Keeping up with the stream of international recognition that Pakistani artists have been receiving, Meesha Shafi has added another feather to her cap at South by Southwest. Mustache, featuring the singer-turned-actor, took home the 2023 audience award for the Narrative Feature Competition.
Fellow team members, such as Rizwan Manji, also took to Instagram to celebrate the win. The Hot Mango Chutney Sauce singer, too, shared a post commemorating the milestone, calling the narrative a “beautiful film,” while crediting her castmates.
With Imran J. Khan as the director and screenwriter, alongside producers Christina Won, Jessica Sittig, Christopher Storer, and Tyson Bidner, Mustache has been lauded as a “rebellious yet minor coming-of-age tale” by The Film Stage.
Its recognition at SXSW, which is a yearly Texas-based event that applauds creative talent within the fields of music, film, and comedy, is undoubtedly another great achievement for all those who push for mainstream representation of Muslims.