Following the 15th anniversary of the long-running comedy show ‘Bulbulay’, its creator Nabeel Zafar revealed a very surprising fact about his on-screen mother Hina Dilpazeer as 'Momo'.
Nabeel who played the role of 'Nabeel' appeared as a guest at the FHM podcast show where he disclosed that acclaimed actor Hina Dilpazeer, who essays his mother Mumtaz, aka everyone’s favorite Momo on screen, is actually younger than him but still agreed to do his mother role in the serial.
Zafar revealed that he had previously shared the screen with Dilpazeer in her on-screen debut, ARY Digital’s telefilm ‘Burns Road Ki Nilofar’, and was impressed by her work.
Therefore, during the casting of Momo, he called the ‘Quddusi Sahab ki Bewah’ actress and said, “You may be two or four years younger than me, but you’ll have to play my mother!”
Zafar shared that she had no queries about playing his mother and immediately agreed to do the role after a laugh.
And since then – Dilpazeer has been winning over people of all ages with her portrayal of Momo, for the last 15 years.
Bulbulay has completed 15 years on television and the team is celebrating the success.
Speaking on the feat, the proud creator of the series, actor-director Nabeel Zafar said, “I’m grateful for these 15 successful years. This celebration and appreciation are well deserved by all, including myself, my team, actors, technicians, ARY Digital, and every single person who has ever been associated with Bulbulay. It is all because of the team effort that this bulbula (bubble) has lasted for 15 years.”
“All these characters have grown and evolved over time,” he added and shared that he has had people come up to him, requesting to never off-air the comedy series.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mYnDnvjxOoM
Nabeel Zafar Shares Junaid Jamshed’s Valuable Advice To Him
During the conversation with the podcast host, Nabeel also shared that the late Junaid Jamshed once gave him valuable advice after his sitcom became a mega-hit. He told him to hold on to people he is working with as success is always a team effort.
He added that Vital Signs was a hit due to the whole band and the team and no one could have single-handedly achieved such success. Therefore hold on to your core team.
Here is the full coverage of the show:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IQCuRltLWkM&t=873s
‘Bulbulay’ co-stars include Zafar and Dilpazeer with seasoned actors Mehmood Aslam and Ayesha Omar, whereas, veteran actors Shagufta Ejaz, Ashraf Khan, and child stars Faatima Nabeel and Nyle Rizwan feature in the pivotal supporting roles.
Written by Ali Imran and Saba Hassan, drama director Rana Rizwan has helmed more than 700 episodes of ‘Bulbulay’ over 2 seasons.