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Abbasi’s ‘Cake’ wins big in Seattle

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Asim Abbasi at the 13th Tasveer South Asim Abbasi continues to win laurels for his directoria­l debut, Cake. The critically­acclaimed family saga, starring Aamina Shaikh, Sanam Saeed, Adnan Malik, Mohammad Ahmad and Beo Rana, was recently screened at the 13th Tasveer South Asian Film Festival, held in Seattle, where it bagged the Best Feature Narrative award.

The festival whose theme this year was “Celebratin­g Pakistan” showcased a number of short and mainstream films including Mehreen Jabbar’s Lala Begum.

The awards night was attended by both Jabbar and Abbasi who was accompanie­d by Saeed looking resplenden­t in a royal blue gown.

Cake is also already up for Oscar considerat­ion in the Foreign Language Film award category.

 ??  ?? Actress Sanam Saeed with director Asian FIlm festival, in Seattle.
Actress Sanam Saeed with director Asian FIlm festival, in Seattle.

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