''Ishrat Made in China'' is a 2022 Pakistani romantic

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, co-written, produced and directed as a debut by

Mohib Mirza Mohib Mirza ( ur, ) (born 18 August 1979) is a Pakistani actor, director, television host and comedian. He is known for his work in film and television industry of Pakistan for which he has been nominated for various awards. Career Mirza st ...

, who also stars as the titular character Ishrat. The film was also co-directed by Parmesh Adiwal and Tehseen Khan. The film is a spin-off of the 2006 television comedy series "Ishrat Baji", also starring Mohib Mirza. The film was released on 3 March 2022 under the banners of Ek Alif Films and Eleven Eleven Films, while distributed by

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and

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. It received negative reviews, and was a box office disaster.

Plot

The film is about a young man named Ishrat (Mohib) who goes to China in order to fulfill his dream. He then gets into some mishaps against the tyrant of a local gang.

Cast

as Ishrat *

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as Akhtar *

Sara Loren Sara Hussain ( ur, ), better known as Sara Loren, is a Pakistani actress and model mostly known for working in Hindi as well as Urdu movies and television. She is best known for played role as Barkhaa in 2015. Early life Loren was born and r ...

as Jia * HSY as Master Mangshi *

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 ...

as Master BP * Mani as Naushad / Chunke *

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as Shamshad / Chun * Mustafa Chaudhry as Dilshad / Li * Imam Syed as Jee * Qais Shaukat as Subhan *

Shabbir Jan Shabbir Jan ( ur, ) is a Pakistani television actor who has appeared in many TV drama serials, such as ''Wafa'', '' Makan'', ''Andata'', ''Survival of a Woman'', '' Zindagi Dhoop Tum Ghana Saya'', ''Umrao Jaan'', '' Jangloos,'' '' Shab e Gham, ...

as Inspector Saab *

Nayyar Ejaz Nayyar Ejaz (or Nayyar Ijaz) ( ur, نیر اعجاز) is a Pakistani film and television actor. Ejaz has been working in television industry since early 1990s. He is famous for his side roles (villain) ''Kali Das'' in the television serial ''Laag ...

as Principal *

Parveen Akbar Parveen Akbar is a Pakistani actress. She is known for her roles in dramas ''Zamani Manzil Kay Maskharay'', '' Ab Dekh Khuda Kya Karta Hai'', '' Yeh Zindagi Hai'' and '' Deewangi''. Career She started her acting career in 1970 and appeared in dr ...

as Ishrat's Mom *

Laila Wasti Laila Wasti is a Pakistani actress and director. She is known for her roles in dramas ''Qurban'', '' Dil Ruba'', ''Daldal'', ''Hum Kahan Ke Sachay Thay'', ''Sun Yaara'' and '' Dunk''. Early life Laila was born on 3 June 1977 in Karachi, Pakist ...

as Nilofer * Urooj Abbas as Minister Diesel Chandio * Amir Yameen as Sabzi Wala *

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as Neighbour * Osama Bin Atiq as Sallu * Ahsan Raza Firdousi as Ittefaq Ul Haq *

Faiza Saleem Faiza Saleem is a lawyer turned comedian based in Karachi. She was the first female social media entertainer to have pursued stand-up comedy in Pakistan and also led and trained the subcontinent's first all-female comedy troupe, The Khawatoons. ...

as Marjan * Ramsha Akmal as Sheen * Waseem Hassan Sheikh as Mr. Excuse Me * Akhlaque Mahesar as Waderay Ka Beta * Aadi Adeal Amjad as 1st Race Commentator * Abis Raza as Barey Hakim Sahab * Zarmeena Ikram as 1st Girl Accompanying Master Mangshi The three actors above have played

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. Additionally, Aadi Adeal Amjad, Waqar Zaka,

, Amir Yameen, Waseem Hassan Sheikh,

, Zarmeena Ikram, Osama Bin Atiq,

, Akhlaque Mahesar, Ramsha K. Akmal, and Abis Raza appear.

Production

Mohib Mirza announced on 20 January 2019 that he began the production of his new film, titled ''Ishrat Made in China''. Script writer Ahsan Raza Firdousi revealed that the film has bits of Mirza's 2006 television series ''Ishrat Baji'', but in completely different universe. The first filming spell was completed before March 2019 in

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, during which he performed his stunts himself and got injuries as well. A well physical training was received by him, including HSY and Sara Loren. Second filming spell took place during 2 to 24 March 2020. While some of the cast and crew flew in there in late-February, and flew back on 18 March, a team of 21 members was stuck at a hotel in

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and they couldn't move to

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for a safe travel due to the

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. After a wrap-up of

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, the flight was being delayed from 25 March due to closure of airports, until 14 April 2020 when they flew back to

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on a special flight of

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. After safely testing negative for the virus, they traveled in a bus to Karachi for post-production phase, thus utilizing an extra budget. The

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has been composed by Simaab Sen, Sami Khan, Shany Haider, and Talha Dar, while the former two are also lyricists along with Amit G and Ahmed Murtaza. The singers include Ali Noor, Sami Khan, Nayantara Rashmeet, Asad Raza Sonu, and Mohsin Afzal Sain. Action directors include Mehboob Shah, Pradit Seeluem, and David Simone. Rana Kamran has done the cinematography, while

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be performed background score.

Soundtrack

Release

The names of the cast were officially revealed in June 2020, while being reported earlier also. After delays due to the

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, the teaser was released on 17 December 2021, and the official trailer on 13 February 2022. The film premiered on 2 March in Nueplex Cinemas, Karachi, while it released on 3 March 2022 everywhere.

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References

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