''Chhalawa'' () is Pakistani

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film, written, directed and produced by Wajahat Rauf under his Showcase Films. Edited by Hasan Ali Khan. It has

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, Aashir Wajahat and

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in pivot roles. It released on

Eid al-Fitr , nickname = Festival of Breaking the Fast, Lesser Eid, Sweet Eid, Sugar Feast , observedby = Muslims , type = Islamic , longtype = Islamic , significance = Commemoration to mark the end of fasting in Ramadan , dat ...

, June 2019, by

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and Eveready Pictures.

Cast

as Zoya *

as Samee *

as Haya *

as Luqman * Aashir Wajahat as Haroon *

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as Chaudhry Nazakut * Mohsin Ejaz as Jalal Chaudhry *

as Chaudhry Rafaqat; Zoya, Haya and Haroon's father * Sarwan Ali Palijo as Sameer Friend

Release

The teaser of the film was released on 28 March, while trailer was released on 24 April. The film was released on Eid al-Fitr.

Home media

''Chhalawa'' had its World TV Premiere on Eid-ul-Adha, in August 2019 which was held by Hum TV.

Digital release

''Chhalawa'' was made available on Amazone Prime Video for online streaming.

Reception

Box office

It earned in its first three days of release. After nine weeks it earned domestically, and a lifetime of more than . Chhalawa's total box office collected PKR 180 million

Critical reception

Hassan Hassan of Galaxy Lollywood rated the film 1.5 out of 5 stars saying that Chhalawa will not utterly disappoint you if you leave your brain outside the cinema.

Soundtrack

References

External links

* * {{Facebook, chhalawa.official Hum films 2019 films 2019 romantic comedy films Pakistani romantic comedy films Films scored by Shiraz Uppal 2010s Urdu-language films