Raasta (; ) is a 2017 Pakistani

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. It stars

, Abeer Rizvi,

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, and Naveed Raza in lead roles, alongside Saima Azhar,

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and

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in cameo appearances. The film was released on 31 March 2017.

Synopsis

Raasta revolves around two brothers who try to bond and get revenge against the failed political system in Pakistan.

Cast

as Sameer *

as Inspector Sultan *

as Shahnawaz Rajpoot *Naveed Raza as Sherry * Saima Azhar as Maya *Abeer Rizvi *Nadia as Mona *Esha Noor as Zara *

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as Bhabi *Saniya Mansoor as Zoya *Saleem Mairaj *

(

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) *

as Dancer in the Song ''Pee Lay'' * Ramis Khan as SRK

Production

The shooting of the film began in November 2015 and it was shot in

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. The details about the film were revealed in November 2015. The film stars

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and Saima Azhar in pivotal roles.

was chosen to make Appearance in an item Song ''Pee Lay''. This is the debut film of the lead actors

, Abeer Rizvi and Saima Azhar.

Soundtrack

The soundtrack of Raasta is composed by Kamran Akhtar and Saji Ali.

Release

The Film was released on 31 March 2017 in

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, UK and

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. The film came out to be a ''Disaster'' at Box Office with Low Response from audiences, earned only 2.3 million in 5 days and was declared as an expected Flop for the Makers. Raasta Performed Poorly and distributors Suffered Financially. The Action Packed Movie was Taken Off from Cinemas within 2 weeks due to Small Audiences.

Reviews

The Express Tribune ''The Express Tribune'' is a daily English-language newspaper based in Pakistan. It is the flagship publication of the '' Lakson Group'' media group. It is Pakistan's only internationally affiliated newspaper in a partnership with the '' Intern ...

'' did not give the film a rating, commenting: "Once you're in it, there is no coming out of the half-hearted action sequences, flat dialogue deliveries and the confusing cathartic experience that

directorial tries to offer". Hasham Cheema of ''

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'' described the film as "Hilarious" with high Entertainment Value and Dramatic Scenes, summarising Lodhi's performance: "Unapologetically violent, disproportionately proud, self-righteous, relentless, surreal and Borderline absurd; this film brings together all that I find Profoundly interesting about the Quintessential Pakistani Pop Celebrity." The movie was heavily criticized and termed a Disaster by many Critics and Bloggers, leading to a public Retort by Lodhi who said their Reviews were Motivated by Personal Bias. ''The Express Tribune'' quoted a manager of Super Cinemas questioning the Distributors' Decision to Consider the film Suitable for Public Screening, following its Performance. However, the manager also added that he Provided the Morning, Evening and Night Shows to the film to support Pakistani Cinema.

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Raasta 2017 action drama films 2017 films Films set in Karachi Pakistani action drama films 2010s Urdu-language films Pakistani films about revenge Urdu-language Pakistani films