Gardaab

Gardaab (2016)

گرداب‎

Trapped in the web of ethnic strife in the brutal underbelly of Karachi, Gardaab is a tale of two lovers' journey, as they struggle to break away from the unending cycle of violence that haunts the metropolis.

Date of release
2016-12-01
TMDB
10.0 / 10 (1)
Runtime
1h 34m
Genres
Drama
Director
Harune Massey

Casting

Interesting facts

Gardaab is a 2016 Pakistani drama film directed by Harune Massey, written by Harune Massey, Saleemullah Nasir and produced by Mazhar Zaidi under the production banner of Matteela Films. The film features Fawad Khan and Amna Ilyas in the main cast. It also features Gohar Rasheed, Nimra Bucha, Adnan Shah Tipu, Mohammad Javed and Khalid Ahmed.

Production

Whilst speaking to Express Tribune, producer Mazhar Zaidi said the film was about a serious love story which was set against the bacdrop of Karachi, which has suffered a lot of turmoil.

Director Harune Massey originally had planned to make a short film but due to the scale of the subject matter the project was turned into a feature-length romantic thriller. The film production began in 2015. Fawad Khan said of the plot that the film is a loose adaptation of Romeo and Juliet.

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