This is a list of Pakistani films released in 2017. Punjab Nahi Jaungi was the highest grossing Pakistani film released on Eid-ul-Azha in 2017. However, it was replaced by Jawani Phir Nahi Ani 2 which was released on Eid-ul-Azha 2018.
This is a list of Pakistani films released in 2017. Punjab Nahi Jaungi was the highest grossing Pakistani film released on Eid-ul-Azha in 2017. However, it was replaced by Jawani Phir Nahi Ani 2 which was released on Eid-ul-Azha 2018.
The top 10 films released in 2017 by worldwide gross are as follows:
| Rank | Title | Studio | Gross | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Punjab Nahi Jaungi | Six Sigma Plus Salman Iqbal Films | Rs. 51.65 crore (US$1.8 million) | [1] |
| 2. | Na Maloom Afraad 2 | Filmwala Pictures Excellency Films | Rs. 21.00 crore (US$730,000) | [2] |
| 3. | Yalghaar | MindWorks Media | Rs. 20.00 crore (US$690,000) | [3] |
| 4. | Mehrunisa V Lub U | YNH Films | Rs. 17.20 crore (US$600,000) | [4] |
| 5. | Verna | Shoman Productions | Rs. 9.35 crore (US$320,000) | [5] |
| 6. | Chupan Chupai | Huzu Productions | Rs. 7.00 crore (US$240,000) | [6] |
| 7. | Rangreza | Vision Art Films MH Films Malkani Films | Rs. 3.50 crore (US$120,000) | |
| 8. | Balu Mahi | Sadia Jabbar Productions | Rs. 3.00 crore (US$100,000) | [7] |
| 9. | Chalay Thay Saath | We Think Films Hot Water Bottle Films | Rs. 1.50 crore (US$52,000) | [8] |
| 10. | Arth - The Destination | Cinestar 5th Element | Rs. 1.35 crore (US$47,000) | [9] |
| Date | Event | Host | Location | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 April 2017 | 16th Lux Style Awards | Atif Aslam | Karachi, Pakistan | [10] |
| 29 April 2017 | 5th Hum Awards (TV) | Hareem Farooq | Lahore, Pakistan | [11] |
| 17 September 2017 | 1st IPPA (International Pakistan Prestige Awards) | Yasir Hussain | London, England | [12] |
| 21 October 2017 | 2nd Hum Style Awards | Saba Qamar | Lahore, Pakistan | [13] |
| Date | Event | Host | Location | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 to 30 April 2017 | The Fashion Expo | Montage Events & Consultants | Ibex Club, Islamabad, Pakistan | [14] |
| 4 to 6 May 2017 | ARY Film Festival | ARY Group | Cinepax, Ocean Mall Karachi, Pakistan | [15] |
| Opening | Title | Genre | Director | Cast | Language | Ref. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J A N | |||||||
| 20 | Thora Jee Le | Comedy | Rafay Rashdi | Rizwan Ali Jaffri, Bilal Abbas, Ramsha Khan, Salman Faisal, Fatima Jillani, Kasim Khan, Ahsan Mohsin Ikram | Urdu | [ citation needed ] | |
| F E B | 10 | Balu Mahi | Romantic Comedy | Haissam Hussain | Osman Khalid Butt, Ainy Jaffri, Sadaf Kanwal, Javed Sheikh, Shafqat Cheema, Durdana Butt | Urdu | [16] [17] |
| 17 | Whistle | Action Thriller | Ammad Azhar | Sohail Sameer, Farhan Ally Agha, Tatmain Ul Qulb, Imran Ali Mani, Osama Bin Ghaazi, Meerab Awan Meeru, Ihsan Khan, Aamir Kazmi, Daud Khan aurak | Urdu | [18] | |
| M A R | 31 | Raasta | action-drama film | Sahir Lodhi | Sahir Lodhi, Aijaz Aslam, Abeer Rizvi, Shamoon Abbasi, Mathira, Sana Nawaz, Naveed Raza, Saleem Mairaj, Irfan Motiwala, Saima Azhar | Urdu | [19] |
| A P R | 14 | Stirgay Sre Na Manum | Action | Arshad Khan | Shahid Khan, Mehak Noor | Pashto | [20] |
| 21 | Chalay Thay Saath | Romance | Umer Adil | Syra Shehroz, Kent S Leung, Osama Tahir, Zhalay Sarhadi, Behroze Sabzwari, Mansha Pasha, Faris Khalid, Sherbaaz Kaleem | Urdu | [ citation needed ] | |
| Opening | Title | Genre | Director | Cast | Language | Ref. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J U N | 26 | Yalghaar | war-epic action | Hassan Rana | Shaan Shahid, Humayun Saeed, Adnan Siddiqui, Armeena Khan, Ayesha Omer, Ayub Khoso, Gohar Rasheed, Hassan Rana Bilal Ashraf, Sikander Rizvi, Sana Bucha, Uzma Khan, Aleeze Nasser, Umair Jaswal, Ashir Azeem | Urdu | [ citation needed ] |
| Firasat | Action, Thriller | Atta Shah Hoti | Khursheed Khan, Parveen, Atta Shah Hoti, Jehangir Adil, Bibi Shireena, Badar Munir, Nasir Khan, Arshad Khan, Wahid Khan | Pashto | [21] | ||
| Mehrunisa V Lub U | Romantic, Comedy | Yasir Nawaz | Danish Taimoor, Sana Javed, Jawed Sheikh, Nayyer Ejaz, Qavi Khan | Urdu | [ citation needed ] | ||
| Zakhmona | Action Thriller | Shahid Usman | Arbaz Khan, Ajab Gul, Afreen Khan, Laila Khan, Jahangir Khan | Pashto | [22] [23] | ||
| Sta Muhabbat Me Zindagi Da | Action Romance | A.K. Khan | Arbaaz Khan, Sobia Khan, Jahangir Khan, Asif Khan | Pashto | [24] | ||
| A U G | 11 | Geo Sar Utha Kay | action-drama | Nadeem Cheema | Babar Ali, Shafqat Cheema, Nayyar Ejaz, Sheharyar Cheema, Umar Cheema, Naeem Khan, Areeba Khan, Ahmad Cheema, Qaynaat Rana, Rashid Mehmood | Urdu | [25] |
| Chain Aye Na | Romance | Syed Noor | Shehroz Sabzwari, Sarish Khan, Adil Murad, Sobia Khan, Waqar Ali Godhra | Urdu | [26] | ||
| Sangat | action-drama | Sami Sarang | Shahid Hammed, Sami Sarang, Naeem Bangulzai, Naheem Albaloshi | Balochi | [27] [28] | ||
| Opening | Title | Genre | Director | Cast | Language | Ref. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S E P | 2 | Na Maloom Afraad 2 | Comedy, Thriller | Nabeel Qureshi | Urwa Hocane, Fahad Mustafa, Javed Sheikh, Nayyar Ejaz, Saleem Mairaj, Mohsin Abbas Haider, Hania Amir | Urdu | [29] |
| Punjab Nahi Jaungi | Romantic, Drama | Nadeem Beyg | Humayun Saeed, Mehwish Hayat, Urwa Hocane, Ahmad Ali Butt, Azfar Rehman, Saba Hameed, Waseem Abbas, Sohail Ahmed | Urdu, Punjabi | [30] | ||
| 14 | Saawan | Drama | Farhan Alam | Syed Karam Abbas, Najiba Faiz, Saleem Mairaj, Imran Aslam, Tipu Sharif | Urdu | [31] | |
| N O V | 17 | Verna | Social Drama | Shoaib Mansoor | Mahira Khan, Haroon Shahid, Zarrar Khan, Naimal Khawar, Rasheed Naz | Urdu | [32] |
| D E C | |||||||
| 21 | Rangreza | Musical-Romance | Amir Mohiuddin | Bilal Ashraf, Urwa Farhan, Gohar Rasheed, Saleem Mairaj, Akbar Subhani, Seemi Pasha | Urdu | [33] | |
| 21 | Arth - The Destination | Romantic Drama | Shaan Shahid | Shaan Shahid, Humaima Malick, Uzma Hassan, Mohib Mirza | Urdu | [34] | |
| 29 | Chupan Chupai | Comedy Drama | Mohsin Ali | Ahsan Khan, Neelam Muneer, Adnan Jaffar, Sakina Samo, Rehan Sheikh | Urdu | [35] | |
Fahad Salahuddin commonly known as Fahad Mustafa is a Pakistani film and television actor and producer who is best known for hosting Jeeto Pakistan, a game show that airs on ARY Digital and he made his debut film as Na Maloom Afraad (2014).
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Neelam Muneer is a Pakistani actress and model who appears in television dramas and films. She is best known for portraying the role of Ulfat in television series Dil Mom Ka Diya (2018), which earned her a nomination at the 18th Lux Style Awards for Best TV Actress. She made her film debut with comedy-thriller film Chupan Chupai (2017), followed by a starring role in romantic-comedy Wrong No. 2 (2019), both of which were commercially successful.
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Jawani Phir Nahi Ani 2, sometimes abbreviated as JPNA 2, is a 2018 Pakistani Urdu-language romantic comedy film, directed by Nadeem Baig and written by Vasay Chaudhry. It is a joint venture of Salman Iqbal Films, Humayun Saeed and Shahzad Nasib's Six Sigma Plus, and Jerjees Seja's ARY Films. It is sequel to the 2015 film Jawani Phir Nahi Ani, and the second installment in Jawani Phir Nahi Ani film series. The cast includes Humayun Saeed, Ahmed Ali Butt, Vasay Chaudhry, Uzma Khan and Sarwat Gillani all of whom reprise their roles from previous film, along with Fahad Mustafa, Kubra Khan, and Mawra Hocane who join the franchise.
Zindagi Kitni Haseen Hay (ZKHH) is a 2016 Pakistani romantic drama film directed by Anjum Shahzad, written by Abdul Khaliq Khan while produced by Rafiq Ahmed Choudhary, Fahmeeda Abdul Khaliq, Kamran Siddiqui and Jahanzaib Quadir while under the banner of Geo Films. The film's cast included Pakistani television stars Sajal Ali and Feroze Khan in lead roles. It is the third project to feature Sajal Ali opposite Feroze Khan after blockbuster drama serials Chup Raho and Gul e Rana. The film was distributed by Geo Films on Eid ul Adha 2016. The film was the remake of the 1979 American film Kramer vs. Kramer.
Parwaaz Hai Junoon is a 2018 Pakistani aerial combat-war romantic film, directed by Haseeb Hassan, produced by Momina Duraid and written by Farhat Ishtiaq. The film features an ensemble cast of Hamza Ali Abbasi, Ahad Raza Mir, Hania Amir, Kubra Khan, Alamdar Khan, Marina Khan, Shamoon Abbasi, Adnan Jaffar, Shaz Khan, Shafaat Ali, and Mustafa Changazi in pivotal roles. Earlier, Osman Khalid Butt was also a part of the film but had to withdraw as the film's shoot schedule clashed with his promotions for Balu Mahi. The film is a tribute to Pakistan Air Force.
Punjab Nahi Jaungi, is a 2017 Pakistani romantic comedy film directed by Nadeem Baig and written by Khalil-ur-Rehman Qamar. It stars Humayun Saeed and Mehwish Hayat alongside Sohail Ahmed, Saba Hameed ,and Urwa Hocane in pivotal roles. The story is about a love triangle between the lead characters, and also exhibits the Punjabi culture of Pakistan. A spin-off, titled London Nahi Jaunga, was released to mixed reviews in 2022.
Hina Rizvi is a Pakistani actress. She is known for her roles in dramas Tishnagi Dil Ki, Umeed, Hari Hari Churiyaan, Neeli Zinda Hai and Quddusi Sahab Ki Bewah.
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