Sikander Vincent Khan on Parwaaz Hai Junoon, Khalil Ul Rehman, Censorship & Lollywood | On the Mic #41

<p>Director, producer, actor, musician and co-founder of S<a href="https://www.instagram.com/sluglinefilms_/">lugline Films</a>, Sikander Khan tells us all about how he got into the world of directing, the rising creative industry in Pakistan, acting in <a href="https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/parwaazhaijunoon/">Parwaaz Hai Junoon</a> and the many barriers filmmakers have to face specifically <a href="https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/censorship/">censorship</a>.<br> <br> Sikander and <a href="https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/sluglinefilms/">#SluglineFilms</a> have worked with the likes of R<a href="https://www.instagram.com/rizzyrozeo/">izzy Rozeo</a>, M<a href="https://www.instagram.com/misbahaviorrr/">isbaha</a>, G<a href="https://www.instagram.com/gintaara/">intaara</a> as well as made <a href="https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/webseries/">webseries</a> such as B<a href="https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/begunah/">e Gunah</a> and have many more exciting projects coming in the future as well. Including the highly anticipated <a href="https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/phaatak/">Phaatak</a> coming out on Pikchur TV this month!<br> <br> It is safe to say Sikander is a household name at this point and this podcast is a must for everyone but especially for all you inspiring filmmakers!</p> <p><br></p> <p>Edited &amp; Produced by Umer Fasie Bashir</p> <p><br></p> <p>Timestamps:</p> <p>00:00 - History of On the Mic</p> <p>01:28 - What is Sikander working on right now?</p> <p>04:20 - Working with non-marketable stories</p> <p>06:38 - Talking about Shiza Fiza!</p> <p>09:20 - Sikander talks about Censorship &amp; his new show Phaatak!</p> <p>16:38 - Mental Health in Pakistan</p> <p>20:08 - How bad is censorship in Pakistan?</p> <p>26:53 - Is there really a boom in Pakistani Music?</p> <p>28:11 - What change do films make in society?</p> <p>31:55 - The making of #beGunah and being funded by the state</p> <p>40:45 - How did Sikander get into filmmaking?</p> <p>44:10 - The start of SlugLine