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Revenge of the Worthless eyes January release

Revenge of the Worthless eyes January release

ROTW shows the deep commitment and sacrifices rendered to save our land and cultural narrative, says director Jamal Shah
Updated 06 Oct, 2015

Tired of waiting for Shaan-starrer Yalghaar to materialise? Then, perhaps Revenge of the Worthless will be able to satisfy your appetite for explosions and sophisticated maar dhaar.

Jamal Shah's action drama has been confirmed for release on January 15, 2016, according to a post on the film's Facebook page.

The veteran actor/first-time director also confirmed the same over the phone to Images:

" Yes, the film will be released nationwide on the 15th of January. The film's plot is based on the days of the 2009 Swat insurgency. We selected some real-life events after some research, upon which the story is loosely based."

ROTW is a film with many plots, one of which is centred around the family of one Zarak Khan (played by Jamal Shah himself), whose family refuses to leave home during the war. Some characters meet a tragic end, so we wonder if the film has been framed as a comment on the consequences of war. The director prefers, however, to see it as a celebration of the heroism of our people:

"The film shows the deep commitment and sacrifices rendered to save our country, land and cultural narrative. The message conveyed by the film is positive."

"The most important thing in art is relevance," he continues, "In our current circumstances, it's this issue that has affected many, many lives and so is most relevant."

A scene from Revenge of the Worthless
A scene from Revenge of the Worthless

Jamal Shah chose to cast himself as one of the main characters in the film, which doubles the difficulty of pulling off his directorial debut. But he puts it down as a financial necessity:

"It's definitely double the challenges of making the film. When when you produce and direct, you are forced to make the film feasible and cut corners. Instead of paying another actor, I decided to do a character I knew I can do justice to."

The cast also features Firdous Jamal, Ayub Khoso, Maira Khan, Imran, Tariq Jamal, Shamyl Khan and Emil Karakose from Turkey, whom Jamal sahab during his shoot for a Turkish film.

Turkish actress Emil Karakose stars as Jamal Shah's daughter in the film
Turkish actress Emil Karakose stars as Jamal Shah's daughter in the film

"She was interested in acting and coming to Pakistan, and there was a place in the cast for my daughter's role, so I cast her in that," he says.

ROTW was shot over a span of 42 days in the Swat valley, with some scenes in Peshawar and Islamabad.

It was initially slated for a May 22 release, but was delayed due to a system crash that caused the team to start the film's post production from scratch.

Comments

abid Oct 06, 2015 04:05pm
wao.. Jamal Shah and Ayub Khoso in one drama.. what else we need.. Waiting for it impatiently...
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NoFame Oct 06, 2015 04:29pm
Good to watch something on reality belongs to swat valley
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Nothing Oct 06, 2015 04:45pm
Pakistani movies, unfortunately, do not represent the reality. The recent movies by hamanyun saeed are just pathetic, why can't they establish their own identity as Pakistanis making decent, subject oriented movies rather than movies bombarded with item number and everything which Bollywood does.
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Arun Oct 06, 2015 04:52pm
I am already a fan of this title "Revenge-of-the-worthless". Looks like a classical of Indiana Jones series.
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joop Oct 06, 2015 04:57pm
WAAOOOO would be anxiously waiting this movie...turning to be a master piece of lolly wood.... charismatic personality of Jamal shah..... this name is really made for him.... stay blessed Jamal Sir and whole team.....
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Kakagan Oct 06, 2015 05:17pm
eager to see Firdos Jamal-the maestro
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Pune-India Oct 06, 2015 06:29pm
I thought that Movie is based on Peshawar Massacre..
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AQEEL MALIK Oct 06, 2015 07:46pm
Shah Jee best of luck, May Allah be with you . Would always pray for accurate projection of our philosophical ideas on the subject. Shall anxiously be waiting and praying for success of "The Revenge of Worthless".
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Something Oct 06, 2015 07:53pm
@Nothing why can't Bollywood make their own movies rather than copying Hollywood?
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Farrukh Oct 07, 2015 11:35am
thank God for Jamal Shah that he has put in some actual pashto speaking actors for such roles unlike Waar, which was a good effort but casting plays a huge role in making the movie acceptable. The trailer seems very good and i sincerely wish the movie does well. We really need more people like Jamal Shah to give us high quality entertainment and people can get rid of cheap indian movies for good. Cheers !
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Ali S Oct 07, 2015 01:37pm
I'm just glad Pakistani cinema is picking pace back up again - true, the quality ranges from mediocre to barely decent, but at least it's an outlet for entertainment for our desperate population. It's also time to renovate old popular cinema houses like Prince, Nishat, Bambino etc so the poorer masses can enjoy too.
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