Chakkar (film)

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Chakkar
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Directed by Yasir Nawaz
Screenplay by Syed Jibran Yasir Nawaz
Story byZafar Imran
Produced byNida Yasir
Starring Ahsan Khan
Neelam Muneer
CinematographySaleem Daad
Production
company
Farid Nawaz Productions
Distributed by Everady Pictures
Release date
  • 3 May 2022 (2022-05-03)
Running time
128 minutes
CountryPakistan
LanguageUrdu

Chakkar is a 2022 Pakistani murder mystery film directed by Yasir Nawaz produced by Nida Yasir under the banner of Farid Nawaz Productions. [1] It stars Ahsan Khan and Neelam Muneer with Yasir Nawaz and Jawed Sheikh in supporting roles. [2] The film is released on Eid al-Fitr 3 May 2022 with negative reviews from critics towards its storyline, performance and direction. The film was declared a box Average.

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Cast

Production

The film was officially announced in 2019 with Feroze Khan and Mawra Hocane in the leading cast. [3] [4] In early 2020, it revealed that Khan has been replaced by Ahsan Khan while Neelam Muneer has replaced Hocane. [5] [6] The film's principal photography began in March 2020 in Karachi. The film was wrapped up on 27 December 2020. [1]

Soundtrack

The music of the film is composed by Naveed Naushad. [7]

Release

In January 2021, it was announced that it is set to be released on the occasion of Eid-ul-Fitr 2022. [8] [9] It had a world television premiere on Eid al-Adha, 10 July 2022, on ARY Digital. [10]

Accolades

YearAwardsCategoryNomineeResultRef.
October 6, 2023 Lux Style Awards Best Film Director Yasir Nawaz Nominated [11]

References

  1. 1 2 Muhammad Kamran Javaid (19 January 2020). "Nida Yasir and Yasir Nawaz's 'Chakkar' hopes to bring in a different genre to Pakistani cinema". Dawn News . Retrieved 23 December 2020.
  2. ↑ "Neelam Muneer to star opposite Ahsan Khan in Chakkar". The News Images. 5 October 2018. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
  3. ↑ Irfan ul Haq (6 November 2019). "Mawra Hocane and Feroze Khan are pairing up for a feature film". Dawn Images. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
  4. ↑ "Mawra Hocane and Feroze Khan pair up for 'Chakkar'". Daily Times. 8 November 2019.
  5. ↑ "Ahsan Khan joins the cast of Chakkar". The News. March 2020.
  6. ↑ "Neelam Muneer to star opposite Ahsan Khan in Chakkar". www.thenews.com.pk. 23 March 2020.
  7. ↑ "Ready to Spin It's Magic on the Audience: Yasir Nawaz Talks About "Chakkar"". 25 December 2020.
  8. ↑ "'Chakkar' - Neelum Muneer and Ahsan Khan film's teaser out now". Daily Pakistan (newspaper). 31 January 2022. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
  9. ↑ "First teaser of pulp-thriller 'Chakkar' offers all the drama but no plot". The Express Tribune (newspaper). 1 February 2022. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
  10. ↑ ARY Digital [@arydigitalasia] (10 July 2022). "WORLD TV PREMIERE: Watch #Chakkar tonight at 9:00 PM" (Tweet). Retrieved 17 July 2022– via Twitter.
  11. ↑ "Lux Style Awards 2023 nominations out now: Pasoori, Joyland, Mere Humsafar reign supreme". The Express Tribune. 27 September 2023.


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