Indian filmmaker Alankrita Shrivastava is set to direct a movie based on the model and social media star Qandeel Baloch who was murdered in the name of honor six years ago.
The upcoming project will be made alongside producers Vikas Sharma of Toba Tek Singh, and Sunny Khanna of Why Cheat India. The filmmaker and the producers have acquired the rights to the book The Sensational Life and Death of Qandeel Baloch by Sanam Maher.
Shrivastava, who is also known for her Netflix series Bombay Begums, said that when Baloch, whose real name is Fouzia Azeem, was murdered in 2016, she was “shaken up”. “It was a heinous honor killing. I couldn’t stop thinking about her. I started watching Qandeel’s videos repeatedly, and I was fascinated. She was so charming and full of life. A poor girl from a small village, worked her way up to being provocatively famous. She was just 26 when she was killed. And ironically, it’s only after her death that she has been reclaimed as a feminist,” she said.
