''Pari'' ( ur, , lit=Fairy) is a 2018 Pakistani
horror
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film directed by Syed Atif Ali, who also co-wrote the script with Muhammad Ahsan. The film features
Pakistani television actors
Qavi Khan
Muhammad Qavi Khan ( ur, ) is a Pakistani film and television actor. He has also worked in Radio Pakistan and on stage. Though now largely working in television, he has acted in over 200 films. The Government of Pakistan honoured Khan with the ...
,
Rasheed Naz
Rasheed Naz (9 September 1948 – 17 January 2022) was a Pakistani film and television actor. He started his television career in 1971 in a ''Pashto'' television play and worked in several Pashto, Hindko and Urdu-language plays.
Life and career ...
and Saleem Mairaj.
The film was originally scheduled to be released on 31 October 2017; however, it was released after a delay on 2 February 2018.
Cast
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Qavi Khan
Muhammad Qavi Khan ( ur, ) is a Pakistani film and television actor. He has also worked in Radio Pakistan and on stage. Though now largely working in television, he has acted in over 200 films. The Government of Pakistan honoured Khan with the ...
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Khushi Maheen
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Rasheed Naz
Rasheed Naz (9 September 1948 – 17 January 2022) was a Pakistani film and television actor. He started his television career in 1971 in a ''Pashto'' television play and worked in several Pashto, Hindko and Urdu-language plays.
Life and career ...
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Saleem Mairaj
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*Salim (name), or Saleem or Salem or Selim, a name of Arabic origin
*Salim (poet) (1800–1866)
*Saleem (playwright) (fl. 1996)
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Azekah Daniel
*Junaid Akhtar
*Faiq Asim
Production
The movie was shot on location at
Ayubia National Park
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. The house where the movie was shot is said to be haunted.
Reception
Rahul Aijaz of ''
The Express Tribune
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'' rated 0 stars and said, "The film, in all honesty, is a new low for Pakistani cinema." HIP in Pakistan gave the film a more favourable review and a rating of 7/10, saying "It was a very good attempt by Pakistanis to make a horror movie".
See also
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List of Pakistani films of 2018
This is a list of Pakistani films released in 2018. ''Jawani Phir Nahi Ani 2'' is the all time grossing pakistani film released on EidulAzha this year.
Highest grossing films
The top 10 films released in 2018 by worldwide gross are as follow ...
References
External links
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2018 films
2018 horror films
2010s Urdu-language films
Pari
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