Azaadi

Azaadi
Azaadi
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	آزادی
Directed by	Imran Malik
Written by	Imran Malik
Screenplay by	Wajid Zuberi
Produced by	Irfan Malik; Imran Malik
Starring	Moammar Rana; Sonya Hussain; Nadeem Baig
Cinematography	Benjamin Jasper
Edited by	M. Arif
Music by	Sahir Ali Bagga
Production; company	Pervez Malik Films
Distributed by	ARY Films
Release date	16 June 2018 (Eid al-Fitr);
Running time	152 min
Country	Pakistan
Language	Urdu
Budget	Rs. 70 million (US$240,000)
Box office	Rs. 84 million (US$290,000)

Azaadi (Urdu: آزادی; transl. Freedom) is a 2018 Pakistani action thriller war film, that was released on 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.^[4] Based on the issue of Kashmir conflict and freedom for Jammu and Kashmir, the film stars Moammar Rana, Sonya Hussain and Nadeem Baig in the leading roles.^[5] Dialogues for the film are written by Wajid Zuberi, and the film has been distributed by ARY Films.^[6]^[7]

Cast

Moammar Rana as Azaad, a character based on the Kashmiri militant Burhan Wani^[1]
Mariyam Khalif as Child artist^[1]
Sonya Hussain as Zara; a Pakistani-origin British journalist, Azaad's wife^[5]
Nadeem Baig as Azaad's father^[1]
Mariam Ansari
Ali Bilal
Erum Azam as Sheena
Ali Fateh
Samama Randhawa
Waseem
Zeeshan
Saddam ul Haque as Major Sunil
Omer Shahzad as Raj^[8] (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.^[9]^[10] Pakistani television actress Sonya Hussain, plays the lead female role of a Pakistani-origin British journalist.^[11] 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.^[7]

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.^[4] The cinematography has been done by Ben Jasper.

Filming

The film has been shot in Azad Kashmir and Northern areas of Pakistan.^[12]

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 from Coke Studio was the audio engineer of the movie.^[13]

No.	Title	Music	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"Mahiya Ve"	Bobby Wazir	Afshan Fawad, Jabbar Abbas
2.	"Lagiyaan"	Sahir Ali Bagga	Sahir Ali Bagga

Release

The Film was released on Eid-ul-Fitr in Pakistan.

Reception

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 7 Din Mohabbat In, Wajood and Na Band Na Baraati.

Critical reception

Omair Alavi of Samaa TV praised the film for its worthy cause, excellent cinematography, and powerful performances from Nadeem Baig and Moammar Rana, but the film's weak action sequences, special effects, lengthy first half, which damaged the overall impact of the film, inaccurate portrayal of Kashmiri culture and some unrealistic elements in the storyline were critiqued.^[14]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "WATCH: Trailer of Moammar Rana, Sonya Hussyn starrer 'Azaadi' released". ARY News. 14 June 2018. Retrieved 14 June 2018.
^ ^a ^b Mohammad Kamran Jawaid (30 December 2018). "TRADE: SO, HOW DID THE BOX OFFICE DO?". Dawn. Retrieved 30 December 2018.
^ Zeeshan Mahmood (30 June 2018). "Box Office: '7 Din Mohabbat In' and 'Azaadi' fare well, others fail miserably". Galaxy Lollywood. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
^ ^a ^b "Upcoming film Azaadi puts the struggle for Kashmir on the big screen". DAWN Images. 5 February 2017. Retrieved 27 March 2018.
^ ^a ^b "Azaadi trailer launched". The Nation. 28 March 2018. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
^ "Moammar Rana & Sonya Hussyn's Movie 'Azaadi' Teaser Is Out!". VeryFilmi. 6 February 2017. Retrieved 27 March 2018.
^ ^a ^b Zeeshan Mahmood (5 February 2017). "Teaser of upcoming film 'Azaadi' commemorating the struggle for Kashmir is out and it looks GREAT!". GalaxyLollywood.com. Retrieved 27 March 2018.
^ "Exclusive: Omer Shahzad to do a cameo in Sonya Hussyn, Moammar Rana starrer Azaadi". www.hipinpakistan.com. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
^ "Danish Taimoor no longer part of Irfan Malik's film". HIP. 22 May 2016. Retrieved 27 March 2018.
^ Kinza Piracha (1 February 2017). "Moammar Rana and Sonya Hussayn geared up for upcoming film". ARY Digital. Retrieved 27 March 2018.
^ "There's a new movie about Kashmir – from Pakistan". Scroll.in. 5 February 2018. Retrieved 27 March 2018.
^ "The curious case of Sonya Hussyn's male lead is solved". HIP. 27 July 2016. Retrieved 27 March 2018.
^ "Natasha Khan talks Coke Studio success | SAE Institute UK – Creative Media Courses in Audio Production, Music Business, Animation, VFX, Film, Games and Web Design". www.sae.edu. Retrieved 22 October 2018.
^ "Azaadi – worthy cause, unworthy execution". Samaa TV. 15 June 2018. Archived from the original on 18 June 2018.

External links

Azaadi at IMDb
Azaadi on Facebook

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[trailer-1] "WATCH: Trailer of Moammar Rana, Sonya Hussyn starrer 'Azaadi' released". ARY News. 14 June 2018. Retrieved 14 June 2018.

[bodawn-2] Mohammad Kamran Jawaid (30 December 2018). "TRADE: SO, HOW DID THE BOX OFFICE DO?". Dawn. Retrieved 30 December 2018.

[3] Zeeshan Mahmood (30 June 2018). "Box Office: '7 Din Mohabbat In' and 'Azaadi' fare well, others fail miserably". Galaxy Lollywood. Retrieved 5 July 2018.

[auto-4] "Upcoming film Azaadi puts the struggle for Kashmir on the big screen". DAWN Images. 5 February 2017. Retrieved 27 March 2018.

[launch-5] "Azaadi trailer launched". The Nation. 28 March 2018. Retrieved 28 March 2018.

[6] "Moammar Rana & Sonya Hussyn's Movie 'Azaadi' Teaser Is Out!". VeryFilmi. 6 February 2017. Retrieved 27 March 2018.

[auto1-7] Zeeshan Mahmood (5 February 2017). "Teaser of upcoming film 'Azaadi' commemorating the struggle for Kashmir is out and it looks GREAT!". GalaxyLollywood.com. Retrieved 27 March 2018.

[8] "Exclusive: Omer Shahzad to do a cameo in Sonya Hussyn, Moammar Rana starrer Azaadi". www.hipinpakistan.com. Retrieved 30 July 2018.

[9] "Danish Taimoor no longer part of Irfan Malik's film". HIP. 22 May 2016. Retrieved 27 March 2018.

[10] Kinza Piracha (1 February 2017). "Moammar Rana and Sonya Hussayn geared up for upcoming film". ARY Digital. Retrieved 27 March 2018.

[11] "There's a new movie about Kashmir – from Pakistan". Scroll.in. 5 February 2018. Retrieved 27 March 2018.

[12] "The curious case of Sonya Hussyn's male lead is solved". HIP. 27 July 2016. Retrieved 27 March 2018.

[13] "Natasha Khan talks Coke Studio success | SAE Institute UK – Creative Media Courses in Audio Production, Music Business, Animation, VFX, Film, Games and Web Design". www.sae.edu. Retrieved 22 October 2018.

[14] "Azaadi – worthy cause, unworthy execution". Samaa TV. 15 June 2018. Archived from the original on 18 June 2018.

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