ABU DHABI (United Arab Emirates)
For her upcoming film ‘Baab’ UAE’s Nayla Al Khaja is teaming with India’s Academy Award-winning music director A. R. Rahman. Due to her passion and involvement in film production, Nayla is known as the first filmmaker in the UAE.
For casting, Elly Senger-Weiss and Sultan Al Darmaki are onboard with Muna Easa Al Gurg as executive producer. The film will begin shooting in March 2023 in Ras Al Khaimah, one of the seven Emirates of the UAE.
‘Baab’ is Nayla’s first art-house feature film, which she wrote alongside widely respected writer and Editor Masoud Amralla Al Ali, Saudi Gazette reported.
Director Nayla Al Khaja commented: “My grandmother came from the mountains, they have never been captured in a feature before, the sheer access to the indigenous people of Ras Al Khaimah and the soulful script is an untold story that I am eager to tell. With A.R. Rahman on board, we will live a very immersive journey that is authentic, haunting and real.”
Commenting on his association with the film, A R Rahman said: “I’m delighted to be working with Nayla on her feature film BAAB, she’s a passionate and promising filmmaker and an important creative voice within the Gulf region. The script is enigmatic, thought provoking and promises to be both visually and emotionally engaging for universal audiences. I’m looking forward to the journey.”
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