Jeewan Hathi (Urdu: جیون ہاتھی, English: The Elephant in the Room) is a 2016 Pakistani dark comedy film directed by Meenu Gaur and Farjad Nabi and written by Fasih Bari Khan. Shailja Kejriwal and Mazhar Zaidi have produced the film. The Film has Samiya Mumtaz, Hina Dilpazeer, Naseeruddin Shah, Saife Hassan and Adnan Jaffar as lead cast in the film.[1]
| Jeewan Hathi | |
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| جیون ہاتھی | |
| Directed by | Meenu Gaur Farjad Nabi |
| Written by | Fasih Bari Khan |
| Story by | Fasih Bari Khan |
| Produced by | Shailja Kejriwal Mazhar Zaidi |
| Starring | Samiya Mumtaz Hina Dilpazeer Naseeruddin Shah Saife Hassan |
| Cinematography | Rana Kamran |
| Edited by | Armaghan Hasan |
| Music by | Sahir Ali Bagga Ali Aftab Saeed |
Production company | Matteela Films |
| Distributed by | zee5 |
Release dates |
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Running time | 60 minutes |
| Country | Pakistan |
| Language | Urdu |
| Box office | Rs. 6.50 crore (US$230,000) |
Plot
editThis article needs a plot summary. (September 2016) |
Cast
edit- Samiya Mumtaz
- Hina Dilpazeer
- Naseeruddin Shah
- Fawad Khan
- Saife Hassan
- Adnan Jaffar
- Nimra Bucha
- Kiran Tabeir
- Jahangir Khan
- Nazarul Hassan
Production
editJeewan Hathi is produced under Matteela Films.[2] The film is directed by the duo of Meenu Gaur and Farjad Nabi who previously directed Zinda Bhaag (2013). The film is written by Fasih Bari Khan, produced by Shailja Kejriwal and co-produced by Vikas Sharma. The cast of the film includes Samiya Mumtaz, Hina Dilpazeer, Naseeruddin Shah, Saife Hassan, Fawad Khan, Adnan Jaffar, Nazarul Hassan and Kiran Tabeer. Hina Dilpazeer told in an interview that she will play the role of a morning show host at television channel of her husband Naseeruddin Shah. Dilpazeer said, "I’m playing a role of morning show host and my husband (Naseerudin Shah) owns the TV channel where I work," She also told that the film was shot in Karachi and Naseeruddin Shah especially came to Karachi for the shooting.[3]
Soundtrack
editThe soundtrack of the film consist of two songs by Ali Aftab Saeed and Sahir Ali Bagga and lyrics by Hasan Mujtaba.[4]
Release
editThe film was first screened at London Indian Film Festival on 17 July 2016 and subsequently at the Locarno International Film Festival on 11 August 2017.[5] It will be released across Pakistan on 4 November 2016.
References
edit- ^ "Jeevan Hathi to release across Pakistan on 4th November". 24 September 2016.
- ^ Buraq Shabbir. "A Common Vision". The News International. Retrieved 11 February 2016.
- ^ Irfan ul Haq (10 February 2016). "Wowzer: Meenu & Farjad's short film stars Hina Dilpazeer and Naseeruddin Shah". DAWN Images. Retrieved 11 February 2016.
- ^ Rozina Bhutto; Ahmed Sarym (1 January 2019). "Meenu and Farjad's 'Jeevan Haathi' is also part of Zee's unity project". HIP. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
- ^ "Jeewan Hathi". Locarno. 1 January 2019. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
External links
edit- Jeewan Hathi at IMDb