Motorcycle Girl
Motorcycle Girl is a 2018 Pakistani biographical adventure drama film based on the life of motorcyclist Zenith Irfan. Directed, written and co-produced by Adnan Sarwar, it is second installment in Sarwar's thematic Hero trilogy, following Shah (2015). The film stars Sohai Ali Abro as Zenith Irfan who travels to northern areas of Pakistan on a motorbike to fulfil her father's wish, facing many challenges along the way, with Samina Peerzada, Ali Kazmi, and Shamim Hilaly also playing supporting roles. The film was released on 20 April 2018 nationwide. The film mostly received positive reviews from critics who praised the direction, story and performances (especially Abro's performance). At 16th Lux Style Awards, Abro received Best Actress Critics awards. Plot An 18-years old girl (Zenith Irfan), lives in Lahore, Pakistan, with her family who becomes an overnight sensation and grabs the attention on media after she traveled on Motorcycle toward difficult and dangerous mountain areas on the Pakistan northern sides to fulfills her father's wish and became the first woman of Pakistan to travel alone to north of the country on a motorbike. Cast Sohai Ali Abro as Zenith Irfan Samina Peerzada as Zenith's mother Ali Kazmi as Zenith's fiancée Sarmad Khoosat as Zenith's boss Shamim Hilaly as Zenith's grandmother Hadi bin Arshad as Sultan; Zenith's brother Mehar Bano Khalid Butt Daniyal Raheel Mandana Zaidi Hani Taha Wajahat Malik Production Development After the success of Shah, director Adnan Sarwar announced in 2017, that the second film in his planned Hero trilogy would be based on the life of a motorcyclist, Zenith Irfan. Sarwar explained, "this film will be the second installment of the "Heroes Trilogy" that I have planned. Zenith's story is important because, at such a young age, she is doing things that challenge gender stereotypes which are deeply engrained in the fabric of our society. This film will be my little effort towards inspiring a future where, hopefully, the women of our country will be more empowered, truly independent and unshackled from archaic taboos that hold back their progress". Citing the inspiration of film, Adnan said, "the remarkable story of what Zenith did at such a young age caught my attention after Shah and I knew it was the right subject to turn into a film", said Adnan Sarwar. "I have scripted a fictional world around the core true story of her journey and I hope that Motorcycle Girl will help further the cause of women empowerment in Pakistan". In an interview, Sarwar said "I think what attracted me most to this topic was the fact that at such a young age, Zenith was able to pull off such a remarkable feat. I'm a firm believer in women empowerment and gender equality and Zenith has proved that times are changing," he quipped further saying, "when I found out that the reason she made the journey was in memory of her father, I fell in love with the story completely. I have tried to treat the film with immense sensitivity and