Usman Mukhtar’s most recent project ‘Gulabo Rani’ jumps into the frightfulness kind. He alongside Meiraj Haq has created the short film under the pennant of their production house ‘Eastern Terrestrial Studios.’ The trailer got us interested. Seeing the dark frames, new faces, and an exceptionally fitting area, we had a couple of inquiries at the top of the priority list so we connected with Usman Mukhtar to get within scoop! Look down to understand what he uncovered to us about his impending short film.
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The Story Behind The Location
The area you found in the trailer was certainly not a simple find! Usman Mukhtar uncovered that he was searching for a particular sort of university which they found in Pindi after drawn-out measures of looking.
We went through an exceptionally broad measure of recki to find the sort of university I was searching for. We found one in Pindi and these guys were truly kind to allow us to shoot there.
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Why Horror?
In Pakistan, we don’t see sufficient substance in the horror kind, and when we do, it doesn’t exactly raise a famous around town. We were captivated to ask Usman Mukhtar for what good reason he picked this type explicitly.
I’ve truly partaken in the class of horror. I’ve generally felt that repulsiveness aik to hamaray idher banti nahi hai, agar banti hai to I think kaheen na kaheen kuch reh jata hai. Also, I very needed to explore different tests in the horror genre.
True Events inspire it!
Like the trailer wasn’t sufficient to terrify us, the story is motivated by evident occasions. Wow!
Usman Mukhtar had heard the story back in 2004-5. He reached out to author Ali Mudar, who additionally composed Bench, and he began working on the primary draft. Usman’s wife, Zunaira Inam Khan, being an exploration expert, likewise stepped in and added a couple of things to the content Usman needed.
Shot On a Low Budget
The spending plan imperatives around the film nearly had Usman Mukhtar and Meiraj Haq hold the film! But since it was their most memorable undertaking, they went to their own pockets to finish Gulabo Rani.
Were The Dark Frames Intentional?
Indeed, they were! Usman Mukhtar needed to shoot the film in a reasonably separate it from a business film. To such an extent, that they never had anybody wearing cosmetics on set, Usman was exceptionally strict about that!
How Long Did The Shoot Take?
Shockingly, the short film just required 3 and a half days to shoot! Based on the trailer, we are speculating a youthful understudy (played by Usama Javaid Haider) will be another participant at a university where his seniors will investigate every possibility to produce him by making stories about the university, and afterward… the tables turn. How do you inquire? Watch the trailer below: