Durj
| Durj | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Shamoon Abbasi |
| Written by | Shamoon Abbasi |
| Produced by | Dodi Khan Sherry Shah |
| Starring |
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| Cinematography | Shamoon Abbasi Ayaz Ahmed |
| Edited by | Shaam Films |
| Music by | Asif Noorani |
Production companies | Shaam Films Blunt Digital |
| Distributed by | Zashko Films IMGC Distribution Club Green Chillies Entertatinment |
Release date |
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Running time | 140 minutes |
| Land | Pakistan |
| Sprache | Urdu |
| Budget | $40 million |
Durj is a 2019 Pakistani Urdu-language mystery thriller film, written and directed by Shamoon Abbasi and produced by Dodi Khan.The film stars Shamoon Abbasi, Sherry Shah, Maira Khan, Dodi Khan, Nouman Javaid and Hafeez Ali. The film is based on true events and a large part of it is about cannibalism.[2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9]
Plot
Durj is the story of a woman searching for her missing husband that had been killed for hunger by the kidnapper.
Cast
- Shamoon Abbasi as Gul Bakhsh
- Sherry Shah as Laali
- Maira Khan
- Nouman Javaid
- Dodi Khan
- Hafeez Ali
Production
In an interview with Dawn News, Abbasi stated that the film was inspired by true events which took place in Punjab and that although the film is based on Cannibalism it has multiple stories merged into one; "Durj's plot does not just revolve around cannibalism, it is about a cannibal but we have multiple stories. There are three stories which merge into one." The film crew had to research which took about a year to collect data on cases before starting work on the story line.[10]
See also
References
- ^ "The Release Date Of Shamoon Abbassi's Durj Revealed". EntertainmentPK.com. 20 August 2019. Retrieved 20 August 2019.
- ^ "Pakistani Movie Durj Teaser Highlights Real Life Incidents - VeryFilmi". VeryFilmi. 2018-05-22. Retrieved 2018-11-18.
- ^ "Durj Trailer: The Suspense-Filled Trailer Will Leave You Thrilled - VeryFilmi". VeryFilmi. 2018-11-13. Retrieved 2018-11-18.
- ^ Mirza, Muhammad Umer (2018-05-31). "Shamoon Abbasi Aces His Look In Upcoming Film Durj - Celebdhaba". Celebdhaba. Retrieved 2018-11-18.
- ^ "Pakistani Movies 2019: List of Upcoming Films Releasing Soon! - Brandsynario". Brandsynario. 2018-10-08. Retrieved 2018-11-18.
- ^ "Durj - Pakistan's 1st thriller based on true events looks intense! - Oyeyeah". Oyeyeah. 2018-06-04. Retrieved 2018-11-18.
- ^ "Movie Durj's teaser is released and it's way beyond our expectations". Daily Pakistan Global. Retrieved 2018-11-18.
- ^ Staff, Images (2018-11-13). "The trailer of Durj tells the story of a Pakistani cannibal". Images. Retrieved 2018-11-18.
- ^ Shirazi, Maria. "Shamoon Abbasi on his metamorphosis". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 2018-11-18.
- ^ https://images.dawn.com/news/1181254
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