Ms. Marvel is the latest addition to an array of Disney Plus series of Marvel Studios. All the storylines of these series are touted to be integral to the main continuity of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Hence, the introduction of a South Asian actor is quite exciting. Especially for Indian and Pakistani fans of Marvel, cameos from prominent actors like Fawad Khan and Farhan Akhtar are a treat for sore eyes. However, it is very easy to miss the brief appearance of Pakistani actor Fawad Khan in Ms. Marvel.

Fawad Khan in Ms. Marvel Episode 4

The fourth episode of the Ms. Marvel Disney Plus series featured two South Asian actors. Indians and Pakistanis have been waiting for the appearance of these two actors in this series. The first was Indian actor Farhan Akhtar, who played the role of Waleed, the leader of the Red Daggers. The second was Pakistani actor Fawad Khan, who played the role of Hasan Khan, Kamala Khan’s great-grandfather. As fans would know that Ms. Marvel is the alter ego of none other than Kamala Khan, this cameo of Fawad Khan is quite interesting.

Fawad Khan with Iman Vellani and Mehwish Hayat

Why You Missed the Cameo of Fawad Khan

In this episode, Ms. Marvel (aka Kamala Khan), played by Iman Vellani, visits her motherland, Pakistan. Amidst the wildly popular tunes of “Pasoori” by Shae Gill and Ali Sethi, we see the mesmerized Kamala taking in the beauty of Karachi city. However, soon they reach her maternal home, where Kamala’s grandmother shows her the only picture she has of her father. This picture was a low-quality black and white image of Kamala’s grandmother when she was young child, and Kamala’s great-grandfather. Kamala instantly refers to this man as Hasan Nana. This brief moment of the tattered image of Hasan Nana is in fact a picture of Fawad Khan! Hence, it is quite understandable for even the biggest Fawad Khan fans to miss this scene.

So Who’s Trending? Fawad or Farhan?

Both Fawad and Farhan Akhtar are competent actors in their own right. While Farhan Akhtar received a fairly larger amount of screen time as Waleed, Fawad got only a fraction of a second. This was possibly a teaser for all South Asian Marvel fans. Theories suggest that the Pakistani actor is yet to play a much larger role either towards the last episode or even in the second season of Ms. Marvel. As for who’s trending? Farhan Akhtar is definitely more trending than Fawad. This is solely because of the larger screen time. Even though Farhan Akhtar’s character, Waleed was killed off, given the history of resurrections in the MCU, there is still hope to see Farhan Akhtar in an MCU canon movie. The same odds may not apply for Fawad.

Fawad Khan or Farhan Akhtar? Who is more trending?

Takeaway

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