It’s official: Sheheryar Munawar and Mahira Khan to star in ‘Saat Din Mohabbat In’

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March 1, 2017

So just a few days back we revealed that Sheheryar Munawar has signed Farjad Nabi and Meenu Gaur’s next film, where Mahira Khan would most likely star opposite him. Well, now it’s official!A press release came out today announcing the title of the film

A press release came out today announcing the title of the film as Saat Din Mohabbat In (SDMI) which is an innovative, offbeat romantic comedy set in contemporary Karachi.

Directed by the critically acclaimed duo of Meenu and Farjad, the film stars gorgeous Raeeszaadi Mahira Khan and handsome hunk Sheheryar Munawar. Interestingly, the two leads are great friends (you have to check out their dubsmash videos), so it will definitely be a treat to see both these stars together in a film where we get to see their chemistry.

Moreover, the script is written by Fasih Bari Khan of ‘Quddusi Sahab Ki Bewah’ fame and the film is a hilarious romantic tale about a young man’s quest to find his true love in a crowded Karachi neighbourhood, and the obstacles, both spiritual and physical, that he must overcome in order to achieve his goals.

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“Fast-paced and dynamic, this moving film promises to be both a visual and musical
treat for moviegoers, as well as an authentic representation of life in Karachi’s
teeming neighbourhoods,” said a spokesperson for DawnFilms.

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“The choice of the two stars, Mahira Khan and Sheheryar Munnawar, in offbeat roles,
along with supporting roles played by theater and film actors, promises the kind of
film that audiences have seldom seen in Pakistan,” added the spokesperson.

DawnFilms, the film division of The Dawn Media Group, will act as executive
producers of this forthcoming venture with Mateela Films (Zinda Bhaag) as the
producers.

This is one film we cannot wait for!

Gohar Rasheed talks about his first production ‘Maidaan’ and casting Nauman Ijaz in the sports movie

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February 26, 2017

Gohar Rasheed has done limited yet significant work on the silver screen. After giving well-praised performances in Seedlings, Main Hoon Shahid Afridi and O21, the theater alum is now going the extra mile and producing a film, titled Maidaan, under the banner of Shuffler Films.

Maidaan is based on the true account of street children, hailing from underprivileged areas of Pakistan and achieving impossible at Street Child World Cup 2014, Brazil.

The versatile actor and winner of multiple TV awards, Nauman Ijaz, is playing a football coach in the film. He will return to the big screen a decade after Mehreen Jabbar’s Ramchand Pakistani.

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Mystery resolved: The leading lady of rom-com ‘Maan Jao Naa’ is Iranian beauty Naaz Norouzi!

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Galaxy Lollywood

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February 25, 2017

The shroud of mystery was kept by Crew Motion Pictures around the leading lady of their upcoming youth based rom-com ‘Maan Jao Naa’. After more than a month of film’s announcement, the makers, finally, took the wraps off it and reveals the entire cast of the film in the meet and greet event in Karachi today.

And we got to know about this ‘surprising’ lady as well, who is German-born Iranian beauty Naaz Norouzi. She is an international model, starting her acting career with ‘Maan Jao Naa’.

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These online short films made by Shamoon Abbasi are treat to watch!

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Syeda Ifrah Abbas

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February 24, 2017

You may only know on-screen villainous side of TV and cinema’s favorite bad man, Shamoon Abbasi, but you may not be aware that he has got great passion for the film making.

One of his latest ventures is the series of six short films, written and directed by him. Three of these short films are released on the internet and available to watch for free on YouTube. The other three will be released soon.

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Worry not, Dr. Shaan Shahid is here to help you with your scripting problems!

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Momin Ali Munshi

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February 23, 2017

Developing strong screenplays has never really been our hallmark when it comes to Pakistani Cinema and it would not be wrong to say that poor scripts have been the main reason for a lot of failures that we have seen coming out of this new wave.

It is often said that veteran film-makers have a strong command over the script and having them collaborate with new age makers would guarantee films that are technically sound while also having that filmy punch.

While we are yet to see any such collaboration happening, veteran Lollywood superstar Shaan Shahid has made a move where he wants to help bridge this gap between the old and the new.

Yes, Shaan Shahid, who has been in the industry for more than 25 years now has offered consultation whereby he will be providing producers with filmmaking solutions from script doctors, screenplay writers, onscreen time management and more of the nitti gritties.

To know more we contacted Noman, manager of Shaan Shahid, and he confirmed that this is infact true and Shaan has offered these consultation services for quite some time now. “And why not” he adds “Shaan has had formal training in filmmaking from The City College of New York and he has been a part of the industry for more than two decades so I’m sure he definitely knows a thing or two about film-making.”

Well, this is indeed quite an interesting offer from the actor and we hope lots of newbies trying their hand with film-making will make full use of this opportunity.

‘I love Salman Khan, my comment was just for fun’ says Saba Qamar on the uncalled for controversy!

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Kahkshaan Ismail

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February 21, 2017

As much as our actors try to stay out of controversy, they are always pulled back into it one way or the other. Moreover, due to the clickbait era we live in, the media will try to create smoke when there is even no fire!

Recently Lollywood Actress, Saba Qamar, who is all set to make her Bollywood debut opposite Irfan Khan, caught the attention of our media all for the wrong reasons. Saba Qamar appeared in ‘Good Morning Zindagi’, hosted by Noor Wali who, in a fun segment asked Saba Qamar to reject Bollywood actors given hypothetical situations. Let me repeat that again, Noor asked Saba to reject Bollywood actors, that was the game okay! She had to reject actors and give interesting reasons.

We saw Hrithik Roshan, Emraan Hashmi, Ranbir Kapoor and a few others, but who grabbed centre stage was none other then Salman Khan aka Sallu Bhai! Noor asked Saba Qamar to reject the role opposite Salman Khan citing a reason. Saba Qamar first and foremost went on to say she was scared of Salman Khan but if she had to say no for thats what the game was about she called him chichora for not following the choreographers instructions and creating his own dance steps.

We, at Galaxy Lollywood, contacted Saba Qamar regarding her statement to which she replied “Whatever I said about each of the actors was just for fun at that moment . I love and respect the Indian film industry especially Salman Khan, who is such a huge star and so humble.”

Following Saba Qamar clearing the air, we totally believe her comment had been blown out of proportion to create undue controversy and mirch masala was added for no reason whatsoever. In our most humble opinion, we believe the media should work towards promoting our film fraternity and the actors who help it grow and not bring them down because of small, petty issues.

More power to Lollywood!

In conversation with Sharmeen Obaid Chinoy on ‘3 Bahadur’, future of animation in Pakistan and much more

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February 20, 2017

By Ahmed Sarym

Sharmeen Obaid Chinoy is a name that needs no introduction. Chinoy, who entered the world of theatrical commercial cinema with Pakistan’s first animated feature film, 3 Bahadur, has been on the roll since winning the Oscar.

After bagging her second Academy Award for the documentary, A Girl In The River, which also helped in passing a law against honor killing, and releasing the sequel of 3 Bahadur titled 3 Bahadur: The Revenge of Baba Balaam last year, Chinoy is now gearing up for her next project of moving cinema which will showcase the movies to people not having the luxury of cinema and entertainment across the country.

In conversation with Galaxy Lollywood, the relentless filmmaker discusses her latest cinematic outing, the chances of creating quality animation in Pakistan and much more. Read on!

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The shooting of Ali Zafar-Maya Ali starer ‘Teefa in Trouble’ kicks off!

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February 19, 2017

The shooting of Ahsan Rahim’s directorial debut ‘Teefa in Trouble’, starring Ali Zafar and Maya Ali, has just begun and we cannot hide our excitement.

The film, which has been in pre-production for quite some time, finally commences the principal photography.

Ali Zafar took part in the shoot on first day and shared about it with some behind the scene shots on Facebook. He showed excitement around the project and expressed his gratitude for his remarkable journey.

The leading lady of ‘Teefa in Trouble’, Maya Ali, has not joined the team for shoot yet, as her spell will start little later. (She is, however, recently spotted traveling with Shaz Khan and choreographer Niggah Hussain and we wonder what is cooking between them!)

Maya Ali also announced about the film hitting the floor on Instagram and congratulated the team.

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Watch some of the BTS photos below and let us know if it makes you excited too!

Have Sheheryar Munawar and Mahira Khan signed Farjad-Meenu’s next?

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Momin Ali Munshi

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February 19, 2017

Well well well, now this is some news!

Rumors mills have been buzzing with the possibility of a collaboration between Shehryar Munawar and Mahira Khan as apparently, the duo is all set to appear together in Farjad Nabi and Meenu Gaur’s next film.

Interestingly, this news first made it online a few weeks back where an internet portal reported that Mahira Khan might be signing a film directed by Farjad-Meenu but nothing was official as such.

We decided to contact the two leads in question, to get an official confirmation on the film. While Shehryar just confirmed to us that he has indeed signed the film, team Mahira Khan ‘can not comment as nothing is official as yet’, which basically is another way of saying ‘ we will let the makers do the announcement‘. So all you Sheryar-Mahira fans can rejoice as you will be seeing this good looking Ho Mann Jahaan pair once again on the silver screen.

But what will be interesting to see is that how do these two actors fit in the crazy world of Farjad-Meenu and writer Fasih Bari Khan who in the past gave us the acclaimed ( yes, we know its debatable) ‘Jeewan Hathi’. Because let’s admit it, Farjad-Meenu are known for a very different kind of cinema which show things as is without the exaggeration and filmi-ness that mainstream cinema has. So let’s wait and watch.

Here’s waiting for an official announcement from the makers.

Teaser of song ‘Hay Naya Naya’ from the movie Jackpot piques our interest!

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February 18, 2017

The teaser of second song ‘Hay Naya Naya’ from the movie Jackpot is out and it piques our interest with melodious composition, shit-hot cinematography and picturesque locations.

The song features debuting actors Inayat Khan and Reyhna Malhotra and gives a sneak peek of cracking chemistry between the duo. Sung by Asim Azhar and Afshan Fawad, the song is shot on the beautiful Coral Island in Thailand, awaking the hidden wanderlust of setting on a trip to a scenic exotic location and do nothing but listen to the fine music and groove!

Interestingly, the film featuring four debutants ( Noor Hassan and Sanam Chaudhry are also a part of the film) is also the debut for the director. Yes, comedy thriller ‘Jackpot’ is the directorial debut of Shoaib Khan and it would not be wrong to say that thanks to this teaser and the one that came out last month, expectations are high from Mr Khan. We talked to the director to know more about the film and he mentioned that there is one Lahore spell remaining and after that is done the film will release in cinemas somewhere in the third quarter.

This is one film which is definitely on our most eagerly awaited list!

Watch the teaser here.

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