Alankrita Shrivastava to helm a film on South-Asian social media star Qandeel Baloch


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Writer and director Alankrita Shrivastava, (‘Lipstick Under My Burkha’, ‘Dolly Kitty Aur Woh Chamakte Sitare’, ‘Bombay Begums’, ‘Made in Heaven’, ‘Modern Love Mumbai’) is now all set to helm a major motion picture about the South-Asian social media star Qandeel Baloch. Shrivastava and co-producers Vikas Sharma and Sunny Khanna, have acquired the rights to ‘The Sensational Life and Death of Qandeel Baloch’ by Sanam Maher, a book published by Aleph. Says Shrivastava, “When Qandeel Baloch was murdered in Pakistan in 2016, I was shaken up. It was a heinous honour killing. I couldn’t stop thinking about her. I started watching...