''Dobara Phir Se'' is a 2016 Pakistani

romantic drama Romance films or movies involve romantic love stories recorded in visual media for broadcast in theatres or on television that focus on passion, emotion, and the affectionate romantic involvement of the main characters. Typically their journey ...

film directed by

Mehreen Jabbar Mehreen Jabbar (Urdu: م‍ﮩ‍رين جبار ) (b. 29 December 1971, is a Pakistani film and television director and producer based in New York City. She is a daughter of the Pakistani media-person Javed Jabbar.https://tribune.com.pk/story ...

, written by

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and a production of

ARY Films ARY Films ( ur, ) is a film distribution and production company in Pakistan, part of ARY Digital Network. 35 films including 11 Urdu, six Punjabi and 17 Pashto films have been released by ARY Films since 2013. Among them, '' Waar'', ''Jawani P ...

. The film is produced by

Salman Iqbal Salman Iqbal ( ur, ) is a Pakistani media businessman and media mogul. He became the CEO of ARY Digital Network in 2014 after the death of Abdul Razzak Yaqoob. In addition, Iqbal is the owner of the ARY Group, that was started by his Uncle Abdul ...

and co-produced by Mohammad Jerjees Seja. The film stars

Ali Kazmi Ali Arsalan Kazmi ( ur, ; born 31 October 1981), is a Pakistani-Canadian actor, director and producer. He appears in English, Hindi, Urdu and Punjabi language films and television series. Apart from acting he has also worked as a host, di ...

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, and child actor, Musa Khan. The film was released on 25 November 2016.

Plot

Film's story revolves around a character of a divorced Pakistani woman based in

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who meets an ambitious Hammad (Adeel Hussain). The film explores their relationship and eventual challenges as they begin to grow feelings for one another.

Cast

as Hammad Farooqui *

as Samar *

as Zainab Rehman *

as Vassay *

as Natasha *

as Ammi *

as Asim *

Sonia Rehman Sonia Rehman is a Pakistani actress, host and director. She is known for her roles in dramas '' Coke Kahani'', ''Aks'', ''Band Khirkyon Kay Peechay'' and '' Doraha''. Early life Sonia was born in 1985 on 29th January in Lahore, Pakistan. She com ...

as Api *

Shamim Hilaly Shameem Hilaly (, born 1947) is a Pakistani actress who has acted in both films and television. She is most famous for acting in PTV Dramas. She is noted for her performance in '' Maigh Malhar'' during the 1990s. She has also acted in Pakista ...

as Maa Ji * Musa Khan as Zaid *James Koroni as Choreographer *Michelle Sohn as Young mother

Production

The director announced film title in July 2015 that she is about to start this project soon. The film is produced by distribution company

. The director revealed film's cast and crew on 18 August 2015 in her tweet.

Filming

Film shooting began on 23 August in

. On 28 August, a scene was short over Bridge Street Bridge. In the last week of August, scenes were shot at Jennings Beach and Lake Mohegan. First spell of film ended in New York at end of September's first week.

Release

The film is released in Pakistan across the Country on 25 November 2016.

Accolades

Soundtrack

* "Dobara Phir Se" - Haniya Aslam,

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* "Lar Gaiyaan" - Zarish Hafeez,

Shiraz Uppal Shiraz Uppal ( ur, شیراز اپل; born 29 January 1975) is a Pakistani singer, songwriter and music producer. His popular songs are “ Tu Kuja Man Kuja”, “Tera Te Mera”, "Raanjhanaa",“Mann Ja Ve”, “Roya Re”, Rabba", “Saiyan ...

* "Khamoshi" - Jimmy Khan * "Rasta Tham Gaya" -

Rekha Bhardwaj Rekha Bhardwaj (born 24 January 1964) is an Indian singer and live performer. She has received two Filmfare and one National Awards. In addition to Hindi, she has also sung in Bengali, Marathi, Punjabi and Malayalam languages. Personal li ...

* "Raske Bhare Tore Nain" -

Arooj Aftab Arooj Aftab (; born March 11, 1985) is a Pakistani singer, composer, and producer based in the United States. She works in various musical styles and idioms, including jazz, minimalism, and neo-Sufi. Aftab was nominated for the Grammy Award fo ...

* "Hone Do" - Jimmy Khan,

Sara Haider Sara Haider is a Pakistani singer-songwriter and musical and film actress from Karachi. She started her music career as a backing vocalist and later became singer at Coke Studio. She has also won a Lux Style Award after making debut in Coke ...

* "Wo Kaisi Ho Gee" - Jimmy Khan

References

External links

* * {{ARY Films 2010s Urdu-language films Films shot in New York City Mehreen Jabbar's directions Pakistani romantic drama films 2016 romantic drama films Films shot in Karachi Films set in New York City