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Zarrar is an upcoming Pakistani action thriller film written and directed by Shaan Shahid and produced by Ejaz Shahid and Adnan Butt under the banner of Jehan Films. It stars Shaan Shahid as the titular character along with Kiran Malik, Nadeem Baig, Nayyer Ejaz and Shafqat Cheema in supporting roles. The film is scheduled to be released worldwide on November 25, 2022.

Zarrar
Cinematic Poster
Directed by	Shaan Shahid
Written by	Shaan Shahid
Produced by	Ejaz Shahid Adnan Butt [1]
Starring	Shaan Shahid Kiran Malik Nadeem Baig Nayyar Ejaz Shafqat Cheema Rasheed Naz
Cinematography	Timothy Hallam Wood [2][3][4]
Music by	Yasir Jaswal Thomas Farnon [5][6][7]
Production companies	Jehan Films Pinewood Studios
Distributed by	ARY Films
Running time	148 minutes
Country	Pakistan
Languages	Urdu English

The idea for 'Zarrar' initially began in 2016, and was originally thought out to be received as Pakistan's first spy thriller until the release of 2014's O21.[8][9]

Synopsis

A secret agent named, Zarrar (Shahid) has gone rouge after his homeland, Pakistan has been plunged with corruption when he finds out that a secret international operation has plans to dismantle the Pakistani government and subsequently gain control of its Nuclear Weapons Programme. Aiming to end the seemingly endless cycle of threats, he gets help from a close friend, Colonel Mustajab (Baig). With time running out, Zarrar must act fast in terminating the greatest threat Pakistan has come up against since its inception.

Cast

• Shaan Shahid as Zarrar: A former secret agent gone rouge.
• Kiran Malik as Kiran: A journalist and love interest of Zarrar.
• Nadeem Baig as Major General Mustajab of the ISI, the mentor of the protagonist.
• Shafqat Cheema as Ravinder Kaushik
• Rasheed Naz as Fahimullah Khan
• Nayyar Ejaz as Salman Shah as the main antagonist.

Release

It will be released on 25 November 2022.[10] It was originally set for release sometime in 2020 but was delayed due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The film was then moved to release on September 23, 2022, but was moved from that date due to the 2022 Pakistan Floods.[11] After multiple delays, the film was then moved to its current release date in November.[12]

Production

Development

Development of the project started in 2016 when behind the scene shots of the film were shared by Shaan himself.[13][14]

UK based Director of Photography (DOP) Tim Wood was hired for the project.[15][13]

Shaan had chosen Pinewood Studios UK, for the post production of the film after which he did with his earlier film, Arth - The Destination which was a remake of the original Arth.[14]

See also

• Cinema of Pakistan
• Lollywood
• List of highest-grossing Pakistani films

References

External links

• Zarrar at IMDb
• Zarrar on Facebook

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