BOL
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Bol is a 2011 Urdu
-language social
drama
Lollywood
film written, directed and produced by Shoaib Mansoor
. The feature film was released on 24 June 2011. The film stars Humaima Malik
, Atif Aslam
, Mahira Khan
, Iman Ali
, Shafqat Cheema
, Manzar Sehbai, Zaib Rehman and Amr Kashmiri in the lead roles. There was heavy scepticism about whether or not Atif Aslam would be able to meet the requirements of his role when he was first announced as the lead.
Atif Aslam, who features in the film as a doctor, in an interview stated, "I have done two songs for the soundtrack. It’s been a great experience working with Shoaib Mansoor
, he is an amazing person and very dedicated. My role isn’t controversial and we discussed it beforehand. It’s a film that is being made for a good cause". The film was reviewed by the Central Board of Film Censors
in Lahore on 8 November 2010 and received its approval the next day. Bol is set in Lahore
and many students from National College of Arts'
(NCA) filmmaking
department have assisted Shoaib Mansoor on it.
All the seven live children are girls and the eighth one is transgender. The rest of the story is based on all the problems faced by the protagonist Zainub and her family, clash between orthodox mentality of father Hakim Sahib and the modern thinking of the daughter.
movie My Name Is Khan
, which grossed PKR
21.658 million in its first week, whereas Bol did a business of PKR 22.038 million in six days. In two weeks, the total gross revenue of the film from 24 screens amounted to PKR 47,217,600. Bol also collected 2,80,00000 from 75 screens in India.
Bol was released in India, United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Dubai and Australia on 31 August 2011.
In September 2011, the Times of India reported that Sahara One
network has bought seven-year satellite rights of 100 films, including Shoaib Mansoor
's Bol for Rs 70 crore
.
, Sajjad Ali
, Hadiqa Kiani, Ahmed Jahanzeb
, Shabnam Majeed, Sahir Ali Bugga, Bina Jawad. A critical review published in The Express Tribune
called the movie's soundtrack "A surprising disappointment" and saying that "The film’s music sounds unoriginal and boring. In fact, people unfamiliar with Sajjad Ali
and Ahmed Jehanzaib, might confuse it for Bollywood
music."
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Urdu
Urdu is a register of the Hindustani language that is identified with Muslims in South Asia. It belongs to the Indo-European family. Urdu is the national language and lingua franca of Pakistan. It is also widely spoken in some regions of India, where it is one of the 22 scheduled languages and an...
-language social
Social
The term social refers to a characteristic of living organisms...
drama
Drama
Drama is the specific mode of fiction represented in performance. The term comes from a Greek word meaning "action" , which is derived from "to do","to act" . The enactment of drama in theatre, performed by actors on a stage before an audience, presupposes collaborative modes of production and a...
Lollywood
Lollywood
Lollywood refers to the Pakistani film industry based in the city of Lahore. The word "Lollywood" was first coined in the summer of 1989 in the now defunct magazine "Glamour" published from Karachi by a gossip columnist Saleem Nasir. The film industry in Lahore started in 1929 with the opening of...
film written, directed and produced by Shoaib Mansoor
Shoaib Mansoor
Shoaib Mansoor , PP, SI, is an acclaimed Pakistani film and television producer, director, writer, lyricist and composer.-Career:...
. The feature film was released on 24 June 2011. The film stars Humaima Malik
Humaima Abbasi
Humaima Malick is a Pakistani television actress and model. She first walked the runway for fashion designer Deepak Perwani. She was only fourteen years old at that time. She has worked in different drama serials and made her film debut in 2011 with Shoaib Mansoor's Bol.She was previously married...
, Atif Aslam
Atif Aslam
Atif Aslam is a Pakistani pop singer. He is widely recognized in South Asia and has given several hit songs such as Aadat, Woh Lamhe, Tere Bin, Bakhuda Tumhi Ho, Pehli Nazar Mein, Tera Hone Laga Hoon, Tu Jaane Na, Tere Liye. He is one of the most popular South Asian celebrity on Facebook with...
, Mahira Khan
Mahira Khan
Mahira Khan is a Pakistani video jockey and actress. Mahira has worked with the satellite channels MTV Pakistan and Aag TV. Mahira also starred in the Shoaib Mansoor film Bol.-Early life:...
, Iman Ali
Iman Ali
Iman Ali is a Pakistani actress and model.She is the second daughter of television/film actor Abid Ali with his first wife, Humaira Ali. She has two sisters, Maryam and Rahma Ali and both are actresses....
, Shafqat Cheema
Shafqat Cheema
Shafqat Cheema is a well-known Pakistani film actor and director who has acted roles in many Urdu and Punjabi-language Lollywood films. He is notably known to have played the role of an antagonist in the 2011 blockbuster film Bol.-Filmography:...
, Manzar Sehbai, Zaib Rehman and Amr Kashmiri in the lead roles. There was heavy scepticism about whether or not Atif Aslam would be able to meet the requirements of his role when he was first announced as the lead.
Atif Aslam, who features in the film as a doctor, in an interview stated, "I have done two songs for the soundtrack. It’s been a great experience working with Shoaib Mansoor
Shoaib Mansoor
Shoaib Mansoor , PP, SI, is an acclaimed Pakistani film and television producer, director, writer, lyricist and composer.-Career:...
, he is an amazing person and very dedicated. My role isn’t controversial and we discussed it beforehand. It’s a film that is being made for a good cause". The film was reviewed by the Central Board of Film Censors
Central Board of Film Censors
The Central Board of Film Censors is the regulatory body and censorship board of Pakistan. The CBFC is governed by the Motion Picture Ordinance, 1979 and rules made there under. The prime statuary function of the CBFC is censorship of films. With its Head office at Islamabad headed by the...
in Lahore on 8 November 2010 and received its approval the next day. Bol is set in Lahore
Lahore
Lahore is the capital of the Pakistani province of Punjab and the second largest city in the country. With a rich and fabulous history dating back to over a thousand years ago, Lahore is no doubt Pakistan's cultural capital. One of the most densely populated cities in the world, Lahore remains a...
and many students from National College of Arts'
National College of Arts
The National College of Arts Lahore, usually referred to by its acronym NCA, is a famous old college in Lahore, Pakistan.Like all old institutions, the National College of Arts, has a historical tradition. Much of its present tone was set long ago when it was known as the Mayo School of Arts...
(NCA) filmmaking
Filmmaking
Filmmaking is the process of making a film, from an initial story, idea, or commission, through scriptwriting, casting, shooting, directing, editing, and screening the finished product before an audience that may result in a theatrical release or television program...
department have assisted Shoaib Mansoor on it.
Plot
The story revolves around a family, where the head of the family wants a male child. This urge results in the births of 14 children, out of whom only eight children stay alive; the others are stillborn.All the seven live children are girls and the eighth one is transgender. The rest of the story is based on all the problems faced by the protagonist Zainub and her family, clash between orthodox mentality of father Hakim Sahib and the modern thinking of the daughter.
Cast
- Humaima Malik as Zainub
- Manzar Sehbai as Hakim Sahib
- Atif AslamAtif AslamAtif Aslam is a Pakistani pop singer. He is widely recognized in South Asia and has given several hit songs such as Aadat, Woh Lamhe, Tere Bin, Bakhuda Tumhi Ho, Pehli Nazar Mein, Tera Hone Laga Hoon, Tu Jaane Na, Tere Liye. He is one of the most popular South Asian celebrity on Facebook with...
as Mustafa - Iman AliIman AliIman Ali is a Pakistani actress and model.She is the second daughter of television/film actor Abid Ali with his first wife, Humaira Ali. She has two sisters, Maryam and Rahma Ali and both are actresses....
Meena Shadoo - Mahira KhanMahira KhanMahira Khan is a Pakistani video jockey and actress. Mahira has worked with the satellite channels MTV Pakistan and Aag TV. Mahira also starred in the Shoaib Mansoor film Bol.-Early life:...
as Ayesha - Shafqat cheemaShafqat CheemaShafqat Cheema is a well-known Pakistani film actor and director who has acted roles in many Urdu and Punjabi-language Lollywood films. He is notably known to have played the role of an antagonist in the 2011 blockbuster film Bol.-Filmography:...
as Saqa Kanjar - Zaib Rehman as Suraiya
- Amr Kashmiri as Saifi
Release and reception
Bol was released on June 24, 2011 under the banner of Geo Films. The film established a new box office record in Pakistani cinema. It became the highest earning film in Pakistan in its first week of release, breaking all previous records. The previous record was held by BollywoodBollywood
Bollywood is the informal term popularly used for the Hindi-language film industry based in Mumbai , Maharashtra, India. The term is often incorrectly used to refer to the whole of Indian cinema; it is only a part of the total Indian film industry, which includes other production centers producing...
movie My Name Is Khan
My Name is Khan
My Name Is Khan ; commonly referred to as MNIK, is a 2010 Bollywood film directed by Karan Johar, with a screenplay by Shibani Bathija, produced by Hiroo Yash Johar and Gauri Khan, and starring Shahrukh Khan and Kajol, who reunite after nine years...
, which grossed PKR
Pakistani rupee
The rupee is the currency of Pakistan. The issuance of the currency is controlled by the State Bank of Pakistan, the central bank of the country. The most commonly used symbol for the rupee is Rs, used on receipts when purchasing goods and services. In Pakistan, the rupee is referred to as the...
21.658 million in its first week, whereas Bol did a business of PKR 22.038 million in six days. In two weeks, the total gross revenue of the film from 24 screens amounted to PKR 47,217,600. Bol also collected 2,80,00000 from 75 screens in India.
Bol was released in India, United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Dubai and Australia on 31 August 2011.
In September 2011, the Times of India reported that Sahara One
Sahara One
Sahara One is an Indian Hindi general entertainment channel based in Mumbai. It is operated by Sahara India Pariwar, a company formed by Subrato Roy Sahara who is a managing worker and chairman of the Sahara India Pariwar....
network has bought seven-year satellite rights of 100 films, including Shoaib Mansoor
Shoaib Mansoor
Shoaib Mansoor , PP, SI, is an acclaimed Pakistani film and television producer, director, writer, lyricist and composer.-Career:...
's Bol for Rs 70 crore
Crore
A crore is a unit in the Indian number system equal to ten million , or 100 lakhs. It is widely used in India, Bangladesh, Nepal, and Pakistan....
.
Soundtrack
All songs are mixed and mastered by Kashif Ejaz. The singers include Atif AslamAtif Aslam
Atif Aslam is a Pakistani pop singer. He is widely recognized in South Asia and has given several hit songs such as Aadat, Woh Lamhe, Tere Bin, Bakhuda Tumhi Ho, Pehli Nazar Mein, Tera Hone Laga Hoon, Tu Jaane Na, Tere Liye. He is one of the most popular South Asian celebrity on Facebook with...
, Sajjad Ali
Sajjad Ali
Sajjad Ali is a Pakistani semi-classical, pop singer, film actor, director and producer. He is trained in classical singing.- Early life and education :...
, Hadiqa Kiani, Ahmed Jahanzeb
Ahmed Jahanzeb
Ahmed Jahanzeb Usmani is a Pakistani pop singer and composer. Famously known as AJ, he was born in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. Jahanzeb is one of the few singers of the country, who have been trained in classical music and that is why he mostly sings soul stirring slow songs...
, Shabnam Majeed, Sahir Ali Bugga, Bina Jawad. A critical review published in The Express Tribune
The Express Tribune
The Express Tribune is the first internationally affiliated newspaper in Pakistan, in partnership with The International Herald Tribune, the global edition of The New York Times....
called the movie's soundtrack "A surprising disappointment" and saying that "The film’s music sounds unoriginal and boring. In fact, people unfamiliar with Sajjad Ali
Sajjad Ali
Sajjad Ali is a Pakistani semi-classical, pop singer, film actor, director and producer. He is trained in classical singing.- Early life and education :...
and Ahmed Jehanzaib, might confuse it for Bollywood
Bollywood
Bollywood is the informal term popularly used for the Hindi-language film industry based in Mumbai , Maharashtra, India. The term is often incorrectly used to refer to the whole of Indian cinema; it is only a part of the total Indian film industry, which includes other production centers producing...
music."
Track listing
| No. | Title | Singer |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Sayyan Bolein" | Shabnam Majeed, Sahir Ali Bagga, Bina Jawad |
| 2 | "Hona Tha Pyaar" | Atif Aslam Atif Aslam Atif Aslam is a Pakistani pop singer. He is widely recognized in South Asia and has given several hit songs such as Aadat, Woh Lamhe, Tere Bin, Bakhuda Tumhi Ho, Pehli Nazar Mein, Tera Hone Laga Hoon, Tu Jaane Na, Tere Liye. He is one of the most popular South Asian celebrity on Facebook with... , Hadiqa Kiani |
| 3 | "(Kaho) Aaj Bol Do" | Atif Aslam Atif Aslam Atif Aslam is a Pakistani pop singer. He is widely recognized in South Asia and has given several hit songs such as Aadat, Woh Lamhe, Tere Bin, Bakhuda Tumhi Ho, Pehli Nazar Mein, Tera Hone Laga Hoon, Tu Jaane Na, Tere Liye. He is one of the most popular South Asian celebrity on Facebook with... , Hadiqa Kiani |
| 4 | "Din Pareshaan Hai" | Sajjad Ali Sajjad Ali Sajjad Ali is a Pakistani semi-classical, pop singer, film actor, director and producer. He is trained in classical singing.- Early life and education :... |
| 5 | "Mumkin Hai" | Ahmed Jahanzeb Ahmed Jahanzeb Ahmed Jahanzeb Usmani is a Pakistani pop singer and composer. Famously known as AJ, he was born in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. Jahanzeb is one of the few singers of the country, who have been trained in classical music and that is why he mostly sings soul stirring slow songs... , Shuja Haider |
| 6 | "Dil Jaaniya" | Hadiqa Kiani |
| 7 | "Background Score" | Atif Aslam Atif Aslam Atif Aslam is a Pakistani pop singer. He is widely recognized in South Asia and has given several hit songs such as Aadat, Woh Lamhe, Tere Bin, Bakhuda Tumhi Ho, Pehli Nazar Mein, Tera Hone Laga Hoon, Tu Jaane Na, Tere Liye. He is one of the most popular South Asian celebrity on Facebook with... |
External links
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- Speaking The Unspeakable, The News InternationalThe News InternationalThe News International , published in tabloid size, is the largest English language newspaper in Pakistan. The News has an ABC certified circulation of 140,000. It is published from Karachi, Lahore and Rawalpindi/Islamabad...