''London Nahi Jaunga'' ) is a 2022 Pakistani drama comedy film, directed by Nadeem Baig, produced by

Humayun Saeed Humayun Saeed Ansari (born 27 July 1971), professionally known as Humayun Saeed, is a Pakistani actor and producer. He has appeared in dozens of Pakistani television dramas and limited number of films, and earned Lux Style Awards, and ARY Fil ...

under the banner of

Six Sigma Plus Six Sigma Plus is a Pakistani independent film and television production company. The company was founded by actor Humayun Saeed and Shahzad Nasib. This company also co-produces TV dramas with Next Level Entertainment. Six Sigma Plus Entertain ...

, and written by

Khalil-ur-Rehman Qamar Khalil-ur-Rehman Qamar ( ur, ) is a Pakistani writer, director, Urdu poet, lyricist and occasional actor known for writing such dramas as ''Pyarey Afzal'' (2013), ''Sadqay Tumhare'' (2014) and most recently the top-rated '' Meray Paas Tum H ...

. It is a spin-off of the 2017 film ''

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'' (). It stars Huamayun Saeed and

Mehwish Hayat Mehwish Hayat (born 6 January 1988) is an Pakistani actress who primarily works in Urdu films and former television. She made her debut in film with comedy ''Jawani Phir Nahi Ani'' (2015) and later went on to ''Actor in Law'' (2016). Hayat is ...

alongside

Sohail Ahmed Sohail Ahmed ( pa, ), (born 1 May 1963), also known as Azizi ( ur, ), is a Pakistani comedian, stage and TV actor. He appears in comedy stage and TV dramas based in Lahore.Kubra Khan Rabia Khan Professionally known by her stage name Kubra Khan (born 16 June 1993) is a British-Pakistani actress who works in Urdu television and films. She made her debut in 2014 with comedy-thriller film ''Na Maloom Afraad'' and later appeared ...

Asif Raza Mir 'Asif Raza Mir'' ( ur, ) is a Pakistani actor and producer. Starting his acting career at the age of 17, he has since worked in a number of popular films, including ''Miss Hongkong'', '' Daaman, Wafaa, Playboy, Badalte Mausam'', and ''Saath ...

and

Saba Faisal Saba Faisal ( Punjabi, ur, ) is a Pakistani actress and former news anchor. In her career more than a decade, she has appeared in several acclaimed television serials, theatre, plays and films mainly in Urdu language. Film Television Award ...

in supporting roles. The film was released theatrically on 10 July 2022 on the occasion of

Eid al-Adha Eid al-Adha () is the second and the larger of the two main holidays celebrated in Islam (the other being Eid al-Fitr). It honours the willingness of Ibrahim (Abraham) to sacrifice his son Ismail (Ishmael) as an act of obedience to Allah's co ...

and received mixed reviews from critics towards its storyline. It is currently the second highest-grossing Pakistani film of 2022 and the third-highest-grossing Pakistani film of all time.

Cast

as Choudhary Jameel *

as Zara Tiwana *

Sohail Ahmad Sohail Ahmed ( pa, ), (born 1 May 1963), also known as Azizi ( ur, ), is a Pakistani comedian, stage and TV actor. He appears in comedy stage and TV dramas based in Lahore.Saba Faisal Saba Faisal ( Punjabi, ur, ) is a Pakistani actress and former news anchor. In her career more than a decade, she has appeared in several acclaimed television serials, theatre, plays and films mainly in Urdu language. Film Television Award ...

as Chaudrani; Jameel's mother *

Kubra Khan Rabia Khan Professionally known by her stage name Kubra Khan (born 16 June 1993) is a British-Pakistani actress who works in Urdu television and films. She made her debut in 2014 with comedy-thriller film ''Na Maloom Afraad'' and later appeared ...

as Arzoo Tiwana *

as Haqnawaz Tiwana * Saba Hameed as Sara Tiwana; Zara's mother * Vasay Choudhary as Harry *

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as Bhatti * Iffat Omar as Haqnawaz's wife *

Mehar Bano Mehar Bano ( ur, ) is a Pakistani actress. She has played the role of Umama in social-drama '' Daagh'' for which she received a nomination for Best Actress at Lux Style Awards. She also played the roles of Batool in ARY Digital's '' Balaa'' ( ...

as Arzoo's friend

Release

The film's official trailer was released on 11 June 2022. The film was released on 7 July 2022 in UAE, and had a worldwide release on 8 July 2022. The film was released in Pakistan on 10 July 2022, coinciding with

Eid-ul-Adha Eid al-Adha () is the second and the larger of the two main holidays celebrated in Islam (the other being Eid al-Fitr). It honours the willingness of Ibrahim (Abraham) to sacrifice his son Ismail (Ishmael) as an act of obedience to Allah's comm ...

Home media

The film started digitally streaming on Tamasha from 14 October 2022.

Reception

Box office

As of 4 August 2022, ''London Nahi Jaunga'' has grossed PKR 27.35 crore in Pakistan, and PKR 24.20 crore in other territories, for a worldwide total of 51.55 crore. It is the eleventh-highest-grossing film in Pakistan domestically and the fourth highest-grossing film released by

. ''London Nahi Jaunga'' is also the first Pakistani film since ''

Jawani Phir Nahi Ani 2 ''Jawani Phir Nahi Ani 2'' (), sometimes abbreviated as ''JPNA 2'', is a 2018 Pakistani romantic comedy film, directed by Nadeem Baig and written by Vasay Chaudhry. It is a joint venture of Salman Iqbal Films, Humayun Saeed and Shahzad Nasib's ...

'' (2018) to gross over 44 crore worldwide and the first to do so during the COVID-19 pandemic. In Pakistan, ''London Nahi Jaunga'' opened on Sunday (first day of Eid) and minted PKR 1.85 crore. It then showed a growth of nearly 40% on Eid's second day as it collected PKR 2.55 crore. On the 3rd day of Eid it raked in PKR 2.8 crore, taking its opening weekend total to 7.5 crore domestically, surpassing ''

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'' (PKR 7.00 crore) to become the highest domestic box office opening of 2022 in Pakistan. By the end of first week the film has collected PKR 11.46 crore in Pakistan. On July 23, ''London Nahi Jaunga'' became the second film of 2022 and third film during the pandemic era to cross the 20 crore mark in Pakistan. Outside Pakistan, in the first 10 days the film collected a total of 15.50 crore from other markets that includes $164,000 (PKR 3.70 crore) from North America, £240,000 (PKR 6.37 crore) from UK, 170,000 US$(3.75 crore) from UAE, $41,000 (90 lacs) from Australia and $50,000 from other territories. The film grossed £120,597 .99 croresin its Four Days opening weekend in UK taking its week one total to £173,816, in its 2nd weekend the film collected £66,359. In its third weekend, it made £46,710, upsetting newcomer sas (2022) to remain top of it in UK. As of 25 July 2022 the film has grossed £317,930 .67 crorein UK. In Australia the film has grossed A$34,760 in its opening week. As of July 26, 2022, the top markets are the United Kingdom (£318,000, PKR 8.9cr), North America ($204,000, PKR 4.75 cr), Australia (A$71,000 PKR 1.15cr), UAE ($225k+, PKR 5.25cr) and Norway ($35,000, PKR 80 lacs). As of August 3, 2022, At the end of fourth weekend, the film collected £378,484 (11 cr) from UK, $220,000(5.21 cr) from North America, $205,000(4.85 cr) from UAE, $51,237(1.22 cr) from Australia, $40,000 (95 lacs) from Norway. and approx $40,000+ from extended territories release.

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*{{IMDb title, 12132832 2022 films 2022 romantic comedy films Six Sigma Plus 2020s Urdu-language films Punjabi-language Pakistani films Films shot in Turkey Urdu-language Pakistani films