''Dum Mastam'' is a 2022 Pakistani romantic

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film directed by Mohammed Ehteshamuddin, and produced by

Adnan Siddiqui Adnan Siddiqui ( born 23 October 1969) is a Pakistani actor, Film producer, producer and model (person), model who has worked in Lollywood and Hollywood and also made his debut in Bollywood with the Hindi film ''Mom (film), Mom'' (2017). He also ...

and Akhtar Husnain under Cereal Entertainment. Written by

Amar Khan Amar Khan () is a Pakistani television actress, director and writer. She has played a role of Neelofur (witch) in 2018 Supernatural, super natural series ''Belapur Ki Dayan.'' She further appeared in a leading roles in ''Ghughi,'' ''Dil-e-Bereham ...

, the film stars Imran Ashraf and Amar Khan along with

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, 3 May 2022, by

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Plot

The film revolves around two individuals from the

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. Aliya, an ambitious and full of dreams girl who craves to become a big dancer and Sikandar Hayat Khan a.k.a. Bao, Aliya's neighbour who loves her. Being neighbours, they both have good relation with each other but Aliya has never thought about it. When Bao confesses his feelings for her, she denies straighly as she wants to focus on her dream. However, Bao sends his parents to her house with his proposal where she along with her family insults them. Bao bares it and tells her that she has left from his heart as she has disrespectful his parents. In dance class, Aliya meets with an accident and one of her legs becomes fractured due to Bao's mistake who leaves the rope of wheel, where she was sitting. It becomes impossible for her to fulfil the dream of becoming dancer with the fractured leg, so she decides to marry him. She asks Bao for marry her after which they both get marry.

Cast

as Aliya, Sikandar's love interest * Imran Ashraf as Sikandar "Bao" Aliya's love interest *

Adnan Shah Tipu Adnan Shah "Tipu" is a Pakistani actor known for his supporting, comic and villainy roles. Tipu has worked in Pakistani drama and film industry for almost three decades. Early life Born in Faisalabad, Punjab, Tipu left his home at the age of ...

Saife Hassan Saife Hasan is a Pakistani TV director and actor. He is best known for the drama serial ''Dil ki Madham Boliyan'' (2005) and ''Ehd-e-Wafa'' (2019). He has directed the drama serial '' Bari Aapa'' for which he was nominated for the Hum Award for ...

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as Aliya * Uzma Beg *

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* Sikandar Nawaz Rajput as Khurram * Agha Mustafa Hassan * Tayyab Mahmood Sheikh

Cameo appearances

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as Himself *

as Director * Wajahat Rauf as Voice Over Man * Arslan Naseer as CBA (Himself) * Taimoor Salahuddin as

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* Buraq Shabbir as Himself * Hassan Chaudhry as Journalist * Omair Alavi as Himself * Maliha Rehman as Herself * Kiran Malik as Dancer * Ali Hayat Rizvi as Stage actor * Nigah Jee as Choreographer

Production

Adnan Siddiqui announced on 25 October 2019 that he began the production of his new film, titled ''Dum Mastam'' under his Cereal Entertainment, with an intention to release it in 2020. He further said that he did not want to star himself. Amar Khan wrote the script of the film in 2016 as her dream project when she was in her film school, and to be directed by Ehteshamuddin, she had not wished to be in lead cast in her own story, until been selected by the director. Ashraf also said that he came in for another project for a small role, before he got this role in a sudden. While both the leads have already been working in

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, including 2018's fame '' Belapur Ki Dayan'' and '' Ranjha Ranjha Kardi'' respectively, they are set to debut in the Pakistan film industry with this. * * Filming took place in two spells respectively; 60 percent in

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and 40 percent in

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, with some mid gap in January 2020, while a music video has been shot in different locations across Pakistan. However,

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was paused due to the

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in March 2020; the last few days' shoot was then completed in October after the lockdown restrictions started lifting, followed by the

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phase taking place till completion in July 2021.* * Meme sensation Momin Saqib is also set to make his film debut. Music is done by Naveed Nashad, Shiraz Uppal, Azaan Sami khan,

Bilal Saeed Bilal Saeed ( Punjabi, ; born 12 December 1988) is a Pakistani singer-songwriter, music producer and composer. He is best known for his singles "12 Saal", "Adhi Adhi Raat " and 'Teri Khair Mangdi" . The latter was also used in the Bollywood fi ...

and Shani Arshad, with singers Ali Tariq, Neha Chaudhry, Beena Khan, Sarmad Qadeer, and Waqas Ali; while lyrics for 2 songs are by Shakeel Sohail. Cinematography is done by Suleman Razzak, while complete cast and crew was revealed on 12 July 2021.

Soundtracks

Release

First poster was revealed on 5 July 2021 at

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, signing Hum Films in. After delays, release date of Eid al-Fitr, in May 2022, was finalized after cinemas re-started in Pakistan, and

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was released in a trailer launch hosted by

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at Pearl-Continental Hotels & Resorts, Karachi, on 24 February. It had a world television premiere on

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, 10 July 2022, on

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Reception

Critical response

The film received mixed to negative reviews from critics towards its storyline, screenplay and performances.

Accolades

References

External links

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