According to a report in HT, legendary Hollywood filmmaker
Steven Spielberg has shown interest in making a movie on the abduction and
rescue
of former Pakistani Prime Minister
Yousaf Raza Gilani
's son
Ali Haider
. He was rescued from Al Qaeda-linked
abductors
in Afghanistan this week.
READ ALSO: When Irrfan Khan said 'no' to Steven Spielberg The filmmaker apparently made the offer during a telephone conversation with Ali Haider, Gilani told Pakistan's Dawn newspaper on Friday. 'Mr Spielberg telephoned Haider and made the offer on Thursday,' he stated.
Ali was kidnapped three years back in Multan while campaigning for Pakistan's general election. He was rescued during a joint operation by US and Afghan forces in Gaylan district of Afghanistan on Tuesday. Four Al Qaeda-linked operatives were killed during the raid. Gilani also revealed that his son plans to write a book and may accept the offer to work for the Hollywood film based on him.
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