Zarrar

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Zarrar
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Cinematic Poster
Directed by Shaan Shahid
Written byShaan Shahid
Produced byEjaz Shahid
Adnan Butt [1]
Starring
CinematographyTimothy Hallam Wood [2] [3] [4]
Edited byMajid Cheema
Music by Yasir Jaswal
Thomas Farnon [5] [6] [7]
Production
companies
Distributed by ARY Films
Release date
  • 25 November 2022 (2022-11-25)
Running time
148 minutes
CountryPakistan
LanguagesUrdu
English
Box officeRs. 7.5 crore (US$260,000) [8]

Zarrar is a 2022 Pakistani spy action thriller film written and directed by Shaan Shahid and produced by Ejaz Shahid and Adnan Butt under the banner of Jehan Films. It stars Shaan Shahid as the titular character along with Kiran Malik, Nadeem Baig, Nayyer Ejaz and Shafqat Cheema in supporting roles. The film was officially released worldwide on November 25, 2022.

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The idea for 'Zarrar' initially began in 2016, and is considered to be Pakistan's second spy thriller action film after the release of 2014's O21 . [9] [10]

The film has received mixed to negative reviews.

Plot

A secret agent named, Zarrar (Shahid) has gone rogue after his homeland, Pakistan has been plunged with corruption when he finds out that a secret international operation has plans to dismantle the Pakistani government and subsequently gain control of its Nuclear Weapons Programme. Aiming to end the seemingly endless cycle of threats, he gets help from a close friend, Colonel Mustajab (Baig). With time running out, Zarrar must act fast in terminating the greatest threat Pakistan has come up against since its inception.

Cast

Release

It was released on 25 November 2022. [11] It was originally set for release sometime in 2020 but was delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The film was then moved to release on September 23, 2022, but was moved from that date due to the 2022 Pakistan Floods. [12] After multiple delays, the film was then moved to its current release date in November. [13]

Production

Development

Development of the project started in 2016 when behind the scene shots of the film were shared by Shaan himself. [14] [15]

UK based Director of Photography (DOP) Tim Wood was hired for the project. [16] [14]

Shaan had chosen Pinewood Studios UK, for the post production of the film after which he did with his earlier film, Arth - The Destination which was a remake of the original Arth. [15] [17]

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References

  1. ↑ Rehman, Maliha (16 May 2017). "You have to be Pakistani first for Pakistanis to love you, says the patriot Shaan Shahid". Dawn. Retrieved 4 July 2022.
  2. ↑ Ghafoor, Usman (23 April 2017). ""There's just one director on the set"". The News. Pakistan. Retrieved 4 July 2022.
  3. ↑ ""There's just one director on the set" — Timothy Hallam Wood". 23 April 2017.
  4. ↑ "Timothy Hallam Wood, Director of Photography, Aerial Camera / Drone, London".
  5. ↑ "Film | Thomas Farnon". 20 June 2021.
  6. ↑ "Thomas Farnon".[ permanent dead link ]
  7. ↑ "Instagram".
  8. ↑ "Zarrar Vs Tich Button Box office collection". December 2022.
  9. ↑ Ifrah, Salman (15 April 2017). "Zarrar-The Lone Shadow Will Be Pakistan's First Real Action Movie".
  10. ↑ "Operation 021 - Pakistan's First Spy-Action Thriller Movie | Reviewit.pk". 2 November 2013.
  11. ↑ Lollywood Pictures 🇵🇰 [@LollyPictures] (31 October 2022). "The Ensemble Cast of much awaited action flick #Zarrar present at the official release date announcement and Press Conference at Lahore Today!! This Spy Thriller is all set to hit the cinemas Worldwide on 25th Nov 2022. @mshaanshahid @adnanahmedbutt #LollywoodPictures @HUMFilms https://t.co/6zrRgwtf1r" (Tweet). Retrieved 30 November 2022– via Twitter.
  12. ↑ "Shaan Shahid delays 'Zarar' release date again". 5 September 2022.
  13. ↑ Shahid, Shaan [@mshaanshahid] (17 September 2022). "ZARRAR in November https://t.co/2MRF2CPB6K" (Tweet). Retrieved 30 November 2022– via Twitter.
  14. 1 2 Afshan, Zahra (23 March 2020). "Shaan Shahid's Zarrar's official trailer to release on Pakistan Resolution Day".
  15. 1 2 Saira, Khan (13 October 2016). "Arth 2 & Zarrar will have their post-production at the same studio as the James Bond films?" . Retrieved 13 October 2016.
  16. ↑ "Zarrar – Entertainment Pakistan". entertainmentpk.com. Retrieved 16 May 2019.[ permanent dead link ]
  17. ↑ Zarrar Visual Effects - Naveed Aftab: VFX Supervisor - https://www.imdb.com/name/nm5641647 - naveedaftab.com


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