Journey of a Saudi Girl from Jeddah to Mumbai (Reem)
“Your talent determines what you can do. Your motivation determines how much you are willing to do. Your attitude determines how well you do it.”
― Lou Holtz
― Lou Holtz
“Being women I am always attach to my mother, but the early death of father at the age of two years bring me more closer to her, I was living with a young widow mother who provide me shelter, she never thought of remarriage but always concentrate on her children future and for that she sacrificed her present. I was always keen to get higher education, meanwhile I get a marriage proposal from my family who are Saudi National, and this is how I migrated to Jeddah Saudi Arabia, but I use to visit Karachi every three weeks to continue my education, From my college to Masters I completed all my studies from Karachi, From University of Karachi I received my Degree of Masters in Journalism, for all those who look at my current life must know before every beautiful morning there is a dark night.” said Sameera Aziz in a low voice.
Sameera Aziz is an ispiration for all women and a thought provoker for all those who think that Saudi Women are back worked and Camel rider, She is a famous Saudi media personality. A highly educated Saudi woman, she’s well known for her intellect, professional competence and integrity. She is a Journalist, film maker, director, script writer, radio presenter, novelist, speaker, social worker and activist. She is a Jeddah-based Saudi citizen. She is most notable as a radio presenter of her weekly show ‘Marhaba with Sameera Aziz’ in Asian Radio Live, which is based in the United Kingdom. She is the president of Asian Information Agency (AIA), a Worldwide News Service.
She is recognized as a first Saudi female Bollywood director and writer, as Saudi film Industry is about to grow, Sameera Aziz is putting her effort to promote film industry; People want to know about the Saudi woman. Before that there was a Saudi Movie named ‘Wajda’ released in 2012 focusing on a Saudi girl that how society crushes her desires, the people who are curious about the Arab culture, their curiosity will be useful for this film. Saudi women are always being portrayed as a victim of social norms. Let the world know that our heroine ‘Reem’ – a Saudi woman of today – gets the liberty to find her identity. Let the world know about the real life style of today’s Saudi women.
The Film will be produced under Sana Solkar Production which is the first ‘Saudi Production House’ in Bollywood owned by Sameera Aziz in Mumbai with the partnership of Mr. Aslam Solkar (an Indian producer). The creative team of this production house is very experienced, qualified, hardworking and professional from Bollywood film industry.
This story is based on the issues and effects of cross-cultural marriage. This is a story of a Saudi girl, Reem; whose mother is an Indian woman. After getting the divorce from Reem’s Saudi father, she returned to Mumbai, India – leaving her 8-month-old daughter Reem with her Saudi father and Saudi step mother in Jeddah. Reem has been living a happy life with her agnate siblings. In fact, one of her younger brothers is her good friend and she shares every secret with him. He supports the right of Reem to make her own choices.
One day, after her graduation, it coincidently revealed to Reem that her real mother was an Indian woman. Reem gets surprised and mystified. Now she wants to know her genuine identity. She becomes curious to know about her real mother, her curiosity lead to Postponed her marriage, Reem goes to India with the excuse of taking further education. She then starts searching her actual mother there with the help of the information she has gathered in Jeddah. Her father did not know her real motive of her stay in Mumbai until the last.
Will she find her mother? How? What kind of struggle she will do in India to reach to her mother? She has a maternal half-sister as well in India and she is the 2nd heroine of the film. She will also find her ‘Mr. Right’ in India who is an ‘angry young man’. Both ignore each other. He realizes his deep feelings for Reem only after her departure to Saudi Arabia. She returns to Jeddah just to obey her father’s order.
Now in this situation, Reem’s marriage with her love will be possible?
You will see it in the film.
The character of Reem will be presented as a ‘Mohajjaba” (head-covered) Saudi girl. However, she will not wear Abaya in India. She is very beautiful, humble, confident and educated girl. She will be wearing the trousers and long shirts, same as our modest Saudi-Arabian girls usually do when they travel abroad. Her expensive Saudi-Arabian costume will be the unique thing for audience.
Some 30 minutes’ shooting of this film will be done in Jeddah as per as the storyline. I will take a good advantage to present the beautiful and positive things, happening and amazing locations of city of lights ‘Jeddah’. Jeddah is full with landmark locations, historical places and best infrastructure.
Her main target is to present a modern and educated Saudi youth to show the world that – the new generation of Saudis, are not harsh and ignorant. They are not among those people who have spread the hatred by their terrorism acts. They are not abusers; they do love others; They do care others…. Young Saudi generation is decent, confident, humble and highly educated. They have a sense to be socialized and to protect their values and identity at the same time. Each object in the camera frame and dialogue in the script will ultimately give some positive message to the viewers about Saudis.
Bollywood has explored Dubai, Egypt as well as many other Arab countries. It is only Saudi Arabia, which is not being explored yet. It’s first time that Saudi actors are acting in a Bollywood movie and they will deliver the dialogues in ‘Hindi’ without dubbing. After 9/11 arena, Saudi-Arabian women get lots of attention of the world. Whatever the Saudi-Arabian women do; it becomes the talk of the town.
Being a Saudi lady journalist, radio presenter and film maker, Sameera Aziz has been getting lots of attention. She is sure that people will like to see that what she is going to present them in an entertaining film.Speaking about her goal and reason to write and direct this film, Sameera Aziz says that film is an animation of person’s imagination. The writer can powerfully convey his ideas to his viewers by directing his film. “For developing the better understanding, we should interact with the world and reach to the people by communicating with them in their language. Therefore, with the mission of peace and love, and to present myself as a bridge between Saudi Arabia and the rest of the world, I aimed to enter in the Bollywood industry with a new, decent and powerful story,” mentioned Sameera Aziz.
Sameera Aziz is working to bridge the gap between Saudi Arabia and the rest of the world. She appeared in TV channels with her pleasant smile to correct the misconceptions about Saudi Arabia and to work for the correction of weaknesses.
"Every society has positive and negative. We have some weaknesses too. We will control and correct those weaknesses and we will go on with the world with peace and love," she said.
“When I entered into Journalism and Activism, I threw away my glass bangles. Fragility is not femininity. Let's be the women of 21st century.”
Sameera Aziz
Sameera Aziz
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