The Donkey King on Geo TV is the most watched Television Premiere in the history of Pakistan!

Karachi: The Donkey King has broken all viewership records during its Television premiere. With cinemas closed this Eid, Geo Entertainment brought cinema experience to home by premiering the film on Sunday May 24, 2020 at 1900hrs. 

According to the TV rating data collected by Kantar Media Pakistan, The Donkey King recorded highest ever rating (GRPs) among cable & satellite audience of all ages & genders. The Donkey King dethroned Teefa in Trouble as highest rated TV premiere in history. The film got a whopping 36.8 million impressions. 

Commenting on the success of The Donkey King TV premiere, Asad Qureshi, COO, Geo Entertainment said, “Geo laid the foundation for the revival of Pakistani cinema by producing Khude ke liye in the past and now it continues to be the favorite platform for the biggest and best of Pakistani blockbusters. The Donkey King on Geo Entertainment proved to be the most successful TV premiere ever, and we would like to thank our audience for the overwhelming response and appreciation

.” Aziz Jindani, the creator of the film, too commented on the success of TV premiere and said, “We always promised that ‘The Donkey King’ is a film for all ages and the record viewership number of its premiere reaffirms that fact. In particular, it is most gratifying to note that during the film’s premiere, almost every second child in Pakistan who was watching TV at that time was glued to Geo Entertainment, which is not a kids’ channel per 

se. This presents a compelling case for producing more animated content for TV in future. Stay tuned!” With the maximum number of high profile film titles being premiered on Geo Entertainment, we can safely say that Geo Entertainment is the go-to channel for Blockbuster Premieres in Pakistan.

 The Donkey King is an animated comedy film that was released in Pakistan in October 2018 and has been produced by Geo Films and Talisman Studios. The film features the voices of Jan Rambo, Ismail Tara, Hina Dilpazeer, Ghulam Mohiuddin, and Jawed Sheikh.

Donkey King is back to sing about combating coronavirus

The Donkey King has made his comeback and it's to fight Covid-19.

 Mangu - the popular character from the animated movie - is joined by friends to sing track 'Darna Nahi, Larna Hai' which is the latest coronavirus anthem to come out of Pakistan.

This might just be the first original track made for the virus in Urdu - the rest being covers such as DC Hafizabad's rendition of 'Suno Na' - with Shuja Haider and Asrar leading the composition and vocals. The lyrics have been written by Donkey King director Aziz Jindani.

Donkey King is Pakistan's most successful animated movie to date, being released internationally in countless countries including Turkey and Spain. It's good to see the team return for an important cause.

'The Donkey King' becomes first Pakistani film to release in Spain

KARACHI: After ruling Pakistani cinemas and conquering Korea last month, The Donkey King, the highest grossing Pakistani animated film directed by Aziz Jindani, is ready to extend its reign to Spain and Catalonia, stated a press release.

With a wide theatrical release in one or two but three different dubbed versions; Spanish, Catalan and Basque, the film will release under three different titles of El Rey Burro, El Rei Ruc, and Asto Erregea.

This is the first Pakistani film ever to release in Spain. The film will premiere on Oct 4, 2019 with more than 50 screens on release across all key cities such as Barcelona, Madrid, Valencia, Sevilla, Malaga among others.

Jindani, the man behind The Donkey King, was overjoyed. “We are ecstatic that The Donkey King has found resonance with global cine distributors,” the film-maker shared in a statement. “It is proof that a good story, grounded in universal insight, has the ability to transcend boundaries and geographical barriers.”

He further added, “However, we are not done yet. Spain se aagay jehan aur bhi hain (there is a long way ahead after Spain too).”

The Donkey King is an animated comedy film that was released in Pakistan in October, 2018. The film features the voices of Jan Rambo, Ismail Tara, Hina Dilpazeer, Ghulam Mohiuddin and Jawed Sheikh, and grossed Rs 24 million after running in the cinemas for 25 weeks.

Following the Trend 'The Donkey King' Scores Big on Third Weekend

Geo Films’ first animated movie The Donkey King has created a storm at the box office since its release. The film surpassed previous records of all animated movies in local cinema on its day one with an impressive Rs3.6 million earning.

Following the trend, the film has now managed to make a whopping Rs3.85 crore on its third weekend, leaving behind blockbusters like Teefa in Trouble and Punjab Nai Jaungi, reported Box Office Detail.

Written, directed and co-produced by Aziz Jindani, The Donkey King is a good combo of entertainment and politics hence it has become equally popular among the young and the old and masses are loving it.

Seeing the upward trend of the movie, popularity of its title track ‘Donkey Raja’ and the hype amongst viewers, it can be safely said that the movie is going to ace on the box office in the coming weeks as well.

Donkey King Makes An All-Time High Opening Day!

The film broke all previous animated movies' record and made a handsome Rs3.6 million on its first day of release

The Aziz Jindani animated movie Donkey King that had created a pre-release hype for its star cast and catchy music has managed to get the highest ever opening day business!

Produced under Geo Films banner, the film has broken all previous records of animated movies and acquired a handsome Rs3.6 million on its first day of release. The turnover is slightly higher than Allahyar and Legend of Markhor that earned Rs3.5 million on its opening day.

Starring Jan Rambo, Ismail Tara and Hina Dilpazeer, Donkey King has been widely applauded in the masses for its political satire theme and exceptional animation work. The song Donkey Raja from the movie had become a household favorite among children even before the movie release.

According to a Box Office website, the film is expected to double its earning on the second day of release. It is also expected that Donkey King will most likely earn a total of Rs15 million during its weekend business.

It is also noteworthy that Donkey King was released alongside five other movies, hence the opening day business is quite an impressive one!

Animated Pakistani film 'The Donkey King' will push you to follow your dreams

KARACHI: It’s about time the Pakistani film industry turned its attention towards animated projects.

Last year, Allahyar and the Legend of Markhor did rather well at the box office, performing much better than was expected of the small project.

Its animations were praise-worthy, some might even say of Pixar-quality. And one could only have hoped for animation in Pakistan to improve thereafter.

Fortunately for us, The Donkey King is making sure that comes true. Geo Films and Talisman Studios has released the teaser for their upcoming animated project and needless to say, it looks great!

From the short clip, we gather that The Donkey King is based on a donkey and his dreams for life. While we are definitely getting major Shrek vibes from the protagonist Mangu Mangu Jan Mangu, what struck us about the teaser is the attention to detail in the 50-second clip.

The music is fun and light-hearted – just what the makers might have been going for. However, we’re sure that we will be getting a positive message in the film too.

The director of the animated film, Aziz Jindani told The Express Tribune that the idea of The Donkey King was coined back in 2003. “I was working with Commander Safeguard team back in 2013,

” the 39-year-old film-maker said. “That’s when the idea of an animated film that can be relevant to not only kids but adults as well. A story that is appropriate for all ages.”

The IBA graduate, who pursued animation as a passion went on to address the resemblance of his main character to Hollywood’s Donkey. “I won’t say that it’s similar in any manner. Mangu is very different in terms of attitude and style than Shrek’s donkey,” he continued. “Mangu is a dreamer.

He is adamant to change his life and not live with what he’s born with. That’s what makes the film special.” So is that what he’s going for as the message in the film? “Well, one of the messages is to not stop dreaming,” he told us. “We’ll later reveal the actors who have voiced the characters. I think if we revealed that right now it would have deluded the characters.”

The Donkey King is slated to release on October 13 this year.