Hareem Farooq opens up about her character in Bismil

Pakistani actress Hareem Farooq, popularly known as Masooma, has embraced body positivity for her role in the drama. Bismil.

In a new interview with a local digital publication Heer Man Jha The actress explained how she had to go through some very difficult times before starting filming for her drama.

“And when you go through difficult times, your body reacts to it,” says Brocade noted the starlet.

Hareem went on to reveal that while she had the option to postpone filming for a few months to lose some weight, she planned to go on crash diets instead.

“So I started a crash diet to lose weight quickly, but it started to affect my mental health more, I thought to myself, ‘Why?’ Are there no girls with this body type in our environment, in our society and country? why not celebrate different body types instead?” she noted.

“During the filming of Bismil, I also fell ill with psoriasis, due to which marks appeared on my face,” said the actress. Actress Dobara Phir Se explained.

Hareem concluded: “To be honest, I was a little conscious and wanted to hide it. But then I realized that I am not the only one who suffers from this. And by not highlighting it, I can be a source of reassurance for hundreds of people suffering from a similar condition.”

Besides Hareem Farquq, the star-studded cast Bismil includes Nauman Ijaz, Savera Nadeem and Saad Qureshi.