''Moomal Rano'' previously titled ''Mohabbat Ki Aakhri Kahani'' is a Pakistani short film directed by

Siraj-ul-Haque Siraj-ul-Haque is a Pakistani television director. He is best known for his works '' Parsa'', ''Tum Mere Kya Ho'', ''Roshan Sitara'', ''Humnasheen'' and ''Bunty I Love You''. His recent works include Fitoor as well as Raaz-e-Ulfat and Ramz-e-Is ...

. It has

Ahsan Khan Ahsan Khan ( ur, احسن خان; born 1981) is a Pakistani actor, producer and TV host. He began acting in 1998. He appeared in the films ''Nikah'', '' Billi'', '' Ghar Kab Aao Gay'', ''Sultanat'', ''Ishq Khuda'', ''Dil Mera Dhadkan Teri' ...

and

Saba Qamar Saba Qamar Zaman (born 5 April 1984), known professionally as Saba Qamar, is a Pakistani actress who works predominantly in Urdu films and television. She has won several accolades including Lux Style Awards and Hum Awards. Qamar is one of Pak ...

as lead roles and is written by Zafar Meraj. The short film is being produced by

Zee TV Zee TV (stylised as ZEE TV) is a Hindi general entertainment pay television channel in India. It was launched on 2 October 1992, as the first privately owned TV channel in the country. It is owned by Zee Entertainment Enterprises. Zee TV also ...

Production as part of the Zeal For Unity festival.

Plot

Moomal Rano is the story of Sarmad and Nigar, modern day Romeo and Juliet frequenting a village haveli where they have been listening to folklore love tales since childhood. When Sarmad & Nigar take the decision of being together, they aren't accepted as lovers and are opposed by the same person who taught them lessons of love. Eventually, both meet a tragic fate as they are shot dead in the name of Honor Killing (Karo Kari). Mohabbat ki Aakhri Kahaani exposes the dark truth of honor killing which is a real burning issue on both sides of the border.

Cast

Lead

as Nigar *

as Sarmad

Recurring

* Salman Saeed as Zaman * Zainab Jameel as Rani *

Asad Qureshi Asad Qureshi is a British filmmaker who was kidnapped on 26 March 2010 by a militant group called the " Asian Tigers" in Pakistan's Federally Administered Tribal Areas along the Afghanistan border, where he was making a film in North Wazirista ...

Production

Initially film was titled ''Mohabbat Ki Aakhri Kahani'' but the makers changed it to ''Moomal Rano''. In a career spanning across 16 years, Siraj-ul-Haque has a repertoire of TV series such as ''

Saari Bhool Hamari Thi ''Saari Bhool Hamari Thi'' is a 2013 Pakistani drama serial directed by Siraj-ul-Haque which aired on Geo TV on Wednesday and Thursday nights at 9:00 p.m. The first episode was aired on 21 August 2013. The serial is written by Rahat Jabeen ...

'' and ''

Bunty I Love You ''Bunty I Love You'' ( ur, ) is a Pakistani drama serial directed by Siraj-ul-Haque , written by Khalil-Ur-Rehman Qamar & produced by Momina Duraid under the production Momina Duraid Productions. The drama was aired from 29 December 2013 to 18 ...

'', films and documentaries to his credit. After tasting success as an assistant director for the acclaimed film ''

Khamosh Pani ''Khamosh Pani'' (Punjabi: (Shahmukhi), ਖ਼ਾਮੋਸ਼ ਪਾਨੀ (Gurmukhi); ''Silent Waters'') is a 2003 Indo-Pakistani film about a widowed mother and her young son living in a Punjabi village as it undergoes radical changes durin ...

'', he went on to make his first feature film, Chandani. Moomal Rano is written by Zafar Miraj and the film will be screened in film festivals in India.

was chosen as the main Male and whilst

was chosen as lead Female for the film. Saba in an Interview stated that she will be playing the role of a Sindhi Girl.

Music

The music is done by Qasim Azhar, and OST Lyrics by Uzma Iftikhar. Whilst Sufi poetry is done by Shah Abdul Latif Bhattai.

References

External links

*{{IMDb title, tt7687134 * http://zealforunity.com/ - Zeal For Unity Pakistani short films