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2023

1h 23m

5.5(2 votes)

Comedy

Drama

Overview

In the late 90s, 13-year-old Ilyas is uprooted from his private school and thrust into public school. Battling deep insecurities over his prepubescent mustache, he hatches a wild plan to get back to his old life and find himself.

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10 featured cast members

Starring

Atharv Verma

Atharv Verma

Ilyas

Rizwan Manji

Rizwan Manji

Hameed

Meesha Shafi

Meesha Shafi

Asiya

Ayana Manji

Ayana Manji

Yasmeen

Alicia Silverstone

Alicia Silverstone

Miss Martin

Hasan Minhaj

Hasan Minhaj

Hasan

Mojeane Sadr

Mojeane Sadr

Sadia

Shaheryar Rana

Musa

Melody Cao

Melody Cao

Liz

Ali Hassan

Ali Hassan

Mahmood

Creative team

Directed by: Imran J. Khan
Written by: Imran J. Khan
Produced by: Christina Won
Jessica Sittig

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