The world’s youngest Nobel Peace Prize Laureate, Malala Yousafzai, was full of praise for Pakistani film, Janaan, after seeing it at a special screening in Birmingham attended by the film’s lead actors, Bilal Ashraf and Ali Rehman Khan.
Speaking after the screening, Malala said, “I’m really excited that I saw this beautiful film, Janaan, and I ask all of you to see this film; it has a huge message about girls education, about women’s rights, about our Pashtun culture and I’m really proud of it, and it is amazing.”
Honouring Pakistan’s rich heritage in film, the arts and storytelling, Janaan (‘Beloved’ in Pashto) presents a colourful and emotional observation of contemporary Pakistan. Filmed in the breathtaking Swat region among other locations, the film is helmed by a team of young creatives, directed by Azfar Jafri and written by Osman Khalid Butt. Rising stars of Pakistani cinema,...
Speaking after the screening, Malala said, “I’m really excited that I saw this beautiful film, Janaan, and I ask all of you to see this film; it has a huge message about girls education, about women’s rights, about our Pashtun culture and I’m really proud of it, and it is amazing.”
Honouring Pakistan’s rich heritage in film, the arts and storytelling, Janaan (‘Beloved’ in Pashto) presents a colourful and emotional observation of contemporary Pakistan. Filmed in the breathtaking Swat region among other locations, the film is helmed by a team of young creatives, directed by Azfar Jafri and written by Osman Khalid Butt. Rising stars of Pakistani cinema,...
- 9/20/2016
- by Press Releases
- Bollyspice
Presenting the new song video Reid-i-Gul, from the upcoming romantic comedy, Janaan.
Sung by Yusra Iqbal and Awais Niaz, the Pashto song has been composed by Ahmed Ali with lyrics written by Ghani Khan.
Directed by Azfar Jafri, Janaan stars some of Pakistan’s brightest and talented leading stars, Armeena Khan, Ali Rehman Khan and Bilal Ashraf and releases in cinemas on 9th September 2016.
Janaan, releases on 9th September Eid ul Azha, presented by Irk Films, Munir Hussain Films – UK (Pepe’s Piri Piri Group) and Ary Films and Distributed by B4U Motion Pictures.
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Sung by Yusra Iqbal and Awais Niaz, the Pashto song has been composed by Ahmed Ali with lyrics written by Ghani Khan.
Directed by Azfar Jafri, Janaan stars some of Pakistan’s brightest and talented leading stars, Armeena Khan, Ali Rehman Khan and Bilal Ashraf and releases in cinemas on 9th September 2016.
Janaan, releases on 9th September Eid ul Azha, presented by Irk Films, Munir Hussain Films – UK (Pepe’s Piri Piri Group) and Ary Films and Distributed by B4U Motion Pictures.
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- 9/1/2016
- by Press Releases
- Bollyspice
Reviewed at the 2010 Abu Dhabi Film Festival.
"Slackistan," the first feature from Hammad Khan, belongs to that familiar breed of film about life as someone young, aimless and under- or unemployed, with too much time to fill in the company of funny friends -- think "Reality Bites," or "Swingers" (a film given more than one tip of the hat here), or "Kicking and Screaming," or countless others. What sets "Slackistan" apart from the pack is the fact that it's centered in Islamabad, the capital of Pakistan and "the city that always sleeps," according to our hero and sometimes narrator Hasan (Shahbaz Hamid Shigri), a would-be filmmaker who's managed to obtain an Hdv camera but has so far left it sitting in its box.
The post-collegiate twentysomethings in "Slackistan" are wealthy, and there's no question in the movie that their standard issue quarterlife issues about identity, how to get started on...
"Slackistan," the first feature from Hammad Khan, belongs to that familiar breed of film about life as someone young, aimless and under- or unemployed, with too much time to fill in the company of funny friends -- think "Reality Bites," or "Swingers" (a film given more than one tip of the hat here), or "Kicking and Screaming," or countless others. What sets "Slackistan" apart from the pack is the fact that it's centered in Islamabad, the capital of Pakistan and "the city that always sleeps," according to our hero and sometimes narrator Hasan (Shahbaz Hamid Shigri), a would-be filmmaker who's managed to obtain an Hdv camera but has so far left it sitting in its box.
The post-collegiate twentysomethings in "Slackistan" are wealthy, and there's no question in the movie that their standard issue quarterlife issues about identity, how to get started on...
- 10/18/2010
- by Alison Willmore
- ifc.com
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