Go-getter: Abdullah Siddiqui says he’s lucky to make music for Pakistani Cannes selection ‘Joyland’

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Saim Sadiq’s debut feature stars Sarwat Gilani, Salman Peerzada, Sania Saeed, Ali Junejo, Alina Khan and Rasti Farooq.

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Singer and music producer Abdullah Siddiqui is, without doubt, a Go-getter!

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After making his mark in the industry as the associate producer for the fourteenth instalment of Coke Studio this year,

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it was revealed that the 22 year old also produced music for Saim Sadiq’s feature film, Joyland.

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The film will have its world premiere at the 75th anniversary of Cannes Film Festival this year.

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After the news broke out about the film’s selection at the annual festival, Siddiqui took to Instagram to share his joy over being a part of "

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