Fundraiser update: Watch 'Zindagi Tamasha', meet actor Samiya Mumtaz, producer Sarmad Khoosat

Donate $50 or more to see this award-winning film; $100 or more to see the film PLUS meet the filmmaker and lead actress online! The film is still banned in Pakistan

Sapan fundraiser update: We are thrilled that the multi-talented actor, director, producer Sarmad Khoosat has made his award-winning film Zindagi Tamasha available to Sapan donors. He has also graciously agreed to join donors at an online discussion along with the lovely, talented Samiya Mumtaz, who plays the lead female role in Zindagi Tamasha.

We are grateful to both for taking time out of their busy schedules to join us at the online discussion, on Sunday, 23 July 2023.

How to watch:

Donate $50 or more by Thursday, 20 July 2023, for an EXCLUSIVE link to watch the film at your convenience from 21 - 23 July (link will deactivate at 7 pm PKT on 23 July).

Donate $100 or more for access to the film PLUS the online discussion with Sarmad Khoosat and Samiya Mumtaz on Sunday, 23 July 2023, 10.30 am ET / 7.30 pm PKT / 8 pm IST.

Details will be sent to the email address you use in the ‘donate’ link below.

Here’s a video of the recent fun, thought-provoking, sometimes moving conversation between Sarmad Khoosat with journalists Mandira Nayar in Delhi, Malinda Seneviratne in Colombo, and Lubna Jerar Naqvi in Karachi. The event, hosted by poet Dr Arvinder Chamak in Amritsar, kicked off Sapan’s first fundraiser. We so appreciate all the support and good wishes that have been pouring in.

Sarmad Khoosat’s feature films Joyland and Kamli (2022), Zindagi Tamasha (2019), and Manto (2015) and super-hit Pakistani television dramas Humsafar and Shehr-e-Zaat have earned him a reputation as one of of Southasia’s finest filmmakers. We are grateful to him for generously sharing his time and thoughts with us.

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MARK YOUR CALENDARS FOR ANOTHER UPCOMING EVENT

Combat the Trafficking of Women in Southasia

Sapan discussion on the last Sunday of the month
Date: 30 July 2023
Time: 10.30 am EST / 7.30 pm PKT / 8 pm IST / 8.30 pm BST

With Emmy-winning journalist Ruchira Gupta, author of the just published book I Kick and I Fly, drawing from her decades of activism in this field; lawyer Sigma Huda, former United Nations special rapporteur on human trafficking; journalist, author and publisher Mehr F. Hossain in Lahore; and Sabin Shrestha, Forum for Women, Law and Development, Nepal.

We look forward to seeing you and welcome your participation, involvement and feedback!

• To volunteer, send an email to southasiapeaceactionnetwork@gmail.com with your your name, brief bio, and how you would like to contribute.

• To pitch to Sapan News, email: editorial@sapannews.com.

We need your help to keep us going.

Thank you, and in solidarity,

Aekta Kapoor and Beena Sarwar
For Team Sapan