Zindagi Tamasha

Keeping all controversies aside, the state's seriousness towards the performing arts genre becomes evident through the Directors' three-minute message before the film begins.

The movie started off with a powerful and engaging introduction, capturing the audience's attention from the beginning. However, as the story progressed, it seemed to lose its direction, and the film began to unfold shot by shot without a cohesive narrative, leaving the viewers somewhat perplexed.

Despite the film's weak storytelling, it was evident that the plot held great potential, presenting a captivating premise. Regrettably, this struggle with storytelling is a recurring issue that many Pakistani films face. It is essential for filmmakers to enhance their narrative techniques and pacing to fully realize the potential of their stories.

Amidst the film's shortcomings, the performances by Arif Hasan as Rahat Khawaja and Samiya Mumtaz as his wife were truly commendable. Arif Hasan's portrayal of Rahat Khawaja exuded strength and conviction throughout, while Samiya Mumtaz's portrayal of his wife added a touch of warmth to the movie. Their chemistry was delightful and proved to be the main highlight of the film.

In conclusion, while the film's promising beginning and stellar performances contributed to its appeal, the lack of a cohesive and well-developed storyline hindered its overall impact.

Loved the ending, as I was expecting controversial ending, but Mr. Sarmad covered it well. Told us about the sensitivity and didn't hurt our feelings at the same time.

The story n cinematography is excellent.

The scenes of "Mehfil.a.Naat" are the peak of story but not doing any unnecessary drama was the maturity of Director.

I think if someone had watched it n then commented there must not be such huge uproar from religious people.

Dear Sarmad Thanks for releasing it I wish could pay you for this.

Tell me how can I Send you Money so that you keep us entertained without suffering any financial loss.

Worth Watching. Lovely Movie,

With another powerful story by the one & only Sarmad Khoosat, we see another Film based on the Exploitation of the Religion in the country and how it effects the norm. The characters were made alive by Arif Hassan & the all famous Samiya Mumtaz. With the release we see the same political problems we have always dealt with before. Before watching this, I had only seen clips of the movie but the whole watch on YouTube just made me appreciate the craft even more. The powerful & intense moments reallt hit the heart and mind in moments unnoticed. We see the typical Khoosat style in this film with long shots & realistic settings. Although the movie conveys a clear message of exploitation and effects of society on a person, I can't help but feel this is just a hint of something more complete yet to come. But talking about the Technical aspect which my analytical brain couldn't help but see, the edits especially the SFX seemed a bit choppy & repetitive considering this was being made for Cienema release. All in all, would have loved to watch it on the biggest possible sceen but the art still lives on. More power to you Sarmad Khoosat!

Heartbroken for director Sarmad Khoosat, as his cinematic masterpiece was denied a theatrical release by higher authorities, settling for YouTube. This country's treatment of artists deprives us of quality cinema.

Undeniably one of Pakistan's finest cinematic creations, portrays the poignant story of an elderly Naat reciter who commits a mistake, not a grave sin. Tragically, he has been outcast by his community, including his own family, solely due to his age and religious profession.

This movie bravely shows the extremism in religious clergy, and ironically extremism is the reason why this movie is not released in cinemas.

P. S : This movies shows us that extremism is not always means to kill other people.

Sometimes extremism means to not forgive others for their forgivable misdeeds.

Just watched it after they released it for free on youtube.

The pace of the movie is rather slow but the acting from the leading characters is very good.

There aren't any dialogues or lines in the movie that stand out (comparing to other hit Pakistani movies like Bol/Khuda Kay Liye) but some scenes are very powerful. I really liked the scenes involving the hypocrisy of the clergy.

The soundtrack is nice as well.

Some, especially the international audience, might find the story slow or boring and might not really understand the subtleties of the topics in the movie, but it is quite relevant to the Pakistani society.

It's a good effort by everyone involved.