There are Oscar-winning daughters in Pakistan if you change your mindset: Yasir Hussain

The actor-director hailed Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy for promoting good image of Pakistan internationally

Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy has been creating a buzz in Hollywood lately by signing one after other projects with her director hat on and actor Yasir Hussain took a moment out to share how proud he is of the Oscar and Emmy-winning filmmaker.

While taking a subtle stand for the oppressed women of Pakistan, who barely have opportunities to climb ladders, he called Obaid-Chinoy a ‘living proof’ of greatness that lies within Pakistani women. The Javed Iqbal actor asked his followers to broaden their minds and change the way they think for women to succeed in this society.

Hussain shared a photo of the filmmaker raising her Academy Award along with the hashtags #aurat #maa #hai (Women is a mother). “I am proud of Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy. A Pakistani woman winning an award promotes a positive image of Pakistan because it shows that Oscar-winning daughters are born in Pakistan,” he captioned the post.

 

 

 

 

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Hussain added, “In our country, even a bad woman is better than a good man. This is a man’s society. We have to change the way we think. Forgetting the services of Fatima Jinnah is an injustice.”

Obaid-Chinoy is known for her documentaries such as Saving Face and A Girl in the River, The Price of Forgiveness. She is also reportedly set to direct the next Star Wars film. According to Deadline, American screenwriter Damon Lindelof, who has written for The Watchmen, Tomorrowland and Star Trek, is developing the movie for Lucasfilm, a subsidiary of Walt Disney Studios. The script is still in the works, which means production is not currently in sight.

The filmmaking team reportedly found a director before they found a co-writer because it was important to steer the script with the person’s own vision for how they see the story unfurling in consideration. Obaid-Chinoy is currently involved in directing Paramount’s adaptation of the novel Brilliance, produced by Will Smith.

For Obaid-Chinoy, her Hollywood journey started with Disney’s Ms. Marvel, a short series with a Pakistani-American superhero in the lead. The show was not only hailed for showcasing diversity in the right life but also for its storyline and direction.