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Superb and overlooked Pakistani film about a serial killer in a feudal land.

This is one of the best Pakistani films I&#39;ve seen in terms of acting and plot. Yes, the production values are still quite basic but that is due to the limitations of budget. Mustafa Qureishi is brilliant as a feudal landlord who is more-or-less an absolute ruler in his land. The people who live on his land look to him to provide them with justice. He provides them with stern but fair justice. He is also best friends with Ghulam Mohiuddin whom he considers a younger brother. His actual younger brother is a spoilt rich kid--and unknown to Qureishi--a serial rapist and killer--who has been raping and killing young girls who live in the land. When Ghulam&#39;s younger sister is raped and killed close to her wedding he is distraught and comes to his friend, the Feudal Lord (the literal meaning of Wadera Sain) to ask him to find the killer. Qureishi swears he will try his hardest. When Ghulam finds evidence that it was Qureishi&#39;s younger brother he brings his suspicions to Qureishi who first tries to beat his younger brother into telling the truth but he is stopped by his own Father the Elder Feudal Lord who swears that the youngster is innocent. The word of his elder is enough for Qureishi and he tells Ghulam that you must be mistaken. This causes a rift in their friendship and it turns to enmity. The on screen chemistry between Qureishi and Ghulam is excellent and the screen is electric when they are together. Eventually more girls get killed and raped and Qureishi and Ghulam&#39;s independent battle to find the killer continues. Ghulam is determined to kill Qureishi&#39;s younger brother and Qureishi to stop him. Eventually Qureishi realises that his Elder lied to him and shaken he vows to provide real justice. He tells Ghulam that today you will see justice like you&#39;ve never seen before. The film ends in a dramatic set piece with a fight between Ghulam and Qureishi&#39;s younger brother and Qureishi which ends when the Feudal Lord shoots his own brother dead thereby providing real justice. This is the best screen performance of Mustafa Qureishi since his legendary role of Noori Nath in Maula Jatt. Well worth seeking out. It has a nice few catchy numbers too filmed mostly on a ravishing young Arifa Siddiqui who gets caught in the obligatory thunderstorm whilst wearing a see-through white dress...! Great film!

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Wadero Sain

Superb and overlooked Pakistani film about a serial killer in a feudal land.

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