Discover: The Queen of My Dreams, Vibrant Bollywood-Inspired Debut Film with director Fawzia Mirza

🎧 Inside the Arthouse: Fawzia Mirza on The Queen of My Dreams – A Bold Bollywood-Inspired Debut On this episode of Inside the Arthouse, we sit down with director Fawzia Mirza to discuss her dazzling debut feature, THE QUEEN OF MY DREAMS—a vibrant, emotionally rich film that explores identity, culture, and the complex bond between mother and daughter. Starring Amrit Kaur (The Sex Lives of College Girls) and Nimra Bucha (Polite Society), the story follows Azra, a queer South Asian grad student in Toronto who, after a family tragedy, is drawn back into her mother's past in 1969 Karachi—unraveling intergenerational connections shaped by tradition, love, and a shared obsession with classic Bollywood. Premiering at the Toronto International Film Festival and screening at SXSW, THE QUEEN OF MY DREAMS has become one of the year’s most celebrated international releases. The film explodes with the sounds, style, and spirit of classic cinema, while telling a modern story about queerness, migration, and the search for belonging. Amrit Kaur’s stunning dual performance as both mother and daughter is a breakout moment not to be missed. Join us as Fawzia Mirza shares the creative journey behind the film, the challenges of representing queer Muslim identities, and the powerful resonance of telling a story that spans continents and generations. 🎬 Distributed by @ARRAYNow (ARRAY Releasing) @laemmle @officialRaphaelSbarge The Queen of My Dreams movie, Fawzia Mirza interview, Amrit Kaur actress, queer South Asian film, lesbian Muslim movies, Bollywood-inspired indie film, TIFF 2025 films, SXSW 2025 premiere, Pakistani cinema 2025, multicultural family drama, Pakistani-Canadian movies, mother-daughter relationship film, immigrant identity film, LGBTQ Muslim representation, Nimra Bucha Polite Society, where to watch The Queen of My Dreams, best international films 2025, colorful Bollywood-style movies, films about identity and tradition, coming-of-age queer stories, Inside the Arthouse podcast, US indie film podcast, queer representation in film, women-directed debut films, cross-cultural cinema 2025 #ARRAYReleasing #ARRAYNow Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices