List of Pakistani films of 2015

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This is a list of Pakistani films released in 2015. Jawani Phir Nahi Ani was the all time grossing Pakistani film released on EidulAzha this year, replaced by Punjab Nahi Jaungi released on Eid ul Azha 2017.

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Highest-grossing films

The top 10 films released in 2015 by worldwide gross are as follows:

Highest-grossing films of 2015
RankTitleStudioGrossRef.
1. Jawani Phir Nahi Ani Six Sigma Plus Rs. 49.44 crore (US$1.7 million) [1]
2. Bin Roye MD Films Rs. 40.05 crore (US$1.4 million) [2]
3. Wrong No. YNH FilmsRs. 30.25 crore (US$1.0 million) [1]
4. Jalaibee Redrum FilmsRs. 17.60 crore (US$610,000) [1]
5. Karachi Se Lahore Showcase FilmsRs. 10.30 crore (US$360,000) [1]
6. 3 Bahadur Waadi Animations Rs. 6.65 crore (US$230,000) [3]
7. Manto A & B EntertainmentRs. 5.05 crore (US$170,000) [1]
8. Dekh Magar Pyaar Say Shiny Toy GunsRs. 2.42 crore (US$84,000) [4]
9. Moor Azad Film CompanyRs. 1.85 crore (US$64,000) [5]
10. Shah Logos Films & MediaRs. 1.02 crore (US$35,000)

Events

Award ceremonies

DateEventHostLocationRef.
April 9 3rd Hum Awards Hum Network Limited Dubai World Trade Centre, Dubai, UAE [6]
September 30 14th Lux Style Awards Lux Style Awards Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan [7]

Film Festivals

DateEventHostLocationRef.
September 14–17 1st Karawood International Film Festival Kara Film Festival Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan [8]

Releases

January – March

OpeningTitleGenreDirectorCastRef.
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N		1 Good Morning Karachi Drama Sabiha Sumar Amna Ilyas, Beo Raana Zafar, Yasir Aqueel, Saba Hameed, Atta Yaqub, Savera Nadeem, Farhan Ali Agha, Akif Illyas, Khalid Malik, Shaheen Khan, Aamina Sheikh, Nofil Naqvi, Merium Azmi [9]
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A
R		5 Beyond the Heights DocumentaryJawad Sharif Samina Baig, Mirza Ali Baig, Jawad Sharif, Sohail Parwaaz [10]
6DevdasRomantic Iqbal Kashmiri Nadeem Shah, Zara Sheikh, Meera, Babar Ali, Raheela Agha, Asif Khan, Masood Akhter
20 Jalaibee Caper crime Yasir Jaswal Danish Taimoor, Ali Safina, Wiqar Ali Khan, Zhalay Sarhadi, Sajid Hasan, Sabeeka Imam, Adnan Jaffar, Uzair Jaswal [11]

April – June

OpeningTitleGenreDirectorCastRef.
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10TeacherSocial,

Drama

Mohammad ParvezFarooq Zamir, Habib, Dilbar Munir, Isha Chaudhary, Maria Kamal, Mehar Akhtar
M
A
Y		22 3 Bahadur Animation, Fantasy Sharmeen Obaid Chinoy Muneeba Yaseen, Hanzala Shahid, Zuhab Khan, Behroze Sabzwari, Alyy Khan, Mustafa Changazi [12]
J
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N		12 Maya Horror Jawad Bashir Ahmed Abdul Rehman, Hina Jawad, Zain Afzal, Sheikh Mohammad Ahmed, Anam Malik [13]

July – September

OpeningTitleGenreDirectorCastRef.
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U
L		18 Bin Roye Romance, Drama Momina Duraid, Shahzad Kashmiri Mahira Khan, Humayun Saeed, Armeena Rana Khan, Zeba Bakhtiar, Javed Sheikh [14]
Wrong No. Romantic comedyYasir Nawaz Danish Taimoor, Sohai Ali Abro, Jawed Sheikh, Shafqat Cheema, Danish Nawaz, Nadeem Jafri [15]
Bazaar Erotic DramaLiaqat Ali KhanArbaaz Khan, Pariya Khan, Sara Khan, Asma Lata
GunahgarActionHanif Joya Moammar Rana, Saima Khan, Babrak Shah, Sheeza Khan, Shafqat Cheema
31 Karachi Se Lahore Comedy, RoadWajahat Rauf Javed Sheikh, Shehzad Sheikh, Ayesha Omer, Yasir Hussain, Aashir Wajahat, Eshita Syed, Ahmed Ali, Rasheed Naz, Mantaha [16]
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G		13 Shah Biography, Sports Adnan Sarwar Adnan Sarwar, Kiran Choudhry, Sardar Baloch, Adeel Raees, Gulab Chandio [17]
14 Dekh Magar Pyaar Say Romantic comedyAsad ul Haq Humaima Malick, Sikander Rizvi, Amna Ilyas, Irfan Khoosat [18]
Moor DramaJami Hameed Sheikh, Samiya Mumtaz, Shaz Khan, Abdul Qadir, Soniya Hussain, Ayaz Samoo, Nayyar Ejaz, Eshita Mehboob, Joshinder Chaggar, Omar, Zainullah, Shabbir Rana [19]
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P		11 Manto Biography, Drama Sarmad Khoosat Sarmad Khoosat, Saba Qamar, Mahira Khan, Imran Abbas, Sania Saeed, Faisal Qureshi, Hina Khawaja Bayat, Nimra Bucha, Savera Nadeem, Adnan Jaffar, Tipu Sharif, Nadia Afghan, Afraz Rasool, Yasra Rizvi, Irfan Khoosat [20]
KasakActionZaheer YasmeenSaba Mirza, Haider Sultan, Raheela Agha
Swaarangi Drama, CrimeFida Hussain Resham, Ayub Khoso Naveed Akhter, Waseem Manzoor, Zulfiqar Gulshahi, Aftab Nisar [21]
25 Halla Gulla Romantic comedyKamran Akbar Khan Javed Sheikh, Ismail Tara, Sidra Batool, Ghazala javed, Asim Mehmood, Ashraf khan [22]
Jawani Phir Nahi Ani Adventure, Comedy Nadeem Baig Humayun Saeed, Hamza Ali Abbasi, Ahmed Ali Butt, Vasay Chaudhry, Aisha Khan, Sarwat Gillani, Mehwish Hayat, Sohai Ali Abro, Javed Sheikh, Bushra Ansari, Saba Hameed [23]
SanamRomantic Syed Noor Saima Noor, Babar Ali, Reema Khan, Naghma

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