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Directed by | Emran Hussain |
Written by | Emran Hussain Ayaz Samoo |
Produced by | Naveed Arshad Seemeen Naveed Emran Hussain |
Starring | Ayaz Samoo Danial Afzal Khan Saud Imtiaz Shehzeen Rahat Mahrukh Rizvi Bilal Yousufzai Arshad Ali |
Cinematography | Farrukh Hussain |
Edited by | Zack & Yasir Qazi |
Music by | Ajay Gupta |
Production companies | Big Idea Entertainment Cinematic Media |
Distributed by | Hum Films |
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Running time | 89 minutes |
Country | Pakistan |
Language | Urdu & English |
Budget | PKR 5.5 million |
Box office | PRK 2.0 million |
Aksbandh (previously Paranormal Karachi Nights [1] ) is a supernatural found footage horror film released in 2016, the first film of its kind from Pakistan. It was produced, written, and directed by Emran Hussain and co-written by Ayaz Samoo. [2] Aksbandh was produced under the production banner of Cinematic Media and Big Idea Entertainment. The film features an assembled cast that includes Ayaz Samoo, Saud Imtiaz, Danial Afzal, [3] Bilal Yousufzai, Shehzeen Rahat, Mahrukh Rizvi, and Arshad Ali.
The film was distributed by Hum Films on 20 May 2016 in cinemas nationwide.
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The plot of movie resolves around six friends who set out on a fun adventure trip to Drigh Lake in Larkana, [4] to make a small budget horror film. However, when the trip takes a nasty turn, the six friends find themselves mixed up in paranormal activities. [5]
Aksbandh was completely shot and produced in Pakistan, except for sound recording and mixing, which was done in India. [6]
A teaser trailer for Aksbandh was revealed on 15 November 2015. [7] The theatrical trailer and final poster for the film was released on 23 April 2016. The film was released across Pakistani cinemas on 20 May 2016. [8]
A review in Dawn found that "This experiment by ad-makers-turned-producers Naveed Arshad and Seemeen Naveed will no doubt help the film industry along in a big way; irrespective of box office results. Times are now a changing and if we can have more projects like Aksbandh, the future is definitely bright for independent Pakistani films." [9] Another review called the film "a spooky treat". [10] The News International found the film "surprisingly good". [11]