Punjab Nahi Jaungi (2017)

Interesting facts

Punjab Nahi Jaungi, is a 2017 Pakistani romantic comedy film directed by Nadeem Baig and written by Khalil-ur-Rehman Qamar. It stars Humayun Saeed and Mehwish Hayat alongside Sohail Ahmed, Saba Hameed, and Urwa Hocane in pivotal roles. The story is about a love triangle between the lead characters, and also exhibits the Punjabi culture of Pakistan. A spiritual spin-off to Punjab Nahi Jaungi was released in 2022 as London Nahi Jaunga, with Humayun Saeed and Mehwish Hayat returning in lead roles.

Production

The film was a joint production between ARY Films and Humayun Saeed's production house Six Sigma Plus. The film also has renowned Pakistani television actors, such as Urwa Hocane, Ahmed Ali Butt, Saba Hameed, Sohail Ahmed, Azfar Rehman, Naveed Shehzad, Behroze Sabzwari, Safeena Sheikh, Samina Peerzada and Waseem Abbass.

Iman Ali was first chosen as the female lead but was replaced by Mehwish Hayat. However, Saeed later clarified that Iman Ali was never officially a part of the film and that they were just in talks, and that he and Iman Ali mutually agreed that she would not be cast in this film. Sohai Ali Abro was initially approached for Durdana's role which she refused to do.

The filming took place in the city of Faisalabad, while architectural masterpieces from Bahawalpur, like Darbar Mahal, Bara Dari and Gulzar Mahal were used as Family House (Hawaili) of Fawad Khagga . Most of the filming took place in the cities of Faisalabad, Lahore and Karachi.

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