Pakistan, April 27 -- Oscar winner Anne Hathaway spent years perfecting her vocal and dance skills to play a pop star in "Mother Mary," a two-hander drama about a complex relationship. Hathaway portrays Mother Mary, a global pop icon spiraling on the eve of her high-stakes comeback performance following a mysterious incident. Struggling, she travels to England and turns up at the doorstep of fashion designer Sam Anselm, requesting her once closest friend who she broke off contact with a decade ago, to make her a dress that truly represents her.

The reunion at Anselm's countryside atelier unearths repressed anger and pain but also reminders of their tight bond.

Hathaway said she drew inspiration from superstar Beyonce and took her traini...