Zinda Bhaag

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Zinda Bhaag
File:Zinda Bhaag.jpg
Theatrical release poster
Directed by Meenu Gaur
Farjad Nabi
Produced by Mazhar Zaidi
Starring Naseeruddin Shah
Amna Ilyas
Khurram Patras
Salman Ahmad Khan
Zohaib Asghar
Music by Sahir Ali Bagga
Cinematography Satya Rai Nagpaul
Edited by Shan Muhammed (India)

Fahad Bajwa (Pakistan)

Faizan Yousuf (Pakistan)
Production
company
Distributed by ARY Films
Footprint Entertainment
Release dates
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  • September 20, 2013 (2013-09-20) (Pakistan)
  • October 18, 2013 (2013-10-18) (US)
  • January 15, 2014 (2014-01-15) (UAE)
Running time
 120 minutes
Country Pakistan
Language Punjabi
Urdu
Box office ₨7.5 million (US$74,000) first week from Pakistan[1] ₨2 crore (US$200,000) total gross from Pakistan

Zinda Bhaag (Urdu: زندہ بھاگ‎) is a 2013 Pakistani Punjabi-language drama film co-directed by Meenu Gaur and Farjad Nabi,[2] and produced by Mazhar Zaidi.[3] The film had a premiere show on September 19, 2013 and a wide release on September 20.[4] The film was selected as the Pakistani entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 86th Academy Awards, the first in over 50 years,[5] but it was not nominated.[6]

Plot

Zinda Bhaag is a film about three young men trying to escape the reality of their everyday lives and succeeding in ways they had least expected. In a nondescript neighbourhood of Lahore,[7] three friends are desperate to get on to the fast track to success. Khaldi, Taambi and Chitta, all in their early twenties, believe that the only way out is to the West. The journey that unfolds through the story of this film gives us a peep into what constitutes the everyday in the lives of many young men and women in Pakistan - a sense of entitlement that cannot be fulfilled, desperation to somehow prove themselves in the face of all legitimate doors being locked and an ennui from which they feel there is no getaway.[8]

Cast

Awards

The film won four awards at the International South Asian Film Festival in Canada.[9][10] The film won a 'Special Jury Award' at the Jaipur International Film Festival.[11] The film also received five awards including Best Film (Jury) at the recently concluded ARY Film Awards held under the aegis of the Pakistani TV channel network, ARY Digital Network.[12][13] The film also won 'Best Film', 'Best Director' (Meenu & Farjad) and 'Best Actor' (Khurram Patras) in Pakistan's prestigious 'Lux Style Awards'[14][better source needed][15] and the 'Student Jury Award' at Festival du Film d’Asie du Sud Transgressif (FFAST) in Paris.[16]

Soundtrack

Track listing

The original soundtrack (OST) of the film, sung by Rahat Fateh Ali Khan. The film’s music features voices Abrarul Haq, Arif Lohar and Saleema Jawwad. Lohar and Jawwad have sung a song on love and death while Bagga has contributed his vocals to two tracks, an upbeat dance-bhangra number and a romantic ballad.[17]

Track # Song Singer(s) Length
1 "Paar Channah"[18] Arif Lohar & Saleema Jawad 4:00
2 "Saari Saari Raat" Sahir Ali Bagga, Farah Anwar 4:00
3 "Dekhenge" Jabar Abbas 4:00
4 "Taariyan" Sahir Ali Bagga 4:00
5 "Pani da Bulbula"[19] Abrar ul Haq 4:00
6 "Pata Yaar Da" 4:00
7 "Kurri Yes A" Amanat Ali, Iqra Ali 4:00

Release

First look of Zinda Bhaag's trailer was unveiled on 18 June 2013.[20] This film was earlier set to release on the 6th of September.[21] Due to a backlog of unreleased films, the release of ‘Zinda Bhaag’ was postponed. It released on 20 September 2013.[22][23] 'Zinda Bhaag' has been released in 10 states of US as well on 18 October 2013.[24] Film also released in India.[25][26] The film arrived at Abu Dhabi Film Festival (24 October - 2 November 2013).[27] “Zinda Bhaag” is set to be screened during the seventh edition of the National Film Development Corporation (NFDC) initiative Film Bazaar, which would begin from 20 November 2013 in Goa.[28]

Accolades

The film received a total of 19-nominations at first ARY Film Awards tying with Main Hoon Shahid Afridi.[29][30][31]

Nominated
year of work		 Award Category Recipient(s) Result
2013 1st ARY Film Awards Best Film Jury Mazhar Zaidi Won
Best Film Nominated
Best Director Meenu Gaur and Farjad Nabi
Best Actress Jury Amna Ilyas Won
Best Actor Khurram Patras Nominated
Best Actress Amna Ilyas
Best Supporting Actor Salman Ahmad
Best Supporting Actress Naghma Beghum
Best Star Debut Male Khurram Patras
Best Star Debut Female Amna Ilyas
Best Actor in a Comic Role Zohaib Asghar
Best Actor in a Negative Role Naseeruddin Shah
Best Original Music Sahir Ali Bagga
Best Male Playback Singer Rahat Fateh Ali Khan Won
Abrar-ul-Haq Nominated
Best Female Playback Singer Iqra Ali
Best Story Meenu Gaur and Farjad Nabi Won
Best Background Score Sahir Ali Bagga

See also

References

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  14. ↑ 13th Lux Style Awards
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