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The trailer for Sarmad Khoosat's Zindagi Tamasha will give you chills

The trailer for Sarmad Khoosat's Zindagi Tamasha will give you chills

The film will be a scorching political commentary about the little gods on this earth who police our private passions.
Updated 22 Jan, 2020

After stepping into the mainstream with Manto (2015), Sarmad Khoosat is once again back with a movie that will clearly stay with the audience long after they've left the cinema.

Directed and co-produced by Sarmad, along with his sister, Kanwal Khoosat and written by Nirmal Bano, Zindagi Tamasha is a bilingual film, mostly shot in Punjabi. In the trailer, we're introduced to Naat Khwan Rahat Khawaja (Arif Hassan) and his family who find themselves ostracised from society when a certain secret of Khawaja's becomes public knowledge.

According to the official synopsis, "the film is an intimate portrait of a family as well as a scorching political commentary on little gods on this earth who police our private passions.” The end of the teaser also hints that the flick will also be shedding a light on the misuse of blasphemy law.

The movie's cast also includes Samiya Mumtaz, Eman Suleman and Ali Qureshi in pivotal roles and the soundtrack has been composed by Lux Style Award winners, Saakin.

The movie will first premiere at the Busan Film Festival in South Korea later this week and will release locally some time this year.

Comments

Talha Sep 30, 2019 11:54am
Seems to be a big one. Picks up so many happenings of recent decades that have (re)defined our society and way of life. Awesome!
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Pak uk Sep 30, 2019 12:14pm
Pakistan must make movies on social issues.. looking forward to it.
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ana Sep 30, 2019 07:11pm
OMG this seems like such a powerful movie
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Ikram Sep 30, 2019 07:24pm
Perefect my type of movie.
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Sam Oct 01, 2019 04:40am
I am intrigued by the trailer. Good job Sarmad! Best thing is the original Lahori Punjabi accent which makes the movie relatable. I’m curious how the story will unfold.
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Asad Jan 26, 2020 03:02pm
i would like to watch this movie, without getting censored by IIC.
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