michael shelford
British Asian actor and author Ambreen Razia has secured a improvement take care of Expectation Leisure (BAFTA-winning sequence “Alma’s Not Regular”) to put in writing an authentic comedy-drama sequence about dependancy and postpartum melancholy between a mom and daughter of the South of Asia.
Tentatively titled “Wasted,” the sequence will observe the story of a younger physician and the traditional legacy that hangs over the present technology of Muslim immigrants.
As an actor, Razia most not too long ago performed Shandy Fantastic on the hit Apple TV+ sequence “Ted Lasso.” Razia’s earlier writing credit embody “Hounslow Diaries” for BBC Three, which was an adaptation of the play “Diary of a Hounslow Woman”, a venture that appeared on the lives of recent Muslim ladies in London. Current performs embody “POT” and “Favour.” He was additionally a part of the writers’ room on Channel four’s BAFTA-winning sequence ‘We Are Girl Components’, directed by Nida Manzoor, and on the Disney+ present ‘Extraordinary’.
Razia stated: “The present lifts the lid on Muslim ladies that society refuses to acknowledge and uncovers a really private and particular expertise that we have now but to see on display screen. The sequence will confront present cultural and spiritual attitudes together with basic expectations of femininity. As a British Pakistani lady rising up in London, my expertise bears little resemblance to what I’ve seen on British tv.”
Morwenna Gordon, Govt Producer for Expectation Leisure, added: “We’re delighted to be working with Ambreen on this venture – she is an amazing expertise, on and off display screen, with an infectious ardour for bringing to life British Muslim ladies who’ve but to have fun on TV. We’re so excited to be on the journey together with her.”
Razia is represented by Curtis Brown in each performing and writing.
