Musaddiq Malek is an emerging Pakistani television director who began his career as an assistant director for Six Sigma Productions. He assisted Jawani Phir Nahi Aani, Mere Paas Tum Ho and many other popular dramas. Musaddiq got praise for directing two hit dramas Habs and Noor Jahan. He has also co-directed drama serial Farrar. The director has acted in multiple hit shows including Alif, Mere Paas Tum Ho and Noor Jahan. He will soon be seen in ARY Digital’s mega project Main Manto Nahi Hoon.
This week, Musaddiq Malek hosted 24 News HD’s drama review show Kya Drama Hai. During the show, he revealed that he is watching the drama serial Dayan with interest and that Mehwish Hayat is his all-time favourite star. He also discussed the changes that could make Dayan more intriguing.
In response to Atiqa Odho’s question, “You are the director yourself — how would you have executed Dayan?”, Musaddiq said, “First of all, I would have cast someone else in place of Mehwish for first half, to make it more believable, or I would have given her prosthetics that would not make her look so adorable in others’ eyes — because we loved Nihal since the very begining. I would have made her look different. Also, how can eyesight be fixed through plastic surgery? Okay, LASIK can also be done but it could have been done differently because the story had a commercial Maula Jatt-style feel so it had to be hit however it needed more realism. The story is perfect, but it could have been given a different, more modern approach — like a Gen Z style.” Here is the link to the video:
