This fast paced drama filled with comical moments as well as harsh realities, shows the life of a Muslim Zanzibari girl, who from chilhood dreams of becoming a model, posing in front of the mirror and taking pictures of herself at every opportunity.
Sophia battles with her conservative mother who sacraficed all for her daughter, and moves to the big city, Dar es Salaam with the help of her boyfriend against her mother’s wishes. Anxious to get to the top, Sophia is lucky enough to find opportunities with celebrated Tanzanian fashion designer, Mustafa Hassanali and famous Zanzibari photographer, Javed Jafferji.
Once successful, Sophia’s ego allows her to neglect and mistreat those who helped her to the top, and soon she is forced to desperate levels to stay on top. Showing the gritty realities behind the glamourous modelling industry, Glamour teaches us that all that glitters is not gold.
The Reality Behind Dreams is a new era Bongo Movie inspired by Swahili Fashion Week – Tanzania’s premier fashion event and the dirty truth behind the modelling industry. Photographer, and Producer of the film, Javed Jafferji has worked with numerous models over the years, but picked none other than Eva Issac (aka Eva the Diva) to play the main protagonist in the film as he states that “Eva has the best body in the business”. As a result of the film, Eva has received an offer from Playboy magazine in the US, which she is currently considering,
Eva has worked regularly for fashion designer and socialite, Mustafa Hassanali, modelling his couture designs, and it is in Glamour: The Reality Behind Dreams where he makes his acting debut. Experienced actress, Mama Mjata also features in the film, and says that shooting glamour was the “very best experience” of her acting career.
Glamour also stars none other than Bond Bin Sulieman, James Alistair, Full Tank, Javed Jafferji amongst others. James Alistair, previously unknown on in the Bongo Movie industry has stared in various Hollywood films, showing just how this new era of bongo movies is now attracting filmmakers and actors from around the world.
Among this new school of Tanzanian filmmakers is Javed Jafferji, Producer of Zanzibar’s first high quality Bongo movie, Glamour, telling the story of a young Zanzibari girl who dreams of becoming a model and her trials and tribulations as she leaves her conservative Muslim home to peruse her glamorous new career in the big city, Dar es Salaam, and her struggle to stay at the top.
Staring one of Tanzania’s top models, Eva Issac, and celebrated Tanzanian couturier, Mustafa Hassanali, this is film that will undoubtedly appeal to the masses in a country filled with beauty pageants are abundant and where becoming a model is a dream of many, both men and women.
Well shot and edited, with an exciting script, Glamour is the future of the Bongo Movie scene and it is hoped that Bongo Movies, such as Glamour will continue to thrive and improve, so that in the not so distant future they world compete in the global film market along side Hollywood and world cinema greats.
Glamour is set to be released soon on DVD, Watch out.
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