Pakistani actor Humayun Saeed has landed a biggie! The ‘Bin Roye’ actor is on board the cast of Netflix’s prestigious show, ‘The Crown’ Season 5. The handsome Pakistani actor will play British-Pakistani surgeon Dr Hasnat Khan in The Crown Season 5. Dr Hasnat Khan was one of the lovers of the late Princess Diana. The life and times of the late People’s Princess is documented in close detail in The Crown. Season 5 will largely focus on her two major romances post her divorce from Prince Charles, leading up to her tragic death in a car crash. Humayun Saeed is a popular actor in Pakistan, and has appeared in scores of films and TV shows in his home country. This is the first time that a Pakistani actor will play a pivotal role in a Netflix show.
Netflix’s ‘The Crown’ is one of the most well-liked and popular shows to stream on the platform. The show documents the chequered and controversial history of the British Royal family. The Crown follows the life of Queen Elizabeth II, with each season covering a decade or so of her life. It began with the youth of Queen Elizabeth II, her coronation, marriage, political turmoils, Prince Charles and Princess Diana’s turbulent married life, and everything else that took place in the popular history of the British Royals.
The Crown has been appreciated for its opulence, grandeur and authenticity, not to say, the superior acting by the ensemble cast. The most interesting aspect of Netflix’s ‘The Crown’ is its impeccable casting choices. The casting of the show’s primary characters – the Queen, her siblings, Prince Charles and Princess Diana, have been spot on. For those not in the know, Peter Morgan, the creator of The Crown, casts new actors every two seasons of The Crown, in a novel attempt at diverging from tried and tested methods of filming historical biopics.
The upcoming The Crown Season 5 has Imelda Staunton taking over the role of Queen Elizabeth II from Olivia Colman; Elizabeth Debicki taking over the role of Lady Diana from Emma Corrin, Dominic West playing Prince Charles in place of Josh O’Connor, besides Jonathan Pryce, Lesley Manville, Jonny Lee Miller, among others. As mentioned above, Humayun Saeed will play Dr Hasnat Khan, Lady Diana’s first lover after her divorce. British-Egyptian actor Khalid Abdalla (The Kite Runner) will play her last lover Dodi al-Fayed, who was with her in her final moments in the car crash, and died alongside Diana.