have.
Because the host shared that she’s excited to see Nooreh react to the movie, Yousuf stated she’s very explicit about what she sees since she’s solely eight years previous. “There’s a difference between the random actors you see on the big screen and then your parents. I’m like okay, I don’t want extra confusion in her head. Like I keep telling her that it’s just pretend. This is just pretend, we’re just pretending to be people and it’s just a story. So I hope it’s not confusing for her,” she stated.
For Yousuf, Babylicious is a world by itself the place individuals will relate but in addition query some issues that don’t occur right here. Sabzwari stated it’s extra of a “wonderland” the place issues from quantity plates to areas often is the similar as it’s in Karachi however some issues are proven in another way within the upcoming movie.
“We’re not uncomfortable in any respect. Not we, however speaking about myself, we’re blissful about this movie and we’ve given it an excessive amount of of time. Regardless of the vibe Babylicious is giving off to individuals, it’s benefiting our movie,” Sabzwari stated.
Yousuf additionally answered the host’s query about individuals rooting for the couple whereas they aren’t a pair anymore and if that makes them uncomfortable. “Of course, it gets a little irritating because you’re like ‘move on’. You’re like something has happened in someone’s personal life, they went through it and they’ve come out of it, like let it be now and let’s focus on what it is now. Because bringing back an old thing, it’s like if someone has moved on, you’re constantly taking them back there. I feel like when people move on, like literally in a way that it’s obvious, then I think it’s best to not make it awkward,” she stated.
“But then it takes time to get used to the things you haven’t seen before, like the idea of separation that for some may mean cutting ties on bad terms. It can also be like those people sorted their own issues in order to bring up their children,” she stated.
The actor added that she’d like individuals to benefit from the movie and respect them for being skilled as a result of they’re doing what they should do.
Yousuf performs the character of Sabiha whereas Sabzwari performs Omar in Babylicious. The movie is ready to launch in theatres in February.
