Playing Dr Hasnat was a huge responsibility: Humayun Saeed's first look in 'The Crown' unveiled

The first look of Pakistani superstar, Humayun Saeed, in the upcoming season of the royal drama The Crown, has finally been unveiled. Saeed plays Dr Hasnat, the late Princess Diana's rumoured beau in the fifth installment of the Netflix hit show. 

Talking about his character for the first time, Saeed told Variety, “Dr Hasnat Khan and Princess Diana were total opposites. He was a very ordinary man in every way and I feel this is what attracted Princess Diana to him. His nature and simplicity made him special to Princess Diana.”

The actor went on to add, “I haven’t played a real-life character on-screen and to play the role of Dr Hasnat Khan who everyone knows due to Princess Diana was a huge responsibility. I am confident audiences will love the simplicity of the relationship and how it is portrayed on-screen.”

Elizabeth Debicki, who's essaying Princess Diana in the fifth season, previously shared her experience of working with the London Nahi Jaunga star. 

"I absolutely adored Humayun — he was such a lovely actor, and such a beautiful person," she told EW in an exclusive interview. "You never know how that's going to feel when you're playing things like that with an actor. So I was very lucky to have him, and I think he does such a beautiful job." 

The 'People's Princess' is said to have described Khan as 'Mr Wonderful' and in May 1996, she visited his family in Lahore too. Diana’s friends are reported to have described Hasnat as the "love of her life" and to have spoken of her distress when he ended their relationship in June 1997. Dr Hasnat attended Diana's funeral ceremony as well.

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