Salute

Salute (2016)

سلوٹ

A Pakistani school boy from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan sacrifices his life by preventing a suicide bomber from entering his school. This film is a tribute to Aitzaz Hasan.

Date of release
2016-12-02
TMDB
9.8 / 10 (2)
Runtime
2h 40m
Genres
Drama, Action
Director
Shehzad Rafique

Casting

Interesting facts

Salute is a 2016 Pakistani biographical film directed, written and produced by Shahzad Rafique. The film is based on the life of martyr Aitzaz Hasan who confronted a suicide bomber, preventing his attempt to detonate a bomb in his school, saving 2,000 lives. The film stars Ali Mohtesham, Ajab Gul and Saima Noor in leading roles.

Production

On the first anniversary of Aitzaz Hassan's death, Shahzad announced at the Lahore's Alhamra Arts Complex that he would make a film titled 'Salute' which would be a biopic of Aitzaz's life. Saima Noor and Ajab Gul were cast in lead roles and would play the role of Atizaz's parents. Shahzad confirmed that the film's post-production work would be done in state-of-the-art studios in the United States and Bangkok.

Due to security issues and the nature of the film, Shahzad was unable to shoot the film in the Tribal Areas of Pakistan. Instead, the major parts of the film were shot in Azad Kashmir in Mirpur and Kotli.

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