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Another feather in the cap of Pakistan’s Sharmeen Obaid Chinoy

Another feather in the cap of Pakistan’s Sharmeen Obaid Chinoy

Two-time Academy Award winner, Sharmeen Obaid Chinoy has joined a team oface directors to helm the Ms. Marvelseries.

The Pakistani-American superhero, Kamala Khan is making it to Disney+.Sharmeen Obaid Chinoy has become Pakistan’s first filmmaker to co-directthe series, reports The Hollywood Reporterlink.

Marvel’s first Pakistani Muslim superhero, Kamala Khan was introduced tothe world in 2012. It is about time that they bring some life into hercharacter and that’s exactly what screenwriter Bisha K. Ali is doing rightnow.

Chinoy along with this year’s Bad Boys for Life directors, Adil El Arbi,Bilall Fallah and Farah Goes Bang creator, Meera Menon will direct theDisney+ series.

In addition to the series, the President of Marvel Studios Kevin Feige hasalso said that Ms. Marvel will be featured on the big screen as well.

Currently, they are searching for an actor who could play the role ofKamala Khan. The depiction of her struggles as a Pakistani-American womanwith a religious family is an important aspect of her story.