Fazeelat aslam biography of mahatma

It’s shortly after 9 o’clock on a Monday night and I’m sitting on a couch across from Fazeelat Aslam, the young documentary filmmaker, journalist and co-producer of the Oscar-winning documentary short ‘Saving Face,’ and I have to admit, I couldn’t be more impressed.

Astute, incisive and remarkably articulate are just a few adjectives that come to mind as I throw questions at her and she aptly takes them on, enlightening me with cheerful aplomb about her background and achievements in life thus far.

Naturally though, it doesn’t take long for the conversation to stir towards the magnum opus that’s had every Pakistani giddy with excitement since the fateful night of February 26—the night of the Oscars.

It was only two short weeks ago that Fazeelat and Sharmeen Obaid Chinoy, along with the rest of the ‘Saving Face’ team were in Hollywood living the ultimate Pakistani—no, Global—dream.

And while one would assume Fazeelat’s still high on the sweet tang of victory; perhaps taking a break