Azad (2018 film)

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Azad
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Urdu آزاد
Directed by Rehan Sheikh
Written byRehan Sheikh
Screenplay byRehan Sheikh
Produced byRehan Sheikh
Hasan Naeem
Starring Sabreen Hisbani
Imran Abbas
Sanam Saeed
Rehan Sheikh
Nimra Bucha
Angeline Malik
Zahid Ahmed
Salman Shahid
CinematographyIlyas Kashmiri
Edited byYasir Nawaz
Music byAbbas Ali Khan
Taimoor Mirza
Production
companies
HBO Films
Bling Studios
Roomi Films
Distributed by HBO
Hum Films
Release date
  • 9 February 2018 (2018-02-09)(Pakistan)
Running time
121 min
CountryPakistan
LanguageUrdu

Azad (lit. Independent) is a 2018 melodrama film directed and written by Rehan Sheikh, who co-produced with Hasan Naeem under the production banner of Bling Studios and Roomi Films. The film features Sabreen Hisbani, Sanam Saeed, Salman Shahid, Rehan Sheikh, Nimra Bucha and Zahid Ahmed, and Sajjad Kishwar. The cast also includes debutants Ajlal Shah and Jawad Rana. A special appearance is also made by Angeline Malik, Imran Abbas and Schumaila Hussain. [1] [2]

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Cast

Production

Marketing

The first teaser of the film was released in September 2015. The second teaser was released in December 2015 by Bling Studios on Vimeo. It had its world premiere on 15 December 2017, in HBO's South Asian International Film Festival. [3]

Soundtrack

The music of the film is composed by Taimoor Mirza and the background score is given by Abbas Ali Khan. [4]

Release

The film was released in cinemas across Pakistan on 9 February 2018. [5] On 15 December 2017, the film along with 2017's Na Maloom Afraad 2 had its screened at the South Asian International Film Festival 2017. [6]

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References

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