Popular TV Actress Reem Shaikh will be seen as Malala Yousafzai along with National Awardee Divya Dutta, Atul Kulkarni and Mukesh Rishi, Pankaj Tripathi in pivotal roles.
The movie accounts the courageous journey of Ziauddin Yousafzai family, when Swat Valley in Pakistan was seized by Taliban gunmen in 2009 and Sharia law was imposed upon its people. Ziauddin Yousafzai's daughter, Malala Yousafzai, spoke against the world most dangerous terrorist organisation through her blogs on the BBC Urdu website under the pseudonym Gul Makai, against the oppression faced by them in Swat Valley, northwestern Pakistan.
One child, one teacher, one book & one pen can change the world! Witness the journey of Malala Yousafzai. #GulMakai, in cinemas on 31st January 2020. @reem4you @divyadutta25 @atul_kulkarni @akhandirector @jayantilalgada @penmovies pic.twitter.com/295gjYqQKU
— Gul Makai (@gulmakaifilm) December 27, 2019
Malala spoke for the right of girls, especially the right to receive a complete education, her courage and bravery gained worldwide recognition and support. Even though her father was more active voice against the Taliban, but Malala was chosen to mark the opposition against girl's education.
Taliban failed and today the 2014 Nobel Peace Prize winner and the most famous teenager in the world as classified by UN, has become the voice and force for education for all women across the world.
Presented by Dr Jayantilal Gada (pen) & Tekno Films. Produced by Sanjay Singla and Directed by H.E. Amjad Khan. Gul Makai is set to release on 31st January 2020.
