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Actor In Law

Actor In Law
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Urdu ایکٹر ان لاء
Directed by Nabeel Qureshi
Produced by Fizza Ali Meerza
Medhi Ali
Written by Fizza Ali Meerza
Starring
Music by Shani Arshad
Atif Aslam
Rahat Fateh Ali Khan
Cinematography Rana Kamran
Edited by Asif Mumtaz
Production
company
Distributed by Urdu 1 Pictures
Release date
  • September 8, 2016 (2016-09-08) (Dubai)
  • September 13, 2016 (2016-09-13) (Pakistan)
Running time
115 minutes
Country Pakistan
Language Urdu
Box office Rs24 crore (Domestic) (US$2.4 million) Rs30.5 crore (US$3.0 million) (Worldwide)
Actor In Law
Soundtrack album by Shani Arshad
Released 1 August 2016
Recorded 2016
Genre Feature film soundtrack
Length 17:00
Language Urdu
Producer Fizza Ali Meerza
Shani Arshad chronology
Jawani Phir Nahi Ani
(2015)
Actor In Law
(2016)

Actor In Law is a 2016 Pakistani socio-comedy film directed by Nabeel Qureshi, co-written and produced by Fizza Ali Meerza. The film was released nationwide on Eid-ul-Adha 2016. by Urdu 1 Pictures. Its cast includes veteran actor Om Puri on screen, who died on January 6, 2017 suffering Cardiac arrest.

Fahad Mustafa stars as an up-and-coming lawyer who employs theatrics and over the top one liners in the courtroom. He aspires to become an actor, something which is met with disapproval from his father. His world is turned upside down when he is faced with a case that shakes the foundation of the country and threatens his career and family. Will he be able to use his theatricality and knowledge of the law to ensure justice?

The film also fictionally portraits the celebrities in Pakistan such as Ayyan (model) who was recently arrested in a very publicized money laundering scandal and Mubashir Lucman, a famous news anchor.

The film is directed and produced by Nabeel Qureshi and Fizza Ali Meerza and is their second project after Na Maloom Afraad. The details about the film were unveiled by Nabeel Qureshi and Fizza Ali Meerza at a press conference in Karachi on 9 January 2016. The press conference was also attended by Fahad Mustafa, Mehwish Hayat, Alyy Khan and Om Puri. The producer Fizza revealed that the film stars Fahad Mustafa and Mehwish Hayat. Indian actor Om Puri will make his Lollywood debut in the film. The cast also includes Talat Hussain, Alyy Khan, Rehan Sheikh, Saife Hassan and Rashid Khawaja.Indian actor Om Puri told that he signed the film because the script is different and unique. He also told the title Actor In Law is suggested by him. "I didn’t know this team personally when I was approached for the film. But I was aware of the fact that Pakistani films have improved a lot." said Om Puri. The director Nabeel Qureshi said that this film is a different story just like Na Maloom Afraad. "Rather than telling jokes, I enjoy telling stories. And audiences can expect the same with Actor In Law as well since it has a very unique story," said Qureshi. The film is cinematographed by Rana Kamran. It will be distributed locally and internationally by Urdu 1. It will be the first film distribution by Urdu 1. The film is scheduled for release on Eid al-Adha in mid 2016.


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