When film director Omar Ali Khan wanted artificial blood for Pakistan’s first Gen now slasher flick, Zibahkhana, he inventively mixed gelatin with food dye to suit the shoestring budget.
The effect though was both real and repulsive. The story of four urban teenagers who take a shortcut to a rock concert through a forest only to face creepy blood-dripping zombies and other ghoulish creatures wowed the young home audience and the critics abroad. Zibahkhana , sub-titled Hell’s Ground - though the literal translation means, The Slaughterhouse - became the talking point of countless horror film festivals and even scalped two international awards. These are interesting times for Pakistan cinema. A bunch of new filmmakers are experimenting with different genres, working on fresh ideas. Like Zibahkhana, director Muhammad Saife Hasan’s Victoria Ka Ticket, inspired by writer Rohinton Mistry’s short story, isn’t the usual Lollywood masala. And director Mehreen Jabbar’s Ramchand Pakistani is based on the true story of a Pakistani Dalit boy and his father who spend five years in a Gujarat jail for accidentally crossing the border.

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Javed Sheikh’s film to revive the cinema?
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Khule Asmaan Kay Neeche
Upcoming Lollywood movie, “Khulay Aasman Ke Neechay” is to be released later this year. This movie is directed by Jawed Sheikh (Javed Shaikh) who directed the movie, “Yeh Dil Aap Ka Huwa” and released it in 2002. That movie was of course a big hit - after the huge success of that, Javed Sheikh started working on this project, “Khulay Aasman Ke Neechay” - which is expected to be just as big of a hit, as Javed’s last one.

The film’s cast leading stars are: Hamayun Saeed (Humayun Saeed), Sana, Javed Sheikh, Saleem Sheikh and Behroz Sabzwari (Behroz Sabazwari). According to the records, music is given by popular music composer, Amjad Bobby.

Music for this movie is again, done by Indian singers and it has been recorded in Indian Studios.

Javed Sheikh has said that this is the costliest movie made in Pakistan.

Below are some articles, that we have collected relating to the movie.

FROM DAILY TIMES - August 6, 2004
Javed Sheikh: the ‘Pakistani spy’ to India

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Now that’s what we call a Bollywood debut! Singh is Kinng, without a doubt, is one of the biggest films of this year. With Akshay Kumar and Katrina Kaif in lead roles, it is already creating quite the buzz.
And the good news is that Azal have made it to the soundtrack of the film, and that too, within one night! While in India to release and promote their debut record, Road to Infinity, Azal got the offer and rolled with it. In a chat with Instep Today, Ehtesham Khan (ET) singer-songwriter of Azal revealed, “It was bizarre. Our record label told us that this was an opportunity. So we met up with Pritam, the music director of Singh is Kinng and asked for a studio and the project files. We landed in the studio at 11 at night and by morning we were done with the song. It was a crazy schedule but it worked out for us. Our song is part of the soundtrack.”

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Love across the border

Nandita Das on her debut in Ramchand Pakistani, her maiden directorial venture, and more

Rana Siddiqui

The Hindu

It takes some doing to be in the fray in the Hindi film world without being a part of Page Three parties and Bollywood-inspired fashion shows. Acclaimed actor Nandita Das knows that quite well. Affable and accessible, Nandita is more often chased by directors rather than vice versa. Recently, she made news with her debut in the Pakistani film, Ramchand Pakistani, scheduled to be released shortly. Excerpts from an interview on the film, and more.

What made you agree to Ramchand Pakistani?

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