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Shahid Afridi remarked, "It should have been 'Main Hoon Humayun Saeed,'" when discussing the 2013 film.

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Shahid Afridi remarked, "It should have been 'Main Hoon Humayun Saeed,'" when discussing the 2013 film.

In the 34-minute episode, the star cricketer also shared his thoughts on the Pakistani film "Main Shahid Afridi Hoon," which featured Humayun Saeed and was not a biopic but rather based on a fictional storyline. This topic came up when Afridi acknowledged his growing interest in Punjabi dramas, influenced by his teammate Abdul Razzaq, who introduced him to Punjabi content. The host then inquired about his film preferences, to which Afridi somewhat sheepishly admitted that he had written the screenplay for "Main Shahid Afridi Hoon."

In response to Vasay's revelation and amid laughter from the audience, Afridi quipped, "Oh, you wrote that film? Its title should have been 'Main Hoon Humayun Saeed.'"

"Humayun approached me and said, 'Lala, we're making this film,' and I granted him permission to use my name. You must have seen the film 'Munna Bhai MBBS.' It conveyed some fantastic messages to the audience, so I told him that if it's a film like that, then why not? I even agreed to make a cameo appearance in the film. However, my condition was that the film should convey positive messages," Afridi explained, sharing his rationale for allowing Humayun to use his name in the film's title, a move destined to attract a large audience.

"When I eventually watched the film, I told Humayun that he had given it the wrong title. He asked me, 'Why, Lala? What happened?' And I told him the film should have been called 'Main Hoon Humayun Saeed' because you're everywhere in the film. I didn't see any positive message in it," Afridi jokingly remarked.

During the same segment of the show, Afridi disclosed his desire for a biographical film to be made about his life, one that would narrate his inspiring journey to becoming a cricket sensation: "I wish for a film to be made about my life and the experiences I've gone through."

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