Imran Abbas and Sadia Khan’s upcoming movie ‘Abdullah’

  

Imran Abbas and Sadia Khan’s ‘Abdullah’ is another movie which created buzz last year but later there was no news about its release. However, the good news is film maker Hashim Nadeem is all set to release the movie now. There has been some Facebook activity started earlier in May indicating that movie release is near. The duo of Imran Abbas and Sadia Khan was earlier seen in ‘Khuda aur Muhabbat’ which was one of highly acclaimed drama serial by critics and viewers. The duo comes back with ‘Abdullah’. The movie is based on the incidents happened in Quetta back in 17th May, 2011.

[quote type=”large” align=”center”] “Some truths exist in the world just as flowers do in the desert. It is basically the story of a truth untold.” – Info available on movie’s Facebook page [/quote]

About the film maker; Hashim Nadeem is among those talented and renowned writers whose earlier writings appealed to a lot of viewers. Khuda aur Muhabbat and Abdullah shares the same writer. Apart from Imran Abbas and Sadia Khan we have Sajid Hassan, Hashim Nadeem and others.

In addition to ‘Abdullah’; Lollywood is to star ‘Main hoon Shahid Afridi’ too which in these days is getting on everyone’s nerve. Let’s hope these two movies release on schedule and Pakistani audience is able to enjoy good cinema this year. ‘Chambili’ already has set the bar high.

Sanam Saeed to play an Indian girl in upcoming movie BACHAANA

Sanam Saeed, renowned Pakistani actress and model, is to hit the screens across Pakistan and India as an Indian girl in Nasir Khan’s romantic thriller, Bachaana. The actress has already captured the hearts of fans across India with offers from multiple Bollywood movies alongside the screening of her drama serial on Zindagi Channel especially for her role in “Zindagi Gulzar Hai”. Playing lead against Mohib Mirza, the duo is set to make the film a complete hit at par with any other A-grade Bollywood film.

Neil Sadwelkar – Bollywood’s post production guru who has worked on films such as Slumdog Millionaire, Bhaag Milkha Bhaag, Omkara, Don & The Reluctant Fundamentalist had this to say about Bachaana, “The trailer of Bachaana looks fantastic. The film looks so fresh and entertaining and judging from the visuals I haven’t seen Mauritius shot this well in a very long time.”

Speaking about her experience working on Bachaana, Sanam Saeed has said, “I thoroughly enjoyed the script and Aalia’s character, she was very unlike the roles I had played before. All of us in whatever way we can are wanting to and trying to bridge the gaps and differences between India and Pakistan. We have been die-hard fans of their movies for decades, and now they are enjoying our story telling through the small screens. Our actors are crossing borders and so are our stories now. And that is what I saw in Bachaana, the film is light and easy. I was really enjoying getting in to Aalia’s character with the mannerisms and clothes and diction.  I had tons of help and references and advice on authentic Indian girls from the team we were working with. At the end of the day though, Aalia is a south Asian girl that I am very familiar with, whether she be Indian or Pakistani. This is a contemporary easy, breezy, feel good rom com. I’m sure audiences for India and Pakistan will both enjoy this fun zesty story.”

Bachaana is the first feature film of Nasir Khan as a director, who has gained prominence for his work presented at the Mumbai International Film Festival for his documentary Made in Pakistan. With cast and crew from both Pakistan and India, making acquaintance with each other for the first time on the set, the film has truly captures cross-boundary relations on and off screen. Filmed in Mauritius, the production team conducted the largest talent hunt to find actors in the neutral landscape. With eye-catching scenery, music composed by top Pakistani talent, and a new-take on Indo-Pak relations, the movie is set to cause a stir.

“From the script to the actual shoot in Mauritius it truly has been an adventure and If I were to sum up the film in one line I would use the following dialogue from the movie “Ladki Hindustani ho ya Pakistani, ladki ladki hoti hai.” said Director Nasir Khan.

Bachaana is a journey of a sweet and bubbly Indian girl, Aalia, played by Sanam Saeed, who undergoes a series of unfortunate events and is forced to place her faith in a man she hardly knows. That man, Vicky (Mohib Mirza) is a Pakistani driving a taxi in Mauritius. Bachaana follows the couple’s adventurous journey of love.

Produced by Rizwan Saeed, well-known locally and internationally for his technical achievements in film production, Bachaana is one of the most technologically shot films in Pakistan and India.

Ali Zafar to do a road trip movie with Huma Qureshi

Just a few days ago, Pakistani actor Ali Zafar had announced that he was taking a break from Bollywood to focus on his self-produced debut Pakistani movie. But the latest report has revealed that Pakistani heartthrob Ali Zafar will be doing another Bollywood movie, about a road trip, against Huma Qureshi, the lead actress of Bollywood movie, ‘Gang of Wasseypur.’

In an interview to Mumbai Mirror, an Indian newspaper, Ali Zafar revealed that “It is a very special year for me. I just had a daughter, shifted to a new house and making a film in Pakistan… I have not rejected films here, I have just excused myself from them… But there’s one idea which I have really liked and am contemplating it.” And now, it seems like that Ali has really liked the one idea and decided to go for it. The name of the movie is not finalized yet.

The road trip movie will be directed by Abhishek Dogra and co-produced by Ahmed Khan and Bhusham Kumar. Confirming this, Ahmed told “It’s a film about a road trip. But we aren’t going to Spain or some exotic country in Europe. India is a picturesque country too with many virgin locales which works cinematically for a film like this,” reported Times of India.

Urwa Hocane replaces Iman Ali in an upcoming movie

After her successful debut in Na Maloom Afraad, Urwa Hocane is all set to woo her fans in an upcoming movie starring against Bilal Ashraf and the bad boy of our music industry, Ali Azmat. It is worth mentioning that Urwa has replaced veteran actress and model Iman Ali for the lead role in the movie. According to sources first spell of the movie has already been shot in Hyderabad and the movie will hit theatres in 2016.

Starting her career as a VJ, Urwa Hocane is immensely popular among the youth of Pakistan. Her acting skills and good looks have won her millions of fans all across Pakistan. In her short acting career she has portrayed a number of unforgettable roles but her portrayal of a girl subjected to family pressures and a forced wedding in Marasim gained her critical acclaim and recognition.

Fahad Mustafa to make Bollywood debut this year

After Ali Zafar, Fawad Khan and Imran Abbas, another Pakistani actor and arguably the most influential host of recent times on Pakistani television, Fahad Mustafa has decided to make Bollywood debut this year. “I am currently working on Mah-e-Meer and will be going to India for another film. It’ll start shooting in the last quarter of this year, probably around September or October. I’ll be releasing more details very soon,” revealed Fahad in an interview to Dawn.com.

Fahad, who made his film debut with Nabeel Qureshi’s blockbuster Na Maloom Afraad, is currently working on his second Pakistani movie, Mah e Meer. He is playing the role of prominent Urdu poet, Meer Taqi Meer.

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“I will be going to India for another film. It’ll start shooting in the last quarter of this year, probably around September or October. I’ll be releasing more details very soon.”

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The actor added that speculation about him leaving the drama industry were lies. He said that he will be taking a break from acting in dramas but won’t leave it. “I fail to understand why people are bidding me farewell. Yes, I will not be doing dramas for a while but it’s not like I am leaving the industry for good! I don’t have any dramas lined up for at least a year but if something good comes my way, I won’t mind doing it,” added Fahad.

Watch behind the scene pictures of Fahad Mustafa’s upcoming movie, Mah e Meer. (Photo courtesy: Facebook page)

Atif Aslam has 150 unreleased songs but he WONT release them

Pakistani super star singer Atif Aslam has denied all hopes of releasing his new album, which is due for last seven year. He released his last album Meri Kahani in 2008. “All these years I’ve composed my music as well. I have a complete library of 150 songs at the moment. I haven’t released them because the business model has completely changed,” Atif told IANS, an Indian news agency.

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“Not too many people buy CDs now. They are just into downloading and they need a gap of about a month or so for the next song because they get tired of the album,” told Atif Aslam.

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“I’m again trying to do independent music now. I’m working on a couple of songs. I will release them by the end of this year. They are not going to be an album, just singles. That’s the trend now,” told Atif Aslam, who was in India for the Royal Stag MTV Bollyland multi-city concerts.

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“You don’t want to waste your effort. You have to follow certain rules and regulations and business model. You don’t run them. As far as creativity is concerned, of course, I can have power, but I can’t run the whole business,” said the singer.

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The singer is also collaborating with Tiger Shroff for his new song, Zindagi Araha Houn Main. Discussing about this collaboration, he said that It’s not a preachy song. It’s just about how you enjoy your life… whatever you are doing, just enjoy yourself.”

FARAZ ANWAR FT. ANA SIMONOVSKA – DIL KA SUKOON (OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO)

FARAZ ANWAR FT. ANA SIMONOVSKA – DIL KA SUKOON (OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO)

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3 Bahadur’ official smartphone video game launched

After releasing the official 3 Bahadur Music Video featuring Shiraz Uppal, Pakistani Animation House Waadi Animations has launched the official ‘3 Bahadur’ Smartphone Video Game on 28th April at an intimate event held at the popular interactive theme park, Kidz Dunya [Dolmen Mall – Clifton]. Pakistan’s first animated full-length super hero film, #3Bahadur is set to release on 22nd May 2015 across Pakistan.

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“The event was initiated by Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy who introduced the #3Bahadur movie and elaborated upon the concept behind the game, as developed by award winning software house Pi Labs and Artboard, a Cloud Creative firm with expertise in digital Game and App design.”

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Attendees were also able to experience the game first hand and took part in interactive activities such as a drawing competition and a lucky draw, the main prize for which was a tablet computer pre-installed with the #3Bahadur video game.

Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy with Team PiLabs

Pakistan’s first thematic smartphone video game for a movie, the ‘3 Bahadur’ [#3Bahadur] smartphone video game provides a single player experience, in which players take on the role of Kamil, Saadi or Amna to defeat the thugs of Roshan Basti. Throughout the 5 levels of the game, players will encounter different thugs and battle it out in exciting missions in hopes of restoring peace to the colony. The game has been specifically designed to be immersive, easy to play and full of energy.

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” The event was well attended by celebrities, film enthusiasts, media personalities and esteemed members of the press including TV personalities Adnan Siddiqui, Alyy Khan, Sanam Baloch, Nadia Hussain and Farhan Ali Agha; musicians Faakhir and Omran Shafique and Jerjees Seja, CEO ARY Digital Network to name a few. “

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Each character is equipped with unique super powers which players can use to defeat enemies encountered during their progress through the video game. Amna is a speedy character who relies on quick strikes to defeat enemies. Her superpower allows her to rescue her friends in times of crisis and flee from scenes of danger. Saadi is a ranged character who relies on ranged attacks and home-made weaponry to defeat foes. His hi-tech inventions and gear help support the 3 Bahadur on the battlefield. Kamil is a close range brawler character whose superpower allows him to hear plans being hatched by his enemies which give him an edge on the battlefield. The game’s core objective is the defeat of Mangu at the game’s last level to finally restore peace to Roshan Basti.

Adnan Siddiqui, Faakhir, Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy, Jerjees Seja, Nadia Hussain and Sanam Baloch

The official ‘3 Bahadur’ [#3Bahadur] smartphone video game has been developed specifically for Android and iOS based platforms by award winning software house Pi Labs and Artboard, a Cloud Creative firm with expertise in digital Game and App design.

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“The ‘3 Bahadur’ official smartphone video game is currently available to download from Google Play and will be available on the iTunes App Store later this month. It is free of cost on both platforms.”

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#3Bahadur promises to set a new standard for animated fiction and content geared towards children in the country. Based in a fictional town in Pakistan, Roshan Basti (Town of Light), eleven year olds Amna, Saadi and Kamil set out to save their community from the many evils that plague it. The film is a journey of fighting back, taking charge, and finding support and love in the most improbable of places. Sharmeen Obaid Chinoy, CEO of Waadi Animations, is also the Creative Director of ‘3 Bahadur’ with ARY Films extending its expertise in distribution and marketing of ‘3 Bahadur’.

“All of us are getting more and more familiarized with 3 Bahadur’s young heroes, Saadi, Kamil and Amna, as well as the menacing overlord Mangu and his band of fumbling thugs. Now, for the first time ever in Pakistan, we are creating a game to be released with the movie. This game will allow children to interact with their favorite characters on their tablets and cellphones!” said Sharmeen Obaid Chinoy, CEO Waadi Animations.

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“We are proud to be bringing Pakistan’s first animated feature film 3 Bahadur to our little cinema fans. 3 Bahadurseeks to revolutionize the way brands cater to our young population,” said Mr. Salman Iqbal, Director Waadi Animations/Founder and President, ARY Digital Network.

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Indeed, the collaborative efforts of Pakistan’s two leading film production houses to produce high-quality animated content in Pakistan, have prompted private sector associates to partner with Waadi Animations for the launch of ‘3 Bahadur’, through the introduction of special edition products, marketing campaigns and promotional activities. In this spirit, Waadi Animations welcomes Peek Freans Gluco by English Biscuit Manufacturers (Pvt.) Ltd. (EBM) as the main sponsors for ‘3 Bahadur’ with Safeguard by Procter & Gamble and McDonald’s Pakistan as co-sponsors and Gul Ahmed as the exclusive merchandise partner.

Have a look on pictures from the event;

Paralysed Zakoota looking for a home

If you were a kid or a teenager in late 90s and had a television set at your home or in one of the homes in your area, chances are 100 percent that you remember a superpower character ‘Zakoota’ and his famous dialogue, ‘Mujhy Kaam Batao, Main Kia Karoun, Main Kis Ko Khaoun,’ (Tell me the job, what should I do, whom should I eat) in the most popular children drama serial in the Pakistan, ‘Ainak Wala Jin.’ The 62 years old Matloob ur Rehman alias Munna Lahori, who played Zakoota in Ainak Wala Jin, is now a jobless-paralysis patient.

Munna Lahori, a veteran stage artist at Al Hamra Arts Council, Lahore, has not done a single show for last eight months. The stage artist had run out of money and have to leave his home. There is no home for Lahori in Lahore city and he is living somewhere in a non residential area. He requests government and drama industry to allot him a home somewhere in a residential area.

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“I requests Prime Minister Nawaz Shareef to allot me a home in a residential area, where, at least, I can die in peace and my family can live like human beings‘

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Talking to BBC Urdu service, Munna Lahori aka Zakoota, complained that during his illness days, nobody from Arts Council, artist organisations, and government has come for his help. All he receives is a claque from Chief Minister Punjab,  Mr. Shehbaz Sharif, and that too once after two-three months.

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His wife, Rukhsana, told that their eldest son works at Lahore Metro and earns a sum of rupees 12,000.

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Zakoota found his job and did it well. He entertained you and created memories. It is now your time to pay back and all you need to do is, raise your voice and share the message, ‘Zakoota Needs A Home’

Ve Mahi by SARMAD QADEER

Ve Mahi by SARMAD QADEER

Posted by Paki Media Videos on Wednesday, April 29, 2015