Podcast with Babar Ali; Writer/Director of John Film

00:02:52 why did you write john 00:04:00 why the lead character belongs to christianity 00:06:23 did you study film making 00;07;52;24 Babar’s first short film and his journey as a director 00:09:19 babar’s early education 00:11:14 would you work on different genres or still to crime/drama and thriller 00:12:27 When would Pakistan produce sci fi films? 00:14:07 What was the process of casting? 00:15:03 Process of Casting Raza as fazal 00:16:53 First time meeting with Saleem mairaj 00:17:58 How were you confident that a youtuber can become an actor? 00:19:46 Why do you think you have to untrain the trained actors for film acting? 00:21:30 What is theatre acting and how it is different from film acting 00:23:00 Raza’s recent theatre experience as a viewer 00:26:28 Why do you think, Aashir wajahat is suitable for John’s character? 00:27:30 People tend to like negative character more and praise their acting more 00:28:28 John being the most difficult character to play 00:30:12 Challenges Aashir wajahat had to go through to play John 00:30:51 Look test of Fazal is a interesting story 00:33:27 Hope i still have from Fazal 00:36:44 process of casting romaisa as maria 00:38:41 Romaisa Khan is a versatile actor 00:39:56 Process of casting Saleem mairaj as Dawood 00:41:36 Raza’s relation with Saleem mairaj on the sets of JOHN 00:43:16 Your project is very unique what’s the reaction of industry and public? 00:45:47 Why some people are skeptical about this film? 00:47:27 Why are we stuck in a paradox “yehi chalta hai” 00:51:34 Why screen writing is so important in a film 00:54:38 what challenges did you face as a director 00:58:21 Shooting outdoor in korangi was so difficult 01:01:03 why launch the teaser so early 01:02:02 why some people have gora complex, why they hate bollywood 01:07:15 why we should work on soft image of pakistan 01:10:16 if dance is part of your culture why we don’t promote it 01:11:43 Babar: I was shot during the shoot of JOHN 01:21:05 Seeing violence in childhood 01:23:08 Resuming the shooting after getting shot 01:25:07 Karachi has seen so much violence 01:26:00 John will start conversations 01:26:53 Special request to viewers