The trailer launch event of the upcoming action-drama Pakistani film ‘Chaudhry’ was held on 19th April 2022 at Movenpick Hotel, Karachi. Supported by the Sindh Police, ‘Chaudhry’ is the first ever biopic of a martyred Police officer, SSP Chaudhry Aslam Khan (Shaheed), who was also notoriously known as ‘Police Baba’ and as the ‘Encounter Specialist’.
This film highlights the significant incidents of his professional life as well as touching the personal aspects of the late SSP Chaudhry Aslam Khan. The movie has an ensemble cast consisting of ASP Tariq Islam, Yasir Hussain, Sana Fakhar, Nawal Saeed, Adnan Shah Tipu, Shamoon Abbasi, Azfer Ali, Saleem Meraj, Arbaz Khan along with others.
‘Chaudhry’ is directed by Azeem Sajjad and story-line is written by Zeeshan Junaid. Neha Laaj is the producer of this movie and she is also the co-director.
Celebrities started walking the red carpet from 05:30PM and the trailer of the movie was revealed around 06:00PM. This was followed by the question and answers session with the media. A Qawali from the movie, sung by the maestro Rahat Fateh Ali Khan, was also unveiled after the Iftaar break.
The producer of the movie, Neha Laaj quoted about the necessity of more biopics being made as true stories are more important along with being impactful. Such movies project a learning perspective while motivating the public towards moral betterment.
‘Chaudhry’ is all set to be released all over Pakistan on 27th May 2022.
When stars collide! A Superstar is born and to witness it’s birth yesterday at an impressive event, trailer of one of the most anticipated Pakistani film of 2019 ‘Superstar’ was officially launched. This very impressive trailer launch event was hosted by Tipu Shareef who also has a guest appearance in the film.
‘Superstar’ a film by Momina & Duraid Productions, releasing this Eid-ul-Azha worldwide, stars Mahira Khan as Superstar with Bilal Ashraf on male leading role and is directed by Muhammad Ehtesham-ud-din, produced by Momina Duraid and distributed by HUM Films. Superstar is written by Mustafa Afridi who is also responsible screen-play and content. Music is by Azan Sami Khan. Khizer Idress director of photography is responsible for all the excellent cinematography.
Trailer seems impressive from direction, acting, cinematography, music and dances are spot on. As we get from the trailer entire film ‘Superstar’ seems to revolve around Mahira Khan who looks very pretty, acts well and to our amazement dances well too. I see Tamgha-e-Imtiaz coming from below punch-line.
“ham chottay gharoon kay actor hain issi liay
sab kay saath so kar hi kaam milta hay hammay”
Director of ‘Superstar’ Muhammad Ehtisham-ud-din said; “this is my first film as director and it was a throughout learning experience for me. Although I have directed on television but directing a film was altogether a new horizon for me”. He further said; “story of ‘Superstar’ is strong. Story starts the journey of any film and it’s the story of any films that gets the film going. Stardom of Mahira Khan and Bilal Ashraf didn’t affect the story line. We need flood of Pakistani movies for its revival. Few drops of rain won’t do much for revival of Pakistani films”.
Sultana Siddiqui President and founder of Hum Network Limited said ‘Superstar’ is always a Superstar and will surely shine above all and on competition coming this Eid-ul-Adha from other films releasing she said; “competition should take place, which is healthy and better for Pakistan’s film industry. We do have better content when compared against India, although we may lack on technological side, but we are better on content side. We will compete with better internally and after some externally also.”
Mahira Khan, who already is a superstar said; “all of us go through same pressures when in limelight and people who go through pressures with grace are actually the ones who are true superstars. We must not get bitter with more movies coming this Eid-ul-Adha”.
Bilal Ashraf male lead of ‘Superstar’ had extra loads of work for this film as he would be showing off his six-packs / six-abs for which he trained very hard and praised his trainer Faisal. For this film Bilal Ashraf also took training on acting sessions from Sunik Shankar theatre actor from NAPA which according to him worked well for him. Bilal Ashraf said; “competition doesn’t take anything away from you. You just have to be consistent with your hard work.”
Apart from the lead pair, ‘Superstar’ boasts a stellar cast including the industry’s bigwigs Nadeem Baig, Javaid Sheikh, Marina Khan, Asma Abbas, Saife Hassan, Alizay Shah, Ali Kazmi and Waqar, and special appearances from Hania Amir, Saira Shehroz, Osman Khalid Butt, Kubra Khan and Mani.
veteran actor Nadeem Baig said; “competition is good and healthy for revival of Pakistan film industry but it should be aimed at appreciation not jealousy”. Nigah Hussain choreographer said; “dances are dependent is music and Azan Sami Khan has composed some very excellent music on which Mahira Khan has performed even better. She has never done danced any better”.
Azan Sami Khan music director said that he an emotional attachment to most of the songs, as some of them are from his earliest compositions which he composed when he started off as a musician. This movie has 10 songs and most of them would a treat for music lovers.
On concluding note, Duraid Qureshi Chief Executive Officer and co-founder of Hum Network Limited thanked marketing team, public relations (PR) team, social media team and project team of HUM Network for their efforts on ‘Superstar’. Momina Duraid producer of ‘Superstar’ and CEO of Momina Duraid Productions also thanked scores of people for their special efforts for ‘Superstar’.
Superstar will be released on Eid-ul-Azha 2019, under the banner of HUM Films.
Momina and Duraid Films and HUM Films launched the trailer of the much-anticipated film of the year, “Parwaaz Hai Junoon” (PHJ) at Nueplex Cinema here in Karachi. The trailer launch event was a star-studded affair and in attendance were the crème de la crème of Pakistan’s entertainment industry, including the star cast of the film, Hamza Ali Abbasi, Hania Amir, Ahad Raza Mir, Shafaat Ali Khan, Marina Khan, Hina Bayat, Asif Raza Mir, Azaan Sami Khan, Adnan Jaffer and many other stars. With the shining stars also present on this occasion were the producer of the film PHJ Momina Duraid, director Haseeb Hasan, writer Farhat Ishtiaq, Director Media Affairs PAF Air Commodore Ali, president HUM Network Limited Sultana Siddiqui, CEO HUM Network Limited Duraid Qureshi and many others from the corporate sector.
The event was abuzz with stars and media personalities and the much-anticipated trailer was screened amidst thunderous applause by the attendees. The trailer of PHJ contains all the elements of a super-hit film. From the strikingly handsome star-cast to brilliant acting, soothing music, immaculate direction and a perfect blend of action, thrill, romance, patriotism, mind-boggling visuals and fighter jets, the trailer of PHJ definitely ticks all the boxes and leaves one wanting more. “Parwaaz Hai Junoon” is a tribute to the brave sons of the soil who guard our skies and long for “Shahadat” with pride in the line of duty.
The trailer also served as a teaser to the soothing music of the film. “Nachay Ray” sung by Jabir and Zeb Bangash made the audiences wanting to dance to its tune, while the melodious Atif Aslam made everyone “thaam lo” their hearts. Music of the film is exceptional and is composed by the very talented Azaan Sami Khan who will be making his debut as a music composer for “Parwaaz Hai Junoon”. Azaan’s knack for music and his brilliant composition will make you look forward to the movie even more.
Speaking about the film, Farhat Ishtiaq said, “I have written this story with great passion and have high expectations from the film. The whole crew has worked very hard to bring the story to life and I am sure the audiences will enjoy every bit of it.”
“I am very excited for the trailer launch of my debut film as a director. PHJ is not an ordinary film, it is a tribute to the brave sons of the soil who lay down their lives with pride to protect our country. It is a perfect blend of patriotism, thrill and passion and will surely meet the expectations of modern-day cine-goers.” Said Haseeb Hasan, director of PHJ.
Speaking about the film, producer Momina Duraid said, “Parwaaz Hai Junoon is finally ready for parwaaz and we hope that we have done justice to the subject of the film, while keeping the family entertainment value high. Insha-Allah our audiences will be proud of this film.”
Speaking on the occasion, president HUM Network Sultana Siddiqui said, “Upholding the image of women and the country has always played an important role in M&D Productions and PHJ focusses on these points. It is a story-based film with good content, patriotism, thrill and romance and everyone associated with the film has played their part to make it an outstanding film.”
Produced under the banner of Momina and Duraid Films, PHJ is written by the legendary Farhat Ishtiaq and will mark the directorial debut of Haseeb Hasan. The film boasts a stellar cast including Hamza Ali Abbasi, Hania Amir, Ahad Raza Mir, Shaz Khan, Kubra Khan, Shafaat Ali Khan, Marina khan, Hina Bayat Khwaja, Asif Raza Mir, Adnan Jaffer, Saad Kazi and others.
Parwaaz Hai Junoon is all set to release worldwide under the banner of HUM Films on Eid-ul-Azha 2018.
The trailer of upcoming Pakistan animated adventurous movie “Tick-Tock” was unveiled at local hotel in Karachi. “Tick Tock” is set to hit theatres nation-wide on 23rd March 2018. Present at the trailer launch were the main voice-over artists of the movie including Ahsan Khan, Alyy Khan & Maria Memon.
Tick-Tock is produced by Sana Tauseef under the banner of Hum Films and is written by well-known movie film Omair Alvi. Tick Tock is directed by well-known name in the entertainment industry as a fil maker Omer Hassan.
Main voice-over of the characters in the movie is by
Ahsan Khan as Hassan
Maria Memon as Daanya
Alyy Khan as KK
Ghulam Mohiduddin as Gobo
Tick-Tock is an animated movie about history buffs Hassan and Daanya, who embark upon a time travel adventure along with their teacher KK and anti-hero Gobo who wants to change the history for his own benefit. The story evolves into a fun-filled adventure as they meet and greet the greatest heroes in Pakistan history and how our heroes overcome all the negative forces to keep the timeline intact. Adventurous twists and turns, packed with fun and action makes this movie a spellbinding and unique experience for Pakistani audiences. The story has a subliminal educational message.
Omar Hassan director of Tick-Tock said; “animated content is a team work of 60 to 70 people who mostly stay hidden but are the back bone of any animated project. If we start making only 4 ~ 5 animated movies every year, we will succeed in creating an animation movie industry in Pakistan”.
Speaking at the trailer launch Sana Tauseef said: “tick Tock has historical value and our main object was to introduce real heroes of Pakistan to new and young generation”.
She further went on to say that; “animation is an expensive industry and our animation industry is still in its infancy stage. We look forward to support from Government sector as well as from budding investors willing to invest in this new and infant sector which is globally an industry of US$ 244 Billion (2015) and growing by 5% every year”.
On the concluding note Sana Tauseef said; “Tick-tock is 100% made in Pakistan and we are proud of it”
Presenting the official trailer of “Verna”, a film by Shoaib Mansoor, starring Mahira Khan, Haroon Shahid, Zarar Khan, Naimal Khawar and Rasheed Naz. From the director of Khuda Kay Liye & Bol. Directed by Shoaib Mansoor and Produced by HUM Films & Shoman Productions,
From the trailer it seems like a Mahira Khan centred movie and two male leads don’t look promising enough. Haroon Shahid didn’t impress much with singing skills and its seems same for his acting too. But let’s wait and see till the movie is released.
The love anthem of the season is here “Sambhal Sambhal” sung by Haroon Shahid and Zebunnisa Bangash. This song does have a Shoaib Mansoor’s feel to it.
Speaking on the trailer launch Mahira Khan informed; “that Verna was an amazing experience for her and Shoaib Mansoor has always been like a teacher to her”.
On Haroon Shahid’s performance Mahira Khan said; “Haroon has done exceptionally well, keeping in mind that this was his first acting stint and to make things easy for him, I did what my seniors had done for me by making my life much easier and this time as a senior myself I did same”.
Haroon Shahid also spoke on this occasion and said; “it felt amazing to be a part of Shoaib Mansoor’s project both as an actor and as a musician”. He said that; “he was connected with Shoaib Mansoor since 2011 as musician and very few have this privilege of being associated with Shoaib Mansoor as a musician”.
It was very challenging task and despite being very supportive, Shoaib Mansoor is not an easy director to work with, but determination and extremely supportive attitude from other colleagues especially Mahira Khan made life a lot easier.
Mrs. Sultana Siddiqui, President of Hum Network spoke highly of Shoaib Mansoor and praised his efforts of introducing new faces in acting and in music. According to her the most magical words by Shoaib Mansoor are; “Khuda kay liay, BOL, Verna”.
She further said that; “socials messages are must and it’s about time that we should start speaking up on social issues and social problems”.
On the concluding note President of Hum Network requested all to support and promote Pakistanis movies as we doing very well with very low budget movies and competing against very high budgets ones. If we keep progressing like this, inshaALLH within next 5 years we will be somewhere.
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