Zarrar Movie Details:
Country | Pakistan |
Language | Urdu, English |
Genre | Action, Spy, Thriller |
Release Date | 25 November 2022 |
Running Time | 2hr 28min |
Cast | Shaan Shahid Kiran Malik Nadeem Baig Nayyar Ejaz Shafqat Cheema Rasheed Naz |
Directed by | Shaan Shahid |
Written by | Shaan Shahid |
Produced by | Ejaz Shahid Adnan Butt |
Cinematography by | Timothy Hallam Wood |
Edited by | Majid Cheema |
Music by | Yasir Jaswal Thomas Farnon |
Production Company | Jehan Films Pinewood Studios |
Distributor | ARY Films |
Budget | Rs. 20 crore (estimated) |
Box Office Collection | Rs. 7.5 crore (US$260,000) |
Zarrar Movie Cast and Characters:
- Shaan Shahid as Zarrar: A former secret agent gone rouge.
- Kiran Malik as Kiran: A journalist and love interest of Zarrar.
- Nadeem Baig as Major General Mustajab of the ISI, the mentor of the protagonist.
- Shafqat Cheema as Ravinder Kaushik
- Rasheed Naz as Fahimullah Khan
- Nayyar Ejaz as Salman Shah as the main antagonist.
Storyline:
A secret agent named, Zarrar (Shahid) has gone rogue after his homeland, Pakistan has been plunged with corruption when he finds out that a secret international operation has plans to dismantle the Pakistani government and subsequently gain control of its Nuclear Weapons Programme. Aiming to end the seemingly endless cycle of threats, he gets help from a close friend, Colonel Mustajab (Baig). With time running out, Zarrar must act fast in terminating the greatest threat Pakistan has come up against since its inception.
About Zarrar Movie:
- Development of the project started in 2016 when behind the scene shots of the film were shared by Shaan himself.
- Zarrar is considered to be Pakistan’s second spy thriller action film after the release of 2014’s O21.
- UK based Director of Photography (DOP) Tim Wood was hired for the project.
- Shaan had chosen Pinewood Studios UK, for the post production of the film after which he did with his earlier film, Arth – The Destination which was a remake of the original Arth.
- It was released on 25 November 2022. It was originally set for release sometime in 2020 but was delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The film was then moved to release on September 23, 2022, but was moved from that date due to the 2022 Pakistan Floods. After multiple delays, the film was then moved to its current release date in November.