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{{short description|2012 film by Iram Parveen Bilal}}
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{{Infobox film
{{Infobox film
| name = Josh: Independence Through Unity
| name = Josh: Independence Through Unity
| image = Theatrical Release Poster of film Josh.jpg
| image = Theatrical Release Poster of film Josh.jpg
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| alt = Poster showing the lead cast of film.
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| caption = Theatrical release poster
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| alt = Poster showing the lead cast of film.
| director = [[Iram Parveen Bilal]]
| director = [[Iram Parveen Bilal]]
| producer = [[Iram Parveen Bilal]]<br />[[Saad Bin Mujeeb]]<br />Kelly Thomas
| writer = Iram Parveen Bilal
| writer = [[Iram Parveen Bilal]]
| screenplay = Iram Parveen Bilal<br />Farah Usman
| screenplay = [[Iram Parveen Bilal]]<br />Farah Usman
| producer = Iram Parveen Bilal<br />Saad Bin Mujeeb<br />Kelly Thomas
| starring = [[Aamina Sheikh]]<br />[[Mohib Mirza]]<br />[[Khalid Malik]]<br />[[Naveen Waqar]]<br />[[Ali Rizvi (actor)||Ali Rizvi]]
| starring = [[Aamina Sheikh]]<br />Khalid Malik<br>[[Mohib Mirza]]<br />[[Naveen Waqar]]<br />Ali Rizvi<br/>Saleem Mairaj<br/>[[Adnan Shah Tipu]]
| music = Shahi Hasan<br />Andrew T. Mackay
| cinematography = Nausheen Dadabhoy
| cinematography = Nausheen Dadabhoy
| editing = Jochen Kunstler
| editing = Jochen Kunstler
| casting = Gulerana Azhar<br />Asma Rizwan
| music = Shahi Hasan<br />Andrew T. Mackay
| studio = Parveen Shah Productions<br />Twenty Nine Dash One Productions
| studio = Parveen Shah Productions<br />Twenty Nine Dash One Productions
| distributor = [[ARY Films]]
| distributor = [[ARY Films]]
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|2012|10||Mumbai Film Festival|2013|08|10|Pakistan||2014|01|20|UK}}
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'''''Josh: Independence Through Unity''''' ({{lang-ur|{{Nastaliq|جوش: متحدہ آزادی}}}}) is a 2013 [[Pakistan]]i [[Mystery film|mystery]] [[Thriller (genre)|thriller]] [[drama film]] written, directed and produced by [[Iram Parveen Bilal]] with co-producers [[Saad Bin Mujeeb]] and Kelly Thomas. Film is set to be release at [[Eid-ul-Fitr]] in [[Pakistan]] and [[India]] on 10 August 2013. The film stars [[Aamina Sheikh]], [[Mohib Mirza]], [[Khalid Malik]], [[Naveen Waqar]], [[Adnan Shah Tipu]], [[Kaiser Khan Nizamani]], [[Parveen Akber]], [[Nyla Jafri]], [[Salim Mairaj]], [[Faizan Haqquee]] and [[Ali Rizvi (actor)|Ali Rizvi]] in the ensemble cast.
'''''Josh: Independence Through Unity''''' ({{langx|ur|{{Nastaliq|جوش: متحدہ آزادی}}}}) is a 2013 [[Pakistan]]i [[Mystery film|mystery]] [[Thriller (genre)|thriller]] [[drama film]] written, directed and produced by [[Iram Parveen Bilal]] with co-producers Saad Bin Mujeeb and Kelly Thomas. Film was released at [[Eid-ul-Fitr]] in [[Pakistan]] and [[India]] on 10 August 2013. The film stars [[Aamina Sheikh]], [[Mohib Mirza]], Khalid Malik, [[Naveen Waqar]], [[Adnan Shah]], Kaiser Khan Nizamani, [[Parveen Akbar]], [[Naila Jaffri]], Salim Mairaj, Faizan Haqquee, Ali Rizvi in the ensemble cast.


== Plot ==
== Plot ==
Josh is about Fatima ([[Aamina Sheikh]]), a dedicated school teacher, who is living a high cosmopolitan life in [[Karachi]] until one day her life shatters when her nanny Nusrat-bhi inexplicably disappears. Fatima then takes on the challenge to seek the dangerous truth in Nusrat’s feudal village. The themes being tackled are class separation, feudalism, poverty, individual empowerment, and women’s rights.
''Josh'' is about Fatima ([[Aamina Sheikh]]), a dedicated school teacher, who is living a high cosmopolitan life in [[Karachi]] until one day her life shatters when her nanny Nusrat-bhi inexplicably disappears. Fatima then takes on the challenge to seek the dangerous truth in Nusrat's feudal village. The themes being tackled are class separation, feudalism, poverty, individual empowerment, and women's rights.


== Cast ==
== Cast ==
* [[Mohib Mirza]]
* [[Aamina Sheikh]] as Fatima
* Khalid Malik as Adil
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* [[Aamina Sheikh]]
* [[Naveen Waqar]]
* [[Mohib Mirza]] as Uzair
* [[Khalid Malik]]
* [[Naveen Waqar]] as Ayla
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* [[Faizan Haqquee]] as Zeeshan
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* [[Ali Rizvi (actor)|Ali Rizvi]]
* [[Adnan Shah Tipu]]
* [[Khalid Ahmed]] as Khawaja
* [[Salim Mairaj]]
* [[Adnan Shah]] as Gulsher
* Saleem Mairaj as Master Khalid
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* [[Kiaser Khan Nizamani]]
* [[Nyla Jaffri]]
* [[Parveen Akbar]] as Parveen
* [[Parveen Akbar]]
* [[Naila Jaffri]] as Nusrat Bi
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* [[Ali Rizvi (actor)|Ali Rizvi]] as Ahmed
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* [[Faizan Haqquee]]
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* [[Kaiser Khan Nizamani]] as Khan
* [[Abdullah Khan (actor)|Abdullah Khan]] as Shera
* [[Saifullah Sohail]] as Shakeel
* [[Haider Salim]] as Shan


==Release and reception==
==Release==
Josh world premiered at the [[Mumbai International Film Festival]] in October 2012.<ref>{{cite news|title=Film Josh selected to screen at Mumbai film festival|url=http://tribune.com.pk/story/452337/film-josh-selected-to-screen-at-mumbai-film-festival/|accessdate=26 December 2013|newspaper=The Express Tribune|date=16 October 2013}}</ref> The film released in [[Pakistan]] on 12 August 2013.<ref>{{cite news|title=Finally, some jazba: Josh to hit theatres after a long wait for distributor|url=http://tribune.com.pk/story/575594/finally-some-jazba-josh-to-hit-theatres-after-a-long-wait-for-distributor/|accessdate=26 December 2013|newspaper=The Express Tribune|date=11 July 2013}}</ref>
The film world premiered at the [[Mumbai International Film Festival]] in October 2012.<ref>{{cite news|title=Film Josh selected to screen at Mumbai film festival|url=http://tribune.com.pk/story/452337/film-josh-selected-to-screen-at-mumbai-film-festival/|accessdate=26 December 2013|newspaper=The Express Tribune|date=16 October 2013}}</ref> The film released in [[Pakistan]] on 12 August 2013.<ref>{{cite news|title=Finally, some jazba: Josh to hit theatres after a long wait for distributor|url=http://tribune.com.pk/story/575594/finally-some-jazba-josh-to-hit-theatres-after-a-long-wait-for-distributor/|accessdate=26 December 2013|newspaper=The Express Tribune|date=11 July 2013}}</ref>


==Soundtrack==
==Soundtrack==
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{{Infobox album
| Name = Josh
| name = Josh
| Type = Soundtrack
| type = Soundtrack
| Artist = [[Zoe Viccaji]], [[Devika]], [[Shahi Hasan]], [[Noor Lodhi]], [[Manesh Judge]] and [[Ali Azmat]]
| artist = [[Zoe Viccaji]], [[Devika]], [[Shahi Hasan]], [[Noor Lodhi]], [[Manesh Judge]] and [[Ali Azmat]]
| Cover =
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'''''Josh''''' is the [[soundtrack album]] of the 2012 [[Urdu]]-language [[Pakistan]]i film ''Josh'' by Iram Parveen Bilal.
'''''Josh''''' is the [[soundtrack album]] of the film.


==Overview and reception==
==Overview and reception==
All songs are mixed and mastered by [[Shahi Hasan]]. The singers include [[Zoe Viccaji]], [[Devika Chawla]], [[Shahi Hasan]], [[Noor Lodhi]], [[Manesh Judge]] and [[Ali Azmat]].
All songs are mixed and mastered by [[Shahi Hasan]]. The singers include [[Zoe Viccaji]], [[Devika Chawla]], [[Shahi Hasan]], [[Noor Lodhi]], [[Manesh Judge]] and [[Ali Azmat]].


=== Awards ===
== Awards ==
Josh received the 2012 Women in Film Finishing Grant, the 2013 [[Silent River Film Festival]] Best First Feature and Best Actress, the 2013 Filmfest Hamburg, Best Political Film Nomination. It also won the Best Screenplay Jury Prize and the Best Feature Film Audience Prize at the Washington, D.C. South Asian Film Festival 2014.
''Josh'' received the 2012 Women in Film Finishing Grant, the 2013 [[Silent River Film Festival]] Best First Feature and Best Actress, the 2013 Filmfest Hamburg, Best Political Film Nomination. It also won the Best Screenplay Jury Prize and the Best Feature Film Audience Prize at the Washington, D.C. South Asian Film Festival 2014.
===Awards===
{|class="wikitable style"
! Ceremony
! Category
! Recipient
! Result
|-
| [[13th Lux Style Awards]]
| Best Film Actress
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| [[Aamina Sheikh]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| rowspan="4"|[[4th Pakistan Media Awards]]
| Best Film
| Josh
| {{nom}}
|-
| Best Film Director
| [[Iram Parveen Bilal]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| Best Film Actor
| [[Mohib Mirza]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| Best Film Actress
| [[Aamina Sheikh]]
| {{won}}
|}


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
* {{Official website|thefilmjosh.com}}
* {{Official website}}
* {{IMDb title|2140039|Josh: Independence Through Unity}}
* {{IMDb title|2140039|Josh: Independence Through Unity}}
* {{facebook|thefilmjosh}}
* {{facebook|thefilmjosh}}


{{ARY Films}}


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Latest revision as of 03:19, 26 October 2024

Josh: Independence Through Unity
Poster showing the lead cast of film.
Theatrical release poster
Directed byIram Parveen Bilal
Written byIram Parveen Bilal
Screenplay byIram Parveen Bilal
Farah Usman
Produced byIram Parveen Bilal
Saad Bin Mujeeb
Kelly Thomas
StarringAamina Sheikh
Khalid Malik
Mohib Mirza
Naveen Waqar
Ali Rizvi
Saleem Mairaj
Adnan Shah Tipu
CinematographyNausheen Dadabhoy
Edited byJochen Kunstler
Music byShahi Hasan
Andrew T. Mackay
Production
companies
Parveen Shah Productions
Twenty Nine Dash One Productions
Distributed byARY Films
Release dates
  • October 2012 (2012-10) (Mumbai Film Festival)
  • 10 August 2013 (2013-08-10) (Pakistan)
  • UK (UK)
CountryPakistan
LanguagesUrdu
English
Box officeRs. 3.30 crore (US$110,000)

Josh: Independence Through Unity (Urdu: جوش: متحدہ آزادی) is a 2013 Pakistani mystery thriller drama film written, directed and produced by Iram Parveen Bilal with co-producers Saad Bin Mujeeb and Kelly Thomas. Film was released at Eid-ul-Fitr in Pakistan and India on 10 August 2013. The film stars Aamina Sheikh, Mohib Mirza, Khalid Malik, Naveen Waqar, Adnan Shah, Kaiser Khan Nizamani, Parveen Akbar, Naila Jaffri, Salim Mairaj, Faizan Haqquee, Ali Rizvi in the ensemble cast.

Plot

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Josh is about Fatima (Aamina Sheikh), a dedicated school teacher, who is living a high cosmopolitan life in Karachi until one day her life shatters when her nanny Nusrat-bhi inexplicably disappears. Fatima then takes on the challenge to seek the dangerous truth in Nusrat's feudal village. The themes being tackled are class separation, feudalism, poverty, individual empowerment, and women's rights.

Cast

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Release

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The film world premiered at the Mumbai International Film Festival in October 2012.[1] The film released in Pakistan on 12 August 2013.[2]

Soundtrack

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Josh
Soundtrack album by
Zoe Viccaji, Devika, Shahi Hasan, Noor Lodhi, Manesh Judge and Ali Azmat
ReleasedTo Be Released.
GenreFilm soundtrack
ProducerIndus World Music

Josh is the soundtrack album of the film.

Overview and reception

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All songs are mixed and mastered by Shahi Hasan. The singers include Zoe Viccaji, Devika Chawla, Shahi Hasan, Noor Lodhi, Manesh Judge and Ali Azmat.

Awards

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Josh received the 2012 Women in Film Finishing Grant, the 2013 Silent River Film Festival Best First Feature and Best Actress, the 2013 Filmfest Hamburg, Best Political Film Nomination. It also won the Best Screenplay Jury Prize and the Best Feature Film Audience Prize at the Washington, D.C. South Asian Film Festival 2014.

Awards

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Ceremony Category Recipient Result
13th Lux Style Awards Best Film Actress Aamina Sheikh Nominated
4th Pakistan Media Awards Best Film Josh Nominated
Best Film Director Iram Parveen Bilal Nominated
Best Film Actor Mohib Mirza Nominated
Best Film Actress Aamina Sheikh Won

References

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  1. ^ "Film Josh selected to screen at Mumbai film festival". The Express Tribune. 16 October 2013. Retrieved 26 December 2013.
  2. ^ "Finally, some jazba: Josh to hit theatres after a long wait for distributor". The Express Tribune. 11 July 2013. Retrieved 26 December 2013.
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