Mahira Khan and Haroon Shahid starrer ‘Verna’ has been the talk of the town, as of late. Directed by the ShoMan himself, Shoaib Mansoor, the film is being hailed as a turning point for Pakistani cinema. And we all know Shoaib Mansoor has the power to do that, given that it was his film, ‘Khuda Ke Liye’ that was credited as being the ‘revival of Pakistani cinema’.

Shoaib Mansoor has a knack for tackling social issues through his work, and Verna looks no different

When the poster first dropped, people went crazy and couldn’t stop gushing over how intense Mahira looked.

There were endless lines of praise from all over the world, including Mahira’s former director, Rahul Dholakia

Intense ! Love it !

— rahul dholakia (@rahuldholakia) September 1, 2017

The poster says it all! Proud to be a part of this with @TheMahiraKhan and Shoaib Mansoor!This is just a start aagay agay dekho hota hai kya pic.twitter.com/uOzYeefNzb

— Haroon Shahid (@HaroonsMusic) September 1, 2017

#verna mesmerizing poster and you'll be no different in the movie either. You're an international star, make us proud again ???

— Farrukh Salim (@fasalim) September 1, 2017

On a closer look, we discovered there was something else going on with the poster, as well

For almost every letter of VERNA, there is another written on top of it. It’s almost like Shoaib Mansoor left us some Easter eggs on the poster.

Aabroo

Aabroo roughly translates to honor and dignity and is usually used in the female connotation.

Ismat

Ismat means purity, chastity, modesty, infallibility, immaculate, impeccability, faultlessness.

Umeed

Umeed means hope.

Izzat

The most delicate of them all, in our society, izzat, is honor.

Takkabur

Takkabur translates to arrogance and being egoistic.

These words paint a very dark picture in our eyes, and we’re very curious to know how the story of Mahira Khan pans out in Verna.

The blood on the letters

Why such subtle details and what do they mean?

We love ’em for sure but like we need answers and we need them RIGHT NOW

The gashes on Mahira’s arm

What’s it all about?

All of these factors are only adding fuel to the fire that’s ignited in our brains, regarding the movie.

While we’re still trying to decipher the rest of the poster, we love the fact that just the first look of the movie has gotten audiences so hooked on! We can’t wait to find out more about Verna so stay locked to the page for more updates!