Azfar Rehman has numerous TV plays to his credit including Adhi Gawahi, Teri Meri Kahani and the most recent Aatish. He also appeared in last year’s Jawani Phir Nahi Ani 2 in a supporting role alongside Mehwish Hayat while the two co-starred in Wajahat Rauf’s recent web series Enaaya as well. Close friends in real life, Mehwish and Azfar are coming together this Eid ul Fitr with Wajahat Rauf’s Chhalawa that will be Azfar’s first film as a male lead.
“I was a bit scared. It’s a big, big responsibility when you’re doing a film as a main lead and a lot of criticism is going to follow and a lot of people will tell Mehwish Hayat and me, ‘what have you done!’” he said in a recent interview with BBC Asian Network.
“Wajahat Rauf saw Punjab Nahi Jaungi and he thought that Mehwish and I had this great chemistry because we’re also friends in real life,” he informed, adding, “I was just not too keen but after two or three meetings with Wajahat on the storyline and listening to the music that he had made, I said let’s do it.”
When asked if he feels any pressure to play opposite Mehwish Hayat who is known as the box office queen, Azfar responded in the affirmative. “Absolutely! When it comes to cinema, people are paying and they’re coming to watch you, so you have to ensure entertainment. I have a huge fan base from television so I owe it to them. I don’t want them to waste their Eid holiday to come and watch a bad film,” the actor asserted.
