Main Manto Nahi Hoon Special: One-on-one with Humayun Saeed and Azaan Sami Khan

00:00 Introduction 05:35 Fighting it out on screen 07:59 Is Humayun more like Manto or Love Guru? 09:14 ‘Manto is not your regular drama’ 11:39 The audience’s response to Azaan’s enactment of Farhad 14:09 Did they expect that Main Manto Nahi Hoon would be criticized? 17:45 Do they think that younger audiences will enjoy Main Manto Nahi Hoon’s pace? 19:41 Their performances in Main Manto Nahi Hoon 22:47 Playing Farhad 27:27 Does Humayun regret a project if it isn’t successful? 30:08 Behind the scenes 32:00 How similar is Azaan to Farhad? 33:22 Does Azaan have career regrets? 36:11 A discussion on drama reviews 39:40 Manto’s teacher-student romance 41:16 Developing the looks of their characters 46:27 The beauty of Main Manto Nahi Hoon’s frames 47:07 Why were director Nadeem Baig and Humayun unsure about Humayun playing Manto? 51:29 Was it difficult for Azaan to play an evil character? 53:26 Is Humayun successful at this point in his career because he is very selective about the scripts and directors that he works with? 56:04 Is Azaan tense about what role he will play next? 1:01:12 How does Humayun feel about writer Khalil-ur-Rehman Qamar saying that he will not write for Humayun again? 1:02:54 Is an effort being made to make scripts more politically correct? 1:07:34 Did they stay in character after the shoot? 1:15:44 On Manto’s female lead Sajal Aly #MainMantoNahiHoon #HumayunSaeed #AzaanSamiKhan #SajalAly #NadeemBaig #ARYDigital #KhalilurRehmanQamar