Prominent singer and actor Ali Zafar has shared massive a throwback to his Bollywood movie debut Tere Bin Laden.
Turning to Twitter, he shared that the satirical comedy film he did a decade ago opened more doors for him in the Indian film industry.
Zafar shared it resulted in him doing seven more Bollywood movies.
“After this film i was offered several other projects and I ended up doing 7 films in Bollywood. It started a trend where casting a Pakistani actor became a possibility. Kudos to the makers for creating history. Reading this now makes it more valuable,” he wrote.
After this film i was offered several other projects and I ended up doing 7 films in Bollywood. It started a trend where casting a Pakistani actor became a possibility. Kudos to the makers for creating history. Reading this now makes it more valuable. https://t.co/BSupnqPqg7
— Ali Zafar (@AliZafarsays) July 16, 2020
Sharing a scene from the movie which marked 10 years on July 16, the actor said that the film “became a sleeper hit with its unusual plot and comedy. Written and directed by Abhishek Sharma, produced by WW media, film was also a comment on #islamophobia then as depicted in this scene.”
10 years ago, on this day, I made my film debut with satirical comedy #TerebinLaden that became a sleeper hit with its unusual plot and comedy. Written and directed by Abhishek Sharma, produced by WW media, film was also a comment on #islamophobia then as depicted in this scene. pic.twitter.com/nWcNAdnvI5
— Ali Zafar (@AliZafarsays) July 16, 2020
Ali Zafar played the role of Ali Hassan, a reporter with Danka TV, a downmarket local TV channel in Karachi, Pakistan in the film.
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