Quetta: A City of Forgotten Dreams

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Quetta: A City of Forgotten Dreams
Directed byMurtaza Chaudary
Written byFaysal Chaudary
Produced byFaysal Chaudary & Sana Bucha
StarringAsal Din Khan,
Abdullah Ghaznavi,
Ali Karimi,
Fayaz Hussain,
Danyal Ali
Production
companies
Filmsaaz,
Sana Bucha Productions
CountryPakistan
LanguageUrdu

Quetta: A City of Forgotten Dreams is a 2016 Pakistani drama film directed by Murtaza Chaudary, [1] written by Faysal Chaudary [2] [3] and co-produced by Faysal Chaudary, Sana Bucha under the Production banner Filmsaaz, Sana Bucha Productions. [4] The film star Asal Din Khan, Abdullah Ghaznavi, Ali Karimi, Fayaz Hussain and Danyal Ali in lead roles.

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Plot

The film's story resolves around the lives of the people living in the city of Quetta.

Cast

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References

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