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Na Maloom Afraad
| Na Maloom Afraad | |
|---|---|
| Fahad Mustafa (front) holding bike, Javed Sheikh (mid) holding bag of money & Mohsin Abbas Haider (back) holding fire lighter Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Nabeel Qureshi |
| Produced by | Fizza Ali Meerza Mehdi Ali |
| Written by | Nabeel Qureshi Fizza Ali Meerza |
| Starring | Fahad Mustafa Javed Sheikh Mohsin Abbas Haider Urwa Hocane Salman Shahid Kubra Khan |
| Music by | Shani Arshad Lyrics: Sabir Zafar Mohsin Abbas Haider |
| Cinematography | Rana Kamran |
| Edited by | Asif Mumtaz |
Production company | Filmwala Pictures |
| Distributed by | Hum Films Eveready Pictures Sony Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 137 minutes |
| Country | Pakistan |
| Language | Urdu |
| Budget | 9 crore Rs. [1] |
| Box office | 14 crore Rs. (Worldwide)[2] |
Na Maloom Afraad (2014), Nabeel Qureshi's directorial debut, is a Pakistani action-comedy featuring Javed Sheikh, Fahad Mustafa, and Mohsin Abbas Haider as three poverty-stricken men pursuing wealth through dubious means, supported by Urwa Hocane, Kubra Khan, and Salman Shahid.
Produced on a 9 crore PKR budget by Hum Films, Filmwala Pictures, and Eveready Pictures, the Karachi-shot film (largely in Saddar Town's real locations) underwent extensive pre-production, including years of script development and actor rehearsals. Premiering at South Asian International Film Festival 2014, it released in Pakistan on 6 October 2014 (Eid al-Adha) and later in the UK (22 May 2015), grossing 14 crore PKR worldwide.
The critically acclaimed film broke records as Pakistan's longest-running release since 2007 (165 days), surpassing Waar. It won multiple awards, including Hum Awards' Special Recognition for Qureshi/Fizza Ali Meerza, and Lux Style Awards' Best Film (Meerza), Best Director (Qureshi), and Best Actor (Sheikh). Its 2017 sequel Na Maloom Afraad 2 earned 21 crore PKR, becoming 2017's second-highest grosser.
Cast[edit | edit source]
- Fahad Mustafa as Farhan Ahmed
- Jawed Sheikh as Shakeel Ansari
- Mohsin Abbas Haider as Moon
- Urwa Hocane as Naina
- Kubra Khan as Hina
- Salman Shahid as Gogi
- Amber Wajid as Shama
- Irfan Motiwala as Polka
- Masood Khan as Jango
- Saleem Mairaj as Abdul Qadeer
- Muhammad Abdullah as Abdullah
- Nayyar Ejaz as Samuel (Special appearance)
- Amanullah Khan as Moon's uncle (Special Appearance)
- Mehwish Hayat[3][4] as call girl as known as Billi (Special Appearance)
- Zaheen Tahira as Shakeel's Mother (Cameo)
- Shehnaz Pervaiz as Landlady
- Ali Rizvi as Tea Owner
- Paras Masroor as News Reporter
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedbudget - ↑ "Top Grossing films of Lollywood". galaxylollywood.com. Archived from the original on 25 December 2018. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
- ↑ "Labor of love: Mehwish Hayat on her upcoming item number". DAWN.com. Mahjabeen Mankani. Retrieved 8 July 2014.
- ↑ "Mehwish Hayat prominent among 'Na Maloom Afraad'". Pakistan Today. Retrieved 24 June 2014.