Jalalywood

Love, betrayal and slow-motion fight scenes – the makings of a good movie and in Mr. Azizi’s case, the makings of a GREAT movie.

Mr. Azizi watching a pivotal scene in his movie


We recently had the chance to rub shoulders with one of the biggest movie stars in Jalalabad – Mr. Azizi, who also works at SAFA radio station. He was kind enough to show us his entire movie during a recent trip to SAFA. Well, I suppose we only saw most of the movie, he fast-forwarded through the parts of the movie that he wasn’t in.

A tense scene half-way through the movie when Mr. Azizi
discovers the bad guy is actually his best friend!

The entire movie was filmed in and around Jalalabad and was completely financed by the small group of friends that created the movie. They took a big risk producing the movie since it has a strong love story and the main actress isn’t wearing a head scarf. There are also a few risqué dance scenes scattered throughout the film. The main actress is from Pakistan; apparently they weren’t any women in Jalalabad who were willing to be in the film.

I will add a link as soon as I’m able to post part of the movie on youtube. It’s a must-see!