In conversation with the stars of Pakistani film Parwaz Hai Junoon. Daily headlines from the UAE and around the world brought to you by Gulf News. See more at: http://gulfnews.com/videos
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00:00What we show you in this film is truth.
00:11For example, Hania's character represents the fact that Pakistan Air Force is one of
00:18those very few air forces of the world which has the highest ratio of female combat fighter
00:23pilots in the world.
00:24It is, and I'm extremely proud of it.
00:28It's the only air force, it's the only Muslim air force in the world that has female combat
00:36fighter pilots.
00:37So the point of it is that we're not trying to show you the positive side of Pakistan
00:41or as they say, the soft image of Pakistan.
00:45We're trying to show you the truth.
00:46We're trying to show you facts.
00:47There's this one sentence that is in the trailer also, which is between Hamza and Hania.
01:01I told you.
01:02Whenever I just hear that sentence, it always affects me a lot.
01:13Always.
01:15I don't know whether it connects to the people like that also, the way it connects to me.
01:20But it kind of always tells me that, you know, life is beyond everything that we do here
01:28in this world and the way this life is temporary and we just should not get attached to it
01:37to a level where we feel that we will live forever.
01:40And the way to live forever is also beyond anything that science can ever do.
01:46So that particular sentence is extremely close to my heart.
01:54I am so inspired by the type of stories we tell because there's so much joy, there's
01:59so much good feeling in them, along with the craft, along with all the storytelling.
02:05So to me, it's this subtle shift in my own sort of perception of what movie making and
02:10cinema can be.
02:12And that's why this is a representation of that.
02:15I feel like this has all the drama, it has all the romance, it has all the humor, it
02:20has all these elements that, you know, Mohamed Abhabi talked about before.
02:24We even shot the film and then we were able to execute it with a seat by and the crew.
02:30After spending so much time with the cadets and kind of seeing what it takes to be part
02:37of the armed forces, I think the one thing I've taken away is discipline.
02:41Discipline in all aspects of life.
02:45Because I've never seen discipline the way these guys are disciplined.
02:49You know, I find that, I've mentioned this before, I don't like mentioning it, but as
02:56actors, sometimes we complain.
02:58Whether we're on set, maybe it's too hot, maybe it's too cold, maybe we're hungry.
03:02You know, we speak up.
03:04And we had a lot of cadets with us, actual cadets who shot with us.
03:09And not once did they complain.
03:12Not once did they say they were uncomfortable, this or that.
03:16You know, we were shooting in freezing cold temperatures, hot temperatures, and you never
03:20once heard them complain.
03:23And their discipline of getting up on time, looking a certain way, acting a certain way,
03:28and being consistent with how they present themselves on a day-to-day basis, it's quite
03:35admirable.
03:39Respect for that uniform, respect for the Air Force, respect for our country.
03:44That's what I've learned.
03:45When I got there, I met these amazing people, you know, who had just immense love for their
03:51country, and that is all they talk about.
03:53And I'm glad that we show a human side to them as well.
03:56So that's what they talk about, and I was so, so inspired that, you know, I keep saying
04:00this, that my love for my country was reborn.
04:05And it was multiplied by 10,000 times, because I actually got to see how it works, you know,
04:13the kind of things they have to do.
04:15Because we went for the drills, and we did a march with them, and they're so disciplined,
04:20and, you know, just so classy in their own way, wearing that uniform, you know, they
04:26walk with an attitude, and it's just so lovely to see that.