Discoveries from Pakistan World Cinema

Ghabrana Nahi Hai is a rom-com with some action sequences. It’s a love triangle but not in the traditional sense. Saba is seen romancing Zahid while on the other hand, she seems to be in love with Jibran.

A series of thefts brings trouble, love, and amusing encounters to a small village.

Noor wants to be a man. He doesn't belong anymore to the Khusras, Pakistan's transgender community. And he is definitely done with the love story he had with one of them, that had drastically changed his life. Now, he is doing a man's job in a Truck Decoration Center and he made up his mind: he will find a girl who will accept him as he is.

Money Back Guarantee is the most awaited multi-starrer Pakistani film directed by Faisal Qureshi.

based on the international bestseller Moth Smoke, authored by Mohsin Hamid. Set in Lahore, Daira is a film about givings and misgivings, love and deceit, or as Hamid puts it, the “cooled” and the “uncooled”. A portrait of contemporary Pakistan featuring an adulterous romance between two ultra-rich jet setters. He is a banker and she is the wife of his best friend, and she is escaping the constraints of marriage and motherhood by prowling the city as a journalist

A man rushing to hospital is forced into a final emotional confrontation when he's unexpectedly trapped in a hospital elevator, revealing the cost of distance, regret, and arriving too late.

Arshad and Hamid fall in love with Aneela. Hamid is willing to sacrifice his love for Arshad, as he is the son of Saith Ahsan Ali, who brought up Hamid after his father died in an accident. However, Aneela must make her decision.

An officer battles corruption in the coal city Kan Nagar

Special anti terrorist force commando Ahmad Ali is relieved from duty to take on a daring mission to eliminate the most powerful criminal terrorist nexus in Pakistan.

Two researchers from Karachi arrive at Hushe Valley near the K2 mountain for a research project on global warming. When one of the researcher vanishes into the cold and treacherous valley, a search and rescue mission is organized to find the missing person.

Aina is a love story of two hearts and two souls but from two different social classes, one being a daughter of a business tycoon and one being a realistic, self-confident and a little bit arrogant poor young man.

Khalid and Rehana come across each other in their college, where they fall for each other after the usual bantering, and get married. Rehana who belongs to an upper-class family in contrary to Khalid, faces hurdles in the marriage created by Sarkar Maa (Khalid's mother). She compromise and tries to save her married life, until she loses her unborn due to her mother-in-law's cruel behaviour. After the incident, she decides to separate from Khalid and leaves him.

In the middle of a six-week tour of the Indian sub-continent between January and March 1961, the Queen and Prince Philip visited Pakistan and East Pakistan, now Bangladesh.

The families of the two, a former judge and ex-chief minister are interlinked by nuptials, but do not serve as bonds. Talat is a power-hungry politician who stops at nothing ,bribery, killings, abductions,to achieve his goals. He is under investigation and the man in charge of the case is the same judge mentioned earlier, the traditional upstanding citizen and an upholder of values and justice

A renowned heroine Zara is found dead mysteriously raising a lot of questions of whom and how. Investigation officer Shehzad tries to find out who is behind it and thinks her brother in law, Kabir is behind it.

Struggling artist Aamir meets Alia and fell in love with her but destiny have some other plans for them.

Shows the conflict between workers on a textile factory and entrepreneurs. Having received a higher education and a diploma in textile engineering, the co-owner of a large textile factory returns to Pakistan. He is an energetic young man full of innovative ideas. He soon becomes convinced that nothing has changed here in the years of his absence: the factory owners still wallow in luxury, squandering money on gambling, banquets and mistresses. The workers still drag out a miserable, impoverished existence. Their exploitation has been brought to extreme limits - there are no schools, hospitals, no safety equipment - people are dying, and their families are evicted from their homes.

A story full of twists, fun, and heartfelt emotions that will keep you hooked from start to finish.

A coward man tries to take his life after the death of his mother and some criminals try to take the advantage of the situation but than a girl comes in his life and everything changes.

Dum Mastam follows the course of romance between childhood sweethearts Aliya and Bao. Heady with love and dreams of a happily-ever-after, the young couple also holds onto their individual dreams of a flourishing career in the music industry.

A fearless sea captain, Dr. Rebecca Gomperts, sails a ship through loopholes in international law, providing abortions on the high seas, and leaving in her wake a network of emboldened activists who trust women to handle abortion on their own terms.

2023 Pakistani action film

The Urdu film Sardar (1957) was directed by M.S. Dar. A story about love, hatred, revenge, politics, and conflicts between the two tribes of Sandal's and Gondal's.

A deeply moving exploration of the life of a intersex individual in Pakistan, capturing the relentless cycle of abuse and rejection faced by those who live outside the societal norms of gender. The film is a powerful narrative that shines a light on the harsh realities faced by intersex individuals in a rigid, binary world.

The drama revolves around a child who is considered unlucky because of her gender.

When Akbar Chacha fails to arrive for his daily walk, his neighbors speculate on the reasons behind his mysterious disappearance.

A spoiled bride mistreats her husband, but a chance encounter with a kind village girl in the hills ignites desire, jealousy, and a story of love, class, and destiny.

A Rangeela action film.

Pappu, hot headed young man from Gujjar clan, sparks a deadly rivalry with Babri, threatening the harmony of Gawalmandi

This Award-winning Golden Jubilee hit explores the rigid traditions of a wealthy family. When a dark secret threatens their reputation, a young man must choose between his love and his family duty.

The film starts with a man welcoming a recently orphaned young son of his sister into his family. The man’s young daughter takes a special liking for the orphan boy. The plot is set for a childhood romance that will blossom in youth. The local bad boy of the village with perhaps a linking for the girl grows an instant dislike for the boy. How the world conspires against them and how their love survives, that in a nutshell is the premise of the film.

A compilation of videos of the biggest hits from the Pakistani pop band Vital Signs, shot across the four provinces of Pakistan and financed by Pepsi. Made for PTV, Geetar ’93 documented Vital Signs’s progress as a pop act.

The story is set in the background of Indo-Pakistan Partition in 1947. Based on the Naseem Hijazi's novel by the same name.

A formula type action film of five brothers. Saqi played the main villain role.

In a dystopian future, Shahid and Taimur, driven by love for their mother, steal the only known cure for widespread stage 4 cancer, unknowingly killing the hopes of millions.

A local crime story

Marvi, a beautiful young girl, dreams of marriage, but her biggest obstacle is her own aunt, Aina, who never married and refuses to let her niece marry either. Similarly, Umer, a charming young man, also wishes to settle down, but his uncle, Subustageen, stands in his way. Having lost his wife in an accident, Subustageen wants to remarry and forbids Umer from marrying before him. Fate brings Marvi and Umer together, sparking love between them. However, with their families creating endless complications, their journey to happiness is anything but easy. Will Marvi and Umer finally tie the knot? Can they convince their families to accept their love? Will Subustageen and Aina stand in their way, or will they give them their blessing? And will Subustageen and Aina choose to stay single forever?

A guy commits suicide due to severe depression. As his final goodbye, he writes three letters to God to explain his struggles with the world.

Film starring Nisho and Tariq Aziz.

People from lower socio-economic class are living happily in the peaceful "Harris Colony", in Turkey. A billionaire appears out of nowhere and files a case of land-grabbing against the people, claiming himself to be the rightful owner.

Dealing in Desire is a short, experimental film by Sarmad Khoosat and Saba Karim Khan, which explores the power dynamics between men and women, the emotional toll of exploitation and the reclaiming of agency in situations where we assume there is none. It is based on the poem “Dealing in Desire” by Saba Karim Khan and inspired by Manto’s short story, Hatak or The Insult.

A woman trapped in a loveless marriage finds passion with a younger man from a different social background. Their secret relationship unfolds against Pakistan’s volatile social landscape, where violence and danger complicate their affair.

In the wake of a horrific crime in Diyalpur, Punjab, authorities are propelled into action. SSP Sarmad Zaman, an ambitious officer, is assigned to the case and he vows to bring justice to Neelam, the victim. But his investigation leads him into an ugly, twisted web of lies and deceit as he finds himself close to uncovering a conspiracy with dire institutional consequences. As he inches towards the truth, Sarmad is faced with difficult choices that threaten to jeopardize his family and career - in a situation where the pursuit of justice seems hopeless, just how far is he willing to go to achieve it?

Habu (1961) is notable as Pakistan's first "jungle film," directed by Rahim Gul and released on April 28, 1961. Starring Husna and Habib, with a story set against a jungle backdrop.

The story follows a mother with two sons—one her real son, a careless criminal, and the other unrelated to her but deeply devoted. While the kind son’s acts of compassion help him overcome every hardship, the criminal son struggles to earn his mother’s love and respect, learning that worth is proven through actions, not blood. The film is considered Sultan Rahi’s first major film and won five Nigar Awards, including Best Punjabi Film of 1971.

A story of love and social barriers, featuring the hit pairing of Aslam Pervaiz and Jameela Razzaq. The film is celebrated for its soulful music by Master Inayat Hussain and marks the final peak of Aslam Pervaiz's career as a romantic hero.

The Urdu film Bhabhi (1960) was directed by Syed Atta Ullah Shah Hashmi. Starring Shamim Ara and Aslam Pervaiz in leading roles

A man becomes entangled in a dangerous criminal syndicate's web of corruption and human trafficking. Forced to choose between safety and his conscience, he must decide whether to remain silent or risk everything to expose the truth.