Sarwat preps for motherhood

LAHORE: Pakistani actress Sarwat Gilani feels blessed. Her recent project 'Baat Cheet' is the talk of the town as it is soon to be screened at the Cannes Film Festival, this year, while Sarwat is preparing back home to welcome her first child.
Discussing her latest enterprise, the television actress has taken a leap from the small screen to short films. Conferring how she got approached by the writer and director of the film, she told Express Tribune, “Rayika, the writer-director of the film is a family friend and after returning from her studies abroad, she had Baat Cheet in mind.” Elucidating further, Sarwat adds, “While working on her story, Rayika had asked me if I would be interested in doing a role in her short film. Only after she narrated the story, I agreed to do it because I instantly fell in love with it.”
Sarwat, who married actor Fahad Mirza in 2014, asserts that currently, life is bliss. Discussing her flourishing home front she says, “Married life can only be blissful if your partner and in-laws accept you as an individual, and luckily in my case, both of them do.” She adds, “I am super appreciated and encouraged as an artist by my new family. I couldn’t thank God enough for such a beautiful family life.” Sarwat and Fahad are expecting their first child. Due soon, she says she’s excited about the new addition to her family. “I’m currently getting ready to welcome our first baby in the family. It’s a joy preparing his nursery and I’m excited to read him books and be a good mother.”