The actor commended Shah for refusing to compromise on her values despite being in ‘uncomfortable, coercive situations’.
Actor Adnan Malik featured in a vintage, romantic campaign for Élan and said that the “truly true” reason for his agreement to be in the shoot was his friend, designer Khadijah Shah.
“Khadijah was incarcerated as a political prisoner for over nine months. I don’t think there was a day that went by that I didn’t think about what she was going through in prison,” Malik wrote in a detailed caption on his Instagram that accompanied the campaign video.
Shah, who helms the fashion brand Élan, was arrested after the May 9 riots. The designer was incarcerated on charges of vandalism and rioting, but released on bail in December 2023.