BOOM JANUARY 2016 | Page 9

er’s life wherein financial pressures, personal dilemmas, creative pursuits and socio-political happenings all coincide. Jamal Rahman’s music is of little help to the film’s narrative that otherwise fails to do justice to the genius of the writer. It entails some very genuine casting and scripting issues along with a plethora of anachronisms. Sarmad playing the titular role along with Sania Saeed who plays the character of Safiya, the writer’s wife, at best keep the film together. It leaves a bad taste in B