8969

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8969
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Directed by Azeem Sajjad
Written byAzeem Sajjad
Based onTrue Events
Produced byAJ Khan
Starring Saba Qamar
Hussain Tiwana
Azeem Sajjad
Sadaf Hamid
Anum Malik
Ali Jabran Khan
CinematographySabahat Qamar
Edited bySalman Khan
Music byRaheel Fayyaz
Production
company
A J Media Productions
Distributed byPlay Pictures
Release date
  • 2 December 2016 (2016-12-02)(Pakistan)
Running time
147mins
CountryPakistan
LanguageUrdu
Box officeRs 6 Million [1]

8969 is a 2016 Pakistani thriller film directed by Azeem Sajjad. The film stars Saba Qamar, and introducing new stars namely Hussain Tiwana, Sadaf Hamid, Anam Goher and Ali Jabran Khan in lead roles. It was released on 2 December 2016 under the production banner of A J Media Productions. [2] [3]

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Plot

The movie appears to be a murder mystery; along with a serial killer's trivia twist to the story.

Cast

Music

The music for the film has been composed by Raheel Fayyaz.

Release

The trailer of 8969 was released in September 2014. [4] The film was set to be released in April 2016 but was pushed to late 2016. [5] [6] The film was released in Pakistan nationwide on 2 December 2016. [7]

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