Zill-e-Shah
| Zill-e-Shah | |
|---|---|
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| Directed by |
Shaan Shahid Nadeem Hassan |
| Produced by |
Fayyaz Khan Sheikh Zia |
| Written by | Muhammad Pervez Kaleem |
| Starring |
Shaan Shahid Saima Noor Bukhari Mustafa Qureshi Shafqat Cheema Nayyar Ejaz |
| Music by |
Zulfiqar Ali M. Arshad |
| Cinematography | Akif Malik |
| Edited by | Mateen Quddus |
Release dates |
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Running time | 189 Mins |
| Country | Pakistan |
| Language | Punjabi |
Zill-e-Shah is a Pakistani Punjabi-language film and is the sequel to another Punjabi film from 2006, Majajan.[1]
Plot
Kulsoom (Noor) is engaged to Sarwar Shah (Babar Butt), but she is deeply in love with Zill-e-Shah (Shan), whom she knows from childhood. So Kulsoom's marriage is sealed, but in an encounter Zill-e-Shah kills Sarwar, therefore he is sent to Jail for his murder.
Then an unfortunate incident occurs, when Kulsoom marries Abid Shah (Shafqat Cheema), the elder brother of Sarwar. Noor is in discomfort, but so is Zill-e-Shah, as he gives up his life of luxury, and goes in the realm of dancing girls and becomes an alcoholic. Soon he meets Sitara (Saima) a dancer, who he falls in love with. What will be the consequences of his actions? This does not make any sense if this is a sequel to the movie title Majajan (2006). Zill-e-shah is supposed to kill his wife's brother.
Cast
| Actor | Character/role |
|---|---|
| Shaan Shahid | Zille Shah |
| Noor Bukhari | Kulsoom[2] |
| Saima Noor | Sitara |
| Mustafa Qureshi | Shah Hussain |
| Deeba | Shabano/Shah Bibi |
| Nayyar Ejaz | Murad Shah |
| Shafqat Cheema | Abid Shah |
| Babar Butt |
Film release
Zill-e-Shah became the first film in the history of Lollywood to be re-released in cinema houses across the country, within only a few weeks of it completing its first run at the box-office. The film's (re)release date, February 13, pitted it against the Indian film Billu, starring Shah Rukh Khan, Irrfan Khan and Lara Dutta.
Producer Fayyaz planned an international premiere for the film. "We're releasing the film in UK on March 6, with six prints. Before that, we're going to have a grand premiere in Manchester for which we'll be flying our lead actors with us."
The excited producer also spoke of a Dubai release sometime later. Plans were underway for Zill-e-Shah's premiere in Indian Punjab too, but Fayyaz said, it might have to wait.
Production
Made on a budget of around two crore rupees, Zill-e-Shah attracted much popular attention because of its print ads but also due to its promotional videos that ran on the various local TV channels.[3] The producer said: "The entire post-production work of Zill e Shah was done in Mumbai's famous Adlabs. It happens to be one of the world's most expensive production houses. Whoever had a chance to watch the rushes simply loved the film. I was hoping for a grand premiere in India, but I don't know if that will be possible now, given the current political situation between the two countries."
References
- ↑ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1611223/?ref_=fn_tt_tt_1, film Zill-e-Shah on IMDb website, Retrieved 10 July 2016
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lmca4ZypzEo, film Zill-e-Shah on YouTube, Retrieved 10 July 2016
- ↑ http://www.dawn.com/news/859393/first-person-sure-as-shaan, Film director Shaan talks about his film Zill-e-Shah (2008) in an interview to Dawn newspaper, Published 13 Sep 2008, Retrieved 10 July 2016