Zinda Bhaag
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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) |
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Distributed by | ARY Films Footprint Entertainment |
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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]
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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
- Naseeruddin Shah as Puhlwan
- Amna Ilyas as Rubina
- Khurram Patras as Khaldi
- Salman Ahmad Khan as Chitta
- Zohaib Asghar as Taambi
- Ibrahim Rauf Khawaja as Himself
- Samiya Mumtaz (Cameo)
- Rahat Fateh Ali Khan as Himself
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 |
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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
- List of submissions to the 86th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film
- List of Pakistani submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
References
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- ↑ http://www.pakium.com/2014/04/28/complete-winners-list-first-ary-films-awards
- ↑ 13th Lux Style Awards
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Further reading
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