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Galaxy Lollywood Awards 2016 (Winners)

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The second edition of Galaxy Lollywood Awards (GALA) ran for 18 days giving people a chance to vote for their favorites from the year 2015. The people voted for their favorite films and performances in 18 categories through online voting.

The nominations and winners, as selected by the people, of GALA 2016 are given here.

Best Film

The nominations in this category were: Bin Roye, Jawani Phir Nahi Ani, Karachi Se Lahore, Manto, Moor and Wrong Number.

The winner is Jawani Phir Nai Ani (Salman Iqbal, Humayun Saeed, Shahzad Nasib and Jerjees Seja).

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Best Actor in a Leading Role Male

The nominations in this category were: Adnan Sarwar (Shah), Danish Taimoor (Wrong Number), Hameed Sheikh (Moor), Humayun Saeed (Jawani Phir Nahi Ani), Sarmad Khoosat (Manto) and Shahzad Sheikh (Karachi Se Lahore).

The winner is Sarmad Sultan Khoosat (Manto).

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Best Actor in a Leading Role Female

The nominations in this category were: Amna Ilyas (Good Morning Karachi), Ayesha Omar (Karachi Se Lahore), Humaima Malik (Dekh Magar Pyaar Say), Mahira Khan (Bin Roye), Resham (Swaarangi) and Sohai Ali Abro (Jawani Phir Nahi Ani).

The winner is Mahira Khan (Bin Roye).

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Best Director

The nominations in this category were: Jami (Moor), Nadeem Baig (Jawani Phir Nahi Ani), Sarmad Khoosat (Manto), Wajhat Rauf (Karachi Se Lahore), Yasir Jaswal (Jalaibee) and Yasir Nawaz (Wrong Number).

The winner is Nadeem Baig (Jawani Phir Nahi Ani).

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Best Actor in a Supporting Role Male

The nominations in this category were: Ahmed Ali (Karachi Se Lahore), Ali Safina (Jalaibee), Ayaz Samoo (Moor), Hamza Ali Abbasi (Jawani Phir Nahi Ani), Irfan Khoosat (Dekh Magar Pyaar Say) and Shaz Khan (Moor).

The winner is Hamza Ali Abbasi (Jawani Phir Nahi Ani).

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Best Actor in a Supporting Role Female

The nominations in this category were: Armeena Rana Khan (Bin Roye), Beo Rana Zafar (Good Morning Karachi), Saba Qamar (Manto), Sania Saeed (Manto), Sarwat Gillani (Jawani Phir Nahi Ani) and Zhalay Sarhadi (Jalaibee).

The winner is Saba Qamar (Manto).

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Best Performance in a Comic Role

The nominations in this category were: Ahmed Ali Butt (Jawani Phir Nahi Ani), Danish Nawaz & Nadeem Jafferi (Wrong Number), Javaid Sheikh (Wrong Number), Ismail Tara (Jawani Phir Nahi Ani), Vasay Chaudhary (Jawani Phir Nahi Ani) and Yasir Hussain (Karachi Se Lahore).

The winner is Ahmed Ali Butt (Jawani Phir Nahi Ani).

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Best Performance in a Negative Role

The nominations in this category were: Ayub Khooso (Swaarangi), Adnan Jaffar (Jalaibee), Hina Jawad (Maya), Sajid Hasan (Jalaibee), Sultan Hussain (Moor) and Waseem Manzoor (Swaarangi).

The winner is Sultan Hussain (Moor).

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Best Male Debut

The nominations in this category were: Adnan Sarwar (Shah), Danish Taimoor (Jalaibee), Muneeb Butt (Halla Gulla), Shaz Khan (Moor), Shehzad Sheikh (Karachi Se Lahore) and Sikander Rizvi (Dekh Magar Pyaar Say).

The winner is Danish Taimoor (Jalaibee).

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Best Female Debut

The nominations in this category were: Armeena Rana Khan (Bin Roye), Ayesha Omar (Karachi Se Lahore), Janita Asma (Wrong Number), Mehwish Hayat (Jawani Phir Nahi Ani), Sidra Batool (Halla Gulla) and Sohai Ali Abro (Wrong Number).

The winner is Ayesha Omar (Karachi Se Lahore).

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Best Special Appearance

The nominations in this category were: Adeel Hussain (Bin Roye), Goher Rashid (Jawani Phir Nahi Ani), Meera (Dekh Magar Pyaar Say), Rubya Chaudhary (Karachi Se Lahore), Tooba Sidique (Wrong Number) and Wajhat Rauf (Karachi Se Lahore).

The winner is Adeel Hussain (Bin Roye).

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Best Playback Singer Male

The nominations in this category were: Adnan Dhool for “Neray Neray Vas” (Dekh Magar Pyaar Say); Ali Hamza, Ali Noor, Shiraz Uppal for “Aja Re Aja” (Karachi Se Lahore); Ali Sethi for “Ah ko chahye” (Manto); Javed Bashir for “Jogiya” (Moor); Mooro for “Tasveer” (Dekh Magar Pyaar Say) and Rahat Fateh Ali Khan for “Tery Bin Jeena” (Bin Roye).

The winner is Rahat Fateh Ali Khan for “Tery Bin Jeena” (Bin Roye).

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Best Playback Singer Female

The nominations in this category were: Humaira Chana for “Kundi” (Wrong Number); Meesha Shafi for “Mehram” (Manto); Mehak Ali for “Kala Doriya” (Dekh Magar Pyaar Say); Sana Zulfiqar for “Jalwa” (Jawani Phir Nahi Ani); Sara Raza Khan for “Esa jor hai” (Jawani Phir Nahi Ani) and Zarish for “Rabi Ralli” (Karachi Se Lahore).

The winner is Sana Zulfiqar for “Jalwa” (Jawani Phir Nahi Ani)

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Best Music

The nominations in this category were: Bin Roye (Mazhar Cheema, Shani Arshad & Waqar Ali); Dekh Magar Pyaar Say (Soch, Asrar, Mooroo, Sara Haider & Fire Tiger); Karachi Se Lahore (Shiraz Uppal); Manto (Jamal Rehman); Moor (Strings) and Wrong Number (Waqar Ali).

The winner is Bin Roye (Mazhar Cheema, Shani Arshad & Waqar Ali).

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Song of the Year

The nominations in this category were: “Ballay Ballay” (Bin Roye); “Jalwa” (Jawani Phir Nahi Ani); “Jogiya” (Moor); “Mehram Dila Dy Mahi” (Manto); “Neray Neray Vas” (Dekh Maar Pyaar Say) and “Tutti Frutti” (Karachi Se Lahore).

The winner is “Ballay Ballay” (Bin Roye).

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Best Choregraphy

The nominations in this category were: Papoo Samrat for “Thumka” (Halla Gulla); Shabina Khan for “Jalwa” (Jawani Phir Nahi Ani); Wahab Shah for “Kala Doriyaa” (Dekh Magar Pyaar Say); Wahab Shah for “Tutti Frutti” (Karachi Se Lahore); Zahid and Shahzad for “Ballay Ballay” (Bin Roye) and Zahid Hussain for “Jhanan Jhanan” (Wrong Number).

The winner is Wahab Shah for “Tutti Frutti” (Karachi Se Lahore).

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Best Dance Performance

The nominations in this category were: Amna Ilyas fpr “Kala Dooriya” (Dekh Magar Pyaar Say); Ayesha Omer for “Tutti Fruitti” (Karachi Se Lahore); Mahira Khan for “Ballay Ballay” (Bin Roye); Mantaha Tareen Maqsood for “Rabi Ralli” (Karachi Se Lahore); Sohai Ali Abroo for “Jalwa” (Jawani Phir Nahi Ani) and Zhalay Sarhadi for “Jawani” (Jalaibee).

The winner is Mahira Khan for “Ballay Ballay” (Bin Roye).

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Best Cinematic Moment

The nominations in this category were: Chirya scene from Wrong Number, Faisal Qureshi scene from Manto, Mahira bangle scene from Bin Roye, “MA MA” of Sohai Ali Abbro from Jawani Phir Nahi Ani, Saali Magarmuch scene from Karachi Se Lahore and Shirtless Hamza Ali Abbasi in Jawani Phir Nahi Ani.

The winner is “MA MA” of Sohai Ali Abbro from Jawani Phir Nahi Ani.

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Jawani Phir Nai Ani and Bin Roye won 6 awards each, Manto and Karachi Se Lahore won 2 awards each and Moor and Jalaibee won 1 award each. Mahira Khan is the only star who won 2 award in GALA 2016.

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GL Exclusive: Momina Duraid finally breaks silence on the ARY Film Awards-Bin Roye controversy

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Momin Ali Munshi
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A lot has been said and written about the impending ARY Film Awards and the entire controversy revolving around Bin Roye’s absence from the nomination list. It all began when reports started to surface stating that HUM Films will not be sending ‘Bin Roye’ for nominations at the awards. However, it was later learnt that this decision was made by the Production house MD Films who did not want their film to be a part of the award ceremony and hence refrained from sending the film for nominations.

What made the story more complex was the fact that films such as Moor and Manto which have been produced and distributed by Geo Films who we all know aren’t the best of friends with ARY were sent for consideration. So the main question was why wasn’t Bin Roye going to the AFA’s? Well I decided to talk to the head honcho of MD Films Momina Duraid and get my answer straight from the lady herself.

‘I believe I have valid reasons to question the authenticity of the awards and I did not want to be a part of any controversies so I just decided that its better that we don’t participate’’ says Momina Duraid on being asked why the film was not sent in for consideration.

For those unaware, the ARY Film Awards are overseen and organized by ARY Digital who also own the film production/distribution company ARY Films. So basically ARY makes/distributes films and also organizes an award ceremony every year to honor the best of cinema where films made by ARY compete with films from outside the ARY banner. I know its kind of a tricky situation and that’s exactly why the credibility of the awards have been in question from the very first year.

‘See channels can be media partners to any industry awards and that’s perfectly okay but ARY itself is a film company and I don’t see how a related party can conduct a fair award.If ARY was only a media partner while the award was conducted by a third party or brand we would not have any problems.’ adds Momina.

‘But an award that is owned and conducted by a related party will always have reliability issues and hence we are not participating to avoid further complications ’ says Momina while closing the argument and to be honest she does make a fair point.

Ironically, a look back at the first ARY Film Awards which took place in 2014, and the results kind of strengthen Momina’s point as almost all the awards were won by ‘Waar’ and ‘Main Hoom Shahid Afirid’ and both these films were backed by ARY. But then again the counter-argument could be that the awards are peoples choice and the people voted for their favorite stars and lets be honest both these films had huge starts with crazy fan following.

But ARY not conducting its second edition in 2015 was a bit of a shady situation and this dampened the authenticity of the awards. The popular belief was that since ARY did not have a single solid release they decided to not go ahead with the ceremony. What do I mean you ask? Well the biggest hit of the year ‘Na Maloom Afraad’ which broke all records that year wasn’t from ARY, Pakistan’s first spy thriller Operation-21 which started industry’s favorite Shaan Shahid was also not from ARY, and lastly the critically acclaimed film ‘Dukhtar’ which was critics favorite worldwide was yet another film which was not from the house of ARY. Get what Im saying?

The argument made by ARY was that the number of films released in 2014 wasn’t enough and doing an award ceremony wouldn’t be feasible so they skipped the awards session for 2015. But then even 2014 session ( which honored films from 2013) was dominated by 4-5 films now wasnt it? Moreover 2014 surely had films like ‘The System’ and ‘Sultanat’ which if nothing else would have helped with the nominations!

Anyhow ARY had declared all these rumors as baseless and re-assured fans that their favorite films from 2014 will be included in the award session that would take place in 2016. But the nominations for the 2016 awards have just been announced and well we dont see any film from 2014 in the nomination list…

So what is your take on this entire controversy? Do you think ARY Film Award are a fair award? What do you think of Momina Duraid’s decision let us know in the comments section.

Saba Qamar is roped in to play the rockstar in ‘Karachi Se Lahore’ spin-off

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Galaxy Lollywood
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Two months ago we shared the news of the spin-off of Karachi Se Lahore (KSL) is in making. Today, we learned who will play the female lead in the film opposite the actor/writer Yasir Hussain.

Saba Qamar is roped in by the producer, director and writer Wajahat Rauf as the female lead of the spin-off of his 2015’s hit comedy film. She will play the role of a rockstar guitarist in the film, as confirmed by herself in an interview to Dawn Images.

She talked about her character in the interview, as follows:

I play a musician, a rockstar guitarist in the initial stages of her career. [My character] comes from a broken family and all she wants is some peace of mind. She’s looking for some small moments of happiness, and she just packs a bag and decides to leave her house.

She further revealed about the issues her character is facing in her life:

She has a boyfriend who doesn’t understand her. He might seem modern but he really isn’t, he’s quite conservative in his thinking and she doesn’t like that.

Saba Qamar, a household name, is one of the versatile actresses of the TV industry. She was long awaited to debut in the cinema with Hamza Ali Abbasi in Khabukht, but the film has  shelved for indefinite time due to the financial issues. She, however, played Madam Noor Jehaan in Sarmad Khusaat’s Manto.

The untitled spin-off will be the debut film of Saba Qamar in a lead role, a reason for her many fans to rejoice of course. While talking with the Express Tribune, Wajahat Rauf explained the reason of casting Saba Qamar in the film. He said:

I don’t think many directors have explored this facet of her acting on-screen. She will be essaying the role of an urban girl in the movie and, just like Ayesha Omar’s character in the original film, her character will also go through a transformation.

The script of the film is written by Wajahat Rauf and Yasir Hussain, who will also reprise the role of Moti from KSL in the spin-off. The film will revolve around the characters of Yasir Hussain and Saba Qamar and it will be set in Lahore, Islamabad and the northern areas of Pakistan this time. The other cast from KSL will perform cameos in the spin-off.

Read more: Karachi Se Lahore spin-off will be bigger and better, reveals Wajahat Rauf

The first look of the film will be revealed later this week, Wajahat Rauf told Galaxy Lollywood.

The film also stars veteran actors Robina Ashraf and Behroz Sabzwari. The music will be composed by Shiraz Uppal, who also worked on the music of KSL.

The shooting of the film is starting from the mid of March and it is, so far, scheduled to release on Eid ul Azha.

Box Office Update: ‘Ho Mann Jahaan’ joins the list of top 5 highest grossers

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Galaxy Lollywood
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The box office performance of ‘Ho Mann Jahaan’ lived up to the expectations, as the film outperformed Na Maloom Afraad and became the fifth highest grossing film of Pakistan after completing four successful weeks on the box office.

The film has collected more than 14 crore so far and by the end of this weeked it is expected to cross Wrong Number collections as well, jumping one slot up in the list of top 5 highest grossers.

Check out: Top Grossers of Pakistani Cinema

The weekly collections of Ho Mann Jahaan, shared by Box Office Details, are as follows:

  • Week 1 (Jan 1 – Jan 7) – 6.6 crore
  • Week 2 (Jan 8 – Jan 14) – 4.32 crore
  • Week 3 (Jan 15 – Jan 21) – 1.75 crore
  • Week 4 (Jan 22 – Jan 28) – 1.55 crore
  • Total – 14.22 crore

Also read: ‘Ho Mann Jahaan’ crosses 10 crore mark in two week

Sheheryar Munawar, Adeel Hussain and Mahira Khan - Ho Mann Jahaan.
Sheheryar Munawar, Adeel Hussain and Mahira Khan. Pic courtesy: ‘Ho Mann Jahaan’ facebook page

HMJ did well on the third and fourth week, despite vying with the major Bollywood releases Wazir and Airlift, both of which could not do well on the box office. The film is expected to sail smoothly for another week and it might end up with the lifetime domestic collections in the range of 16-17 crore.

Four of the top 5 highest grossing films are produced or distributed by ARY Films. It includes Jawani Phir Nai Ani, Waar, Wrong Number and Ho Mann Jahaan.

‘Manto’ and ‘Moor’ will be screened on 18th London Asian Film Festival

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Galaxy Lollywood
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Moor and Manto received critical acclaim by Pakistani and international audience who got the privilege to watch them in the film festivals. Both distributions of Geo Films are now making their journey to London Asian Film Festival.

The 18th London Asian Film Festival will be held on March 4th – 13th. Manto will be screened on 5th March (8:30 pm) and Moor will be screened on 6th March (6:30 pm) at Regent Street Cinema.

Earlier this month, Manto opened the Jaipur International Film Festival (JIFF) and bagged three awards in the categories of Best Sound, Best Editing and Best Actor (Sarmad Khoosat). The film is also screening at Karachi Literature Festival on 6th February.

Also read: Why a film like ‘Manto’ was much needed

Moor was premiered on Busan International Film Festival (BIFF) last year in October and received the rave reviews from the critics, including one by Elizabeth Kerr from The Hollywood Reporter. BIFF is the one of the biggest Asian film festivals and it is held every year in Busan, South Korea.

Moor was also sent as the official entry for the Oscar consideration from Pakistan, but, unfortunately the film could not make to the shortlist.

Read more: ‘Moor’ selected as Pakistan’s official entry for Oscar consideration

London Asian Film Festival is produced by Tongues on Fire, a London based not-for-profit organization providing a platform for independent film and arts from the South Asia.

Here is the full schedule of the festival, shared on the official Facebook page of LAFF:

https://www.facebook.com/londonasianfilmfestival/photos/a.144952652232723.29802.144798372248151/1028784060516240/?type=3&theater

The music of up-coming film Bachaana launched with a press event in Hardee’s Lahore

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Momin Ali Munshi
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After the successful trailer launch event which took place in Karachi, upcoming film Bachaana launched its music with a press event in Hardee’s Lahore. Hosted by the vivacious Shahpara Salim the event was attended by the cast and crew of the film which included Mohib Mirza, Sanam Saeed, director Nasir Khan,producer Rizwan Saeed,Vice President HUM Films Badar Ikram, music artists Ali Sher and Komal Ghazanfar, script writer Saad Azhar and lyricist Shakeel Sohail, who all spoke about their experience and efforts with the film.

https://www.facebook.com/galaxylollywood810/videos/1113985365313548/

 Mohib Mirza has a message for Galaxy Lolywood readers

Moreover two songs from the film, ‘Yaari’ and ‘Bachaana’ were screened for the very first time. The songs were generally well received by the audience which included various film exhibitors, distributors, bloggers and media. ‘Yaari’ has been composed by Bollywood music director, Prasad Sashte and features one of Pakistan’s most iconic fusion music artist, Shafqat Amanat Ali with lyrics by Shakeel Sohail. Here is the video of this song which was released online.

https://www.facebook.com/galaxylollywood810/videos/1114940525218032/

 

The films’ title track, ‘Bachaana’ ( also screened at the event  but hasn’t been released online) has been composed by Pakistani musician Ali Sher and features ace Bollywood vocalist Benny Dayal and Komal Ghazanfar from Pakistan. Produced at Ali Sher Studios, the lyrics have been penned by Shakeel Sohail with mastering by Shadab Rayeen.

The third original song is titled ‘Koi Labda’, an original by one of Pakistan’s leading pop-rock band, SYMT. With vocals by Haroon Shahid, who has also composed and penned ‘Koi Labda’, the song has been recorded at True Brew Records in Lahore with song arrangement by Farhan Ali and mastering and audio production by Sheraz Siddiq.

The fourth and final track features Pakistan’s first feature film soundtrack mashup which has been composed and produced by leading Bollywood DJ, Kiran Kamath.

Here are a  a few photos from the event which was managed by Hum Films with Public Relations by Lotus PR.

Yasir Hussain of Karachi Se Lahore fame to star in new movie ‘SentiAurMental’

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Aayan Mirza
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Yasir Hussain was outright hilarious in his debut film Karachi Se Lahore (KSL), not just as the stammering and comically adorable Moti, but also as the film’s story writer. A hot commodity post-KSL; Yasir is now gearing up to make another comic appearance in upcoming film, SentiAurMental.

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Cinepax relaunches website after improvements and revamping

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Aayan Mirza
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With its nine cinemas and twenty-one screens nationwide, Cinepax undoubtedly is the biggest cinema chain of Pakistan. Biggest certainly today, but how do you maintain your status of being the market leader?

With constant innovations, renovation and improving yourself where you lack. This is exactly what Cinepax has recently done with the revamp and relaunch of its online portal.

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Fawad Khan will essay the role of Alamgir in biopic ‘Albela Rahi’

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Galaxy Lollywood
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If we tell you that a mega film is announced today in Karachi in a highly exclusive (read secretive) event. The film is a biopic based on the life of one of the pioneers of the pop music in Pakistan. And, finally and most importantly, one of our superstars will essay the role of the legendary singer in it.

Can you guess the name of the film, singer or the superstar we are talking about?

Well, let me give you an hint first: Albela Rahi.

Does it ring any bells?

Of course it does. There is no known Albela Rahi other than Alamgir, the living legend who defined the pop music scene in Pakistan in 80s and ruled the million of hearts for more than two decades with his music.

The biopic, titled Albela Rahi, based on the life of Alamgir will be directed by Sultan Ghani and produced by Fog Catcher Films, a sister concern of Stimulus Productions, as revealed in a kick-off ceremony held at Area 51 in Karachi today.

But, the biggest surprise is still left to be shared with you.

Fawad Khan, yes you read right, is playing the role of the singer in the film. Khan, who has already been roped in by Bilal Lashari for playing Maula Jutt in the much awaited remake, has signed the second Pakistani film in a month.

Excited to play the role of the legendary #Alamgir

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This is surely a very big news for the gazillions of Fawad’s fans who always wanted to see him contributing to the Pakistani cinema.

Fawad Khan made a surprise entry to the stage singing the titular song putting the audience in the fits of surprise and euphoria.

https://twitter.com/SaraMuzzammil/status/691224176468844544

Alamgir also joined the event through the video conference. He has written the script of the film himself.

At the film announcement of @albela_rahi_

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The revelation has taken the social media by storm, as the hashtag #AlbelaRahi topped the trends on Twitter in the evening.

The other details of the film, like rest of the cast and when the shooting will commence, has not been revealed yet. The film has already taken one of the high priority slots in our radar. We will keep you updated as we learn more in future.

Galaxy Lollywood Awards 2016 (Nominations)

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Galaxy Lollywood
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Comedy, Romance, drama and even animation, the year 2015 added so much more to the budding film industry of the country.

Time to recognise that contribution, time to honour the ones who dared, and time for a little token of appreciation for the films that braved you, the audience, at the box office and became hits. Not to forget the ones who weren’t as fortunate at the box office as others, but still managed to impress you one way or the other.

With eighteen categories in this edition of GALA; and tons of exciting nominations, you would be selecting your opinion-best option (one in each category), and letting us know of which film you think stood out in the respective heads, and finally, the best film in your opinion to have come out of the film year 2015.

So get your judging hats on and vote away, making sure you have contributed your opinion in this edition of Pakistan’s biggest online ‘People’s Choice Awards’. Make way for GALA 2016!

Update: The voting closed on Sunday 7 Feb, 2016 at 6 pm. The winners will be announced on Tuesday 9 Feb, 2016 starting from 6 pm on our Facebook page.

Here are the nominations for GALA 2016:

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