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Pakistani cinema fans rejoice — a new action-packed Punjabi film titled Seylum is in the works with Amna Ilyas and Muneeb Butt in the lead roles.

Sources confirmed exclusively to Images that the film, produced by Awais Raoof under Jehan Films — the production house behind Shaan Shahid’s Zarrar — will commence shooting next week. Abu Aleeha, the writer and director of the movie, confirmed the news.

The film, which is both Butt and Ilyas’ first Punjabi movie, is set to be shot in Lahore, Kallar Kahar, Nathiagali, Cholistan, and Bahawalpur.

According to informed sources, the team behind Seylum is aiming to release it on Eidul Fitr next year and promises that it will be the second most expensive Punjabi film after the 2022 blockbuster The Legend of Maula Jatt.

The complete cast will be announced next week.