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and Zahid Ahmed, and

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. The cast also includes debutants Ajlal Shah and Jawad Rana. A special appearance is also made by

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and Schumaila Hussain.

Cast

* Rehan Sheikh *

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*Ajlal Shah * Zahid Ahmed *Jawad Rana *Sajjad Kishwar *

(special appearance) *

as Faris (special appearance) *Schumaila Hussain (special appearance)

Production

Marketing

The first teaser of the film was released in September 2015. The second teaser was released in December 2015 by Bling Studios on

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. It had its world premiere on 15 December 2017, in HBO's South Asian International Film Festival.

Soundtrack

The music of the film is composed by Taimoor Mirza and the background score is given by Abbas Ali Khan.

Release

The film was released in cinemas across Pakistan on 9 February 2018. On 15 December 2017, the film along with 2017's

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had its screened at the South Asian International Film Festival 2017.

References

External links

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