Moor (film)

Moor

Teaser Poster
Directed by Jami
Produced by Nadeem H. Mandviwalla[1]
Written by Jami & Nazira Ali[1]
Screenplay by Jami
Story by Jami, Nazir Ali, Eman-Binte Syed
Starring Hameed Sheikh
Samiya Mumtaz
Music by Strings
Cinematography Farhan Hafeez
Edited by Rizwan A.Q
Production
company
Release dates
 14th August, 2015
Country Pakistan
Language Urdu - 90%
Pushto - 10%
Budget ₨55 million (US$510,000)

Moor (Urdu: ماں‎) is an upcoming Pakistani family/drama film written and directed by Jami. The film is based on a true story of the decline of railways system in Pakistan. The film's title, Moor, is a Pushto word meaning "Mother". Moor was previously named as Morqaye.[2][3][4][5]

Plot outline

The plot revolves around railway system of Balochistan, especially the closure of Zhob Valley railways in 1984.[1] Besides the movie shows how families are run by the women. According to the director of the movie, the film depicts living through the problems faced by Pakistan.[6]

Story

A village station master stuck in time - rediscovers his love for his wife through a journey of self-awareness, propelled by her death- beyond his village and into the real world for the first time.

Cast

Production

Moor is produced by Mandviwalla Entertainment and Azadfilm.[1] The film is shot in Quetta, Muslim Bagh, Khanozai, Shelabagh, Bostan, Hyderabad, Sukkur and Karachi.[1]

Music

One of the songs in the movie is contributed by the Pakistani music band Strings.[8][9] The film bought the copyrights to the song Kothbiro by Ayub Ogada. The song is featured in the trailer of the film.[10]

Release

According to social media and other sources movie is expected to release in summer, 2015. .[11]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Rafay Mahmood (2 November 2013). "Jami’s Moor highlights lost livelihood in Balochistan". The Express Tribune. Retrieved 7 November 2013.
  2. ↑ "Moor (Upcoming movie) Trailer - Pakistani Cinema". 16 October 2013.
  3. ↑ "Movie Preview: Moor by Jami Noor". brandsynario. Marium Ashfaq. Retrieved 6 July 2014.
  4. ↑ "Have you seen? First Look of Jami's Moor goes Live!". The Express Tribune. 6 November 2013. Retrieved 7 August 2013.
  5. ↑ Ayesha Hoda (12 September 2013). "The techie film-maker". Dawn. Retrieved 7 November 2013.
  6. ↑ Sama Faruqi (18 September 2013). "Celluloid Dreams". Newsline. Retrieved 7 November 2013.
  7. ↑ "Hameed Sheikh — when mountains speak, wise men listen". The Express Tribune (Rafay Mahmood). Retrieved 6 July 2014.
  8. ↑ Maheen Sabeeh (26 August 2013). "Soundcheck: Bittersweet symphony". Dawn. Retrieved 7 November 2013.
  9. ↑ "Strings Band reveals about their soundtracks for the film Moor". PAKIUM. Retrieved 24 August 2014.
  10. ↑ "soundtrack copyright of Kothbiro song by Ayub Ogada". Kothbiro. Ayub Ogada.
  11. ↑ "Trailer of pakistani movie "Moor"". Pakistan Time. Retrieved November 8, 2013.

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