Wasij Akram is an icon in the cricketing world. He became a superstar at his very debut and he is not slowing down anytime soon. He was loved in the 90s and he was one of the biggest stars in cricket in the world after winning the World Cup in 1992.
Moneeza Hashmi took everyone into nostalgia as she shared some behind the scene tales of an iconic ad that she shot with Wasim Akram back in the days. Wasim was at his fittest and she shared how everyone had to run with him in order to take all the required shots of him. The ad was shoot in Lahore’s Model Town Park.
Here are some moments from the iconic ad as well as what it looked as the end product:
Here is the iconic ad which Moneeza filmed. Wasim Akram kept running as Moneeza herself had to run after him to get good shots. The cameraman from PTV also had to keep up with the star who was a fast bowler in his prime:
The internet loved this behind the scenes story and shared their love for it. One fan wrote, “This is peak nostalgia and Adeel Hashmi in this ad is peak nepotism.” Another added, “I used to love this ad as a child.” One said, “Finally I know this is Model Town Park. We used to think where it was filmed when we were kids.” Here are some beautiful comments:
