Halla Gulla
| Halla Gulla | |
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 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Kamran Akbar Khan |
| Screenplay by | Kamran Akbar Khan |
| Story by | Raheela Mushtaq Shah |
| Produced by | Hanif Mohammad |
| Starring | Asim Mehmood Sidra Batool |
| Edited by | Nasir Inayat |
| Music by | Sahir Ali Bagga |
Production company | S.E Films |
| Distributed by | IMGC Global Entertainment Geo Films |
Release date |
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| Country | Pakistan |
| Language | Urdu |
| Box office | Rs. 1.05 crore[1] |
Halla Gulla is a 2015 Pakistani romantic comedy film directed by Kamran Akbar Khan[2] and produced by Hanif Mohammad under production banner S.E Films. The film stars Javed Sheikh, Ismail Tara, Asim Mehmood, Sidra Batool[3] in lead along with Muneeb Butt, Ghazala Javed, Ashraf Khan, Adil Wadia, Zara Gull, Jasmeen, Maryam Ansari, Hina Rizvi, Hunain Maniar and Bilal Yousufzai.[4][5]
The film was distributed by IMGC Global Entertainment and Geo Films on September 25, 2015 (Eid al-adha) in cinemas nationwide.[6]
Cast
- Asim Mehmood as Saahil
- Sidra Batool as Muskarahat
- Muneeb Butt as Udaas
- Javed Sheikh as Golden Bhai (DON)
- Ismail Tara
- Ghazala Javed
- Ashraf Khan
- Zara Gul
- Jasmeen
- Adil Wadia
- Maryam Ansari
- Hina Rizvi
- Hunain Maniar
Release
The film was scheduled to release on August 28, 2015,[7] but later it was postponed for September 25, 2015 (Eid al-adha) release along with Jawani Phir Nahi Ani.
Marketing
The first look posters of film were revealed on November 11, 2014. Video of item song titled Ishq Kamla was released on November 23 on YouTube. Theatrical trailer and poster was revealed on June 3, 2015 but after re-scheduling of film release date, new poster was revealed on September 4. Title song of the film was released by 8XM on September 7 at 6:21 pm. The film cast visited several private universities to promote the film.[8]
Soundtrack
- Halla Gulla - Sahir Ali Bagga, Kunal Ganjawala, Beena Khan
- Saroor De - Afshan Fawad, Rahat Fateh Ali Khan
- Thumka - Sana Ze, Kunal Ganjawala, Sahir Ali Bagga
- Kamla - Sana Ze
- Zero Meter -Sana Ze, Malko
Reception
Critical reception
The film had negative reviews overall. Momin Ali Munshi of Galaxy Lollywood rated the film 2/5 stars and summed up his review as "Halla Gulla terms itself as 'Pakistan's First Solid Entertainer' but do not let this fool you as it is anything but entertainment. The director has no idea what he is doing with the film and needs to take direction lessons. Except for the two leading actors there is nothing that works for the film and it would not be wrong to claim that this film is a disaster of epic proportions."[9] Rashid Nazir Ali of Reviewit.pk verdict his review as "Halla Gulla is a weak and unimpressive effort from Kamran Akbar Khan."[10]
See also
References
- ^ "Eid Weekend Collections Of All Releases In Pakistan". BoxOfficeDetail. Retrieved 29 September 2015.
- ^ "Kamran Akbar talks about his project: Halla Gulla". DAWN.com. Zoya Anwer. Retrieved 28 November 2014.
- ^ "Sidra Batool set for film debut". The Express Tribune. Retrieved 4 July 2015.
- ^ "Halla Gulla: another film packed with masala". HiP. Retrieved 11 November 2014.
- ^ "Halla Gulla to hit theatres soon!". ARY News. Shahjahan Khurram. Retrieved 4 July 2015.
- ^ "Pakistan all set for some 'Halla Gulla' on Eid-ul-Azha". The News. Retrieved 18 September 2015.
- ^ "Halla Gulla hits cinemas on Aug 28". DAWN.com. Retrieved 20 June 2015.
- ^ "'Halla Gulla' cast rocks students of private universities". The News. Mohammad Nasir. Retrieved 18 September 2015.
- ^ "Halla Gulla (Review): This comedy of errors is just full of errors and deserves a miss". Galaxy Lollywood. Momin Ali Munshi. Retrieved 28 September 2015.
- ^ "Halla Gulla – A Review". Reviewit.pk. Retrieved 28 September 2015.