A trailer of ‘Rawalpindi Express’, a biopic on the legendary bowler Shoaib Akhtar, has finally been released amid controversy and resistance from Shoaib Akhtar himself.
Biopic based on Shoaib Akhtar was in works and a year ago, it was announced that the film will star Umair Jaswal as Rawalpindi Express.
Things however, went downhill as first Umair Jaswal and then Shoaib Akhtar parted ways with the team over creative differences. However, it looks like the movie will still be released and Shoaib’s role will be played by Gohar Rasheed. The movie also includes Faran Tahir and Marhoom Ahmad Bilal.
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Scheduled to release in November this year, the “first foreign film about a Pakistani sportsman” was announced in July last year. The director, Muhammad Faraz Qaiser, said he was actualising an idea he had in 2016 and it felt like a dream come true for him.
‘Rawalpindi Express’ is a story of perseverance, struggle and passion. The life and chronicles of the world’s fastest bowler Shoaib Akhtar; from a small village in Pakistan to a globally famed superstar.
