Saqib Saleem went all out for Dobaara

Saqib Saleem, the actor who is known for his consistently good performances on screen, is all set to make his debut in the horror genre with his next film. The movie in question is Dobaara, which is an official adaptation of Hollywood movie Oculus and will see him sharing the screen space with his real-life sibling Huma Qureshi for the very first time.

In this movie, Saqib plays a character of a boy who had spent 12 years in a Juvenile prison under false accusations. Saqib’s character is a man of few words and knows how to express well in them.

While we know that Saqib in real life is a happy go lucky, charming and a very mischievous person, for this character he spent a great deal of time researching and understanding his character.

So, to understand the pain the character went through, he isolated himself from everyone by locking himself in his house for days. This Isolation helped gain a better understanding of the pain of the character and perform even better.

When we asked Saqib, about this he said, “Empathy is important when you are an actor..empathy for the character you’re playing. The experience helped me be true to Kabir, the character. But also it scared me at a human level that it’s so difficult to just be comfortable with oneself. It helped me understand myself also better”

Here’s wishing Saqib all the very best for his upcoming film, Dobaara!