Pinky Memsaab

Very realistic yet lovely film. Truly reflects the varying lifestyles of expat culture in Dubai. Probably the first major contribution by director and writer Shazia Ali Khan. Impressive work from Pakistan.

Good performances by everyone in the movie but the movie gets excruciatingly slow in the second half. There are some realizations by the leading lady but it has a almost irrelevant subplot in Pakistan. The struggles of these women can be understood but they are not something people already don't know.

We the urban lot make our lives extremely complicated by assigning high expectations of our family and friends. We also see events and analyse actions in a more complex manner than they need to be. In the process, we hurt ourselves and others around us. Pinky (Hajira Yamin) comes to work as a housemaid in Dubai at a household that is going through a domestic crisis, that need not have been so. Her rural background and scant education become a theme for her employer Mehr (Kiran Malik), a socialite to experiment on her to make her more presentable. Situations become complex when Mehr starts suspecting her of having an affair with her husband Hasan (Adnan Jaffar), leading to a separation. There's a particular scene where Mehr's father advises her of continuing to write, more as a hobby than keeping expectations of publishing them, which I thought was simple, yet thought provoking.

It's a bittersweet tale of relationships, class differences and human bonding. The story is simple and the director Shazia Ali Khan narrates it with warmth, sincerity and convincingly. Do watch Pinky Memsaab to get a feel of the Dubai high life and the perils of a housemaid.

First things first, Pinky Memsaab is an independent film, so don't expect masala entertainment and larger than life treatment with it. The film is loaded with brilliant performances by Hajra Yamin (Pinky), Kiran Malik (Mehar), Sunny Hinduja (Santosh) and Adnan Jaffar (Hassan).

The film is about how expats live their lives, what challenges they face, it's also a film about relationships and the way we see them from different angles. The direction by Shazia Ali Khan is effective and dialogues are simple, to the point and very believable.

This film is best fit for festivals and subject oriented cinema. I thoroughly enjoyed it and recommend it to everyone who liked films like Cake, Manto, and other quality-oriented cinema.

Being an Indian, I really loved this pakisatni movie. This story is about a Maid, Elite housewife, and all the supporting characters who made this movie awesome to watch. The music in the movie "Dil Jogiya" is my favorite. When ever I go for drive its in my Spotify playlist. One must watch this good movie, movie has good story and tell about how life changes for everyone in the city of Dubai (UAE).