Azaadi

Azaadi (2018)

آزادی

Freedom: a cause worth dying for

A man who has devoted his life to the Kashmir struggle attempts to pass his vision along to the younger generation.

Date of release
2018-06-15
TMDB
10.0 / 10 (2)
Runtime
2h 32m
Genres
Action, Thriller, War
Director
Imran Malik

Casting

Interesting facts

Azaadi is a 2018 Pakistani action thriller war film, that was released on 16 June 2018. It is written, directed and co-produced by Imran Malik with his brother Irfan Malik under the banner of Pervez Malik Films. Based on the Kashmir conflict and the insurgency in Jammu and Kashmir, the film stars Moammar Rana, Sonya Hussain and Nadeem Baig in the leading roles. Dialogues for the film are written by Wajid Zuberi, and the film has been distributed by ARY Films.

Production

Danish Taimoor was originally cast opposite lead female Sonya Hussain, as the lead male character of the film. But due to the fallout with the makers of the film he was later replaced by Moammar. Pakistani television actress Sonya Hussain, plays the lead female role of a Pakistani-origin British journalist.

In an interview with DAWN Images, director Imran highlighted that a film of such a big canvas has never been attempted before in Pakistan, and that the film had elements of patriotism, action scenes and a very powerful love story. The cinematography has been done by Ben Jasper.

The film has been shot in Azad Kashmir and Northern Areas of Pakistan.

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