Imran Tareen, an actor from Pashin district of Balochistan, has acted in the Hollywood film ‘The Barrier‘ which will be screened at major film festivals like Cannes, Wesson and New York in 2023.
This is happening for the first time that a local actor from Balochistan is playing the lead role in a Hollywood produced film. One of the reasons for this is that the film has been shot in different areas of Balochistan.
The Hollywood produced film called ‘The Barrier’ is produced by Habib Pracha who has previously produced five big films for Hollywood, Terminal, Hard Color, The Trust and Strio in which famous Hollywood actors have been produced. What is the work?
The DoP of ‘The Barrier’ is Farhan Alam while the film is directed by Maqbool Ahmed Durrani.
Imran Tareen says that his role in the film has been negative. ‘This is the first time I am playing such a strong negative character.’
Imran Tareen has also played lead roles in popular dramas including popular films of Pakistan.
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In the famous Pakistani film Abdullah (The Final Witness) he played the role of a PSP police officer while in the film called Revenge of the Worthless he is seen playing a double role. A character that appears to be negative. When the film reaches the end, Imran Tareen’s positive character becomes apparent to the audience. Famous artists like Moira Khan, Firdous Jamal, Iftikhar Qaiser and Tariq Jamal have acted in this film.
He has also acted in famous Pakistani drama serials like Aman, Nighaban, Pazarat. Imran Tareen has also received an award for the best performer from Pakistan Television.
Imran Tareen recalls how he got inspired by radio and turned to showbiz.
‘My first love was radio. Not only I, but the whole of Pakistan was under the spell of radio. At eight o’clock at night on the radio, BBC news and its program Serbin. I got to learn a lot from radio, seeing that I turned to Radio Pakistan Quetta Center.
Born on 21st December 1978 in a conservative family, Imran Tareen started his career in 1996 with the drama ‘Jishan-e Tumtheel’ which was broadcast from Radio Pakistan Quetta Centre. While he first appeared on the television screen in 1997 in the drama serial ‘Wapsee’.
Imran Tareen says that while he was criticized by his family for working in showbiz, his grandfather Akhtar Muhammad Tareen (deceased) supported him a lot.
‘My grandfather belonged to the village of Kali Malkiar. They had told me that you should never leave this (showbiz) work. I am happy that someone like that has been born in our family who is associated with the arts.’
Imran Tareen continued his studies despite being associated with showbiz in his younger years. He holds a Masters in International Public Relations, LLB as well as a Diploma in Photography with a first position in the US School of Cinematic Arts Filmmaking Workshop.
In response to the question of what difficulties actors face in Quetta, Imran Tareen says that the difficulties for actors in Quetta are more because Quetta is not a market for plays and films.
Actors from Quetta do not get the opportunities available due to their distance from the market. “Karachi being the market, many artistes have to turn to Karachi where the competition is already fierce. A new artist needs to struggle a lot.’
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