Laraib Atta ‘overwhlemed’ by influx of supportive messages following Oscar, BAFTA nods

After visual artist Laraib Atta, daughter of famed Pakistani singer Attaullah Khan Esakhelvi, bagged Oscar and BAFTA nods for her work on the James Bond blockbuster No Time to Die, she took to Instagram to thank everyone for their support, as well as for the many messages of congratulations she has been receiving since the announcement.

Laraib wrote in a post, “Thank you everyone for all your support and kind messages! The Oscar and BAFTA nominations for No Time to Die [are] for the whole marvellous team that I worked with. I am so humbled and honoured to work with such magnificent people at DNEG [Double Negative]. Special shout out to Rob who I worked with on the show. Thank you once again! Love you all.”

She added as a sidenote, “If I am not responding, it’s because I am overwhelmed by so many messages.” The artist was nominated in the visual effects category along with her teammates.To celebrate his daughter’s achievement, the veteran singer took to Facebook to express his pride over Laraib’s nomination. “Laraib, my child, once again you have made me proud. May you stay safe,” he wrote.The artist has previously worked on several Hollywood films, including X-Men: Days of Future Past, Godzilla and Mission Impossible: Fallout. She had her big breakthrough at the age of 19 back in 2006. “Back in the day when I started, I was the only girl in my course. I was the youngest and of course, the only Pakistani. I don’t see a lot of Pakistanis,” Laraib shared in a 2018 interview, adding, “The goal is to get more women, young people into this and more Pakistanis.”