'Waar' brought Pakistani cinema close to Hollywood: Shaan Shahid

 

Popular actor Shaan Shahid in a recent tweet shared the trailer of his 2013 film Waar.

While doing so, the actor relayed why he holds the Bilal Lashari directorial so close to his heart. "#Waar, always close to my heart.. as it brought Pakistani cinema close to #Hollywood," tweeted the Yalghaar actor on Wednesday.

Last year, the producer had hinted at a possible sequel of the blockbuster. Taking to Twitter, the Operation 021 actor shared the poster of the Hamza Ali Abbasi, Ayesha Khan and Shamoon Abbas starrer and wrote, "The Game Changer. It was indeed first of its kind for Pakistan."

In May 2015, it was revealed that Hassan Rana, the writer of Waar 2 would also be directing the sequel. The film would also include Ayesha Omer, Agha Haris Durrani, Bilal Ashraf and Aleeze Nasser. Whereas Waqas Rana would be serving as the producer and Director of Photography of the film

The release date of the film is yet to be announced.

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Zarrar's trailer is out & it looks promising!

Shaan Shahid’s directorial Zarrar dropped its trailer for the nation on Pakistan Day, amidst a countrywide lockdown. Well, finally some good news, something we all deserve during this global quarantine.

The idea of releasing the trailer on Pakistan Day makes sense, as the movie revolves around patriotism whereby Zarrar, played by Shaan is out to save the country from threats.

Zarrar is part of the special unit of ISI and is on a mission to find peace for his country. The trailer has a dark and gory feel to it, but its patriotic nonetheless.

Directed by Shaan himself, the film features Nadeem Baig, Kiran Malik, Shafqat Cheema, Nayyar Ejaz and Rashid Naz in pivotal roles, as evident in the trailer. Nadeem Baig plays Major General Mujtaba, a mentor to Zarrar. Kiran plays his love interest, who seems to have been abducted by the enemy.

The film trailer sure looks promising, and we can’t wait for it to release already. It has been scheduled to hit the floors in 2020, but we don’t have an exact date yet.

Here’s the trailer if you haven’t watched it yet:

Shaan Shahid's Zarrar To Have Its Trailer Released In March

Shaan Shahid is undoubtedly the most loved actor in Pakistan who has been ruling the film industry for over almost two decades. Not only is he known for being passionate towards his career, he can easily be categorized as the pride of Pakistan because of his patriotism. And we always want to know what is he up to.


So with him having given us Arth 2 recently to enjoy which had remarkable songs to its credit, it is his other movie Zarrar which has kept us wanting to view it soon.

Besides directing, Shaan is also the writer as well as the lead for Zarrar which is an action thriller, being produced by 5th Dimension Films in partnership with Blue Orca Pvt Ltd. This is also the first time that UK's Timothy Hallam Wood will be the Director of Photography (DOP) for a Pakistani film.

So when is the trailer releasing? Well Shaan himself has announced the good news and it happens to be March this year!

Having posted a video clip Shaan said, "Watch out for Zarrar trailer, it is coming out soon in March. I hope you like it, we as a team have worked hard for it."

Zarrar also stars Kiran Malik and the London-based Adnan Butt who will mark his debut as an antagonist. With the post production of Zarrar done in Pinewood which is UK's biggest studio, we are sure Shaan is going to give us a film which will make Pakistan immensely proud of him yet again.

Actor/Director Shaan Shahid To Release His Upcoming Film Zarrars Character Teasers Soon

Shaan Shahid is undoubtedly the most loved actor in Pakistan who has been ruling the film industry for over two decades. Not only is he known for being passionate about his career, he can easily be categorized as the pride of Pakistan because of his patriotism and we for one always want to know what is he up to next as we too are his die-hard fan.

So with him having given us Arth 2 recently to enjoy which had remarkable songs to its credit, it is his other movie Zarrar which has kept us wanting to view it soon.

With the release date not known as yet, it was yesterday that we came across the update that Shaan was all set to release the characters teasers of the film soon as he tweeted,

Now what we know so far is that besides Shaan , the film also stars Kiran Malik and the London-based Adnan Butt who will mark his debut as an antagonist.

Besides directing, Shaan is also the writer as well as the lead for Zarrar which is an action thriller, being produced by 5th Dimension Films in partnership with Blue Orca Pvt Ltd. This is also the first time that the UK's Timothy Hallam Wood will be the Director of Photography (DOP) for a Pakistani film.

With the post-production of Zarrar done in Pinewood which is UK's biggest studio, we are sure Shaan is going to give us a film which will make Pakistan immensely proud of him yet again.

Reema Khan and Shaan Shahid Are Reuniting For A Film

 Although the Pakistani cinema has all but revived and TV actors are busying themselves by appearing in movies, the truth of the matter is that they all lack that star power which actors like Shaan and Reema used to posses. Watching them on the big screen was a delight because these stars were larger than life and just knew how to lure in the audience.

Ever since Punjabi films stopped being produced, we missed Shaan and Reema on screen. However, our wish to see the magical two on screens is perhaps coming true. Both Shaan and Reema are ready to reunite on the big screen and create the same magic they made in films like Bulandi , Chakori and Aag to name a few .

According to sources it seems the duo will be appearing in a film as announced by the actor / director himself through his social media where he posted a shadowed picture of himself and Reema using the caption 2020 and a film camera logo attached with it.

So how do we know its Reema? Well it was Shaan's wife Amina Bandey who tagged the actress in the comment box below confirming the fact that they were pairing up once again

News has it that Shaan might not be at the director's seat for this one and we for one can't wait to learn more about this project as Shaan and Reema are our all time favourite actors and to see them on the big screen again would be nothing short of a treat.

Shaan’s confidence in me was what made me sign 'Zarrar': Kiran Malik

KARACHI: You know how they say some people are born great, some achieve greatness and some have greatness thrust upon them? Well, from the looks of it, Kiran Malik seems to be one from the third category.

The world of showbiz is eye-catching to say the least. Every year, thousands attempt to become part of all the glitz and glam, whether it is by starring in a film or simply setting their Instagram profiles on ‘public.’

Many of them succeed, some fail, but in Malik’s case, it’s almost like stardom was served to her on a silver platter. The HR-professional and part time, Dubai-based model is all set to star alongside Shaan Shahid in Zarrar, after being spotted by him in Karachi.

Zarrar claims to be an action-thriller of sorts, written and directed by Shahid himself, set to release on Eidul Azha in 2019. Other than him and Malik, the upcoming film also stars big names such as Nadeem Baig, Adnan Butt and Nayyer Ejaz. Talk about lucky!

“I was in Karachi, visiting a friend of mine. We were enjoying a quick meal at a local café when all of a sudden, I saw Shaan Shahid sitting beside my friend!” Malik told The Express Tribune. “I was star-struck to say the least! This was my moment and I immediately took a selfie with him to record it.”

The trio ended up eating together and having a long chat over food. “He made me extremely comfortable. I got a call from my friend the very next day and was told that Shaan wanted to approach me for his next film. At first I laughed when I heard that,” Malik recalled.

“Anyway, then when we met again, I clearly told him that I am not an actor and have no idea how to act at all! But Shaan turned around and said, ‘Mujhe actress nahin chahiye. Mujhe aik aam larki chahiye [I don’t need an actor. I need a regular girl]’.”

 The budding starlet continued, “I had actually never thought of being an actor before. Therefore, I was naturally a bit hesitant and unsure if I would be able to pull it off. Shaan’s confidence in me was what made me sign the dotted line. I surrendered myself to him and let him take me forward.

” Malik plays a journalist in Zarrar, which she says is contemporary love story with female characters that represent today’s modern women. She had nothing but good things to say about her experience of working with Shahid.

“Initially, I used to feel the pressure of having to debut opposite an actor par excellence. Across a span of more than 500 films in two decades, Shaan has essayed diverse roles and the opportunity to reach out of different sections of the audience,” she said.

“But more than that, he is a great human being. Before the shoots began, we’d spend a lot of time together and became good friends, which kind of helped the shooting process. He is very well-versed in all aspects of film-making. He really knows his craft and exactly what he wants from his actors,” Malik added. “We share an amazing chemistry in the film which, I’m sure, the audience will appreciate. Fingers crossed!”

 As luck would have it, Malik has already started being approached for subsequent films. “I’ve got a couple of offers but I don’t want to accept anything till I feel I have been accepted by the audience myself,” she said. “Modelling is easy but acting can’t be taken for granted. You can’t fool the masses in today’s digital world. Have something to add to the story? Share it in the comments below.