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WATCH: Gul Makai Teaser-A sneek-peek at Nobel Laureate Malala Yousafzai's inspiring life

The youngest Nobel Laureate Malala Yousafzai's life journey is nothing but inspiring. Thus, a film based on her life is bound to pique the interests of the audience. Helmed by Amjad Khan, the film titled Gul Makai will depict the life struggles of the young girl. For the unversed 'Gul Makai' happens to be Malala's pen name.

Now after unveiling the first look, the makers of the film have released the teaser of the film on Malala's birthday. The Twitter post read, "The wait is finally over! First look video of Malala biopic Gul Makai is releasing today - 12th July, on Malala Yousafzai's birthday, celebrated worldwide as Malala Day!"

https://twitter.com/gulmakaifilm/status/1017347813384962048

The gripping video, which begins with a voiceover by Kabir Bedi, depicts the atrocities by the Taliban on the people of Pakistan and Afghanistan. The teaser then moves on to Malala’s mother explaining her the significance of her name ‘Malala’. It also depicts her pain and struggle under Taliban rule and how she stood up on behalf of girls of Pakistan.

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In fact, on October 9, 2012, Malala was shot by a Taliban gunman after she spoke publicly for the right to education for girls. But she braved the bullet and got back even stronger. At the age of 17, she also became the youngest person to win the Nobel Peace Prize and later founded the Malala Fund, a non-profit organization.

https://twitter.com/gulmakaifilm/status/1014079000912769024?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1014079000912769024&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.hindustantimes.com%2Fbollywood%2Freem-shaikh-plays-nobel-prize-winner-malala-yousufzai-in-her-biopic-gul-makai-watch-teaser%2Fstory-6zNosBUhttgiTExYGiHTAL.html

Meanwhile, the tagline of the film is “One child, one teacher, one book & one pen, can change the world” and we could not agree more.

With Reem Shaikh playing the role of Malala in the film, Gul Makai also features Divya Dutta, Mukesh Rishi, Abhimanyu Singh and Ajaz Khan in pivotal roles. The release date of the film is yet to be announced.

Watch the teaser here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TfVBjcE42h4

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