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Balochistan's first contemporary film Sangat to hit cinemas soon

Balochistan's first contemporary film Sangat to hit cinemas soon

"We want to show a different side of Balochistan," shared director Sami Sarang
05 Aug, 2017

It's the first of its kind, the filmmakers of telefilm Sangat, an upcoming contemporary production of Baloch cinema, claim.

Speaking to DawnNews, producer Waheed Alblushi said the team is looking forward to revive cinema in the province.

"Though the Pakistani film industry is undergoing a revival of sorts, the Balochistan film industry has yet to develop as there is a dearth of the filmmakers here," Albulshi said.

"As a result, cinemas in Balochistan are being converted into shopping malls," he added. "In the last few years, four out of the seven cinemas in Quetta have been closed down due to lack of productions."

About the movie he said Sangat is a story about five friends with lots of drama, music and action sequences.

It was filmed in Oman, and was made with a budget of Rs 3 million.

Albulshi further added that plan to release the film nationwide as well as in Gulf states is under works, and that it will premiere in Balochistan in the "coming weeks".

Though the first trailer of the film came out last year, due to some production glitches, the project had been delayed, Sangat director Sami Sarang said.

"We want to show a different side of Balochistan," Sarang said.

"We are hoping to lay down a foundation and build a strong film industry so that the young Baloch talent has a platform to showcase their skills."

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Malik Khalid siddique Aug 05, 2017 08:01pm
Struggle and prove yourself, I pray for your success.
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Sami Aug 05, 2017 08:09pm
great stuff
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Najam Aug 05, 2017 08:53pm
Hope you lots of luck. Definitely a must watch
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sailani Aug 05, 2017 09:06pm
Good start, hope it paves the way for others to start production.
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Zeeshan Ahmed Aug 06, 2017 02:18am
The picture on the promotional poster is exactly the impression people already have of Balochistan.
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Imran Aug 06, 2017 02:20am
Good job
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Saqlain Aug 06, 2017 04:42am
Good luck boys very good to see this side
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shahzad Aug 06, 2017 09:46am
Best of luck
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shahzad Aug 06, 2017 09:47am
Best of Luck
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riz Aug 06, 2017 10:14am
first I congratulate the team behind "SANGAT" (I like the name), this is great effort.. keep it up guys and don't bother the commercial success.. this is amazing to see movie from balochistan.. so many personal things I can relate to it,,
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Subir Paul Aug 06, 2017 11:11am
Is this film on Balochistan freedom.
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Nithin Aug 07, 2017 09:03am
Artists of Balochistan are more than welcome - Indian
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