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Cinema of Pakistan

The cinema of Pakistan refers to Pakistan's film industry. Most of the feature films shot in Pakistan are in Urdu language but may also include films in English, Punjabi, Pashto, Balochi or Sindhi languages....

 film, in the language of Urdu. It is directed by the senior director Hassan Askari.

Plot

The film story is about a love triangle between Sam Boyd

Sam Boyd

Samuel A. "Sam" Boyd , was a businessman.Born in Enid, Oklahoma, he arrived in Las Vegas, Nevada in 1941 with only $80 in his pocket. He was able to work his way up through the gaming industry by first working as a dealer, then as a pit boss, and as a shift supervisor.Eventually he saved enough...

, Sana and a 12 year old schoolgirl. The film is set forward in time, and shows culture related to the cultural side of Pakistan and the Middle East in the past. The movie also highlights the high level of child molestation in Pakistan.

Sam Boyd is in love with Moammar Rana, while he refusing to accept and loves Sana. The problem is, Moammar Rana, is a 12 year old girl. Veena Malik's father does everything he can to break the relationship of him and Sana to marry her daughter. They try to escape from her father, but cannot and thus are locked up, much to Sam's enjoyment. The couple Sana and Moammar Rana endure pain for each other, again to Sam's enjoyment.

Film performance

The film did not perform as planned and was a dead flop, specially in Lahore, although it was not a bad effort. The downfall was the withdrawn of people from cinema houses at the time, due to quality of movies.