Saya e Khuda e Zuljalal

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Saya e Khuda e Zuljalal
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Directed byUmair S. Fazli
Written byTauseef Razaque,
Inam Qureshi
Screenplay byTauseef Razaque,
Inam Qureshi,
Ijaz Shahid
Based on1965 Indo-Pakistan war
Produced byJehan Films
AR Productions
Syed Mujtaba Tirmizi
Starring
Edited byFarhan Ali Abbasi (Blue Orca Studios)
Music byAnthony Soshil (Moon)
Irfan Saleem
Production
company
Jehan Films
Distributed byJehan Media Group
Release date
  • 16 December 2016 (2016-12-16)(Pakistan) [1]
Running time
110 minutes
CountryPakistan
LanguageUrdu

Saya e Khuda e Zuljalal (a.k.a. SKZ, meaning Protection of Magnificent God) is a 2016 Pakistani action thriller war film/historical film patriotic film which explores Pakistan's history, beginning from its Independence in 1947 up to the present day. The film is directed by Umair Fazli & produced by Jehan Films and AR Productions. The film is facilitated by Brig. Syed Mujtaba Tirmizi from the ISPR and is written by Tauseef Razaque and Inam Qureshi. The cast includes Javed Sheikh, Firdous Jamal, Moammar Rana, Rachel Gill, Sohail Sameer, Arbaaz Khan, Kamran Mujahid, Asad Malik, Rambo, Nayyar Ejaz, Shafqat Cheema, Noor Bukhari, Umar Cheema and Nimra Khan in lead roles. An earlier working title for the film was Mission Allah-u-Akbar. The film has been supported by the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) and Pakistan Air Force. [2]

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Synopsis

It is a story of Pakistani heroes of the nation during the 1965 war with India, what Pakistan was supposed to be and what it is today. It also takes the audience through a period of history that has been forgotten.

Cast

ActorCharacter
* Javed Sheikh as Hamza
* Firdous Jamal as Master Rasheed
* Moammar Rana as SP Haider
* Arbaaz Khanas Major Shabbir Shareef (Shaheed)
* Sohail Sameer as Major Faraz
* Kamran Mujahidas Major Aziz Bhatti (Shaheed)
* Aamir Qureshias Inspector Hameed
* Rambo as Ghulam Haidar
* Shafqat Cheema as Subedar Sher Muhammad
* Umar Cheemaas Major Jamali
* Asad Malik as Major Shafqat Baloch
* Nayyar Ejaz as Molvi Nasser
* Ahsan Muradas Shankar Das
* Iftikhar Thakur as Peeran Ditta
* Jia Ali [3] as Devika Goray
* Jaleel Mirzaas Colonel Ahsan
* Rachel Gillas Razia Sultana
* Nimra Khan as Hayya
* Noor Bukhari as Nayyab
* Naima Khan as Safia
* Ahsan Najamas Sub Inspector Ali
* Hassan Khanas Sameer Roy
* Essa Chaudharyas Young Haidar
* Mustafa Tauseefas Young Hamza
* Saleem Albelaas Allah Rakha
* Salman Faisalas Haroon
* Rida Asimas Salma Zawar
* Waleed Zaidias Sohail Patwari
* Ammad Parvezas Lance Naik Annas Muhammad
* Mansoor Azam Qazias I.G Police M Azam Qazi
* Umer Sultanas Muhammad Ali Jinnah
* Sasha Pashaas Young Nayyab
* Wazir-E-Azamas Gandhi

Production

Filming

The producer in an Interview with Express Tribune stated that ISPR, had allocated the production budget for the Samjhota Express Scene but they were also kind enough to allow the film crew access to certain locations for Film Shooting. Including a location a kilometer away from the Indian Border for the scene where Shaheed Major Aziz Bhatti's was martyred. [4] The film's Post-production has been done locally in the city of Lahore. [5] The film currently is believed to be the most expensive film made at the moment therefore it took the film crew almost 4 years to produce an official trailer for the film. [6] [7]

Special effects

The film has extensively used CGI in order to give the film high visual effects value. [4]

Music

A unity Song for the film is sung by former Cricket fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar and two of the film's main cast Kamran Mujahid and Rambo, as well as musicians Irfan Saleem and Asjad. [8] [9]

Soundtrack

Saya e Khuda e Zuljalal
Soundtrack album by
Anthony Soshil
Released2016
Recorded2016
Genre Featured film Soundtrack
LanguageUrdu

The complete album was released in November 2016 at Urdu Pin Point. [8]

Track listing

All music is composed by Anthony Soshil

No.TitleLength
1."Saya e Khuda e Zuljalal [10] " 
2."Nashila Nashila [11] " 
3."Allah Hoo [12] " 
4."Rabba [13] " 
5."Thora Thora [14] " 

Release

The film was initially due for a late November 2015 release but it had got pushed back almost a year for a Fall 2016 release. [15] After few teaser-trailers (Teaser, [16] Trailer 1, [17] and Trailer 2 [18] ) the official trailer for the film was released online on 12 August 2016. [19] The film will be released in Fall 2016. [20] [21] [22] Despite the film having an initial release of November 2016, but being delayed again due to production constraints, [23] [24] the film will be released in Pakistan on 16 December 2016. [25] [26] [27] [28] Saya e Khuda e Zuljalal will be released across in 49 Pakistani Cinemas.

List of Cinemas

No.CinemaLocation
1.Atrium Cinemas Karachi
2.Capri Cinema
3.Cinepax-Ocean Mall
4.Cinepax-CityAudio
5.Nueplex Cinemas
6.Universe Cineplex
7.CineMoosh Hyderabad
8.Cinepax-Boulevard Mall
9.Arena Cinemas Lahore
10.Super Cinemas-Royal Palm
11.Cine Gold
12.Cinepax-Fortress Mall
13.Cinepax-Lake City
14.CineStar-Township
15.Cinestar-Xinhua Mall
16.DHA Cinema
17.Grand Luxus Cinemas
18.Gulistan Cinema
19.Imperial Cinemas
20PAF Cinema
21Sozo World Cinemas
22.Super Cinemas-Vague Tower
23.Super Cinemas-Prince/Shabistan
24.Universal Cinemas-Emperium Mall
25.Cinepax Cinemas-Jinnah Park Rawalpindi
26.Ciros Cinemas
27.Arena Cinemas Islamabad
28.Centaurus Cinplex
29.CineGoldplex
30.Islamabad Club
31.JFC Cineplex, Jacranda Club
32.Cinepax-Kings Mall Gujranwala
33.Prince Cinepax
34.The Opera Cinema
35.Zinco Cinema
36.Cinepax-Nayyar Mall Gujrat
37.Super Cinemas
38.Cine Mehfil Sialkot
39.Super Cinemas
40.Chenab Club Faisalabad
41.Cine Nagina
42.Cinepax-Hotel One
43.Sabina Cinema
44.Tajmahal-Multiplex
45.Cinestar Cinemas Multan
46.Dream land Cinema
47.Rex Multiplex
48.Universal Cinema
49.Shaheen IMGC Cinema Sargodha

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