Janaan
| Janaan | |
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 First look poster | |
| Directed by | Azfar Jafri |
| Written by | Osman Khalid Butt |
| Produced by | Hareem Farooq Reham Khan Munir Hussain Imran Raza Kazmi |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Rana Kamran |
| Edited by | Mitesh Soni |
| Music by | Ahmed Ali Taha Malik Salim Sulaiman |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | ARY Films (Pakistan) B4U Films (International)[1] |
Release date |
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| Country | Pakistan |
| Languages | Urdu,Pashto |
Janaan (meaning beloved) is an upcoming Pakistani romantic comedy film directed by Azfar Jafri, written by Osman Khalid Butt and co-produced by Hareem Farooq, Reham Khan, Munir Hussain and Imran Raza Kazmi under production banners of IRK Films and Munir Hussain Films - UK. The film stars Armeena Khan, Bilal Ashraf and Ali Rehman Khan in lead roles.
This film will be released in Pakistan by ARY Films on September 13, 2016 (Eid al-Adha).[2] B4U Films will distribute the film Internationally.
Cast
- Armeena Khan
- Bilal Ashraf
- Ali Rehman Khan
- Hania Aamir
- Usman Mukhtar
- Ajab Gul
- Mishi Khan
- Nayyer Ejaz
- Jalal Khan
- Fahad Ali Panni
- Saad Zia Abbasi
Production
Filming & casting
In May 2015, it was announced that film named Janaan is in pre-production phase.[3] In August, film's cast and crew was revealed on Twitter by the producer. Film Siyaah's team reunited in this film, with Imran Raza Kazmi returning as producer, Azfar Jafri as director and Osman Khalid Butt as writer.[4] An agreement was also signed between the film production team and ARY Films to distribute the film.[5][6] First spell of shooting began from August 21 in Islamabad[7] and lasted till September 5.[8] Second spell of film started in Swat valley. The same month Usman Mukhtar and Hania Aamir were cast in film. Janaan entered the final phase of its production in mid October after shooting in Islamabad and Swat.[9] Reham Khan's departure from Pakistan after her divorce with Imran Khan questioned the production status of film but her co-producer Imran Raza Kazmi stated "As the popular phrase goes: 'the show must go on' and putting all and any speculation to rest, I would like to say that this news will not affect the film in any manner whatsoever."[10] Ajab Gul, Jalal Khan and Mishi Khan were revealed as cast with their character names on November 7.
Marketing
Film's first look poster featuring Armeena Khan, Bilal Ashraf and Ali Rehman Khan was revealed online while Teaser Trailer on March 18, 2016.[11][12]
Janaan is the first Pakistani film whose teaser was shown on UK TV broadcasting channel Sky Sports 2 during the World T20 Cup match between India and Pakistan on March 19, 2016.[13]
Further the teaser was played on Sherya Ghosal Concerts in UK.[14]
The film's theatrical trailer was released on 1st july 2016 on fahad mustafa's jeeto pakistan ramazan show.the trailer was appreciated by critics and film is expected to be a successful endeavour to promote pashto culture . The trailer is expected to be played on all Arjit Singh's concerts in UK after its release.[15]
Distribution
In a recent contract signing between the film's crew and renowned Bollywood network and distribution company B4U (network). It was confirmed that the Film will be distributed Internationally by B4U Films in Countries such as:- UAE, England, USA, Australia, Malaysia and New Zealand; and potentially other countries as well. Whilst ARY Films will solely distribute the Film in Pakistan.[16]
References
- ^ http://www.hipinpakistan.com/news/1149763
- ^ "ARY FILMS announce to release Reham Khan's Janaan". ARY News. Retrieved 20 August 2015.
- ^ "Reham Khan to launch film production career with Jaanan?". DAWN.com. Retrieved 21 August 2015.
- ^ "Just in: Reham Khan announces Janaan's cast and crew on Twitter". DAWN.com. Retrieved 20 August 2015.
- ^ "Reham's first film "Janaan" to be released by ARY Films". Daily Times. Retrieved 20 August 2015.
- ^ "ARY Films to release Reham Khan's first flick 'Janaan'". The News Tribe. Retrieved 20 August 2015.
- ^ "Reham's 'Janaan' to go on floors". The Express Tribune. Retrieved 21 August 2015.
- ^ "First leg of Reham Khan's 'Janaan' is complete". HiP. Wajiha Jawaid. Retrieved 8 September 2015.
- ^ "Janaan to enter final phase of production". The Express Tribune. Retrieved 23 October 2015.
- ^ "Despite Reham Khan's absence, her film Jaanan's shoot goes strong". DAWN Images. Irfan-ul-Haq. Retrieved 7 November 2015.
- ^ "First teaser of ARY Films' Janaan unleashed". ARY News. Retrieved 18 March 2016.
- ^ "'Janaan' starring Armeena Khan teaser released". The News Teller. Retrieved 18 March 2016.
- ^ "Teaser of Reham Khan's film 'Janaan' released". Retrieved 2016-03-19.
- ^ "Janaan". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2016-06-16.
- ^ "New 'Janaan' trailer to play at Arijit Singh UK Shows | BizAsia Media | The UK's only Asian media news site". www.media247.co.uk. Retrieved 2016-06-16.
- ^ http://www.hipinpakistan.com/news/1149763