Asim Abbasi: The Visionary Director Behind Barzakh, Cake, and Churails | Interview

[@ypl123]

Wow Sucharita getting one of the finest from Pakistan. Watching his Barzakh and loving it

[@Zak-mz9rt]

To All Muslims below, please protest on this filthy Drama, and it's filthy Actors and writer Asim Abbasi.

[@StoicPhilosopher1953]

@@Zak-mz9rtabay nikal bkl

[@thecinemawaala1763]

I have LOVED LOVED LOVED this show and every episode is a dream! The colour spectrum, the magic realism and the literally everything else in the frame is simply perfection. Can't wait for the rest of the episodes. Thank you Sucharita for this incredible conversation!❤

[@debarati1707]

Loved Barzakh!!! Shoutout to Asim Abbasi !!Transcendental!!!!!❤❤❤

[@prtyaksha]

Thank you for promoting this show Sucharita.. you are a real one!! this piece of art deserves such a wide audience. Loved the interview.

[@user-dv1vv6xw3t]

Promoting child porn wow

[@ginelleebnett4563]

Absolutely stunning show. It's mind bending in the best way possible. I would love to now more about all behind the scenes conversations about the production design and cinematography choices because it seems very well thought out and deliberate. Congratulations! Can't wait to see how the story unfolds! Thanks for this interview!

[@forthrightview]

It was a pleasant surprise to see you interview Asim. I hope you will review Burzakh.

[@manmehakkaur2354]

Yes yes yes Sucharita I cannot explain how happy I am that you are interviewing Asim and also taking Barzakh to a wider audience! It deserves it its such a beautiful, beautiful, piece of art.

[@amritabasu1]

Thank you Sucharita for this wonderful interview. It was great to understand the thinking and planning behind the writing. I am very glad Aasim was allowed to write the way he wanted, and wasn't forced to make the show easy to follow. The viewing experience is so much richer and evocative because of this. We still talk about shows like Dark, Mr Robot etc. If these were easy binge watches, then I am sure these shows would have never occupied any space in mind like they actually did. Same with Barzakh. This is a show for ages! It is very unfortunate that despite having so many beautiful, intellectual, deeply philosophical, gut-wrenchingly emotional layers of plots, concepts etc, the only point that has overpowered everything is the LGBTQ aspect. I wish societies finally become mature enough to not deny and demonise a truth and stop making people feel alienated because of it. We all deserve so much better. We all deserve love. My favourite aspects about Barzakh beside the stunning writing is the camera work, the production design and the absolutely stunning performances, especially by Salman Shahid ji. I do hope you get to do your interview with Fawad and we all get to collectively fangirl over him. 🙂 Also, could you please do an interview with Aasim on Churails? That show has SO many layers, so many aspects, so many representations, so many truths that need to be discussed and dissected in details as now people have watched it and have built their perspective about the story. All we now need is the director and writer's perspective. All the pre-release interviews lack this part and hence always feel slightly incomplete. All the best for future. ❤

[@shivampushkar6791]

Hey Man, What a masterpiece you have created, each frame, each dialogue, each character in itself is carrying a lot,.... Being an Indian Honestly I didn't know who is Aseem abbasi.... I just started watching because of Fawad and sanam,,, but won't you believe just after 1st episode , I just wanted to know who this visionary Man Aseem abbasi is,,,,Honestly man, Hats off to you, huge respect for what you have created, completely blown away in the world of barzakh❤

[@shivampushkar6791]

Asim*

[@quaintkalyani]

Thank you so much for this interview! One of my favourite directors from Pakistan. ❤❤ Really loved "Cake" and now thoroughly enjoying "Barzakh". Dream team!

[@saimaiqbal9336]

Hey Suchu!!! This is the moment Bhai nahi rok sakti main khud ko comment karne se. Again one of the best of your interviews. The way you loved the show and maker of it, yaar mjhe shikwa ho gaya ki mere jitna hi Barzakh ko kose koi chah sakta he. One last thing aap humesha bolte ho apne interviewees ko isko ye bol dena, I want to tell you that please tell Saim Sadiq, Sarmad Khoosat and Asim Abbasi that they are magnificent minds and magical hearts and they truly make this world a better place❤

[@imranahmadkhan1746]

OMG... what a guy... His body of work ... CAKE, CHURAILS and now BARZAKH... WOW !!!! so modern , always pushing the envelope . Classy and super modern . Asim Abbasi is just so talented.

[@iqbalwaghje4481]

He is promoting lgbtq that's it

[@faizanhashmi389]

He is kafir

[@fsu3328]

You should renounce your faith murtad supporting lgbt

[@OlivaDas]

THANK YOU SUCHARITA. Bohot mazaa aaya ye interview dekhke.

[@shaheenali7276]

Hats off to Asim Abbasi . What a story telling, direction and acting. Your creativity has opened so many doors of our imaginations. Thank you Asim.

[@moneesharamani8913]

Barzakh is such an enthralling show! Absolute delight to watch.

[@kittusim8520]

Barzakh really hits all the chords and it so beautifully shot!!!

[@namratapradhan]

I had not even heard of this show … thank you Sucharita. This sounds like a wonderful show .

[@user-dv1vv6xw3t]

This show promote child pornography

[@areeshakhan2618]

I just love his work he is amazing ❤️

[@RGVPT323]

I so wanted Sucharita to review #barzakh and here lands this beaut interview on KZbin... thanks Sucharita for this. ❤❤

[@ugh.why.]

Omg whaaaaat? Why am I only seeing this now?! Much love♥️♥️

[@srajput3247]

I love the lack of revelations btw! Thank you for keeping it that way. And doing it so well ❤

[@siyamalhotra6566]

Hoping for a barzakh review from Sucharita soon!!!! Asim Abbassi is my absolutely favorite filmmaker from Pakistan. I absolutely love his work!

[@saad5187]

loved this interview! love from pk

[@fahadjawaid3569]

aww love this interview.. asim seems like such a kind person and hes a genius too.. thanks sucharita.. by the way, we all have asim's email address now.. may be start sending your showreels or portfolios :)

[@umairtalat]

Great conversation. Thank you, Sucharita. Can’t wait for you to interview Sanam Saeed

[@sadafaslam3226]

Love love love looove all his work. Thank you so much for this interview. I can't stop smiling.

[@vee5452]

What a piece of art .. Barzakh ..loved it! It is sad that people in his own country prefer toxic misogynistic shows over something like Barzakh that makes you think about humanity and relationships and nature.

[@nerdybunny2367]

Thank you so much for doing this, Sucharita. ❤ I have made a note of all the awesome pieces of work you both mentioned, and I think I'm sorted for the weekend and the upcoming long weekend.

[@danderdiva09]

India is absolutely loving it. Meanwhile, Pakistan can't stop complaining and aiming to ban it. 😅 Please review the series Sucharita❤

[@shaheenali7276]

If the host doesn't cut off in some places where Asim is explaining somethings , this would be much better interview.

[@srajput3247]

This has been the best, most captivating series I have seen in the longest time ❤ You have pushed the scope of story telling to this new brilliant level🙌🏼🙌🏼 Thank you and looking forward to watching and sharing this with everyone I know❤

[@Filmzoned]

So glad for this interview Sucharita! The show's really good but I still feel they shouldn't have released it on youtube for the Pakistani audience, more than eyeballs it has received backlash for it's LGBTQ angle which is really sad.

[@sayanineogi6828]

This makes so much sense after I watched the episodes! I saw the Pakistani discussions were horrible. I agree the arc was so good !

[@rm3015]

What fine actors Pakistan has! Loving Barzakh so far, not for the masses.

[@faisaliqbal4848]

Apart from the controversy this show will generate in Pakistan, i think after watching the 4 episodes, i still couldnt latch on or be interested in the srories being presented. I am not sure, what it is, but at least i couldnt care for where the story of the characters go. The show has some good scenes, and is shot beautifully, and thats the part that keeps bringing me back, its cinematography by Mo Azmi.

[@miras1519]

I think so much of this show depends on suspension of disbelief - but in the best way possible. If you can immerse yourself in the show and in its world, there are so many intricacies and nuances. Even though there are some pieces of the show that didn't work for me personally, Barzakh is still a unique and daring work of art. And I only hope that we can support artists like this and help their art reach a wider audience.

[@amalsajjad6812]

Need your review!!

[@shafkhan2226]

The Burzakhia awesome and beyond love it especially from 3rd episode❤

[@mohammadnawazjokhio3560]

waiting for barzakh reviewwwwww

[@ShujaUlIslam-t2e]

Asim bhai it was amazing.

[@sadiakhan413]

Asim abbasi genius 👏🏻👏🏻

[@asjadkhan5437]

What he just said about Pakistani cinema is a bit tragic n true ... Anyways, thanks for doing this!

[@kishorbhat]

Blockbuster web series love from India watching from India😅

[@amitusa]

It’s produced by Indian lol

[@gudduprince-h7q]

Lovely

[@sadafaslam3226]

Sadly the narrow minded Pakistani's won and the show has been removed from KZbin Pakistan. I hope it is available to the Indian audience.

[@danderdiva09]

Can you please ask , how much of this series was influenced by the Haunting series of Mike Flanagan?!

[@aurehman99]

Great interview

[@lubispensieve]

Yessssss!!! 🥰🥰🥰🤗🤗🤗😍😍😍

[@Raahim-Haniya]

We as a Muslims hate Barzakh drama because it's has anti Islam things ...but churail drama was good ,it has some scenes which is unacceptable but it's showed some kind of truth ...but Barzakh is not allowing to show in any platform... Homosexuality is not acceptable in India too ,most of people don't like it ,plus black magic is also v cheap thing

[@farzanahussain4986]

He's a shayateen

[@fahadjawaid3569]

4:14 -- lol so true

[@khursheedrind3232]

Boring I miss the way anupama does interviews that feel real and true to ur skin 😢

[@kiranjivani5174]

# boycott barzakh

[@iqbalwaghje4481]

#nofahashi #nobarzakh

[@sabahatbilal1860]

Allah ka azaab boht jald nazil hoja jisne ne is FaHashi drame #Barzakh ko banaya h... Boht bura anjaam hoga tum sab ka Allah k haan .. #Boycot #Barzakh #FahaShi...Stop doing thi Begharti....

[@frodoofshire1]

might wanna blur out his email...

[@Anonymous-ll1pj]

Lanat to the whole cast and crew, director, writer and cameramen

[@playtimewithmusaimran1622]

#BoycottBarzakh from 🇮🇳

[@Anonymous-ll1pj]

Lanat lanat lanat

[@soniakhan4778]

Bagart logo . Jasy tumhary kam hy tumhari nasly barbad ho jani

[@khanzada5037]

Asim Abbasi lanti lanti lanti

[@ghazalaakhter7853]

Wahiyat bakwas drama barzakh

[@humaira_3700]

Visionary 😂

[@RahilaRiyaz]

#NOFAHASHI #NOBARZAKH

[@muslimalhamdulillah3739]

Visionary 😂 he needs a psychiatrist

[@ajmalbhalli8693]

Tujy wasl e jhnum kry gy

[@rukhsanasattar7115]

Boycott Barzakh

[@gaunikarora5157]

WTF all of a sudden rush of interviews of Pakistani artists. May be the grief of dead soldiers has expiration date. And anyways borders are meant for Soldiers only.. right?

[@ugh.why.]

Art is what we should be talking about to make the world a better place. If everybody keeps making these dumbf*ck comments like you, then all we'll have is war and hatred, nothing else.

[@frazasghar7870]

Shame on you Asim

[@khanzada5037]

lanti,, lanti.. lanti

[@Ahmedandaswad]

Shame on you shatan

[@organisinghome2305]

Lannat.

[@hardkaurgachak]

Unfollow, report and block..all the people involved so that later no one even dares to disrespect Pakistani culture. I am about to google all the actors and cameramen etc and then unfollow, block and report on instagram youtube and TikTok and face book. 😂

[@kinaanaamir6263]

He should be banned

[@emanbk8767]

No fahashi,no barzakh

[@irfanfaiza7079]

Asim Abbasi has made us all so proud! His work is exceptional beyond words - 🇵🇰🇵🇰🇵🇰🇵🇰🩷🩷🩷🩷

[@marveloustechie9552]

In Sha Allah Allah tujhe ghark kare ga

[@rutudesai3]

@suchitra tyagi - you might want to mask the director's email id

[@MuhammadAzam-bh]

#NOFAHASHI #NOBARZAKH

[@iqbalwaghje4481]

#nofahashi #nobarzakh

[@Usman11K]

#nofahashi #nobarzakh