Mah e Mir

Mah e Mir (2016)

Embrace your madness

A modern poet Jamal who is against the traditional Urdu Poetry reads the biography of Mir Taqi Mir,one of the greatest poets of the 18th century. And sees Mir's reflection on his personality.

Date of release
2016-05-06
TMDB
7.0 / 10 (3)
Runtime
2h 30m
Genres
Drama, Romance
Director
Anjum Shahzad

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Awards: 0 · Nominations: 1

Mah e Mir is a 2016 Pakistani biographical romantic drama film directed by Anjum Shahzad, produced by Khurram Rana, Sahir Rasheed, Badar Ikram and written by Sarmad Sehbai. The film is based on the life of the famous 18th-century Urdu poet Mir Taqi Mir, played by Fahad Mustafa. The film also stars Iman Ali, Sanam Saeed, Alyy Khan and Manzar Sehbai in lead roles. It was the official submission by the Pakistani Academy Selection Committee as the country's entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 89th Academy Awards, but it was not nominated.

Production

In November 2013, Sarmad Sehbai told to The Express Tribune that his upcoming draws inspiration from an 18th century poet, but is set in the contemporary world. He further told that the film was written five years ago. The working title of the film was Poora Chand. The principal photography of the film began in the last quarter of 2013 in Karachi.

The teaser trailer of film was released on 9 May 2014. On 23 March, first look poster of film was revealed followed by theatrical trailer the same night. The MaheMir team ran a decent promotional campaign visiting several institutes including Iqra University, Indus University and shows which includes Jeeto Pakistan, Morning Show Sitaray Ki Subah, Jago Pakistan Jago

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