When drama is chosen as a genre, one has to spend time in developing characters and plot. But Bin Roye, a melodrama, rides on a horse that desperately wants to reach the finish line.
It’s a simple triangle that follows the heartbreak and lost-love-found formula. The film reminds you of Kuch Kuch Hota Hai where Anjali secretly loves Rahul but to her disappointment, Rahul loves Tina. Mahira Khan is the fun-loving Anjali whose only motive in life is to treat herself with ice-creams and candyfloss. She is madly in love with her childhood best-friend Irtiza who loves her sister, Saman.
The film, which has been co-directed by Shahzad Kashmiri, has great cinematic appeal and aesthetics. Many critics acknowledged the courage demonstrated by Hum Films to produce a film of this magnitude especially in times when the production houses and distributors in Pakistan are ready to bank on the serials but not on the films. And I also feel that Hum Films has taken a good start. It’s a sincere effort by the filmmakers. But the film has few issues.
Momina Duraid may be a force to reckon with on television but her first attempt as a full-fledged filmmaker looks slightly amateurish - only in some areas. It’s clearly the editing and the weak writing that let her down. When a novel is adapted into a feature film, the risk of complete storytelling automatically gets inflated and that risk is not properly addressed here. The first half jumps from one scene to another with too much happening in few minutes and then there are some scenes which were dragged for too long. Two years while Humayun Saeed is away are passed in two minutes but his rides to office and back are stretched for long. Some dialogues, like the constant reference to Irtiza being in his 30s, were not really needed. Also, if I am not mistaken, the couple who died in the plane crash was the one who had adopted Saman and Jawed Sheikh addressed her as her sister-in-law (bhabhi) but the news of their death was shared just like that. Characters appear and vanish with a blink of an eye. Junaid Khan’s character was half-baked and had a clear motive of twisting the story. Adeel Hussain appears from nowhere in the film, dances the night away only to never return. Hence too many loose ends that remained untied. One also wonders why the name of the film is Bin Roye when there are tears flowing down the cheeks in every other scene. So these were few situations where the viewer could feel dodged. If just as much attention was paid to the editing and script as it was paid to the visuals and aesthetics, Bin Roye could have taken the audiences by storm.
Talking about performances, Bin Roye revolves around Mahira Khan who outshines everyone. She is the soul of the film. Check her out in the scene when she curses her sister Saman and breaks down in tears. That scene is so honestly performed that it hurts to see her cry. No one ever has looked so beautiful with tears in her eyes! This is certainly not her debut film as she has already played Atif Aslam’s love interest in Shoaib Mansoor’s Bol. But with Bin Roye, she has finally arrived on the bigger screen. With two more projects lined up for release, Ho Man Jahan (2015) and Raees (2016, as SRK’s leading lady), Mahira surely sets the tone right and shares a strong portfolio of hers with the world - showing them what she is capable of as an artist.
Humayun Saeed is a charmer. He looks good but is bit stiff as an actor; in fact his character was least convincing in the climax. A secret approbation from his side was not necessarily required to make the couple fall in love in their second innings all over again. When Irtiza confesses his love for Sabah in the climax, most of the viewers were turned off; as his secret admiration for Sabah seemed a tad hard to digest - especially when this character was so much into Saman. Just a piece of information, this role was first offered to Fawad Khan and Humayun Saeed was the second choice. Interestingly, Fawad Khan was not the first choice for Humsafar; it came to Humayun first who could not be a part of that venture due to his film commitments.
Because of the number of supporting characters, the screen space that Mahira gets is not justified. When you have veterans like Javed Sheikh and Zeba Bakhtiyar, the audience wants to see them perform rather than just be present around the dining table. It’s sad how a talent like Zeba, who appeared on the big screen after so long, is wasted. In fact, the grandmother’s role was more powerful than hers.
If there is one thing that scores ten on ten besides Mahira’s beauty is the music of the film. The songs are woven well into the plot and they don’t look enforced. One song that you’ll go back home humming is Abida Parveen’s Maula Maula – a haunting melody which literally gives you goose bumps. It is for the first time ever that Abida Parveen has sung a song for a film. There is a song for every situation yet they don’t look forced. The Chandrat song by Rahat Fateh Ali Khan is surely going to be remembered for years to come. The wedding season that is just around the corner will surely have performances on ‘Balle Balle’. Ankit Tiwari and Rekha Bharadwaj have also lent their voice to the film. Excellent choreography and cinematography make all the songs a delight to watch.
Filmmaking is a craft that evolves over a period of time. And Momina, who has given some timeless projects for television and in many ways is responsible for revival of Pakistani dramas around the world, will soon carve a niche for herself in this arena too.
With Pakistani film circuit in the backdrop, Bin Roye is certainly a giant leap in the right direction and is worth a one-time watch. As much as I hope that this film runs well at the box office and provides the much needed oxygen to the fragile Pakistani film industry, I would also like to check with Momina Duraid if Bin Roye was worth the effort of a feature film or did she waste an opportunity of another Humsafar?
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As many as ten movies including some most awaited were released on the occasion of Eid-ul-Fitr in an effort to revive the dying film industry of Pakistan and giving boost to the cinema industry.
Following the release of Indian Movie, Bajrangi Bhaijaan which opened the fantastic response at the box office, most awaited and anticipated Pakistani romantic movie "Bin Roye" and another movie "Wrong No" were hit on box office bringing happy moments for Lollywood and Bollywood fans.
Bin Roye, that was also released in 44 countries of the world, including Pakistan, India, the UK, USA, Canada, Qatar, UAE, Bahrain, Sweden and Denmark etc, includes the cast of top actors of small screen who attempted to showcase their talent for the revival of Pakistani film industry.
Bin Roye story is derived from the famous novel Bin Roye Aansoo by writer Farhat Ishtiaq of Humsafar fame. It is produced by Momina Duraid Films and Hum Films and has been shot at multiple locations, including Karachi, Dubai and the scenic locations of San Francisco over a period of two years.
Wrong Number is a light hearted tale of love, struggle and drama with a strong ensemble cast and good punch lines.
Besides these, for the first time in 35 years and breaking all previous records,the Pashto film industry released seven new movies on Eidul Fitr.
Meanwhile, another much awaited film "Karachi to Lahore" is all set to get released on July 31. The movie is Pakistan's first road-trip film and it is expected to grab attention of huge audience
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In a recent turn of events it was reported by the Indian media that producer Ritesh Sidhwani’s upcoming film Bangistan has been banned in Pakistan.
“‘Basing their judgment on the trailer alone, they have decided that the film is anti-Pakistan and anti-Muslim. If anything, it’s anti-terrorism and since Pakistan is as much a victim of this global menace as any other country, it is in their interest to screen the film. Its message is that it’s foolish to give up your life for a cause you’ll not live to fight for’, says Sidhwani who has written to the ministry asking for a review of the decision,” Ritesh Sidhwani, reported the Times of India along with the headline ‘Bangistan banned in Pakistan’
Actor Jacquiline Fernandez makes a cameo in an item number in Bangistan“I am as clueless and shocked as you are because [they decided to ban the film] based on a trailer, but I have explained [to] them that you cannot judge on the basis of a trailer. A trailer will have to show a conflict [and] I cannot show you the entire film in my trailer…,” Sidhwani told IANS.
However when the individual censor boards were approached to disclose the reasons why they decided to ban the film, it turned out that the film was never submitted to the censor board.
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Salman Khan’s latest Bollywood movie collect great response across the world including Pakistan but now people demanded to ban this movie in Pakistan.
Pakistani twitter users set a trend #BoycottSalmanKhanBanBB and
demanded to ban movie in Pakistan. Twitter users claimed that Indian
movie makers try to create a impression that Indian men are more humanly
than Pakistani men.
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We’ve heard about Pakistani actresses and actors who have crossed the border and sought meaty roles in the Indian film industry. However, not all of them are particularly thrilled at the prospect of working in the Indian film industry and one of them has criticized it. Pakistani actress Armeena Khan, who made her acting debut in Bollywood, said that she was ‘disappointed in Bollywood’.
“People don’t realise that I actually worked in Bollywood before (working in) Pakistan. Normally, it is the other way around, with actors making the transition from Pakistan to Bollywood. But I am worried about Bollywood,” said the Pakistani actress, who also stars in the Pakistani film Bin Roye.
“Films should reflect the societies they emanate from as well as their audiences” and “inspire you to be more than you thought you could be”,the actress said. She felt that Bollywood, it seems, had become all about ‘masala and sex’.
“India is more than this. Where is the philosophy, history, the dreams and the richness of India and its people. “I hope Bollywood can start to encompass these facets, and that is the Bollywood I would want to be part of,” she added.
“But there are consequences. As a result, we are seeing that Bollywood is not only at odds with the hopes and aspirations of right-minded Indian women but also the rich heritage and culture of Indian society,” she said.
“India is more than this. Where is the philosophy, history, the dreams and the richness of India and its people?”
Nice to see that a Bollywood actress has the gall to criticize the industry and star in Pakistani films as well. Armeena Khan does have a point, nowadays Bollywood films have started to focus more on sex, rather than history or philosophy or content. With the advent of item songs and kissing scenes, Bollywood films have changed in a drastic way_______________________________________________________________________________
As many as ten movies inlcluding some most awaited were released on the occasion of Eid ul Fitr in an effort to revive the dying film industry of Pakistan and giving boost to the cinema industry.
Following the release of Indian Movie, Bajrangi Bhaijaan which opened the fantastic response at the box office, most awaited and anticipated Pakistani romantic movie “Bin Roye” and another movie “Wrong No” were hit on box office bringing happy moments for Lolly Wood and Bolly Wood fans.
Bin Roye, that was also released in 44 countries of the world, including Pakistan, India, the UK, USA, Canada, Qatar, UAE, Bahrain, Sweden and Denmark etc, includes the cast of top actors of small screen who attempted to showcase their talent for the revival of Pakistani film industry.
Bin Roye story is derived from the famous novel Bin Roye Aansoo by writer Farhat Ishtiaq of Humsafar fame. It is produced by Momina Duraid Films and Hum Films and has been shot at multiple locations, including Karachi, Dubai and the scenic locations of San Francisco over a period of two years.
Wrong Number is a light-hearted tale of love, struggle and drama with a strong ensemble cast and good punch lines.
Besides these, for the first time in 35 years and breaking all previous records,the Pashto film industry released seven new movies on Eidul Fitr.
Meanwhile, another much awaited film “Karachi to Lahore” is all set to get released on July 31. The movie is Pakistan’s first road-trip film and it is expected to grab attention of huge audience.
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Pakistani movies did a good business as well at the box office during Eidul Fitr holidays along with Indian blockbuster ‘Bajrangi Bhaijaan’.
The glitz and glamour world folks from Pakistan took a sigh of relief and felt happy because films like ‘Wrong No’ and ‘Bin Roye’ gave the industry a much-needed push.
The Eidul Fitar saw the release of 16 movies, out of which there were four Urdu flicks, one Punjabi, seven Pushto, one Indian and three western films.
According to entertainment circles, when it comes to box office ‘Bajrangi Bhaijaan’, a Salman Khan and Karina Kapoor flick, remained at the top.
Among Pakistani movies ‘Wrong No’, a comedy film directed and produced by Yasir Nawaz, did a fairly good business. Momina Duraid’s film ‘Bin Roye’ is doing pretty good at the box office keeping in view the fact that the flick had been released worldwide. Urdu film ‘Bazar’ directed by Liaqat Ali Khan and Punjabi film ‘Gunhagar’ directed by Hanif Joya have been considered by entertainment circles as average movies.
‘Bin Roye’ was the first Pakistani movie released worldwide on this Eid. The countries where the film was released are India, Qatar, Behrain, UK, Sweden, Denmark and USA.
Pakistan Film Producers Association Chairman Syed Noor while commenting on Eid releases said: “I am happy to see so many Pakistani movies, definitely the film industry is gearing up for a bright future.”
To a question that cinema owners were giving more shows to the Indian movie, Mr Noor said he had great regrets at such a situation.
He said after sometime he would hold a film convention in Lahore in which he as chairman of Pakistan Film Producers Association would invite producers and directors from across Pakistan to have a discussion on this ‘bad trend’ of giving more shows to Indian movies.
Pakistan Film Exhibitors Association Chairman Zoraiz Lashari, however, had a different opinion.
He said cinema business had always been driven by the public demand, if public wanted to watch ‘Bajrani Bhaijaan’ naturally more shows would be given to that film.
He said Pakistani movies could be released after a week or so. He said that release of films such as ‘Wrong No’ and ‘Bin Roye’ was a good omen for Pakistan film industry.
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They may have been associated with bulky women dancing to please angry men but the cultural impact of Pashto films seems to be a lot bigger than our stereotypical understanding of this regional language film industry. Their popularity is as big as the population of Pashto speaking people, which is primarily settled and hails from the Pashtun belt of Pakistan and Afghanistan.
Which is why locally made Pashto films are gaining ground in Afghanistan and have started to stand out among the flood of Irani films that usually dominates the box office in Afghanistan. Director- producer Sanober Qaiser’s film Sartaiz Badmaash was released in two cinemas in Kabul on Eid and performed better than what the producer of the film had expected.
“Though the exact box office numbers are not out yet but our film did a tremendous business in Kabul,” Qaiser told The Express Tribune. “It was a lot more than what we had expected in a popular market like Afghanistan.”
However, Sartaiz Badmaash is not the first Pakistani Pashto film to be screened in Afghanistan, the tradition actually started in 2001.
“There was a time when we couldn’t even think of competing with Irani films but things have changed over time. Afghanistan’s predominantly Persian listening cinema audience is now getting used to hardcore Pashto and we have also tried to make our content more meaningful and production quality better ” added Qaiser.
Apart from Sartaiz Badmaash that received a simultaneous international and local release, films Pakhtun Pay Dubai may get released not only in Kabul but Dubai as well.
“Dubai has a huge Pashtun population who love going to cinemas to see Pakistani actors light up the screen. And since Arbaaz’s film is also shot and based in Dubai, the audience will definitely enjoy that,” Faizi Khan, a distributor of Pashto films told The Express Tribune.
With the producers having found a lucrative international market and fresh faces entering into the film business, it seems like Pashto cinema is all set to regain its lost glory.
“Last year, four Pashto films were release on Eidul Fitr but this year seven films were released and this is proof that Pashto film viewership has increased,” Pashto film actor, Jahangir Jani told The Express Tribune.”
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After Salman Khan, Eid al-Fitr turned auspicious for Pakistani actress Mahira Khan as her movie "Bin Roye" has turned out to be a big hit worldwide.
Pakistani film "Bin Roye" was released on 16 July worldwide along with Salman's "Bajrangi Bhaijaan". Apart from Pakistan, Mahira's film was released in UAE, UK, US and Canada.
Despite facing competition from big release "Bajrangi Bhaijaan", Mahira's film "Bin Roye" managed to rake in good numbers from the box office.
According to The Indian Express, the film minted $ 138586 (Rs 88.14 lakh) from the US-Canada box office and £165800 (Rs 1.6 crore) from the UK box office.
"Considering the competition from Bajrangi Bhaijaan, these are great figures. We plan to release Bin Roye in more countries in the coming week," Aniket Kawade, Vice-President, B4U told the daily.
"We will definitely release the film in India. The fresh date would be announced shortly," he adds.
A leading film distributor and exhibitor Nadeem Mandviwala also said that "Bin Roye" has helped rebuild Pakistani cinema. He went on to add that "Bajrangi Bhaijaan" and "Bin Roye" have opened to a good number of screens and registered record breaking collection despite facing competition from each other.
"Bin Roye" features Mahira -- who will be seen opposite Shah Rukh Khan in a Bollywood film "Raees" -- and television actor-producer Humayun Saeed in lead roles.
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It was pegged as the big Eid clash, with Shah Rukh Khan’s Raees heroine Mahira Khan taking on Salman Khan.
Eventually Mahira couldn’t keep her date with India as her Pakistani
film Bin Roye wasn’t released, following threats by the Maharashtra
NavNirman Sena (MNS). Meanwhile, Salman’s Bajrangi Bhaijaan is writing
box-office history, having earned over Rs 100 crore in three days in
India. But for Team Bin Roye, this has also been an auspicious
Eid-ul-Fitr.
The Pakistani film simultaneously opened in the UAE, UK, US and Canada and till Monday, has grossed $138586 in US/Canada and £165800 in the UK. B4U have released Bin Roye in international markets excluding Pakistan and the Middle-East. Aniket Kawade, Vice-President, B4U, says, “Considering the competition from Bajrangi Bhaijaan, these are great figures. We plan to release Bin Roye in more countries in the coming week.” Kawade assures of an Indian release too. “We will definitely release the film in India. The fresh date would be announced shortly,” he adds.
In Pakistan, more than the box-office collections, it’s the release that is being celebrated. According to leading film distributor and exhibitor Nadeem Mandviwala, “History is being made, as we speak. Irrespective of the (film’s) box-office result, we should understand that it’s a huge step forward for Pakistani cinema, which is trying to rebuild itself.” Both Bajrangi Bhaijaan and Bin Roye have recorded huge opening weekend collections in Pakistan. Whereas Bin Roye was billed as a favourite with women and is doing exceedingly well in multiplexes (reportedly, as many as 10-15 shows of Bin Roye are being added each day), Bajrangi Bhaijaan has been able to attract the masses as well as the classes, and is doing equally well in single screens.
Sources at Eveready cinema in Lahore say that Bajrangi Bhaijaan’s aggregate stands at PKR 40 million (till Monday), compared to Bin Roye’s PKR 23 million. But the difference is also because Bajrangi Bhaijaan opened two days ahead of Bin Roye’s Eid-day release.
For the makers, Bin Roye is likely to emerge the winner in the long run, because of the earnings that are coming in from Dubai, the UK and the US where the film had grand, red-carpet premieres recently.
Broadly speaking, Pakistani cinema aka Lollywood had died its death around 2005, and the process of “rebuilding” took its time but was propelled by the theatrical release of Hindi films in the country, and the government forgoing the entertainment tax. The audience interest was stirred, revenue was generated and state-of-the-art cinemas began to crop up. All this inspired passionate filmmakers to gear up for production.
- See more at: http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/entertainment-others/border-blockbuster/#sthash.bAWloGPy.dpuf
The Pakistani film simultaneously opened in the UAE, UK, US and Canada and till Monday, has grossed $138586 in US/Canada and £165800 in the UK. B4U have released Bin Roye in international markets excluding Pakistan and the Middle-East. Aniket Kawade, Vice-President, B4U, says, “Considering the competition from Bajrangi Bhaijaan, these are great figures. We plan to release Bin Roye in more countries in the coming week.” Kawade assures of an Indian release too. “We will definitely release the film in India. The fresh date would be announced shortly,” he adds.
In Pakistan, more than the box-office collections, it’s the release that is being celebrated. According to leading film distributor and exhibitor Nadeem Mandviwala, “History is being made, as we speak. Irrespective of the (film’s) box-office result, we should understand that it’s a huge step forward for Pakistani cinema, which is trying to rebuild itself.” Both Bajrangi Bhaijaan and Bin Roye have recorded huge opening weekend collections in Pakistan. Whereas Bin Roye was billed as a favourite with women and is doing exceedingly well in multiplexes (reportedly, as many as 10-15 shows of Bin Roye are being added each day), Bajrangi Bhaijaan has been able to attract the masses as well as the classes, and is doing equally well in single screens.
Sources at Eveready cinema in Lahore say that Bajrangi Bhaijaan’s aggregate stands at PKR 40 million (till Monday), compared to Bin Roye’s PKR 23 million. But the difference is also because Bajrangi Bhaijaan opened two days ahead of Bin Roye’s Eid-day release.
For the makers, Bin Roye is likely to emerge the winner in the long run, because of the earnings that are coming in from Dubai, the UK and the US where the film had grand, red-carpet premieres recently.
Broadly speaking, Pakistani cinema aka Lollywood had died its death around 2005, and the process of “rebuilding” took its time but was propelled by the theatrical release of Hindi films in the country, and the government forgoing the entertainment tax. The audience interest was stirred, revenue was generated and state-of-the-art cinemas began to crop up. All this inspired passionate filmmakers to gear up for production.
- See more at: http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/entertainment-others/border-blockbuster/#sthash.bAWloGPy.dpuf
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Yasir Nawaz was up against more than one big budget film when his Wrong Number hit theaters on Eid day. The comedy film starring fresh, new faces as well as a veteran cast such as Danish Taimoor, Suhai Ali Abro, Janita Asma, Nadeem Jafri, Danish Nawaz, Javed Sheikh and Shafqat Cheema.
But according to sources (derived from a Facebook posty by Jami Moor) Wrong Number seems to have outdone its competition Bin Roye this Eid and exceeded expectations at the box office.
ARY Films upcoming project Wrong Number has caused a ripple already, weeks before its release. Featuring Danish Taimoor, Suhai Ali Abro, Janita Asma, Javed Sheikh, Shafqat Cheema, Danish Nawaz and Nadeem Jaffri, the movie is bound to enthrall and entertain audience members to no end.
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As a nation we love romantic sob-fests. We revel in the whole shebang: brooding hero, moony-eyed heroine, song, dance, death and an inevitable happy ending.
And we adore bright colors, fabulous fashion and pretty faces. Most girls don’t come prettier than Mahira Khan and because of all this, Hum Films’ Bin Roye is probably going to be a box office success.
Hum Network is renowned for its hit dramas and following that lead, does Bin Roye occasionally slip towards drama mode? Yes, as expected. With drama director extraordinaire Momina Duraid at the helm, the movie certainly is replete with dramatic pauses. Even the storyline — adapted from the novel by Farhat Ishtiaq who also wrote the much-acclaimed ‘Humsafar’ — is reminiscent of the romantic angst that one identifies with Momina’s dramas.
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Upcoming Pakistani film Jalaibee has set a rather unique record. The yet-to-release movie has already made Rs5 million in advance ticket sales.
During a press conference on Tuesday, founder and CEO of ARY Digital Salman Iqbal revealed that real estate tycoon Malik Riaz has purchased 10,000 tickets of Jalaibee for members of Bahria Town.
“The film has already done a business of Rs5 million, two weeks prior to its release,” he said.
Bahria Town residents however will need to register in order to avail the free tickets.
Seems like the films producers are going all out in promoting their movie. Earlier, Jalaibee‘s distributor ARY Films, in collaboration with Malik Riaz, had announced that they would be offering gold worth the price of a ticket to anyone who will watch the film in Bahria Town cinemas.
One of the highlights of the film is its versatile director Yasir Jaswal. The young writer-director spoke to The Express Tribune about his soon-to-be released film.
“Jalaibee is a film about eight people and how their lives are intertwined after a sequence of events,” he said. “Two of the major characters in the film are Billu (Danish Taimoor) and Bugga (Ali Safina), friends who get entangled in a debt with the local mafia called The Unit,” Yasir said, specifying that a central theme of the film is greed and how it wields its sledgehammer on those involved.
Initially expected to release during the summer of 2014, Jalaibee is now set to hit the cinemas on March 20. Explaining the reason for the delay, Yasir said, “The production team had run out of funds and the reason behind releasing the teaser was strategic. Wanting to get financers on board, we worked on the pre-production of the film quite extensively, which resulted in delay of the film’s release.”
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The trailer of Pakistan's mega budget film, Yalghaar, which is scheduled to come out later this year, has been released.The film revolves around the lives of valiant soldiers who have sacrificed their lives for the cause of eradicating terrorism.Based on the true events of the 48-hour Peochar operation conducted in 2008, Yalghaar focuses on the lives of the men and women who individually hold unique story lines, telling tales of love, friendship, family, war and sacrifice.The film's protagonists Shaan and Adnan Siddiqi, who play the roles of SSG Commandos, put up a tough fight against terrorists in the film.
A few days ago, the trailers for Batman v Superman and Suicide Squad created a ruckus online after their respective trailers were released. And with still a good amount of time to go before the movies hit cinema screens, they have only accentuated audience anticipation.
With the trailer for the much-anticipated Yalghaar being released in cinemas, director Hassan Waqas Rana received a similar response, as the trailer became a topic of discussion right after its release.
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