1.Teefa in Trouble
Teefa in Trouble is a 2018 Pakistani romantic action comedy film. The film is a directorial debut of Ahsan Rahim, who is known for directing music videos and television commercials with several Pakistani artists under his Tadpole Films banner. It stars Ali Zafar and Maya Ali, both of whom made their Pakistani film debuts. It is also the debut film under Zafar’s banner Lightingale Productions.
Pre-production work began in 2016 when Zafar, Rahim and Danyal Zafar wrote the story and screenplay. Principal photography took place in Lahore and Warsaw between 18 February and 26 July 2017. Ali Zafar also created the music, while the film score has been composed by Shani Arshad. The film released on 20 July 2018; it was distributed by Mandviwalla Entertainment and Geo Films nationwide. It is the first non-Indian film which was distributed internationally by Yash Raj Films.[9] At the time of its release, it was the most expensive Pakistani film made.[10] It is currently the fourth highest-grossing Pakistani film.
The story revolves around Teefa, a witty middle-class Lahori boy who is raised by his mother Baybae (Simi Raheal) after being orphaned from his father at a young age. Teefa is introduced to the world of crime by shady business dealer and local gangster Butt Sahab (Mehmood Aslam), and due to his impoverished upbringing, money and power are all that matter to him.[10]
Anya (Maya Ali) is the bold and stubborn daughter of Bashira aka Bonzo (Jawed Sheikh), a childhood friend of Butt Sahab, who is now a successful business tycoon and multi-millionaire based in Warsaw, Poland. Butt Sahab plans to wed his goofy and spoilt son Billu Butt (Ahmad Bilal) to the charming Anya, but Bonzo refuses and instead has plans to marry off his daughter to the son of another Pakistani tycoon Mr. Bajwa, in order to build his connections. Meanwhile, Anya has a secret crush over her Polish friend Andy (Tom Coulston) and tries to fend off her father and conniving step-mother Sophie’s (Sofia Khan) repeated marriage nagging, but to no avail. She finally gives in to her father’s demands.[10]
Butt Sahab, who is outraged at Bonzo for refusing his son’s hand and is not willing to take no for an answer, enlists Teefa to take the first flight to Warsaw, kidnap Anya and bring her back to Pakistan, so he can arrange his son’s wedding with her. Teefa is initially reluctant to do the job, but relents when he is offered ₨ 10 lakh for his services. He lands in Poland, and is helped in the mission by his comical friend Tony (Faisal Qureshi). Both do not have any intelligent plans for the kidnapping, having not done such a job before.[10]
Their job is made easy when they learn Anya plans to run away on the day of her wedding at the family mansion, and in an absurd and unexpected twist of events, she acquiesces them to stage her kidnapping. The story takes several comical turns once the trio is on the run, from one place to the next, escaping Bonzo’s army of guards.[10] Teefa gets into “trouble” when he begins to realise he is falling in love with Anya, while she too starts to slowly get attached to Teefa. She follows him to Lahore, where their journey of escape winds up when a heartbroken Anya eventually comes to realise the moment of truth. Teefa must now make a choice between love – or money, at the cost of deceit, and decides to set things straight. The chase is far from over, as this time they must double cross Butt Sahab and his goons, and Bonzo and his guards who are close behind their heels.[10]
Escaping Bonzo and Butt Sahab for a while, Teefa is able to help Anya get on a train, where she finds Andy. Once the train departs, Teefa encounters Butt Sahab and Bonzo with their goons and guards. During the fight, Teefa is injured and falls to the ground, unconscious. The group gets on the train and finds Anya, and while arguing who she gets to go with, Teefa wakes up and fights his way across the train. Anya, in a confused state of mind, asks about why a woman cannot get to fulfil her own wishes. While arguing, Sheikh Sahab, one of Butt Sahab’s enemies, takes Anya hostage. Teefa fights his men, and even takes a bullet to the shoulder to save Bonzo. During a series of fights and arguments, Anya falls off the train, and Teefa jumps to save her, and they fall into a lake. Once they reach surface, they both admit their feelings to each other. After an emotional conversation, Teefa, realizing he fulfilled his purpose, seemingly succumbs to his wounds. In the aftermath, it is revealed that Teefa in fact did not die – merely injured himself. He cooks delicious dinner, and everyone is happy – Bonzo and Butt Sahab are friends, Billu is married, and Anya and Teefa are happy to be together. As the movie proceeds towards its ending, Teefa shows Anya a billboard that is titled “Teefay de Tikkay” (Teefa’s Grilled Chicken), followed by the closing scene showing Sheikh Sahab in prison with his goons.
2.Jawani Phir Nahi Ani 2
jawani Phir Nahi Ani 2 sometimes abbreviated as JPNA 2, is a 2018 Pakistani romantic comedy film, which is a joint venture of Salman Iqbal Films, Humayun Saeed and Shahzad Nasib’s Six Sigma Plus, and Jerjees Seja’s ARY Films. It is sequel to the 2015 film Jawani Phir Nahi Ani, directed by Nadeem Baig and written by Vasay Chaudhry. It stars an ensemble of Humayun Saeed, Fahad Mustafa, Ahmed Ali Butt, Vasay Chaudhry and others. The film released on Eid al-Adha, 22 August 2018.
It is the highest-grossing Pakistani film,and biggest film ever released at Pakistani box office.
3.Azaadi
Azaadi is a 2018 Pakistaniaction thrillerwar film, that released on the occasion of Eid al-Fitr, 16 June 2018. It is written, directed and co-produced by Imran Malik with his brother Irfan Malik under the banner of their father Pervez Malik Films.[3] Based on the issue of Kashmir conflict and freedom for Jammu and Kashmir, the film stars Moammar Rana, Sonya Hussain and Nadeem Baig in the leading roles.[4] Dialogues for the film are written by Wajid Zuberi, and the film has been distributed by ARY Films.
- Moammar Rana as Azaad
- Mariyam Khalif as Child Artist
- Sonya Hussain as Zara; a Pakistan-origin British journalist; in love with Azaad
- Nadeem Baig as Azaad’s father
- Maryam Ansari
- Ali Bilal
- Erum Azam
- Ali Fateh
- Samama Randhawa
- Waseem
- Zeeshan
- Saddam ul haque
- Omer Shahzad as Raj (Cameo)
Danish Taimoor was originally cast opposite lead female Sonya Hussain, as the lead male character of the film. But due to the fallout with the makers of the film he was later replaced by Moammar. Pakistani television actress Sonya Hussain, plays the lead female role of a Pakistani-origin British journalist. Vetern Pakistani actor Nadeem Baig will essay the father figure role in the film who devotes his life to the Kashmir struggle and passes on his vision of struggle to the youth.
4.Wajood
Wajood is a 2018 Pakistani revenge thriller film co-written and directed by Jawed Sheikh. It stars Danish Taimoor and Saeeda Imtiaz in leading roles, while also featuring Aditi Singh from India, Nadeem Baig, Shahid, Ali Saleem and Jawed Sheikh himself. It was produced by Momal Sheikh and Shehzad Sheikh under the banner Jawed Sheikh Films. The film released on Eid ul-Fitr, 16 June 2018, and has been distributed by SagaHits.
- Danish Taimoor
- Saeeda Imtiaz[5]
- Javed Sheikh
- Aditi Singh
- Shahid
- Nadeem Baig
- Shaheen Khan
- Asad Mehmood
- Faiza Khan
- Frieha Altaf
- Ali Saleem
- Iqra Memon
In July 2016, Saeeda Imtiaz and Danish Taimoor were cast in a leading roles. The character of Saeeda is “of a young Pakistani girl who is very outspoken, independent and doesn’t rely on anybody to fulfill her dreams,” and further revealed “for now, I have just signed the film with the initial details; I will get to know more about the team and the script once I’m in Pakistan.” While Taimoor said, “The script is brilliant and its music also promises to be so; this is the main reason why I signed the film. And also the fact that Javed Sheikh Sahab is making his directional comeback with it. How could I have said no?” In May 2016, Frieha Altaf was cast in a unannounced role.
Filming
Principal photography is scheduled to commence in December 2016 in Pakistan, Turkey and Thailand. Javed said, “Half of the film will be shot in Pakistan and half of it will be in Turkey.