Meesha Shafi Signs Another Hollywood Film ‘The Tournament of Shadows’

By Ahmad Uzair

Just when you thought that Meesha Shafi is going to get a break from her filming career and we won’t be hearing from her any time soon, she hits back with yet another project which is although in its very initial phases, but would definitely bag her another Hollywood flick which many in Pakistan can only dream of.

Earlier we have reported about her being cast in Bhaag Milkha Bhaag which is an up-coming Bollywood movie starring Farhan Akhar and Sonam Kapoor. She is also a part of much awaited ‘The Reluctant Fundamentalist’, an adaptation of Mohsin Hamid’s novel.

So Meesha’s new project will mark her second entry into the Hollywood which is a big thing. News has it that Meesha has been signed for a Hollywood production named ‘The Tournament of Shadows’, a biopic set in the 1800’s. The movie is said to be directed by Jamil Dehlvi.

This is definitely going to be a huge thing for a Pakistani making it so big in International arena.

Meesha Shafi, who started her career with modeling and then jumped into singing giving the lead vocals for Overload became a household name with her all time, hit performance in Jugni spearheaded by Arif Lohar. And now she is having a real high ride as far as her acting career is concerned. She is part of some of really heavy weight projects such as WAAR, THE RELUCTANT FUNDAMENTALIST, BHAAG MILKHA BHAAG, and now it’s another Hollywood project which she has been able to successfully cling on to.

Although none of her big screen projects have been released yet but even then we can hope that she delivers big time when they eventually see the light of the day keeping in view the enormous talent which Meesha has shown in the past.

Watch out this space for more details on Meesha’s upcoming projects.

(With additional information from tribune)

– Styling and Photography: Ather Shehzad
– Designer: Sonya Battla