How was the year 2022 for Pakistani cinema and film industry? The answer to this question is not easy because when the cinemas that were closed for more than a year and a half opened after the global epidemic of Corona, their appetite was very high but the content was very low.
Bollywood films were called Khuda Hafiz in February 2019 itself and there was no hope for it in the context of the relationship between Pakistan and India.
In such a situation, eyes were fixed on Hollywood and some specific Pakistani films, in which all but a few disappointed badly.
If we talk about the top five films of 2022 then it is very easy to make a list, if we were to make a list of five flops it would be very difficult because the list of failures this year is very long and successes are limited.
The Legend of Mola Jutt
The most successful movie of the year 2022 which gave a whole new dimension to Pakistani cinema and film industry is ‘The Legend of Moolah Jat’.
While this film attracted moviegoers to the cinema, people also came to the cinema who had not gone to the cinema in the past many years.
This film of Hamza Ali Abbasi, Fawad Khan, Mahira Khan and Humaima Malik has not only received acclaim in Pakistan but also worldwide and has also earned the honor of being the first Pakistani film to cross the 200 crore mark so far.
The film is neither a sequel to 1979’s Moolajit nor a prequel. It’s actually a complete reboot, which is why it’s so popular with viewers.
Viewers also got to see Fawad and Mahira’s romance on the big screen for the first time and after a long absence, Hamza Ali Abbasi and Hamaima Malik also made an appearance.
Long live the Quaid-e-Azam
Mahira Khan and Fahad Mustafa were playing the lead roles in this film presented by Pakistan’s famous behind-the-scenes duo Fiza Ali Mirza and Nabeel Qureshi.
Fahad Mustafa is seen as a policeman for the first time and Mahira Khan also played a unique role in the hit Digger (film poster).
His romantic but full of action and thriller story gained a lot of popularity among the moviegoers. Especially in Karachi, tickets for this film were not available for many days.
Fahad Mustafa appeared as a cop for the first time and Mahira Khan also played a unique role in the hit Digger.
Interestingly, both were part of a project together for the first time and the very first work became so popular.
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The film was a voice against the corruption prevalent in the society, which Nabeel Qureshi presented in the best way with filmy masala.
Gulab (Fahad Mustafa), the protagonist of the film, is a corrupt police officer who only wants to collect money. You have never seen such a good look of Mahira Khan before, be it romance or dance.
The film was released on 8th July and along with ‘London Nahi Jaon Ga’ broke the streak of failures of Pakistani films which is a great achievement.
The film’s songs ‘Lotta Re’ and ‘Dil Kare Dhak Dhak Dhak’ gained huge popularity.
I will not go to London
This film, which was released on July 8, also stopped the series of failures of Pakistani films and had a good box office in the country and abroad.
The highlight of this movie is its actors. Lively performances by Humayun Saeed, Mehwish Hayat and Kabra Khan kept the interest alive in the film.
Mehwish Hayat in the role of a girl caught in the flames of revenge, impressed everyone.
The highlight of this film is its actors, Humayun Saeed Mehwish Hayat, Kabra Khan’s lively acting kept the interest in the film (film poster).
Humayun Saeed’s role in this film though was very similar to Fawad Khaga, the troubled lover who is always restless.
Kubra Khan has to be commended here that she presented herself in her role of a Punjabi girl in such a way that this role became memorable.
Don’t panic
Released on the occasion of Eid-ul-Fitr, the film was quite interesting and featured a sultry actress like Saba Qamar in the lead role, but if any role drew applause, it was Syed Gibran’s.
This film did more business than all the films released on Eid-ul-Fitr.
The character of a well-intentioned Khulandre failed lover was the life of this film. This film is remembered more for Gibran than for Saba Qamar.
This film did more business than all the films released on Eid-ul-Fitr (film poster).
The story of the film was that a daughter has to show that she is no less than a son.
Due to the coherent story and lively dialogues, there was no dull moment in the film and it turned out to be a complete entertainer.
Joyland
The first four films are due to their box office numbers, but this film, which is still banned in Punjab, makes it to this list because of its global acclaim.
In 2022, while Moolah Jutt brought Pakistani films to the world’s attention, the film Joyland, which won multiple awards at the first Cannes Film Festival and then several other film festivals, was nominated for an Oscar by Pakistan and then This is the first time that a Pakistani film has made it to the shortlist of 15 films for the Oscars.
The highlight of Joyland is the role of transgender Biba, played by Alina Khan, a transgender (film poster).
It is the story of a middle-class house in Lahore, where feelings matter and not the thought of feelings.
The main point of this film was that it is not a single person but the society that is oppressing, dreaming is not bad but a crime, being different or thinking is punishable.
The highlight of Joyland is the character of the transgender Biba, played by Alina Khan, a transgender, who is quite a breakthrough in her own right.
All that’s left now is January 24, when Joyland is expected to make it to the final five Oscars nominations.
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2024-08-31 12:22:12
