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directed and written by Michael Hudson. The film stars Kamran Faiq,

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, Adnan Shah,

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, and Najia Baig.

Cast

as Danial Khan *

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as Ifran Khan *

as Inspector Murtaza Shah *

as Sobia Kazim *

as Assistant-Sub Inspector Bukhari *Kamran Faiq as Ahsan Malik * Sahar Hashmi as Hareem Butt

Production

The film was mostly written in English language for the "educated audience", as quoted by the director while Urdu had also been used at some parts. Michael developed the script based on the real-life events of actor Kamran Faiq, who would also appear and produce the film. The script was very difficult to write because Hudson had never been to Pakistan before, so he got Faiq's help in writing the script. The other cast included

, Adnan Shah Tipu,

, and

. The film would be a co-production of Pakistan, Poland, UK and Russia.

Filming

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on the film was done in

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, Pakistan, the location was chosen by the director who thought the script was a perfect fit in the country. In May 2015, filming was underway.

References

External links

* Unreleased Pakistani films Pakistani action thriller films Pakistani crime action films Films shot in Lahore Films set in Lahore {{Pakistan-film-stub