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title: "Sarmad Khoosat’s Lali Selected for BFI London Film Festival"
description: "Most outlets highlighted the selection of Sarmad Khoosat’s Lali for the 70th BFI London Film Festival and its significance for Pakistani cinema. The Express Tribune additionally noted the director’s comment on the film receiving an opening-day slot, which he said made the selection feel \"a little more special.\""
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# Sarmad Khoosat’s Lali Selected for BFI London Film Festival

entertainment · latest filing 4 Sep 2026, 6:20 AM PKT · 3–4 Sep 2026 · 2 articles from 2 outlets

**HarZaviya summary** — how 2 outlets covered this, generated automatically from their headlines and excerpts:

> Most outlets highlighted the selection of Sarmad Khoosat’s Lali for the 70th BFI London Film Festival and its significance for Pakistani cinema. The Express Tribune additionally noted the director’s comment on the film receiving an opening-day slot, which he said made the selection feel "a little more special."

## Same story from 2 outlets

Each outlet's own headline, most recent first — read any at its source.

- **The Express Tribune** — [Sarmad Khoosat's 'Lali' to screen at BFI London Film Festival](https://tribune.com.pk/story/2627397/sarmad-khoosats-lali-to-screen-at-bfi-london-film-festival) · 4 Sep 2026, 6:20 AM PKT
  > Director says opening-day slot makes film selection 'feel a little more special'
- **Daily Times** — [Sarmad Khoosat’s Lali Heads to London Film Festival](https://dailytimes.com.pk/1547514/sarmad-khoosats-lali-heads-to-london-film-festival/) · 3 Sep 2026, 4:39 PM PKT · 85% identical wording to the newest filing
  > Sarmad Khoosat’s Lali has been selected for the 70th BFI London Film Festival. The event is the UK’s biggest film festival. The selection marks another major international achievement for Pakistani cinema. Lali will screen at the festival on October 7. The annual festival runs for two weeks in October. This year’s programme features 251 films, […]

2 articles from 2 outlets, 3–4 Sep 2026. Headlines and links belong to their outlets — HarZaviya links out and never copies article text.

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