''Maan Jao Naa'' (meaning "Believe then!") is 2018 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 ...

film, directed by Aabis Raza and produced by Muhammad Khalid Ali. The film is jointly written by Ahsan Raza Firdousi and Asma Nabeel. It stars Elnaaz Norouzi,

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and

Ghana Ali Ghana Ali Raza ( ur, ) is a Pakistani television, film and theater actress. She is known for her work in Pakistani dramas. Ali earned commercial success with a lead role in the Geo TV drama serial ''Sangdil''. She made her film debut with the ...

in leads.

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took place between January and March 2017. The film was released on 2 February 2018 under the

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banner.

Cast

* Muhammad Ejaz as Faris's father * Elnaaz Norouzi as Rania *

as Faris *

as Selina *

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as Asim *

Hajra Yamin Hajra Yamin is a Pakistani actress who has appeared in Urdu television serials. She made her film debut with a supporting role in ''Maan Jao Na'' (2018). She later appeared as a leading lady in ''Pinky Memsaab'' (2018), which earned her a nomina ...

as Sara *

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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 ...

as Rania's father *

Asma Abbas Asma Abbas ( ur, ) is a Pakistani actress, producer, singer and host known for her supporting roles in Urdu films and television. She played a role of Fehmida in 2018 acclaim serial ''Ranjha Ranjha Kardi''. She hosted celebrity talkshow ''Awaz ...

as Neelo *

Sabahat Ali Bukhari Sabahat Ali Bukhari is a Pakistani actress. She is known for her roles in dramas ''Baby'', '' Naik Parveen'', ''Hari Hari Churiyaan'', '' Sanam'', ''Qismat Ka Likha'' and ''Aakhir Kab Tak''. Early life Sabahat was born in 1968 on 25th October in ...

as Faris's mother

Release

On 21 November 2017 the film had its trailer released online. The film was released in

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on 2 February 2018. World television premier of the movie was held by

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2018.

Critical reception

For ''

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'', Yusra Jabeen rated 3.5 out of 5 stars and said, "''Maan Jao Naa'' is visually pleasing and demands very little of your mental energy." Shafiq Ul Hasan rated only 1.5 stars out of 5 and said, "With storytelling that fails to engage, sloppy performances that fail to impress, and pathetic dialogues backed by forgettable music which fails to entertain, ''Maan Jao Naa'' is no less than a disaster." Umair Sohail of

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said, "It is hard to imagine the reason why one would make such a movie." Omair Alavi of VeryFilmi rated 2.5 out of 5 stars and said that the film "fails to impress when it comes to storytelling as whatever happens on the screen used to happen decades ago". Hamza Khalid of HIP commented that it "fails at building characters and drags around for way too long."

Music

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