Film Mustache

Khan and starring Atharva Verma and Alicia Silverstone.

In the mid-1990s in Silicon Valley, Ilyas is a 14-year-old Pakistani-American who is forced to leave his private Islamic school to attend a public school. Adding to his struggles is a mustache that he has been growing since he was ten, to his chagrin.

• Atharva Verma as Ilyas
• Rizwan Manji as Hameed
• Meesha Shafi as Asiya
• Ayana Manji as Yasmeen
• Shaheryar Rana as Musa
• Mojeane Sas Sadia
• Alicia Silverstone as Miss Martin
• Melody Cao as Liz
• Krishna Manivannan as Arun
• Hasan Minhaj as Hasan
• Esa as young Ilyas
• Armaan Jawandha as Aasim

The film premiered at South by Southwest on March 12, 2023.

Mimi Calzada of The Daily Texan gave the film a positive review and wrote, "Mustache makes for an outstanding directorial feature debut from Imran Khan, which hugely benefits from Verma’s charming and endearing performance. Easily relatable, laugh-out-loud funny and downright delightful, Mustache solidifies itself as one of the best films in the SXSW 2023 lineup."

Justin Lowe of The Hollywood Reporter also gave the film a positive review and wrote, "A religion-themed comedy can be a tricky proposition, even if the tone is predominantly respectful, but Khan strikes a satisfying balance between satire and deference that’s enjoyable without excessively pushing boundaries."

The film won the Audience Award in the Narrative Feature competition at South by Southwest.