Cake (2018 film)
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| Directed by | Asim Abbasi |
| Produced by | Syed Zulfikar Bukhari |
| Written by | Asim Abbasi |
| Starring |
Sanam Saeed Aamina Sheikh Adnan Malik |
| Music by | The Sketches |
| Cinematography | Mo Azmi |
| Edited by | Aarti Bajaj |
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Indus Takies
ZAB Films |
| Distributed by | B4U Motion Pictures Excellency Films |
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| Country |
Pakistan United Kingdom |
| Language | Urdu |
| Box office | ₨ 12 crore (Worldwide) |
Cake is a 2018 Pakistani comedy drama film which is directed by Asim Abbasi. The film is produced by Syed Zulfikar Bukhari and is a joint production by Asim Abbasi's United Kingdom based production company Indus Talkies, and a Pakistani film production company ZAB Films. The film stars Sanam Saeed and Aamina Sheikh as lead characters alongside Adnan Malik who has made his film debut.
A five-part prolog webisodes short-series has also been released on YouTube, focusing on the lives of Zara and Adnan in London.
"Cake" a story about love, loss and passage of time. The story is something we all can relate to in some way. We have seen globalization, children moving away and the rivalry between siblings. It's a story about love, loss and life and death - all the things that we are familiar with. It's about two sisters, one of whom lives abroad and the other is left behind here. It showcases their conflicts in dealing with their relationships and parents.
The majority of the filming has been in Karachi and interior Sindh, as well as London.
In a first for Pakistani cinema, the climax scene of the film is a 10 minutes continuous, one take shot with no edits, spanning multiple rooms and multiple characters. In an interview, actress Aamina Sheikh who played Zareen, share that experience ''That one-take scene was not only about the actors moving – it’s about the lights, camera crew, location, frames and all the invisible figures. One-takes are not used in films often, worldwide, so this was quite an experience for us.''
The Film is the first ever Pakistani film which had its premiere at Leicester Square London with national and international media covering the Event. The cast of the film toured bradford where they visited Radio Sangam, odeon cinema Leeds, Trafford Centre, star city and various other places for film promotion.
Cake was released all over Pakistan on 30 March 2018 with highly positive reviews from critics.
Mike Cahill of The Guardian gave it 4/5 stars. He praised Asim's debut "Pakistani cinema has long struggled to match its Indian cousin’s commercial reach, but this impressive debut from Asim Abbasi feels like a sound bet, and even quietly revolutionary in places."
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