This is a list of Pakistani films released in 2013. Waar was the all time grossing pakistani film released on EidulAzha this year, replaced by Jawani Phir Nahi Ani released on EidulAzha 2015.
The top 10 films released in 2013 by worldwide gross are as follows:
Rank | Title | Studio | Gross | Ref. |
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1. | Waar | MindWorks Media | Rs. 34.65 crore (US$1.2 million) | [1] [2] [3] |
2. | Zama Arman | Liaqat films | Rs. 6.00 crore (US$210,000) (not confirmed) | |
3. | Main Hoon Shahid Afridi | Six Sigma Entertainment | Rs. 5.20 crore (US$180,000) | [3] [4] |
4. | Josh | Parveen Shah Productions/Twenty Nine Dash One Productions | Rs. 3.30 crore (US$110,000) | |
5. | Seedlings | Bodhicitta Works Production | Rs. 3.10 crore (US$110,000) | |
6. | Siyaah | IRK Films | Rs. 2.65 crore (US$92,000) | |
7. | Ishq Khuda | Sound View Production | Rs. 2.40 crore (US$83,000) | |
8. | Chambaili | 7th Sky Entertainment | Rs. 2.00 crore (US$69,000) | |
9. | Zinda Bhaag | Matteela Films | Rs. 2.00 crore (US$69,000) | |
10. | Anjuman | Mastermind | Rs. 1.90 crore (US$66,000) | |
Opening | Title | Genre | Director | Cast | Ref. | |
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F E B | 1 | Bodyguard | Action/Drama | Arshad Khan | Dua Qureshi, Jahangir Khan, Dilbar Munir, Mohammad Hussain Swati | |
15 | Inteha | Action/Drama | Arbaz Khan | Arbaz Khan, Sobia Khan, Babrik Shah, Sunbal, Jahangir Jani |
Opening | Title | Genre | Director | Cast | Ref. | |
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M A R | 1 | Pakhawri Badmash | Action/Drama | Arshad Khan | Arbaaz Khan, Jahangir Khan, Mohammad Hussain Swati, Mahnoor | |
1 | Dil Praey Des Mein | Drama/Romance | Hassan Askari | Huma Ali, Sami Khan, Iftikhar Thakur, Shafqat Cheema, Rashid Mehmood | ||
M A R | 15 | Siyaah | Horror, Mystery | Azfar Jafri | Hareem Farooq, Qazi Jabbar, Mahnor Usman, Aslam Rana | [5] |
22 | Bhola Ishtehari | Action/Drama | Safdar Hussain | Saima Noor, Shaan, Saima Khan, Shafqat Cheema | ||
29 | Sher Khan | Action/Drama | Liaqat Ali Khan | Shahid Khan, Asima Lata, Jahangir Khan | ||
Opening | Title | Genre | Director | Cast | Ref. | |
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A P R | 19 | No Tension | Comedy | Roshan Malik | Khushboo, Nasir Chinyoti, Sardar Kemal | |
Mast Malang | Action | Haji Nadir Khan | Shahid Khan, Sobia Khan, Jahangir Khan, Babrik Shah, Imran Khan, Mohammad Swati | |||
A P R | 25 | Chamballi | Thriller, Drama | Ismail Jilani | Mehreen Syed, Saiqa, Ghulam Mohiuddin, Shafqat Cheema, Salman Pirzada | [6] |
Opening | Title | Genre | Director | Cast | Ref. | |
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M A Y | 3 | Meri Shadi Kawao | Drama, Comedy | Naseem Haidar Shah | Inayat Anjam, Sakhawat Naz, Ashraf Rahi | |
M A Y | 17 | Mena Kawa Kho 302 Ma Kawa | Comedy, Drama | Arif | Shahid Khan, Dua Qureshi, Jahangir Khan, Babrik Shah, Mohammad Hussain Swati | |
M A Y | 17 | Love Story | Drama, Romance | Arshad Khan | Shahid Khan, Sobia Khan, Dua Qureshi, Jahangir Khan, Shahsawar Khan | |
Opening | Title | Genre | Director | Cast | Ref. | |
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J U N | 7 | Munafiq | Action | Saleem Murad | Arbaz Khan, Sobia Khan, Jahangir Khan | |
J U N | 22 | Sarkar | Action, Drama | Arshad Khan | Shahid Khan, Sobia Khan, Jahangir Khan, Sunbal, Babrik Shah, Priya, Mohammad Hussain Swati, Imran Khan | |
Opening | Title | Genre | Director | Cast | Ref. | |
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A U G | 9 | Ishq Khuda | Musical, Romance | Shahzad Rafique | Shaan, Saima Noor, Meera, Ahsan Khan, Wiam Dahmani, Humaima Malick, Shafqat Cheema | [7] |
Josh | Mystery, Thriller | Iram Parveen Bilal | Aamina Sheikh, Mohib Mirza, Khalid Malik, Naveen Waqar, Ali Rizvi | [8] | ||
9 | Zama Arman | Romantic | Liaqat Ali Khan | Arbaaz Khan, Sobia Khan, Jahangir Khan Jani, Mohammad Hussain Sawati | ||
Loafer | Action, Romance | Arshad Khan | Shahid Khan, Virda Khan, Jiya Butt, Jahangir Khan, Babrik Shah, | |||
A U G | 9 | Shart | Drama, Action | Liaqat Ali Khan | Arbaz Khan, Sobia Khan, Jahangir Khan and Shah Sawar Khan | |
Dirty Girl | Romance | Arshad Khan | Shahid Khan, Haya Ali, Babrik Shah, Nisha Chodhary, Shafqat Cheema | |||
9 | Qurbani | Drama, Action | Arbaz Khan | Arbaz Khan, Nadia Chodhary, Ajab Gul, Asif Khan, Jahangir Khan | ||
Opening | Title | Genre | Director | Cast | Ref. | |
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A U G | 23 | Main Hoon Shahid Afridi | Sports, Drama | Syed Ali Raza | Humayun Saeed, Mahnoor Baloch, Javed Sheikh, Nadeem, Ismail Tara, Hamza Ali Abbasi, Shafqat Cheema, Summer Nicks, Gohar Rasheed Shehzad Sheikh, | [9] |
Opening | Title | Genre | Director | Cast | Ref. | |
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S E P | 20 | Zinda Bhaag | Drama | Meenu Gaur | Amna Ilyas, Naseeruddin Shah, Khurram Patras, Salman Ahmad Khan | [10] |
S E P | 20 | Seedlings | Drama | Mansoor Mujahid | Mohib Mirza, Aamina Sheikh, Gohar Rasheed, Hira Tareen, Tara Mehmood, Mehreen Rafi | [11] |
Opening | Title | Genre | Director | Cast | Ref. | |
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O C T | 16 | Waar | Action thriller, Drama | Bilal Lashari | Shaan Shahid, Meesha Shafi, Ali Azmat, Shamoon Abbasi, Ayesha Khan, Hamza Ali Abbasi, Uzma Khan, Batin Farooqi, Kamran Lashari, Bilal Lashari | [12] |
LIbaas | Erotic Drama | Shahzad Haider | Ahmed Butt, Madhu, Zafri Ahamd, Zarri Khan, Anjuman Shehzadi | |||
Opening | Title | Genre | Director | Cast | Ref. | |
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N O V | 13 | Armaan | Romance, | Anjum Shahzad | Fawad Khan, Aamina Sheikh, Lubna Aslam, Manzoor Qureshi, Mahnoor Khan, Jahanzaib Khan, Vasay Chaudhry |
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