Sanam Saeed stunned the world last week with her glamorous trip to France, representing Pakistan at the Cannes Film Festival alongside designer Hussain Rehar. Now, back home, she said Pakistanis need to be more present on the global stage.
In an interview with Something Haute, the actor agreed with host Aamna Isani that this was a “breakthrough moment” for Pakistanis on the world stage and that there was a need for them to step out of the shadow of the ‘South Asian’ label and make an identity for themselves.
Talking about the positive coverage she received from Indian publications, Saeed said, “There was no agenda, we went quietly, did what we were there to do, it just blew up on its own”.
She said the simplicity of her mission made it easier for people to come together around it. “We weren’t with a brand that people are like ‘Should we be a part of this brand, should we not? Should we boycott it, should we not?’”
She said they were there to represent Pakistan and people couldn’t really find much wrong with that. To the people who said she wasn’t representing Pakistani culture by wearing a sleeveless outfit, the actor said they were missing the bigger picture.
