Ab Buss: Film on Motorway Rape Case

Web Desk — The Lahore-Sialkot motorway rape incident in September 2020 will always haunt Pakistanis as one of the most horrific crime in our history. 

The incident reflects how vulnerable our women are and how they have to face the state of disparity every day in Pakistan. A new short film titled ‘Ab Buss’ starring Sanam Saeed has managed to encapsulate the ensuing narrative around the incident to some extent. 

Being aired on Pakistani web-series platform, See Prime, the film revolves around an average suburban woman who is taking extreme measures as she prepares herself for a trip. Saeed’s character Maya, within the first few moments, receives a phone call following which she is seen arming herself with a taser and a gun, all the while adopting military-esque attire.

To some it may seem that this is a classic revenge story, with the Cake star just being informed of the whereabouts of someone who may have wronged her once. However this could be farther from truth. It turns out that Maya is taking precautionary measures instead. When her husband suddenly walks in on Maya, it is revealed that her father suffered a heart attack and she has to travel all the way long with her younger daughter. The release date of Ab Buss is still not known.