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{{short description|2018 film}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2020}}
{{Use Pakistani English|date=March 2018}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Azaadi
| native_name = {{Nq|آزادی}}
| image = Azaadi.jpeg
| caption = film poster
| director = Imran Malik
| producer = Irfan Malik<br>Imran Malik
| writer = Imran Malik
| screenplay = Wajid Zuberi
| starring = [[Moammar Rana]]<br>[[Sonya Hussain]]<br>[[Nadeem Baig (actor)|Nadeem Baig]]
| released = {{Film date|df=y|2018|6|16|[[Eid al-Fitr]]|ref1=<ref name="trailer">{{cite news |url=https://arynews.tv/en/watch-azaadi-trailer-ary-films/ |title=WATCH: Trailer of Moammar Rana, Sonya Hussyn starrer 'Azaadi' released |date=14 June 2018 |access-date=14 June 2018 |publisher=[[ARY News]]}}</ref>}}
| music = [[Sahir Ali Bagga]]
| cinematography = Ben Jasper
| editing = M. Arif
| studio = [[Pervez Malik]] Films
| distributor = [[ARY Films]]
| runtime =
| country = Pakistan
| language = Urdu
| budget = {{PKRConvert|70|m}}<ref name="bodawn">{{cite news |author=Mohammad Kamran Jawaid |date=30 December 2018 |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1454402 |title=TRADE: SO, HOW DID THE BOX OFFICE DO? |work=Dawn |access-date=30 December 2018}}</ref>
| gross = {{PKRConvert|84|m}}<ref>{{cite news |url=https://galaxylollywood.com/2018/06/30/b |title=Box Office: '7 Din Mohabbat In' and 'Azaadi' fare well, others fail miserably |author=Zeeshan Mahmood |date=30 June 2018 |access-date=5 July 2018 |work=Galaxy Lollywood}}</ref><ref name="bodawn"/>
}}

'''''Azaadi''''' ({{lang-ur|{{Nq|آزادی}}}}; {{translation|Freedom}}) is a 2018 [[Pakistani film|Pakistani]] [[action thriller]] [[war film]], that released on the occasion of [[Eid al-Fitr]], 16 June 2018. It is written, directed and co-produced by Imran Malik with his brother Irfan Malik under the banner of their father [[Pervez Malik]] Films.<ref name="auto"/> Based on the issue of [[Kashmir conflict]] and freedom for [[Kashmir|Jammu and Kashmir]], the film stars [[Moammar Rana]], [[Sonya Hussain]] and [[Nadeem Baig (actor)|Nadeem Baig]] in the leading roles.<ref name="launch"/> Dialogues for the film are written by Wajid Zuberi, and the film has been distributed by [[ARY Films]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://veryfilmi.com/moammar-rana-sonya-hussyns-movie-azaadi-teaser/ |title=Moammar Rana & Sonya Hussyn's Movie 'Azaadi' Teaser Is Out! |publisher=VeryFilmi |date=6 February 2017 |access-date=27 March 2018}}</ref><ref name="auto1"/>

==Cast==
*[[Moammar Rana]] as Azaad, a character based on the Kashmiri militant [[Burhan Wani]]<ref name="trailer" />
*[[Mariyam Khalif]] as Child artist<ref name="trailer"/>
*[[Sonya Hussain]] as Zara; a Pakistani-origin British journalist, Azaad's wife<ref name="launch">{{cite news |url=https://nation.com.pk/28-Mar-2018/azaadi-trailer-launched |title=Azaadi trailer launched |date=28 March 2018 |access-date=28 March 2018 |work=[[The Nation (Pakistan)|The Nation]]}}</ref>
*[[Nadeem Baig (actor)|Nadeem Baig]] as Azaad's father<ref name="trailer"/>
* [[Mariam Ansari]]
* Ali Bilal
* Erum Azam as Sheena
* Ali Fateh
* Samama Randhawa
* Waseem
* Zeeshan
* Saddam ul Hque as Major Sunil
* [[Omer Shahzad]] as Raj<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.hipinpakistan.com/news/1154984 |title=Exclusive: Omer Shahzad to do a cameo in Sonya Hussyn, Moammar Rana starrer Azaadi |work=www.hipinpakistan.com |access-date=30 July 2018}}</ref> (cameo)

==Production==

===Casting===
[[Danish Taimoor]] was originally cast opposite lead female Sonya Hussain, as the lead male character of the film. But due to the fallout with the makers of the film he was later replaced by Moammar.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.hipinpakistan.com/news/1149728 |title=Danish Taimoor no longer part of Irfan Malik's film |date=22 May 2016 |publisher=HIP |access-date=27 March 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.arydigital.tv/moammar-rana-sonya-hussayn-geared-upcoming-film/ |title=Moammar Rana and Sonya Hussayn geared up for upcoming film |author=Kinza Piracha |date=1 February 2017 |publisher=[[ARY Digital]] |access-date=27 March 2018}}</ref> Pakistani television actress Sonya Hussain, plays the lead female role of a Pakistani-origin British journalist.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://scroll.in/reel/828574/ |title=There's a new movie about Kashmir – from Pakistan |date=5 February 2018 |access-date=27 March 2018 |website=Scroll.in}}</ref> Vetern Pakistani actor Nadeem Baig will essay the father figure role in the film who devotes his life to the Kashmir struggle and passes on his vision of struggle to the youth.<ref name="auto1">{{cite news |url=https://galaxylollywood.com/2017/02/05/a |title=Teaser of upcoming film 'Azaadi' commemorating the struggle for Kashmir is out and it looks GREAT! |author=Zeeshan Mahmood |date=5 February 2017 |website=GalaxyLollywood.com |access-date=27 March 2018}}</ref>

===Development===
In an interview with ''[[DAWN Images]]'', director Imran highlighted that a film of such a big canvas has never been attempted before in Pakistan, and that the film had elements of patriotism, action scenes and a very powerful love story.<ref name="auto">{{cite news |url=https://images.dawn.com/news/1177050 |title=Upcoming film Azaadi puts the struggle for Kashmir on the big screen |work=[[DAWN Images]] |date=5 February 2017 |access-date=27 March 2018}}</ref> The cinematography has been done by Ben Jasper.

===Filming===
The film has been shot in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir and Northern areas of Pakistan.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.hipinpakistan.com/news/1150327 |title=The curious case of Sonya Hussyn's male lead is solved |date=27 July 2016 |publisher=HIP |access-date=27 March 2018}}</ref>

==Music==
The music of the film has been done by [[Sahir Ali Bagga]], [[Jabar Abbas]], [[Shafqat Amanat Ali Khan]] and Afshan Abbas. Singers [[Rahat Fateh Ali Khan]] and [[Qurat-ul-Ain Balouch]] have also lent their voices for the soundtrack. [[Natasha Khan (Pakistani Singer)|Natasha Khan]] from [[Coke Studio (Pakistani TV program)|Coke Studio]] was the audio engineer of the movie.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.sae.edu/gbr/natasha-khan-talks-coke-studio-success |title=Natasha Khan talks Coke Studio success {{!}} SAE Institute UK – Creative Media Courses in Audio Production, Music Business, Animation, VFX, Film, Games and Web Design|website=www.sae.edu|language=en|access-date=22 October 2018}}</ref>
{{tracklist
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| total_length = {{Duration|m=|s=}}
| title1 = Mahiya Ve
| extra1 = Afshan Fawad, Jabbar Abbas
| music1 = Bobby Wazir
| title2 = Lagiyaan
| music2 = Sahir Ali Bagga
| extra2 = Sahir Ali Bagga
}}

==Release==
The Film was released on [[Eid-ul-Fitr]] in Pakistan.

===Box office===
The film collected 64 million in its first week despite having tough competition from Bollywood movie [[Race 3]] and three other Pakistani films including Saat Din Mohabbat In, Wajood and Na Band Na Baraati.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://boxofficedetail.com/azaadi-eid-week-business-pakistan/|title = Tracking Estimated Boxoffice Numbers in Pakistan}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[List of Pakistani films of 2018]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb title|7998260}}
* {{Facebook|Azaadi-803318393140295}}

{{ARY Films}}

[[Category:2018 action thriller films]]
[[Category:2010s action war films]]
[[Category:2018 films]]
[[Category:Pakistani epic films]]
[[Category:Pakistani action thriller films]]
[[Category:Pakistani action war films]]
[[Category:Films scored by Sahir Ali Bagga]]
[[Category:2010s Urdu-language films]]
[[Category:India–Pakistan relations in popular culture]]
[[Category:Kashmir conflict in films]]
[[Category:Military of Pakistan in films]]
[[Category:Films set in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir]]

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