Zindagi originals ‘Dhoop Ki Deewar’ and ‘Qatil Haseenao Ke Naam’ bag Gold at Promax India Awards 2022.

Zindagi has played a significant role in redefining content with shows and talent from across the border. As both the countries are celebrating 75 years of Independence, Zindagi’s popular shows ‘Dhoop Ki Deewar’ and ‘Qatil Haseenao Ke Naam’ have won big at the Promax India Awards, 2022.

Celebrating the outstanding achievement and win across the region, Zindagi takes home the Promax Gold, for the path-breaking desi noir show, ‘Qatil Haseenao Ke Naam’, and cross-border story ‘Dhoop Ki Deewar’.

Celebrated Pakistani music artist, Zeeshan Parwez has been awarded the gold for ‘Qatil Haseenao Ke Naam’ for the ‘Best program title sequence’, while noted Visual artist Rahada Tajwer wins yet another gold for ‘Dhoop Ki Deewar’ for the ‘Best key art’.

A favorite among the digital audiences on both sides of the border, Ahad Raza Mir and Sajal Aly starrer, ‘Dhoop Ki Deewar’ also wins the ‘Best social media campaign’ for a program.

Set against the backdrop of the Indo-Pak conflict, ‘Dhoop Ki Deewar’ aims to highlight that there is no real winner of a war. It tells the story of Vishal Malhotra and Sarah Sher Ali, where they both lose their fathers in a cross-border clash.

Adding to its bouquet of offerings, Zindagi’s popular original, ‘Qatil Haseenao Ke Naam’ is a gripping crime drama series, directed by Meenu Gaur. The drama centers on several aggrieved women who punish men for their deceit, opportunism, and violence.

Talking about the win, ‘Qatil Haseenaon Ke Naam, musician Zeeshan Parwez said; “It was a pleasure crafting a title sequence for Meenu Gaur’s Desi Noir web series and I thank all the jury members for this award. Congratulations to everyone at Zee Zindagi and all team members involved with this production.”

Talking about the win, ‘Dhoop Ki Deewar’ visual-artist Rahada Tajwer said; “working on this project was both liberating and exhilarating. Liberating because I was given complete creative freedom in terms of concept and execution, and exhilarating because the team was extremely supportive and appreciative throughout the process. Apart from the artworks being recognized globally and then winning an award, which was of course extremely overwhelming – in a good way, what also stood out was Zee Zindagi’s team’s humility. I have told friends, family, and colleagues repeatedly how I was treated as an equal without ever having to feel out of place, how each idea was greeted with such joy, and how I developed relationships from across the border and that means the most to me. The award is the cherry on top and I am so grateful that I got to work on this project, my heart is really full. When the team won the award and I got phone calls and messages from the team was the kind of moment that I’m going to replay in my head anytime I need cheering up”.

Director of ‘Qatil Haseenaon Ke Naam’ Meena Gaur added; “Qatil Haseenson Ke Naam was genuinely a labor of love by the whole team, and winning this award for the title sequence makes us all so proud and grateful.”

Zindagi’s success at the Promax India Awards 2022, is another key step toward an inclusive approach to content, bridging the gap between the two countries.

The highly anticipated official sound track for Sinf e Aahan by Zeb Bangash out now.

The original soundtrack for the most talked about drama serial directed by film and television director Nadeem Baig, ‘Sinf e Aahan’ sung by the talented and renowned Zeb Bangash is out now.

The soundtrack has been composed by Asim Azhar and Hassan Ali Hashmi and is sung by Zeb Bangash along with Asim Azhar. The music for the track has been composed by Qasim Azhar. The song goes with the storyline of 5 young women played by Sajal Aly, Yumna Zaidi, Kubra Khan, Syra Yousuf & Ramsha Khan and their individual journey to becoming officials in the Pakistan Army. 

“I feel honoured to be a part of this soundtrack with such a talented team behind it,” commented Zeb Bangash. “It’s an empowering and melodious track that depicts the struggle and bravery of the women of steel in the show.”

The soundtrack is out now on ARY Digital’s YouTube Channel: https://youtu.be/QAlY3rStjhI

About Zeb Bangash: Zeb Bangash, is a renowned Pakistani singer and composer. The talented singer has appeared in five seasons of Coke Studio since 2009, giving us landmark hits like Aja Re More Saiyyan, Roshe, Dilruba Na Raazi and Chal Diye. Since then, Zeb has performed songs across borders as well including her solo song ‘Ajnabi’ in the Bollywood film Madras Café ‘Sooha Saha’ in Highway and ‘Haminastu’ in Fitoor. Back home she has lent her voice for iconic hits like  ‘Sambhal Sambhal’ from Verna, ‘Bekaraan’ from Superstar and ‘Moray Saiyyan’ from ‘Parey Hutt Love’ as well as the multiple award winning official sound track for the drama serial ‘Diyar e Dil’.

Ramsha Khan set to play ‘Pariwesh Jamal’ from Balochistan in ‘Sinf-e-Aahan’.

After her award winning performance in Ghisi Piti Mohabbat earlier this year, the talented Ramsha Khan is coming back with a power-packed performance in the highly anticipated serial ‘Sinf-e-Aahan’, representing Baluchistan in her role as ‘Pariwesh Jamal’.

Pariwesh, Khan’s character, is a small town girl from Baluchistan who is shown to be fearless as she fights all odds to achieve her dream to join the army. She breaks all stereotypes and goes against the norms of her society to do her nation proud.

Her character’s teaser was released by ARY Digital today, giving the audience a sneak into Pariwesh’s character and journey to become an army cadet, and includes a personalized official sound track (OST) sung in Brahvi (the ethnic language from Baloch region) crooned by the talented vocalist Zeb Bangash.

From the reveal of the first announcement of the serial, ‘Sinf e Aahan’ has captured the audiences’ hearts where each of the female lead namely Sajal Aly, Syra Yousuf, Yumna Ziadi, Kubra Khan and Sri Lankan star Yehali Tashiya will be playing military cadets alongside Ramsha Khan. Each character hails from a different background and yet they all achieve their dreams despite all odds to join the army and serve the nation. Even though they are different from one another, one thing each woman has in common in the trailer is that “she doesn’t need a hero, she was raised to be one.”

The much anticipated project has been produced by Samina Humayun Saeed and Sana Shahnawaz of Next Level Entertainment along with Humayun Saeed and Shahzad Nasib of Six Sigma Plus in association with ISPR. The series has been directed by Nadeem Baig and written by the renowned playwright Umera Ahmed.

Sinf e Aahan is slated to go on-air on ARY Digital in a few weeks.

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About Ramsha Khan: With only a few years since the start of her acting actress, Ramsha Khan, has fast made name for herself in the Pakistan entertainment industry with her power-packed performance and choice of unique roles in blockbuster drama serials, including Woh Aik Pal, Tumhari Marium, Mah-e-Tamaam, Khudparast, Shahrukh Ki Saaliyan, Kaisa Hai Naseeban, Ishqiya and Ghisi Piti Mohabbat.

Filmwala Pictures releases trailer of ‘Khel Khel Mein’.

The highly anticipated movie ‘Khel Khel Mein’ starring Sajal Aly and Bilal Abbas by Filmwala Pictures in media partnership with ARY Digital is the first Pakistani movie to be released nationwide in 2021 post-COVID, with a stellar cast and renowned director-producer duo, Nabeel Qureshi and Fizza Ali Meerza at the helm. While the movie is set to be released on 19^th November 2021 in cinemas across the country, today marked the release of the movie’s trailer in a special launch event organized by Filmwala Pictures.

The trailer launch was held at the lush green gardens of Beach Luxury Hotel, Karachi and hosted by Zhalay Sarhadi saw most of the notables from the film, entertainment, and media industry in attendance, for a special screening of the movie trailer, followed by a Meet & Greet session with the cast, and a press conference for the media. Some noteworthy names among the guest list were Fahad Mustafa, Madeha Naqvi, Jerjees Seja, Saqib Malik, Nadeem Baig, Emraan Rajput, Ali Kureshi and Ehteshamuddin.

The plot of ‘Khel Khel Mein’ revolves around the air of mistrust after the fall of Dhaka. The film is a recap of the existing mindset and curiosity around the subject, which is interestingly knit into a journey of students exploring the history and making history by doing what is not obvious and expected. Instead following the path of mutual respect, love and peace for all. ‘Khel Khel Mein’ features veteran actor Marina Khan, who is part of the cast, with Sajal Aly and Bilal Abbas as lead characters. The film also stars Sheheryar Munawar, while the cast also includes notable names such as Javed Sheikh, Manzar Sehbai, Nazar Hussain, Naveed Raza, Irfan Motiwala, Zehra Nawab, and Samina Ahmed.

Producer of ‘Khel Khel Mein’ and CEO of Filmwala Productions, Fizza Ali Meerza shared her views at the trailer launch by saying that; “as a film-maker and a producer, I did not wait to take my film to the cinemas. So I urge and expect our audiences to do the same. Do not wait to return back to the cinemas, just get there”. Fizza Ali Meerza is known for her stellar productions, namely Na Maloom Afraad (2014), Actor in Law (2016), Na Maloom Afraad 2 (2017), and Load Wedding (2018), and has also recently won the Best International Feature film at the Rajasthan International Film Festival.

Replying to a question about the story, Fizza Ali Meerza said; “we like to do, what others don’t do, this is my way of contributing back to the society. With this story I feel that we would be contributing back to our region”. She further added by saying; “we should stop being shy, today when we can talk on most of the taboos, then why can’t, we speak about this topic?”

Nabeel Qureshi, Director of ‘Khel Khel Mein’ commented by saying that; “this movie ‘Khel Khel Mein’ is very different compared to all my other films. We shot it during the COVID times and it’s a product of a lot of thought, hard work, and love. I hope people will come watch the film with the same love we made it with”. Nabeel Qureshi has has several prestigious awards under his belt and is known as one of the founding pioneers of independent films in Pakistan.

Nabeel Qureshi, Director of ‘Khel Khel Mein’ commented by saying that; “this movie ‘Khel Khel Mein’ is very different compared to all my other films. We shot it during the COVID times and it’s a product of a lot of thought, hard work, and love. I hope people will come watch the film with the same love we made it with”. Nabeel Qureshi has several prestigious awards under his belt and is known as one of the founding pioneers of independent films in Pakistan.

Replying to a question, Nabeel Qureshi replied; “this movie ‘Khel Khel Mein’ has some elements of nostalgia to it, as our last movie Load Wedding was released three years back. Cinema is our livelihood and we cannot survive without it”.

When asked about the film he replied; “‘Khel Khel Mein’ is a lot different movie, a genre and new leading cast. This is first time I am venturing out without Fahad Mustafa. ‘Khel Khel Mein’ will bridge the gap between Pakistan & Bangladesh and I am hopeful that this will be a game changer within the region. We have worked very hard to keep a lot of things very organic, but you should understand that dialects are common and can give you a similar feel to them”.

Seasoned and veteran actor Manzar Sehbai shared his views by saying that; “a film must give some space to its viewers and this film ‘Khel Khel Mein’ has given too much choices to it viewers. This defiantly is a good try and I must congratulate Fizza and Nabeel for this film”.

Leading lady of ‘Khel Khel Mein’, Sajal Aly said; “it was always a dream for me to work with Nabeel Qureshi which is now fulfilled. ‘Khel Khel Mein’ is vastly different from my all previous projects and I enjoyed a lot doing it. I hope that audiences will also enjoy as much as we have”.

Leading man of ‘Khel Khel Mein’, Bilal Abbas shared his views by saying that; “my character in this movie is very simple, didn’t had to work much hard. For this film, its unique selling point will be its story-line. No one have touched a similar story for any film”.

Jaejees Seeja CEO ARY Digital Network said; “we haven’t stopped anywhere, we have progressed a lot and cinema is moving forward”.

Filmwala Pictures is Pakistan’s first independent production house to have gained a formidable reputation through its award-winning films, such as Na Maloom Afraad (2014), Actor in Law (2016), and Load Wedding (2018). By fusing entertainment with engaging social issues, Filmwala Pictures has not only generated positive dialogue within society but has also brought about social change by catalyzing the UN Women Pakistan began a campaign against Dowry in Pakistan. ‘Khel Khel Mein’ by Filmwala Pictures is presented by ARY Digital and all set to release on 19^th November 2021 across cinemas nationwide. Watch the trailer of ‘Khel Khel Mein’ at the link below: