Zombeid (2026)

Anecdotes

Zombeid is a 2026 Pakistani Urdu-language zombie thriller film directed by Nabeel Qureshi, who co-wrote it with Fizza Ali Meerza. Produced by Filmwala Pictures and distributed by Geo Films, it stars Fahad Mustafa, Mehwish Hayat and Babar Ali. Set in Karachi on Chand Raat, the film follows a fighter, a Zumba instructor and other civilians who try to survive a zombie outbreak that begins after a prototype steroid injection is consumed at a mixed martial arts cage match.

Production

In January 2026, Pakistani media reported that Fahad Mustafa and Mehwish Hayat had reunited for an untitled film, their first on-screen collaboration in eight years since Load Wedding (2018). The project was reported as a new collaboration between the duo of director Nabeel Qureshi and producer Fizza Ali Meerza. The film marks the fourth collaboration between Mustafa, Hayat and Qureshi, after Na Maloom Afraad, Actor in Law and Load Wedding.

On 9 April 2026, Mustafa announced the title Zombeid. The first poster was unveiled the following day, featuring horror imagery with blood-splattered everyday objects and prompting online discussion about the film's genre shift. The teaser trailer introduced the film's zombie outbreak premise and featured Mustafa and Hayat in action and survival sequences, while Babar Ali was also identified as appearing in the preview.

The film trailer was launched at Arts Council Karachi in May 2026. Images described the trailer as combining gore with Pakistani humour and evoking 1980s action films, noting visual comparisons to First Blood, The Terminator and Die Hard.

In an interview with Arab News, Hayat said she prepared for the role of a Zumba instructor by attending fitness classes in the United States and working on her physical fitness because the role was physically demanding, outside the romantic and emotional roles with which she had often been associated.

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