Hijrat () is a 2016 Pakistani

romantic film 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 ...

directed by Farouq Mengal and produced by FM Productions, and starring

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and

Rabia Butt Rabia Butt (born Rabia Rashid, 26 February 1990), is a Pakistani supermodel, and actress. She has been the face of many leading brands in Pakistan, including Khaadi, Élan and Sapphire. She has won two Lux Style Awards and a BCW award for her ...

. The plot revolves around people affected by the

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. The film was distributed by

Hum Films Hum Films is a film production and distribution company based in Karachi, Pakistan, working under the Hum Network Limited. It was launched in September 2014, with setting a film ''Na Maloom Afraad'' to release domestically on 5 October 2014. Th ...

and Eveready Pictures, and released on 22 April 2016 in cinemas across Pakistan. Its premier held at The Place, Nuplex Cinema, Karachi, Pakistan. The film opened with average reviews from critics and was declared a flop at the box-office.

Cast

as Murad *

as Jia (Protagonist) * Nadeem Baig as Dr. Sameer *

Salma Agha Salma Agha ( ur, ; born 25 October 1956) is a British singer and actress who worked in Pakistani and Indian films in the 1980s and the early 1990s. She was born in Karachi and raised in London, where she received several film offers from India ...

as Feriha *

Durdana Butt Durdana Butt (9 May 1938 – 12 August 2021) was a Pakistani actress known for her roles in dramas '' Ruswai'', ''Intezaar'' and '' Rani''. She was best known for her role in dramas ''Tanhaiyaan'' and ''Tanhaiyan Naye Silsilay'' as Bibi. Early ...

as Nani *

Azra Aftab Azra Aftab is a Pakistani actress. She is known for her roles in dramas '' Dhuwan'', ''Manzil'', '' Laag'', '' Dasht'' and ''Madiha Maliha''. Early life Azra was born in 1958 on November 23 in Karachi, Pakistan. She joined the industry in 1990. ...

as Mehwish *

Ayub Khoso Ayub Khoso ( ur, ; born 1959) is a Pakistani actor of film and TV. With a career spanning more than three decades - mostly in television - Khoso is a well-known name in Pakistan. He is known for his roles in films like ''Khuda Kay Liye''. Earl ...

* Rubab Ali as Mahi * Momina Iqbal as Investigation officer * Fahd Nur *

Zaib Rehman Zaib Rehman is a Pakistani lawyer and actress. She started in television in her 20s and made her movie debut in the 2011 blockbuster '' Bol''. Early life During her time as student at Lahore College for Women University, she acted as President ...

Jamal Shah Jamal Shah (Pashto: جمال شاہ) is a Pakistani actor, director, painter, social worker, script writer, singer, songwriter. Early life and education Jamal Shah was born into a Pashtun Syed family in 1956 in Quetta, Balochistan, Pakistan. ...

Sana Nawaz SANAhttps://www.instagram.com/sana_fakhar/, (; born 16 June 1979), often credited on the film screen as Sana Nawaz, is a Pakistani film actress and model. Sana was introduced to the Lollywood film industry by director Syed Noor in his film Sa ...

(special appearance in song ''Chali Re Chali'')

Filming

The film has shot its first spell in

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, shooting continued in Europe in spring of 2014 (

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). The film-making equipment has been imported from

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. Farouq Mengal used all his mastery and filmed some of the best shots never practiced in Pakistani Films. Exotic locations of Quetta, Nashukai and Istanbul can be seen. ''Hijrat'' was filmed on 35 mm Camera and equipment has shown its class.

Music

The music has been composed by

Sahir Ali Bagga Sahir Ali Bagga (born 10 April 1980) is a Pakistani singer, music director and composer from Lahore, who composes music for Lollywood and other independent singers.Ali Azmat Ali Azmat Butt (born 20 April 1970) is a Pakistani singer-songwriter, musician and actor. He is best known as the lead singer for the influential Sufi Rock band Junoon and for his subsequent solo career. In 2001, he became part of the first ...

Rahat Fateh Ali Khan Rahat Fateh Ali Khan ( Punjabi, ; born 9 December 1974) is a Pakistani Singer, primarily of Qawwali, a form of Sufi devotional music. Khan is one of the biggest and highest paid singers in Pakistan. He is the nephew of Nusrat Fateh Ali Kha ...

, Omer Nadeem, Sara Raza Khan, Imran Aziz,

Abida Parveen Abida Parveen (Urdu, sd, ; born 20 February 1954) is a Pakistani singer, composer and musician of Sufi music. She is also a painter and entrepreneur. Parveen is one of the highest paid singers in Pakistan. Her singing and music has earned he ...

, and

Nandini Srikar Nandini Srikar (born 10 August 1969) is an Indian singer and performer. Her popular songs include Jo Bheji thi Duaa from the Bollywood movie, ''Shanghai'', "Bhare Naina" from ''Ra.One'' and "Kannamma" from '' Rekka''. Early life She was born i ...

(an Indian singer) sang an item song (Chali Re Chali) for this movie.

Release

Box office

The film failed to recover its budget, grossing only

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6 million across cinemas in Pakistan over the course of one week. It ran for maximum two to three weeks in cinemas of Pakistan. In response to its theatrical failure, an official of

told ''

The Express Tribune ''The Express Tribune'' is a daily English-language newspaper based in Pakistan. It is the flagship publication of the '' Daily Express'' media group. It is Pakistan's only internationally affiliated newspaper in a partnership with the ''Interna ...

'', ''We never expected it to do this badly in cinemas. It was always going to be tough but it is very hard to point out what exactly went wrong.''

References

External links

* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Hijrat 2010s Urdu-language films Lollywood films 2016 films Afghanistan–Pakistan relations in popular culture Films shot in Balochistan, Pakistan Films scored by Sahir Ali Bagga Pakistani romantic thriller films 2010s romantic thriller films Films shot in Istanbul