Overview
- The first look and trailer, released Wednesday, introduce the film and confirm Dhupia’s international debut.
- Dhupia appears in a raw, non-glam role and plays a mother on screen for the first time.
- The story follows Ashish, a football-mad boy who leaves a remote island, becomes a migrant worker, and heads to the 2022 Qatar World Cup hoping to see Lionel Messi.
- Egyptian filmmaker Ali El Arabi directs and produces under his Cairo- and Los Angeles-based banner Ambient Light, with Tariq Al-Naama, Krysanne Katsoolis, Joe Matthews and Katara Studios attached.
- Industry reaction built Thursday after Karan Johar praised the trailer as a showcase for Dhupia’s range.