| Saya e Khuda e Zuljalal | |
| Director: | Umair S. Fazli |
| Producer: | Jehan Films AR Productions Syed Mujtaba Tirmizi |
| Screenplay: | Tauseef Razaque, Inam Qureshi, Ijaz Shahid |
| Based On: | 1965 Indo-Pakistan war |
| Starring: |
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| Music: | Anthony Soshil (Moon) Irfan Saleem |
| Editing: | Farhan Ali Abbasi (Blue Orca Studios) |
| Studio: | Jehan Films |
| Distributor: | Jehan Media Group |
| Runtime: | 110 minutes |
| Country: | Pakistan |
| Language: | Urdu |
Saya e Khuda e Zuljalal (a.k.a. SKZ, meaning Protection of Magnificent God) is a 2016 Pakistani action thriller war film/historical film patriotic film which explores Pakistan's history, beginning from its Independence in 1947 up to the present day. The film is directed by Umair Fazli & produced by Jehan Films and AR Productions. The film is facilitated by Brig. Syed Mujtaba Tirmizi from the ISPR and is written by Tauseef Razaque and Inam Qureshi. The cast includes Javed Sheikh, Firdous Jamal, Moammar Rana, Rachel Gill, Sohail Sameer, Arbaaz Khan, Kamran Mujahid, Asad Malik, Rambo, Nayyar Ejaz, Shafqat Cheema, Noor Bukhari, Umar Cheema and Nimra Khan in lead roles. An earlier working title for the film was Mission Allah-u-Akbar. The film has been supported by the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) and Pakistan Air Force.[1]
It is a story of Pakistani heroes of the nation during the 1965 war with India, what Pakistan was supposed to be and what it is today. It also takes the audience through a period of history that has been forgotten.
| Actor | Character | |
|---|---|---|
| as Hamza | ||
| as Master Rasheed | ||
| as SP Haider | ||
| as Major Shabbir Shareef (Shaheed) | |
| as Major Faraz | ||
| as Major Aziz Bhatti (Shaheed) | |
| as Inspector Hameed | |
| as Ghulam Haidar | ||
| as Subedar Sher Muhammad | ||
| as Major Jamali | |
| as Major Shafqat Baloch | ||
| as Molvi Nasser | ||
| as Shankar Das | |
| as Peeran Ditta | ||
| as Devika Goray | ||
| as Colonel Ahsan | |
| as Razia Sultana | |
| as Hayya | ||
| as Nayyab | ||
| as Safia | ||
| as Sub Inspector Ali | |
| as Sameer Roy | |
| as Young Haidar | |
| as Young Hamza | |
| as Allah Rakha | |
| as Haroon | |
| as Salma Zawar | |
| as Sohail Patwari | |
| as Lance Naik Annas Muhammad | |
| as I.G Police M Azam Qazi | |
| as Muhammad Ali Jinnah | |
| as Young Nayyab | |
| as Gandhi |
The producer in an Interview with Express Tribune stated that ISPR, had allocated the production budget for the Samjhota Express Scene but they were also kind enough to allow the film crew access to certain locations for Film Shooting. Including a location a kilometer away from the Indian Border for the scene where Shaheed Major Aziz Bhatti's was martyred.[3] The film's Post-production has been done locally in the city of Lahore.[4] The film currently is believed to be the most expensive film made at the moment therefore it took the film crew almost 4 years to produce an official trailer for the film.[5] [6]
The film has extensively used CGI in order to give the film high visual effects value.[3]
A unity Song for the film is sung by former Cricket fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar and two of the film's main cast Kamran Mujahid and Rambo, as well as musicians Irfan Saleem and Asjad.[7] [8]
| Saya e Khuda e Zuljalal | |
| Type: | soundtrack |
| Artist: | Anthony Soshil |
| Released: | 2016 |
| Recorded: | 2016 |
| Genre: | Featured film Soundtrack |
| Language: | Urdu |
The complete album was released in November 2016 at Urdu Pin Point.[7]
The film was initially due for a late November 2015 release but it had got pushed back almost a year for a Fall 2016 release.[9] After few teaser-trailers (Teaser,[10] Trailer 1,[11] and Trailer 2[12]) the official trailer for the film was released online on 12 August 2016.[13] The film will be released in Fall 2016.[14] [15] [16] Despite the film having an initial release of November 2016, but being delayed again due to production constraints,[17] [18] the film will be released in Pakistan on 16 December 2016.[19] [20] [21] [22] Saya e Khuda e Zuljalal will be released across in 49 Pakistani Cinemas.
| No. | Cinema | Location | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Atrium Cinemas | Karachi | ||
| 2. | Capri Cinema | |||
| 3. | Cinepax-Ocean Mall | |||
| 4. | Cinepax-CityAudio | |||
| 5. | Nueplex Cinemas | |||
| 6. | Universe Cineplex | |||
| 7. | CineMoosh | Hyderabad | ||
| 8. | Cinepax-Boulevard Mall | |||
| 9. | Arena Cinemas | Lahore | ||
| 10. | Super Cinemas-Royal Palm | |||
| 11. | Cine Gold | |||
| 12. | Cinepax-Fortress Mall | |||
| 13. | Cinepax-Lake City | |||
| 14. | CineStar-Township | |||
| 15. | Cinestar-Xinhua Mall | |||
| 16. | DHA Cinema | |||
| 17. | Grand Luxus Cinemas | |||
| 18. | Gulistan Cinema | |||
| 19. | Imperial Cinemas | |||
| 20 | PAF Cinema | |||
| 21 | Sozo World Cinemas | |||
| 22. | Super Cinemas-Vague Tower | |||
| 23. | Super Cinemas-Prince/Shabistan | |||
| 24. | Universal Cinemas-Emperium Mall | |||
| 25. | Cinepax Cinemas-Jinnah Park | Rawalpindi | ||
| 26. | Ciros Cinemas | |||
| 27. | Arena Cinemas | Islamabad | ||
| 28. | Centaurus Cinplex | |||
| 29. | CineGoldplex | |||
| 30. | Islamabad Club | |||
| 31. | JFC Cineplex, Jacranda Club | |||
| 32. | Cinepax-Kings Mall | Gujranwala | ||
| 33. | Prince Cinepax | |||
| 34. | The Opera Cinema | |||
| 35. | Zinco Cinema | |||
| 36. | Cinepax-Nayyar Mall | Gujrat | ||
| 37. | Super Cinemas | |||
| 38. | Cine Mehfil | Sialkot | ||
| 39. | Super Cinemas | |||
| 40. | Chenab Club | Faisalabad | ||
| 41. | Cine Nagina | |||
| 42. | Cinepax-Hotel One | |||
| 43. | Sabina Cinema | |||
| 44. | Tajmahal-Multiplex | |||
| 45. | Cinestar Cinemas | Multan | ||
| 46. | Dream land Cinema | |||
| 47. | Rex Multiplex | |||
| 48. | Universal Cinema | |||
| 49. | Shaheen IMGC Cinema | Sargodha |