''Delhi Gate'' is an upcoming Pakistani
romantic comedy
Romantic comedy (also known as romcom or rom-com) is a subgenre of comedy and slice of life fiction, focusing on lighthearted, humorous plot lines centered on romantic ideas, such as how true love is able to surmount most obstacles. In a typica ...
action film
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. The film is directed by
Nadeem Cheema. The film features
Jawed Sheikh
Jawed Sheikh (also spelled Javaid and Javed; born 8 October 1954) is a Pakistani actor, film director and producer who works in Lollywood and Bollywood. He is best known for working in the Hindi films ''Om Shanti Om'', '' My Name Is Anthony Gon ...
,
Shafqat Cheema
Shafqat Cheema is a Pakistani actor and producer. With his career of more than three decades, he is known for playing villain roles and is dubbed as "Pakistan’s favorite villain".
Early life
Shafqat graduated from the Jamia Naeemia religiou ...
, Roma Micheal,
Khalid Butt,
Qavi Khan
Muhammad Qavi Khan ( ur, ) is a Pakistani film and television actor. He has also worked in Radio Pakistan and on stage. Though now largely working in television, he has acted in over 200 films. The Government of Pakistan honoured Khan with the ...
, Yasser Khan,
Suzain Fatima
Suzain Fatima (born 16 November 1986) is a Pakistani actress. She has acted in many television series in Pakistan and also played a leading role in the Indian television series, ''Parwaaz''. She is known for her role as Fatima in '' Meri Maa'' ...
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Cast
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Jawed Sheikh
Jawed Sheikh (also spelled Javaid and Javed; born 8 October 1954) is a Pakistani actor, film director and producer who works in Lollywood and Bollywood. He is best known for working in the Hindi films ''Om Shanti Om'', '' My Name Is Anthony Gon ...
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Shafqat Cheema
Shafqat Cheema is a Pakistani actor and producer. With his career of more than three decades, he is known for playing villain roles and is dubbed as "Pakistan’s favorite villain".
Early life
Shafqat graduated from the Jamia Naeemia religiou ...
* Roma Micheal
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Khalid Butt
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Qavi Khan
Muhammad Qavi Khan ( ur, ) is a Pakistani film and television actor. He has also worked in Radio Pakistan and on stage. Though now largely working in television, he has acted in over 200 films. The Government of Pakistan honoured Khan with the ...
* Yasser Khan
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Suzain Fatima
Suzain Fatima (born 16 November 1986) is a Pakistani actress. She has acted in many television series in Pakistan and also played a leading role in the Indian television series, ''Parwaaz''. She is known for her role as Fatima in '' Meri Maa'' ...
Production
Originally, the cast consisted of
Saud
The House of Saud ( ar, آل سُعُود, ʾĀl Suʿūd ) is the ruling royal family of Saudi Arabia. It is composed of the descendants of Muhammad bin Saud, founder of the Emirate of Diriyah, known as the First Saudi state (1727–1818), and ...
, Rashid Mehmood and Umer Cheema, but some of the cast members were later replaced. The film's release was announced for 2020, but because of the
COVID-19 pandemic
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it was delayed. The film was made in the city of
Lahore
Lahore ( ; pnb, ; ur, ) is the second most populous city in Pakistan after Karachi and 26th most populous city in the world, with a population of over 13 million. It is the capital of the province of Punjab where it is the largest city. ...
, the first in a long time as most filmmaking had moved from Lahore to
Karachi
Karachi (; ur, ; ; ) is the most populous city in Pakistan and 12th most populous city in the world, with a population of over 20 million. It is situated at the southern tip of the country along the Arabian Sea coast. It is the former cap ...
. In 2022,
Shamoon Abbasi
Shamoon Abbasi ( ur, ; born 4 April 1973) is a Pakistani actor, director and screenwriter, better known for portraying villain roles.
Family
His father Zuhair Abbasi was a novelist and drama writer, and so is his aunt, Seema Ghazal. Syed Ali R ...
revealed that the film will be released in mid-2022.
See also
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Cinema of Pakistan
Cinema of Pakistan, popularly known as Lollywood ( ur, ), refers to the filmmaking industry in Pakistan. Pakistan is home to several film studios centres, primarily located in its three largest cities – Karachi, Lahore, and Faisalabad.
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Lollywood
Lollywood ( ur, , translit=lâli vuḍ) refers to Pakistan's film industry based in Lahore, previously the base for both Punjabi and Urdu language film production.
Lahore has been the center of Pakistani cinema since the partition of ...
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List of highest-grossing Pakistani films
This list charts the most successful Pakistani films screened at cinemas in Pakistan and overseas. Pakistani films generate income from several revenue streams including box office sales (admissions), theatrical exhibitions, television broadcas ...
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List of Pakistani films of 2018
This is a list of Pakistani films released in 2018. ''Jawani Phir Nahi Ani 2'' is the all time grossing pakistani film released on EidulAzha this year.
Highest grossing films
The top 10 films released in 2018 by worldwide gross are as follow ...
References
Pakistani action films
2020s Urdu-language films
Lollywood films
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