Pekhawaray Mardanay is a 2005 Pashto film, and writer is Tawhin Khan In 2005, Mazhar Moviesranked the movie amongst the 26 Must See Pollywood Films.
Cast: Arbaz Khan as Pekhawaray, Jehangir Khan as Madanay, Naemat Sarhadi, Nazo and Nadir Khan.
Billi is a 2000 Pakistani Urdu film directed by Syed Noor
Billi is a 2000 Pakistani Urdu film directed by Syed Noor starring Meera, Noor and Saima. This horror film is supposedly based on a true story about a victim turning into a scum-busting Avenger.
Plot: The film opens with a sexy scene where fiery criminal lawyer Meera is being gang-raped to put a rapist behind bars, but sadly for her the judge rules against her and the scumbag is set free. Though the rapist walks free from the law courts of the land, is there a power on earth who can save him from the justice of the “Billi” – a shadowy figure dressed in a black cat-suit who has taken to the streets at night rounding up all scum and sleaze and dishing out her own brand of justice to chilling effect.
There is an earnest police office (Uthba) determined to nab the cat but he doesn’t appear to be making much headway as this cat appears to have at least nine lives. In her brutal quest for justice she doesn’t even spare the lawyer representing the rapist who was basically just doing his job. She corners him one dark, stormy night and hacks off his tongue so he can never twist a case to his benefit as he had done with the rape case. Uthba tries to marry Meera but she manages to castrate him.
Meera looks glamorous and turns in a suitably theatrical performance as the lawyer though she might refrain from using her English too often as her phrases are somewhat bizarre as in when she exclaims “Live Long Billi” when she probably meant “Long Live Billi”….and there is another occasion when she asks Saud if he entered from the “Bal-Konee” where one did a slight double take before realizing exactly what she meant. Sadly after the courtroom opening scene, there isn’t much else for Meera to do as the focus shifts to Noor and Saima’s characters for the rest of the film. The feline superhero rapist bashing Billi becomes a feminist champion and icon for all her deeds and the downtrodden support her wholeheartedly yet the police are embarrassed by its inability to apprehend Billi. Who is she? Where does she come from? What has turned her into the killing machine she is?
Saud has two brothers, one a fine upright journalist (Arbaz Khan) while the younger one is a total wastrel spending all his time boozing, womanizing and listening to really bad late 70’s disco as in Lipps Inc’s horrendous Funky Town! He clearly has some serious issues to grapple with and hangs out in a den of debauchery where such “anarchic” words are sprayed all over the walls and ceiling such as “Snake, Love, Cool, Crazy, Kill and Prince” – almost Mansonesque!
Seasoned veteran Nadeem plays Noor’s sensitive father, a man who has lost his first wife to some accident and who now has to deal with a daughter who is deeply troubled due to a tragedy that befell her when she was an 8 year old child. Noor is also determined to find her father a replacement wife and her primary candidate is a golden hearted village bumpkin Saima. Though Nadeem finds the idea preposterous at first, slowly he begins to warm to Saima’s busty charms and they are soon married.
Twists are revealed in a typically dramatic scenes.
Cast: Saima, Noor, Meera, Saud, Nadeem and Arbaz Khan.
Kyun Tum Say Itna Pyar Hai is a Pakistani Urdu Film
Kyun Tum Say Itna Pyar Hai is a Pakistani Urdu Film starring Veena Malik, Ajab Gul and Arbaz Khan. he makers of this movie are professional people who have made their mark from their previous project Khoaye Ho Tum Kahan in the film industry both within Pakistan and abroad. This film is Directed by Ajab Gul who has a long affiliation with TV, Stage & Film industry in Pakistan. The technical aspect of this film is also very different from previous Lollywood movies.
Plot: Two present-day actors, Javed Shaikh and Ajab Gul, have successfully graduated to direction with the former taking the lead. Shaikh has seven movies to his name, while the recently released Kyun Tum Se Itna Pyar Hai is Gul’s second outing as director. There are also other common factors between the two — both are essentially television products, continue acting in films and are romantically inclined in their approach to film-making. Gul’s Khoey Ho Tum Kahan was a love story. The title of his second film suggests another excursion in the same direction but its romantic content, making a sensational resurgence towards the end, is a thriller with break-neck momentum and exciting action.
A positive aspect of these actors-directors’ work is their stress on quality. While a lot differentiates their films from other local productions, it is the technical value (a constant casualty in Pakistani films) that distinguishes their output. Also, they try to make films for all segments of society and provide wholesome entertainment that can be watched by viewers who have given up on local cinema.
The film starts as a clash between good and evil, a landscape that marks cinema across the world. The pursuits are represented in the film by two individuals who are deeply committed to their way of life. The characters are brilliantly rendered by versatile artists Nadeem and Talat Hussain, with quiet assertiveness by the former and boisterousness and exuberance by the latter.
The families of the two, a former judge (Nadeem) and ex-chief minister (Talat Hussain) are interlinked by nuptials, but do not serve as bonds. Talat is a power-hungry politician who stops at nothing — bribery, killings, abductions — to achieve his goals. He is under investigation and the man in charge of the case is Nadeem’s character, the traditional upstanding citizen and an upholder of values and justice.
The only blemish in Nadeem’s life is two wives, one being Ajab Gul’s mother with whom he has a strained relationship. Police officer Babrak Shah by the other wife is acknowledged as his son and so the stepbrothers have a strong dislike for each other. They also share the love of the same girl (Talat’s daughter played by Veena Malik) whose marriage to Babrak deepens the enmity and a sense of deprivation in Gul.
The first half comprises well-knit, absorbing sequences that keep viewers on the edge of their seats, not only because of twists and turns in the narrative but also by forceful portrayals of characters by the two veteran actors. Talat Hussain adds another laurel to his credentials by effectively casting off the image of being a single dimension artist with pragmatically delivered ruthless villainy.
In a manner of speaking, the two consummate artists make a negative contribution to the film because other than Gul, most players look wanting in comparison. The saving grace in the acting department is the bit roles by some known television and film actors such as Tahira Wasti and Nighat Chaudhry. Gul makes a tremendous and successful effort to match their histrionic talent but it is Babrak Shah, good looking with the right build to play the lead in our films, who has an extremely difficult time. Gul could also have done better by eschewing the Khal Nayak image and at times, gestures.
The second-half of the film is almost pure action, fast-moving and lethal, but in the absence of major progression in the narrative, some footage tends to drag. Fortunately, the director, also the writer, tightens his hold in the end with a highly dramatic climax.
The action and chase sequences have been expertly handled by cinematographer Waqar Bokhari, but could have been more slickly edited. The music has been composed by the writer, director and actor and one wishes he had hired a professional. The dances are well choreographed, but Sana who makes a special appearance could have been given a more sensational wardrobe for her number. Kyun Tum Se Itna Pyar Hai, however, is an action movie, a thriller extraordinary with which conventional entertainment does not gel well.
Cast: Veena Malik, Ajab Gul, Arbaz Khan, Rasheed Naz, Babrak Shah, Asif Khan, Priya and Nadeem.
Pakistani Film Tere Pyar Mein 2000
Tere Pyar Mein is a Pakistani film which was released in December 2000. It launched the career of Zara Sheikh in Lollywood.
Plot: The story is about a young Indian Sikh girl Preety played by Zara Sheikh, who goes to the historical city of Lahore, Pakistan for pilgrimage with her father. She falls in love with a Pakistani boy named Ali (Shaan) who is a banker and also her dad's friend's son. After pilgrimage she goes back to her country. Ali realises what he has lost and goes after her. They both are delighted to see each other but Preety's friend, who is also in Indian Army, is not able to bear Preety falling in love with a Pakistani as he wants to marry her. He sends his forces after the two lovers by claiming that they are spying for Pakistan. The couple flees and after days of hide and seek, Ali is finally able to destroy the Army cars following them. In the last scene, the lovers arrive at the Pakistan-India border where they see a Pakistani Flag and their emotions are filled with joy and relief.
This film was the inspiration for the Bollywood film Veer-Zaara released in 2004.
Cast: Shaan (as Ali ), Zara Sheikh (as Preeti), Veena Malik (as Amina) and Irfan Khoosat.
Pani Jaisa Piyar is a Pakistani drama serial, Hum TV
Pani Jaisa Piyar is a Pakistani drama serial currently airing on Hum TV. It is written by popular script writer Moomal Shunaid, and is directed by Sarmad Khoosat. Paani Jaisa Piyar has received mostly positive reviews.
Plot So Far: Pani Jaisa Piyar is the story of Sana, a 25 year old girl from Faisalabad. She has two older siblings, Hassan and Dua. Sana's family used to be wealthy and of a high social class, but this all went away after the death of her father. The family's only support now is that of Hassan, who quit school at an early age in order to support the family. Sana has been engaged to Adarsh, the son of her mother's best friend Arfa ever since she was a child. Adarsh, however, has been unaware of this engagement, as his parents thought that he needed to focus more on his education than wedding plans.
Adarsh, however, is in love with Sasha, a childhood friend of his. When he tells his parents that he wishes to marry her, they refuse, saying that he is already engaged to Sana and that he will have to leave their home if he doesn't marry her. After much deliberation, Adarsh decides that it would be best to marry Sana, as their is no point in marrying Sasha if they have no home and no money.
Back in Faisalabad, Sana's brother Hassan is taken to prison after getting into a fight with boys from the neighborhood who were making inappropriate remarks towards Sana. Hassan's best friend, Saad, who has no family of his own, takes care of the 2 sisters and their mother in Hassan's absence. Saad has already told Sana that he likes her, but has never done or said anything more on the matter as he knows that she is already engaged. Sana feels uncomfortable in his presence, but her mother, thinking that Saad will stop aiding them, makes Sana spend time with him anyway, as she believes that the only feelings Saad has towards her daughter are brotherly. Saad takes Sana out to dinner one day, and he takes Sana to his house to show her around. Sana refuses at first, but says yes after Saad insists. Saad shows Sana his room, which is decorated with pictures of her, and confesses that he is in love with her. He asks for one night with her, and rapes her when she tries to run away. He takes her back home an hour or two later, telling her that he will withdraw Hassan's court case if she tells anyone, and she complies.When Hassan is acquitted, however, Sana cannot keep the truth in much longer, and tearfully tells him everything. Hassan, in anger, chases Saad to the railway and tracks and chokes him to death, being taken back to jail soon after.
Sana's mother Nuzhat wishes to wed Sana off to Adarsh as soon as possible after this, without telling him or his family about Sana's rape. But Sana tells Adarsh's mother Arfa anyway, knowing that she will break their engagement the second she hears the news. However, Arfa, who is indebted to Nuzhat because she took Arfa's daughter Dua in and raised her as her own so that Arfa could get remarried and live a pleasant life, accepts Sana. She tells Sana that she has told Adarsh everything and that he accepts her as well.
After Sana and Adarsh's wedding, Sana brings the topic up, saying how grateful she is that Adarsh accepted her knowing everything that had happened to her. Adarsh however, is unaware of the circumstances, and flips out when Sana tells him everything. He is furious that his mother tricked him like this, and believes that Sana was not raped at all, but did everything of her own free will. He begins to treat Sana horribly, and restarts his relationship with Sasha, even going so far as to having sexual relations with her. When Sana finds out that she is pregnant, Adarsh denies any possibility that the child is his, and claims that Sana must have an abortion because he doesn't want to take care of her illegitimate child. Sana, not knowing what to after being accused of so many crimes, and still being in the aftershock of the death of her mother hanging of her brother, attempts to commit suicide by overdose of sleeping pills. However, Arfa and Adarsh find her just minutes after the pills take effect and take her to the hospital, and there is no harm done,
Adarsh tells his parents that he wishes to divorce Sana, and they respond by saying that it is not legal for a man to divorce his wife while she is a pregnant. Adarsh retaliates by saying that this doesn't apply to him as the child is not his, and his father is outraged at this accusation. He tells Adarsh to leave the house, and he does, but not before asking that his father ask Arfa what the truth is. Arfa tells him everything, and the father is devastated to hear that he could have had a daughter to take care of all these years.
Adarsh goes to Sasha and tells her that they can get married now that Sana has given him permission. She is furious at these words and demands why Adarsh didn't divorce Sana as planned, and he tells her that she is pregnant and therefore can't be divorced. Sasha, realizing that Adarsh slept with Sana after their wedding despite saying that he was in love with Sasha, kicks him out of her hotel room. He goes back home, and upstairs to his room despite his father's furious demand that he leave the house. Sana, thinking he has gotten re-married asks him whether he's happy now, and Adarsh flies into a fit of rage, beating Sana unconscious. His father pulls him off of her and tells her to leave the house and never come back. They quickly take Sana back to the hospital. then they live happily here after
Cast: Saba Qamar as Sana, Mikaal Zulfiqar as Adarsh, Juggan Kazim as Sasha, Ahsan Khan as Saad, Samina Peerzada as Arfa, Babrik Shah as Hassan, Nausheen Shah as Dua, Samina Ahmed as Nuzhat, Rizwan Ali as Arham, Firdous Jamal as Adarsh's father and Sumbul as Sasha's mother.
Pakistani Drama Seriel Saiqa, Directed by Asim Ali
Saiqa written by Moomal Shunaid and directed by Asim Ali, is a drama seriel currently aired on Hum TV.
Plot and Concept: A remake of Razia Butts famous novel by the same name which had also inspired the popular Shamim Ara-Mohammad Ali movie, SAIQA is purely a love story with all the Star Plus twists, turns and manipulations. Shot on beautiful locations of Murree and Nathiagali, this love story spanning two generations, will keep viewers riveted till the end. The story focuses on Naji(Sarwat Gillani)and Tahir Mikaal Zulfiqar. Naji is a village girl; and Tahir, a Nawabs son who falls in love with her, wants to marry her. Tahir is already engaged to Fauzia(Mahjabeen) and the family does not want him to marry Naji, but he persists, in spite of family pressure. They have a daughter, Saiqa (Juggan Kazim) who grows up in the hateful atmosphere of the haveli with everybody insulting her at every step, and plotting to get rid of her and her mother. Rehan (Ahsan Khan) adds an unexpected element to this riveting soap that keeps the viewer guessing the end right up till the climax.
Cast: Sarwat Gillani (Young Naaji), Mikaal (Tahir), Juggan Kazim (Saiqa, Naaji and Tahir's daughter), Ahsan Khan (Rehan), Sheema Kirmani (Old Naaji), Mahjabeen (Fauzia, Sadia's sister and Sumaira's mother), Shameem Hilali (Daadi Huzoor, Tahir's mother), Khayam Sarhadi (Abba Huzoor,Tahir's father), Ali Afzal (Azhar, Rehan's father), Ayesha Sana (Sadia, Rehan's mother), Madiha Iftikhar (Sumaira, Saiqa's cousin), Faiq Khan (Asad, Anjum's son and Saiqa's cousin) and Hassan Ahmad (Fakhar,Fauzia's husband).
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