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Pakistan Style ‘Pride and Prejudice’ Film Is English-Language Adaptation of ‘Unmarriageable’ Bestseller (EXCLUSIVE)


Soniah Kamal's novel 'Unmarriageable,' which transposes Jane Austen 'Pride and Prejudice' to Pakistan, is getting a film adaptation.

Traveling Picture Show Company (TPSC) and Rising Tides have joined forces with Pakistan ‘s Hum Network for the screen adaptation of Soniah Kamal’s bestselling novel “Unmarriageable.” The production team includes Carissa Buffel and Luisa Iskin from TPSC, Sadia Ashraf and Shahla Khan from Rising Tides, with Hum Network’s Sultana Siddiqui and Badar Ikram serving as executive producers alongside Kamal. Ashraf said: “We want to challenge stereotypes about Pakistan by showing authentic cultural diversity on screen through comedy, fashion and colors set in a rich architectural heritage rarely offered to American audiences.”

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