Siyaah

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siyaah
Theatrical Poster
Directed byAzfar Jafri
Written byOsman Khalid Butt
Screenplay byAzfar Jafri
Osman Khalid Butt
Produced byImran Raza Kazmi
StarringHareem Farooq
Qazi Jabbar
Mahnoor Usman
Ahmed Ali Akbar
Edited bySameer Hamdani
Azfar Jafri
Music byAhmed Ali
Production
company
IRK Films
Distributed byFootprint Entertainment
Release date
  • 15 March 2013 (2013-03-15)
CountryPakistan
LanguageUrdu
Box officeRs. 2.65 crore (US$92,000)

Siyaah (Urdu: سیاہ, Black) is a 2013 Pakistani horror thriller film directed by Azfar Jafri[1]and written by Osman Khalid Butt with a screenplay also by Khalid and Jafri. The film stars Hareem Farooq, Qazi Jabbar, Mahnoor Usman and Ahmed Ali Akbar. The film is revolves around dissociative identity disorder.[2]

Plot[edit]

Zara loses her child due to miscarriage. Bilal and Zara decide to adopt a child but they don't know what is going to happen to them. Child they as adopt is a ghost. They will not know what is this either a personality disorder or a real ghost.

Cast[edit]

Release[edit]

Film teaser released on 15 June 2012 on YouTube. The film released nationwide on 15 March 2013.[4] Released by Cinepax and Footprint Entertainment, the film is rated U.[5]

Accolades[edit]

Ceremony Category Recipient Result
13th Lux Style Awards Best Film Siyaah Nominated
Best Film Director Azfar Jafri Nominated
Best Film Actress Hareem Farooq Nominated
Mahnoor Usman Nominated
4th Pakistan Media Awards Best Film Actress Hareem Farooq Nominated

References[edit]

  1. ^ Khan, Sher. "Small budget Siyaah may pave way for indie film-makers". Tribune. Retrieved 28 January 2013.
  2. ^ "Siyaah: A story of black magic". The Express Tribune. 3 July 2012. Retrieved 14 February 2013.
  3. ^ Khan, Sher. "Siyaah — a project backed by theatre artists". Tribune. Retrieved 6 March 2013.
  4. ^ Kamran Jawaid, Muhammad. "Shining Hope". DAWN. Retrieved 24 March 2013.
  5. ^ MAGAZINE, INPAPER. "Premier: Oh, the Horror!". DAWN. Retrieved 24 March 2013.

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