''Sirf Tum Hi To Ho'' is a 2019 Pakistani

romantic drama Romance films or movies involve romantic love stories recorded in visual media for broadcast in theatres or on television that focus on passion, emotion, and the affectionate romantic involvement of the main characters. Typically their journey ...

film, directed by Sangeeta and written by Sooraj Baba. The film starred

Danish Taimoor Danish Taimoor ( ur, ; born 16 February 1983) is a Pakistani actor and model. He began his career in 2005 and appeared in "Mystery Series" (Do saal baad, Dracula); both episodes were directed by Imran khokhar and aired on Indus Vision. He is ...

, Qurat ul Ain, and

Mathira Mathira Mohammad, mononymously known as Mathira, is a Pakistani-Zimbabwean model, dancer, television hostess, singer, and actress. She has hosted several television shows and appeared in music videos. She is known for her item songs in ''Ma ...

in leading roles. The film was released on 19 July 2019.

Plot summary

Taimoor stars as the love interest of a vamp (

), while instead, being in love with a librarian played by Qurat ul Ain.

Cast

as Noor * Qurat ul Ain as Roshni *

as Shiza * Saim Ali * Sangeeta as herself (special appearance) * Lucky Ali (cameo appearance) *

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 ...

(cameo appearance) * Maryam (cameo appearance)

Production

Principal photography Principal photography is the phase of producing a film or television show in which the bulk of shooting takes place, as distinct from the phases of pre-production and post-production. Personnel Besides the main film personnel, such as actor ...

on the film began on 29 September 2015 in

Karachi Karachi (; ur, ; ; ) is the most populous city in Pakistan and 12th most populous city in the world, with a population of over 20 million. It is situated at the southern tip of the country along the Arabian Sea coast. It is the former cap ...

, while it would also be shot in

Lahore Lahore ( ; pnb, ; ur, ) is the second most populous city in Pakistan after Karachi and 26th most populous city in the world, with a population of over 13 million. It is the capital of the province of Punjab where it is the largest city. ...

and

Murree Murree ( Punjabi, Urdu: مری) is a mountain resort city, located in the Galyat region of the Pir Panjal Range, within the Muree District of Punjab, Pakistan. It forms the outskirts of the Islamabad-Rawalpindi metropolitan area, and is about ...

. Sangeeta served as director and producer, Pappu Samrat as choreographer and Khalid as its director of photography.

and Qurut ul ain were playing the lead cast of the film, set in a college, while Maryam would appear in an "

item number In Indian cinema, an item number or item song is a musical number inserted into a film that may or may not have any relevance to the plot. The term is commonly used within Indian films (Malayalam, Telugu, Tamil, Hindi, Kannada, Punjabi, and Be ...

was also cast in the film, who would be playing the villainous role opposite Qurutulain in the love triangle.

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was also cast in for the item number ''Koi Mayi Ka Laal Hai Tou Saamne Aye,'' but was replaced by

Lucky Ali Maqsood Mahmood Ali (born 19 September 1958), better known as Lucky Ali, is an Indian singer, songwriter and actor. With several popular singles and albums, he emerged as a significant figure of Indipop during the 1990s. Early life and educatio ...

, and Maryam who was also previously announced.

Music

Music of the film was done by several singers. An 'item number' ''Koi Mayi Ka Laal Hai Tou Saamne Aye'' will also feature in the film.

Release

Initially, ''Sirf'' ''Tum Hi To Ho'' was set to release in July 2016, two days before Eid. Later, Sangeeta confirmed to Entertainment Website ''HIP Pakistan'' that the film will be released in December 2016 and it will be distributed in Pakistan by

Geo Films ''Geo Films'' is a film production and distribution company owned by Geo Television Network based in Karachi, Pakistan. ''Geo Films'' distributes Hollywood, Lollywood Lollywood ( ur, , translit=lâli vuḍ) refers to Pakistan's film ind ...

. In a 2017 interview, Sangeeta on being asked about the film's delay, revealed she is facing trouble with the film's distributor, and said '' y distributorbacked out at the last moment and asked me to finance the distribution myself. I refused.'' The film was released on 19 July 2019.

Reception

Critical reception

Mohammad Kamran Jawaid of ''Dawn'' remarked that, ''Director Sangeeta's ''Sirf Tum He Toh Ho'' may have been a sufferable idea 15 years ago, but even then the script would have needed a re-write, and a better cinematographer, editor and director.'' Hassan Hassan of ''Galaxy Lollywood'' gave the verdict as, ''Watch ''Sirf Tum Hi Tou Ho'' if you are an ardent Danish Taimoor or Mathira fan or more rarely, if you love the cinema of yesteryear in any of its forms.''

References

External links

* {{Sangeeta 2019 films Pakistani romantic drama films 2019 romantic drama films Films directed by Sangeeta (Pakistani actress) Films shot in Lahore Films shot in Karachi Films set in Karachi 2010s Urdu-language films