Umro Ayyar - A New Beginning

A descendant of Umro Ayyar, a cunning warrior of Persian folklore, is a quantum mechanics professor in Pakistan. With wit inherited, he ventures into a realm where fable meets reality, determined to unravel mysteries that transcend time and space.

• Usman Mukhtar as Amar{{Cite web|url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/2462875/i-couldve-never-imagined-playing-umro-ayyar-in-a-million-years-usman-mukhtar|title=Could've never imagined playing Umro Ayyar: Usman Mukhtar|first=Sajeer|last=Shaikh|date=17 April 2024|website=The Express Tribune}}
• Ruman Ali as young Amar
• Faran Tahir as Laqqa
• Sanam Saeed as Meena
• Ali Kazmi as Maaz
• Adnan Siddiqui as Amar’s father
• Seemi Raheel as Aunt Farhana
• Sana Fakhar as Cheno
• Manzar Sehbai as Guru
• Daniyal Raheal as Babar
• Salmaan Shaukat as Azam
• Osama Karamat as Shayan
• Uloomi Karim as Goon
• Asad Chaudhary as Safeer
• Atif Rehan Siddique as Doctor
• Shehroz Sunny as the tribal leader
• Hamza Ali Abbasi as Umro Ayyar (special appearance)

On 13 June 2024, it premiered in Lahore and was released in cinemas on 17 June (Eid al-Adha), distributed by Mandviwalla Entertainment.{{cite news |title=What to watch this June: 'UmroAyyar - A New Beginning', 'Bad Boys: Ride or Die', 'A Family Affair' |url=https://www.brecorder.com/news/40306231/what-to-watch-this-june-umroayyar-a-new-beginning-bad-boys-ride-or-die-a-family-affair |access-date=21 July 2024 |work=Business Recorder |date=31 May 2024 |language=en}}

The film participated in the Red Sea Film Festival.{{cite news |url=https://www.arabnews.pk/node/2421061/pakistan |agency=Arabnewspk |title=Hollywood icons ignite excitement at Red Sea Film Festival in support of Pakistani cinema |date=6 December 2023|website=Arab News}} Dunya News praised it "a visual treat you should not miss."{{cite news |url=https://dunyanews.tv/en/Entertainment/819626-Umro-Ayyar---A-visual-treat-you-should-not-miss- |title=Umro Ayyar - A visual treat you should not miss |date=24 June 2024 |first=Turyal Azam |last=Khan }} Khaleej Times said it is a good introduction to Pakistan's first superhero.{{cite news |url=https://www.khaleejtimes.com/entertainment/review-umro-ayyar-a-new-beginning-is-a-good-introduction-to-pakistans-first-superhero |agency=Khaleej Times |title=Review: 'Umro Ayyar: A New Beginning' is a good introduction to Pakistan's first superhero |first=Tamreez |last=Inam}} The film was also reviewed by The Express Tribune and DAWN.{{Cite web|url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/2475207/umro-ayyar-review-in-making-a-hit-dont-forget-the-script|title=Umro Ayyar review: in making a hit, don't forget the script |first=Shafiq ul Hasan |last=Siddiqui |website=The Express Tribune |date=29 June 2024}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1842695|title=Movie review: Umro Ayyar- A New Beginning|first=Muhammad|last=Suhayb|date=29 June 2024|website=DAWN.COM}}

==Box Office==

This film has emerged as the highest-grossing Pakistani production of the year, surpassing Daghabaaz Dil in domestic earnings. As per box office analyst Ali Zain, it has amassed approximately 13.4 crore PKR in Pakistan. Internationally, it has generated around $160,000 (4.5 crore PKR), bringing its total worldwide earnings to nearly 18 crore PKR.{{cite web |url=https://pakistanicinema.net/2024/08/01/box-office-umro-ayyar-becomes-second-highest-grossing-film-of-year-in-pakistan/ |title=Box Office: ‘Umro Ayyar’ Becomes Second Highest Grossing Film of Year in Pakistan |date=1 August 2024 |website=Pakistani Cinema}} Despite this success, the film remains the second highest-grossing movie of the year in Pakistan overall, with Jatt & Juliet 3 leading at over 16 crore PKR. However, due to its reportedly high budget, the film failed to recover its costs.

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• [https://theumroayyar.com/ Official website]

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Category:2024 films

Category:Pakistani fantasy films

Category:Pakistani war films

Category:2020s Urdu-language films

Category:Urdu-language Pakistani films

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