List of Pakistani films of 2011

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Top grossing films

The top 7 films released in 2011 by worldwide gross are as follows:

Contents

RankTitleStudioGrossRef.
1. Bol Shoman Productions Rs. 16.80 crore (US$580,000)
2. Love Mein Ghum R.K. Production / Geo Films Rs. 4.00 crore (US$140,000)
3. Jugni Paragon Entertainment GroupRs. 3.20 crore (US$110,000)
4. Son of Pakistan New Vision ProductionsRs. 0.85 crore (US$29,000) (est)
5. Bhai Log Kamran Ch Films / AB PicturesRs. 0.35 crore (US$12,000)
6. Khamosh Raho Ghafoor FilmsRs. 0.16 crore (US$5,500) [1]
7. Aik Aur Ghazi Paragon EntertainmentRs. 0.10 crore (US$3,500) [2]

Releases

April–June

OpeningTitleGenreDirectorCastRef.
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08Parai Dhee Action, Romance Hanif Joyea Babar Ali Sandal, Tabinda, Khawaja Saleem, Qaisar Chodhary.
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10 Khamosh Raho Drama/Romance Altaf Hussain Juggan Kazim, Shaan Shahid, Bahar Begum, Asif Khan, Ghulam Mohiuddin (actor). [3]
Aik Aur Ghazi Drama/Action Syed Noor Saima Noor, Shafqat Cheema Heera Malik, Haya Ali, Shehbaz Akmal,
24 Bol Drama/Romance Shoaib Mansoor Humaima Malick, Atif Aslam, Mahira Khan, Iman Ali, Shafqat Cheema, Manzar Sehbai. [4]

July–September

OpeningTitleGenreDirectorCastRef.
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31 Love Mein Gum Drama/Romance/Comedy Reema Khan Moammar Rana, Reema Khan, Nadeem Baig, Javed Sheikh, Afzal Khan (Jaan Rambo), Nabeel Khan, Araida Corbol and Johnny Lever [5]
31 Bhai Log Action/Romance Syed Faisal Bukhari Nadeem Baig, Javed Sheikh, Moammar Rana, Saima Noor, Babar Ali, Meera Rubab, Shamoon Abbasi, Noor Bukhari and Aamir Qureshi. [6]
31 Jugni Action/Romance Syed Noor Shaan Shahid, Saima Noor, Moammar Rana and Arif Lohar. [7]
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31Kafira Action/Romance Saleem MuradDua Qureshi, Sajjad Ahmed Warriach, Shahid Hameed, Shafqat Cheema, Akram Udass, Sobia, Shahid, Tariq Shah. [8]

October–December

OpeningTitleGenreDirectorCastRef.
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7Danay Pay Dana Drama/Action Syed Noor Saima Noor, Moammar Rana, Haya Ali, Shahid, Zafri Khan, Haidar Rana. [9]
Thakur 420 Drama/Comedy Masood Butt Nargis (Pakistani actress) Iftikhar Thakur, Moammar Rana, Sonu Lal, Dua Qureshi, Nasir Chinyoti [10]
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16 Son of Pakistan Action/Drama Jarrar Rizvi Shamil Khan, Babar Ali, Babrik Shah, Meera Rubab, Sana Nawaz, Shafqat Cheema, Ghulam Mohiuddin (actor) [11]

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