So in the year 2023 Pakistan Dozens of films were released but the most successful the film She got the movie ‘The Legend of Moolah Jat’ to be released in 2022.
The highest box office business last year was 2022’s ‘The Legend of Moolah Jat’ which is a record of its kind.
Year 2023 Pakistan cinema and Film industry turned out to be a nightmare that everyone associated with the industry wants to forget.
Hamza Ali Abbasi and Fawad Khan’s film ‘The Legend of Moolah Jat’, released on October 13, 2022, had collected over Rs 100 crore in Pakistan alone by the end of 2022.
After a late success, it was hoped that Pakistan cinema, which was struggling to recover due to the unavailability of Bollywood and then due to the Corona virus, would come out with energy once once more.
But successive unsuccessful films not only made the filmmakers cry, but also the ambitions of the cinema owners were left as ambitions.
The sad situation is that none of the Pakistani films released in the year 2023 crossed the 12 crore mark.
In 2023, on Eid-ul-Fitr, the movie ‘Money Back Guarantee’, featuring multiple stars including Fawad Khan, Waseem Akram, Shanira Akram, failed at the box office.
The box office business of this film in Pakistan was less than 12 crores which shocked the film industry.
The second most successful film of the year, ‘Teri Meri Kani’, was originally a collection of three short films, which was released on the occasion of Eid-ul-Azha, and this film managed to do a box office business of a little over 8 crores.
Although it featured Mehwish Hayat, Wahaj Ali, Hara Mani, Mani, and Ramsha Khan, this tri-color bouquet did not go down well with the public.
Apart from these two films, only ‘Allah Yaar, Da Hundred Flower of God’ which was an animated film, made around 4 crores at the box office.
Apart from this, none of the films might even come close to 2 crores and failed miserably.
Interestingly, ‘The Legend of Moolah Jatt’, which had collected around Rs 102 crore at the box office by the end of December 2022, managed to earn another Rs 16 crore in January-December 2023.
In this way, the highest grossing film in the year 2023 was ‘The Legend of Moolah Jat’.
If you exclude Mola Jatt from the count, the box office total of all Pakistani films combined is not even 30 crores in the whole year.
If we compare it to 2022, only two films ‘Quaid-e-Azam Zindabad’ and ‘London Nahi Jaon Ga’ had a box office of more than 50 crores this year.
Year 2024, Concerns and Expectations
After a disastrous year like 2023, three films are all set to release in the first month of the new year itself.
While some other interesting films are also in the queue, some of which have given the release date and others have been completed but they are still in the state of rubbers for release.
The reason for this uncertainty is that expectations are low and fears are high from 2024.
Here we are introducing the best Chidda Chidda movies to release in 2024.
Scattered
Inspired by the life of social media star Qandeel Baloch, this film is being released on January 5, in which Faryal Mehmood is playing the lead role of Vikhri.
The film is directed by Aram Parveen Bilal, while it is produced by Abid Aziz Merchant and Apoorva Bakshi.
The world premiere of this film has taken place at the Red Sea Film Festival in Saudi Arabia, but it is being screened in Pakistan on January 5.
(Poster: IMDB)
rare
Released on January 26, this film has the lead role of Yemeni Zaidi, whose debut film this is.
Nayaab is the story of a girl who wants to become a cricketer. Faryal Mehmood is also doing a special marriage number in the film.
The trailer of Nayaab is quite good and the film is also being marketed well so hopefully Yemeni Zaidi’s name will bring people towards the cinema.
The film is produced by Umeer Irfani and Rumina Umeer, while it is directed by Umeer Nasir Ali, who is making his film debut.
Amr Ayar
Director Azfar Jaffrey’s film has been announced to release on Eid-ul-Adha.
Its prominent roles include Hamza Ali Abbasi, Usman Mukhtar, Farhan Tahir, Sanam Saeed and Ali Kazmi.
The film is considered to be a VFX masterpiece, its trailer is very lively and it is a fictional adaptation of Alf Laila’s story in modern times.
A lot of time and money has been spent on this film, and the film industry has high hopes for it.
Pakistani cinema and television actor Faisal Qureshi gives an interview to Independent Urdu on the sets of his film in Karachi (Screengrab: Hasan Kazmi/Independent Urdu)
Rawalpindi Express
This film based on the life of former Pakistani fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar is in the final stages of completion. Although the shooting has been completed, the editing and other technical works are still going on.
Gohar Rasheed is playing the role of Shoaib Akhtar in the film, while Umar Alam has become Saqlain Mushtaq.
Other actors include Farhan Tahir, Umair Rana. Before Gauhar Rasheed, Shoaib Akhtar was played by Umair Jaswal, but later he parted ways due to personal reasons.
However, this film has now become a victim of more controversies. In January 2023, Shoaib Akhtar expressed his detachment from this film through a tweet.
Kafeel Anwar, the producer of this film, told Independent Urdu in Karachi a few months ago that he is hopeful that things will be settled with Shoaib Akhtar soon as it would not be appropriate to release the film without him.
However, he said that ‘Shoaib Akhtar has entered into this agreement and now that the film has been completed, he cannot get out of it. She will go away.’
For this reason, no final date has been found for this film.
(Poster: IMDB)
Heaven will speak
Written and directed by Shoaib Mansoor, this film is regarding the Pakistan Air Force in which Imad Irafami is playing the lead role.
While in this film, Maya Ali is playing the role of an Indian journalist.
The film was supposed to release in 2023, but according to reports, some scenes will have to be reshot, which is expected in February.
In this sense, this film can become the adornment of the cinema at the end of 2024.
Maya Ali was last seen in cinema in 2019, so her fans are eagerly waiting for this film.
The film ‘The Legend of Moolah Jat’ has won not only Pakistan but also worldwide acclaim and has also earned the honor of being the first Pakistani film to cross the 200 crore mark (film poster).
Arts
Faisal Qureshi (who is already hugely famous for his Ufone commercial) is giving a modern take on this popular PTV comedy-drama of the past.
In the film, Shahzad Rai played the role of Alf and Faisal Qureshi played the role of Noon himself. Mehwish Hayat and Sajal Ali have played important roles in the film.
The film is expected to be released on Eid-ul-Fitr.
Lotus
Mahira Khan and Fawad Khan starrer movie has been waiting for a long time by the fans but the final date has not been given.
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Although this film is fully developed. After Humsafar, this will be the first Urdu effort in which these two stars are shining together.
There are reports that Mahira Khan is playing the role of a blind girl while Fawad Khan is playing the role of a poet or a writer.
Madiha Imam also stars in this film while it is director Ammar Rasool’s first film. Fawad Khan himself is the producer of Niloofar.
Termites
Sonia Hussain and Faisal Qureshi’s horror film is currently being shot and is likely to be released by October.
Faisal Qureshi and Sonia Hussain are working in a film for the first time, the story of the film is regarding a house where this family lives, and that house is under the influence of a mysterious creature.
This film is being directed by Rafi Rashidi who has earlier made a film ‘Thoda Ji Ley’.
Mango jut
Faisal Qureshi’s yet another film Magar Yeh Punjabi is all set to go on floors and director Abu Aliha says he is determined to release it on Eid.
It is a Punjabi comedy film and according to Faisal Qureshi it is full of spice.
In the year 2024, the shining stars of Pakistani cinema, Humayun Saeed and Fahad Mustafa, are unlikely to release any film, which is not a good omen for the cinema.
No announcement has been made so far by the country’s famous film maker Fiza Ali Mirza and Nabeel Qureshi.
While the most successful director Nadeem Baig is not currently on the sets of any film, which is the clearest indication of the situation being confused.
Cinema owners say that only Bollywood films can save cinemas from closing in 2024, but there is no possibility of lifting the ban imposed on them.
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2024-07-02 17:49:01