''Na Band Na Baraati'' ( ur, ) is a 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 Mahmood Akthar, written by Harish Kumar Patel and produced by Zashko Entertainment. The film stars

Mikaal Zulfiqar Mian Mikaal Patras Zulfiqar (born 5 September 1981), commonly known as Mikaal Zulfiqar ( ur, ), is a British-Pakistani actor and former model. He has appeared in a number of Pakistani television series. He has also acted in a few Indian films ...

, newcomer Shayan Khan, Nayab Khan, Komal Farooqi,

Ali Kazmi Ali Arsalan Kazmi ( ur, ; born 31 October 1981), is a Pakistani-Canadian actor, director and producer. He appears in English, Hindi, Urdu and Punjabi language films and television series. Apart from acting he has also worked as a host, di ...

Qavi Khan Muhammad Qavi Khan ( ur, ) is a Pakistani film and television actor. He has also worked in Radio Pakistan and on stage. Though now largely working in television, he has acted in over 200 films. The Government of Pakistan honoured Khan with the ...

, Azra Mohiuddin,

Atiqa Odho Atiqa Odho ( ur, ; born 12 February 1968 ) is a Pakistani television and film actress, television host, and the namesake of her own founded cosmetics brand Odho cosmetics. She debuted in Anwar Maqsood's TV series. She is famous for, ''Sitara aur ...

and others. It was released 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 ...

on the

Eid al-Fitr , nickname = Festival of Breaking the Fast, Lesser Eid, Sweet Eid, Sugar Feast , observedby = Muslims , type = Islamic , longtype = Islamic , significance = Commemoration to mark the end of fasting in Ramadan , dat ...

, 16 June 2018.

Plot

The movie revolves around a typical Pakistani family living in Toronto, Canada. The story revolves around the main lead Shayan khan who plays the role of Shahid in the film. Shahid's girlfriend Ayesha accidentally marries the older brother

on paper while she is married via Muslim Nikkah Rituals with the younger brother. The second lead Nayab Khan who plays the role of Zoya is Mikaal Zulfiqar's real girlfriend in the movie. Mikaal Zulfiqar and debutante Shayan Khan are playing the roles of brothers while Ali Kazmi is playing a villain who is also in love with Anzhelika Tahir (Aisha).

Cast

* Anzhelika Tahir *

* Shayan Khan * Nayab Khan * Komal Farooqi *

Azra Mohyeddin Azra Mohyeddin (born 1970) is a Pakistani actress. She is known for her roles in dramas ''Tum Kon Piya'', ''Do Qadam Door Thay'', ''Yeh Raha Dil'', ''Sanwari'', ''Fasiq'' and '' Mohabbat Daagh Ki Soorat''. Early life Azra was born in 1970 in Lah ...

as Shahid's mother * Saram Jaffery * Sheena Lakhani

Development and Production

Mahmood Akthar directed the film ''Na Band Na Baraati'' from the screenplay by Harish Kumar Patel, which was produced by Zain Farooqi. First official trailer was released in early June 2018. The film's shooting was completed in 2016. Almost the whole movie has been shot in Canada. Initially the makers of the film had plans to release the film on 29 June but the producer of the movie Zain Farooqi said that they decided to release the film early as the Supreme Court put a temporary ban on Bollywood movies on the occasion of Eid al-Fitr to support the Pakistani cinema.

Release

The film released nationwide by Hum Films on the

, 16 June 2018, and grossed only locally. However, it released internationally on 29 June and grossed more than from overseas market.

Home media

The World Television Premiere of the film was held by

Geo Entertainment ''Geo Entertainment HD'' or Geo Drama is a Pakistani entertainment television channel owned by Geo Television Network was established in May 2002. Its test transmission started on 14 August 2002 on the PAS 10 digital satellite whereas on 1 Octob ...

in June 2019, on the eve of Eid-ul-Fitar.

Digital media

The film was made available on

Prime video Amazon Prime Video, also known simply as Prime Video, is an American subscription video on-demand over-the-top streaming and rental service of Amazon offered as a standalone service or as part of Amazon's Prime subscription. The service prim ...

for streaming.

Critical reviews

The Nation ''The Nation'' is an American liberal biweekly magazine that covers political and cultural news, opinion, and analysis. It was founded on July 6, 1865, as a successor to William Lloyd Garrison's '' The Liberator'', an abolitionist newspaper tha ...

'' praised the film, and said that it "takes a slow start before the fun ride begins". ''Something Haute'' also praised it and said that it has "redeemable qualities that actually made it a fun watch". Asma Malik of ''

Daily Pakistan The ''Daily Pakistan'' ( ur, ) is a daily newspaper in Pakistan, published both in Urdu language and in English. Mujeeb-ur-Rehman Shami is its chief editor.Dawn Images ''Dawn'' is a Pakistani English-language newspaper that was launched in British India in 1941. It is the largest English newspaper in Pakistan, and also serves as the country's newspaper of record. ''Dawn'' is the flagship publication of the Da ...

'' wrote that the film "is a maze of unamusing situations wrapped in mediocrity." Omair Alavi rated 1.5 stars out of 5 and wrote to

Samaa TV Samaa TV ( ur, سماء) is a Pakistani Urdu language news channel owned by Aleem Khan. It is the fourth-largest news channel in Pakistan with a market share of 7 percent. The word 'Samaa' ("سما") is Urdu for 'sky' or 'heaven'. It is broadcas ...

that the film is a disaster, "it failed to live up to the expectations, if there were any", however, he only praised Mikaal Zulfiqar's role and the filming locations. Asjad Khan of HIP praised only Zulfiqar and Ali Kazmi, while he said, "This one, was really an uphill struggle!"

References

External links

Shayan KhanZashko Films
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