Gardaab
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2018}}
{{Use Pakistani English|date=November 2018}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Gardaab
| image =
| alt =
| caption =
| native_name = گرداب
| director = Harune Massey
| producer = Mazhar Zaidi
| writer = Harune Massey
Saleemullah Nasir
| screenplay =
| story =
| based_on = {{based on|Romeo and Juliet|William Shakespeare}}
| starring = {{ubl|[[Fawad Khan (actor, born 1984)|
Fawad Khan]]|Amna Ilyas|Gohar Rasheed|Adnan Shah Tipu|Nimra Bucha|Naseeruddin Shah
}}
| narrator =
| music = Faiz Zaidi
| cinematography = Sajid Kashmiri
| editing = Fahad Bajwa
| studio = Matteela Films
| distributor = Matteela Films
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|2016|12|1}}
| runtime = {{duration|h=1|m=34}}
| country = Pakistan
| language = Urdu
| budget = {{USD|185,000}}
| gross =
}}
Gardaab ({{langx|ur|{{Nastaliq|گرداب}}}}; {{Langx|en|Whirlpool}}) is a 2016 Pakistani drama film directed by Harune Massey, written by Harune Massey, Saleemullah Nasir and produced by Mazhar Zaidi under the production banner of Matteela Films. The film features Fawad Khan and Amna Ilyas in the main cast.{{cite web|last1=Sarym|first1=Ahmed|title=Amna Ilyas to be seen in three cinematic ventures this year|url=http://www.hipinpakistan.com/news/1149843|website=HIP|accessdate=5 September 2016|date=9 June 2016|archive-date=5 August 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180805082843/https://www.hipinpakistan.com/news/1149843|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|last1=Shiraz Alwani|first1=Sumaira|title=Amna Illyas to Appear in 3 Movies this Year: Gardaab Movie First Look Revealed|url=http://www.brandsynario.com/amna-illyas-to-appear-in-3-movies-this-year-gardaab-movie-first-look-revealed/|website=Brandsynario|accessdate=5 September 2016|date=10 June 2016}} It also features Gohar Rasheed, Nimra Bucha, Adnan Shah Tipu, Mohammad Javed and Khalid Ahmed.{{cite web|title=Two years after the release of 'Zinda Bhaag', production house Mateela Films is back in action|url=http://tribune.com.pk/story/902483/matteela-films-is-back-in-action/|website=Express Tribune|accessdate=5 September 2016|date=12 June 2016}}
Cast
- Fawad Khan as Shahbaz
- Amna Ilyas as Parveen
- Gohar Rasheed as Yousaf
- Adnan Shah Tipu as Maywa Jaan
- Nimra Bucha
- Mohammed Javed as Akmal
- Khalid Ahmed as Firdous Khan
- Shama Askari as Miss Christina
- Arif Hassan as Abdullah Jaan
- Gule Rana as Mother
Production
Whilst speaking to Express Tribune Producer Mazhar Zaidi; revealed that the film was about a serious love story which was set against the backgrounds of Karachi, which has fall in a lot of turmoil.{{Cite web | url=http://tribune.com.pk/story/902483/matteela-films-is-back-in-action/ | title=Two years after the release of 'Zinda Bhaag', production house Mateela Films is back in action | date=12 June 2015 }}
Director Harune Massey originally had planned to make a short film but due to the scale of the subject matter the film was turned into a feature-length romantic thriller. The film production began in 2015. Fawad Khan revealed about plot of the film that it is a loose adaptation of Romeo and Juliet.{{cite web|last1=Ashraf|first1=Sonia|title=Theatre's Fawad Khan gets candid about upcoming venture Gardaab|url=http://images.dawn.com/news/1175531|website=Images|accessdate=5 September 2016|date=11 June 2016}}
See also
http://tns.thenews.com.pk/binge-watching-desi-films/#.WTxAUuvyvIV {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170107205959/http://tns.thenews.com.pk/binge-watching-desi-films/#.WTxAUuvyvIV |date=7 January 2017 }}
References
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External links
- {{IMDb title|5459756}}
- {{Official website|http://matteela.org/feature-films/gardaab-2015/}}
Category:Pakistani drama films