''Son of Pakistan'' ( ur, سن آف ٻاكستان, en, Son of Pakistan) is a 2011
Lollywood
Lollywood ( ur, , translit=lâli vuḍ) refers to Pakistan's film industry based in Lahore, previously the base for both Punjabi and Urdu language film production.
Lahore has been the center of Pakistani cinema since the partition of ...
Jarrar Rizvi
Jarrar Rizvi is a Pakistani film director who directed ''Agent 009'', ''Jeetay Hain Shaan Sey'' and ''Son of Pakistan''. His films are usually patriotically themed. He is known as a 'star-maker' in Pakistani showbiz, introducing certain stars suc ...
and released in summer 2011. It stars
Sana Nawaz
SANAhttps://www.instagram.com/sana_fakhar/, (; born 16 June 1979), often credited on the film screen as Sana Nawaz, is a Pakistani film actress and model.
Sana was introduced to the Lollywood film industry by director Syed Noor in his film Sa ...
,
Meera
Meera, better known as Mirabai and venerated as Sant Meerabai, was a 16th-century Hindu mystic poet and devotee of Krishna. She is a celebrated Bhakti saint, particularly in the North Indian Hindu tradition.
Mirabai was born into a Rathore ...
,
Shamil Khan
Shamil Khan ( ur, ; also known as ''Shamyl''; born March 1978 in Islamabad)
is a Pakistani film and television actor known for his role in the Punjabi language film ''Larki Punjaban''. He also appears in the Hum TV serial ''Sadqay Tumhare
...
Baber Ali
Babar Ali ( ur, ; born 30 June 1972) is a Pakistani film and television actor. He started his career at age sixteen. Babar Ali is known for playing ‘Bali’ in the drama serial Landa Bazaar directed by Khalil-ur-Rehman Qamar.
Career
Babar ...
and
Shafqat Cheema
Shafqat Cheema is a Pakistani actor and producer. With his career of more than three decades, he is known for playing villain roles and is dubbed as "Pakistan’s favorite villain".
Early life
Shafqat graduated from the Jamia Naeemia religiou ...
in the lead roles & Amna Zaheer (Daughter of Syed Zaheer Rizvi) as a Child Star daughter of Meera in the film.
The film is shot in several cities of Pakistan, while special shots made in Royal Park, Lahore.
Premise
Set in Pakistan, against the backdrop of the
War on Terror
The war on terror, officially the Global War on Terrorism (GWOT), is an ongoing international Counterterrorism, counterterrorism military campaign initiated by the United States following the September 11 attacks. The main targets of the campa ...
and the prevalent consequences of the war stigmatizing
Pakistan
Pakistan ( ur, ), officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan ( ur, , label=none), is a country in South Asia. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies by population, fifth-most populous country, with a population of almost 24 ...
as a country that breeds and indoctrinates
terrorism
Terrorism, in its broadest sense, is the use of criminal violence to provoke a state of terror or fear, mostly with the intention to achieve political or religious aims. The term is used in this regard primarily to refer to intentional violen ...
. The filmmakers intended ''Son of Pakistan'' to enlighten the masses and the world at large about Pakistan and its people against the backdrop of the
War on Terror
The war on terror, officially the Global War on Terrorism (GWOT), is an ongoing international Counterterrorism, counterterrorism military campaign initiated by the United States following the September 11 attacks. The main targets of the campa ...
's consequences. The filmmakers intended to counter a negative prejudice about Pakistan and its people as terrorists — and to show their perspective that the people of Pakistan follow a peaceful way of life.
The movie tells the story of a dutiful police officer S.P. Islam who comes from a
patriotic
Patriotism is the feeling of love, devotion, and sense of attachment to one's country. This attachment can be a combination of many different feelings, language relating to one's own homeland, including ethnic, cultural, political or histor ...
upbringing as does his brother. ''Son of Pakistan'' depicts uncertainty in the concept of patriotism while taking the protagonist's perspective of compassion towards his fellow citizens when he cannot be certain that everyone shares his beliefs. In a place of uncertainty being an enforcer of law where he comes across a potential terrorist every day, he can't trust anyone and has only himself to trust.
Babar Ali
Babar Ali ( ur, ; born 30 June 1972) is a Pakistani film and television actor. He started his career at age sixteen. Babar Ali is known for playing ‘Bali’ in the drama serial Landa Bazaar directed by Khalil-ur-Rehman Qamar.
Career
Babar ...
*
Shamil Khan
Shamil Khan ( ur, ; also known as ''Shamyl''; born March 1978 in Islamabad)
is a Pakistani film and television actor known for his role in the Punjabi language film ''Larki Punjaban''. He also appears in the Hum TV serial ''Sadqay Tumhare
...
*
Meera
Meera, better known as Mirabai and venerated as Sant Meerabai, was a 16th-century Hindu mystic poet and devotee of Krishna. She is a celebrated Bhakti saint, particularly in the North Indian Hindu tradition.
Mirabai was born into a Rathore ...
*
Amna Zaheer
Amna or Aamna is an Arabic feminine given name that means mean safe, caring, and honest. It is a variant transliteration of Amina. It may refer to:
*Aminah, mother of the Islamic prophet Muhammad
*Amna Al Haddad, Emirati weightlifter
*Amna Al Quba ...
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Sana Nawaz
SANAhttps://www.instagram.com/sana_fakhar/, (; born 16 June 1979), often credited on the film screen as Sana Nawaz, is a Pakistani film actress and model.
Sana was introduced to the Lollywood film industry by director Syed Noor in his film Sa ...
Shafqat Cheema
Shafqat Cheema is a Pakistani actor and producer. With his career of more than three decades, he is known for playing villain roles and is dubbed as "Pakistan’s favorite villain".
Early life
Shafqat graduated from the Jamia Naeemia religiou ...
Filming
This film was shot in the cities of Pakistan; it was also shot in Kallar Kahar Daman-e-koh Islamabad and farm house of Lahore and different locations of Lahore.
Budget
Director and producer
Jarar Rizvi
Jarrar Rizvi is a Pakistani film director who directed ''Agent 009'', ''Jeetay Hain Shaan Sey'' and ''Son of Pakistan''. His films are usually patriotically themed. He is known as a 'star-maker' in Pakistani showbiz, introducing certain stars suc ...
claims that this movie is the most expensive to be made in
Lollywood
Lollywood ( ur, , translit=lâli vuḍ) refers to Pakistan's film industry based in Lahore, previously the base for both Punjabi and Urdu language film production.
Lahore has been the center of Pakistani cinema since the partition of ...
— making it false that film is made in 3 crore the film cost its producer around 85 lacs.
Release
The film was released on 16 December 2011.
Reception
''Son of Pakistan'' mostly faced negative reviews. A critical review published in the ''
Express Tribune
''The Express Tribune'' is a daily English-language newspaper based in Pakistan. It is the flagship publication of the '' Daily Express'' media group. It is Pakistan's only internationally affiliated newspaper in a partnership with the ''Intern ...
'' stated "Son of Pakistan disappoints." There are some sources who praises the film, especially the director and producer for their courageous effort.
Box office
The film opened to an occupancy of 30% - 40%. It was released after a long delay and got just few cinemas for release. ''Son of Pakistan'' got a poor start but managed to do good business. The critics are rating it as a "Below Average" movie.