Khel Khel Mein
Theatrical release poster
Urduکھیل کھیل میں
Directed byNabeel Qureshi
Written byNabeel Qureshi
Fizza Ali Meerza
Produced byFizza Ali Meerza
StarringSajal Aly
Bilal Abbas Khan
Music byShuja Haider Asrar Shah Majid Raza
Production
company
Filmwala Pictures
Distributed byARY Films
Eveready Pictures
Release date
  • 19 November 2021 (2021-11-19)
CountryPakistan
LanguageUrdu
Box officeRs 6.00 crore (US$400,000)

Khel Khel Mein (transl. All in the game) is a 2021 Pakistani historical drama film directed and written by Nabeel Qureshi and produced by Fizza Ali Meerza. It stars Sajal Aly and Bilal Abbas Khan.[1][2] The story of the movie is related to the separation of East Pakistan from West Pakistan in 1971.[3][4] The film was theatrically released on 19 November 2021.[5] The film revolves around a drama club in a university taking its production (based on on the 1971 war that led to the breaking away of East Pakistan) to a drama festival in Dhaka.

Plot

Khel Khel Mein revolves around the ever growing myths, mystery and mistrust after the Surrender of Pakistan. The film is a projection of the existing mindset and curiosity around the subject, which is interestingly knit into a journey of students exploring the history and making history by doing not the so obvious and expected. Instead following the path of mutual respect, love and peace for all.[6]

Cast

Additionally, Ali Zafar makes a cameo appearance in the film.[8]

Soundtrack

No.TitleLyricsMusicSinger(s)Length
1."Nayi Soch"Khawaja DanishShuja HaiderShuja Haider, Jabar Abbas, Nida Hussain, Fabiha Hashmi, Maria, Panah, Shehryar, Safeer2:05
2."Zid Pe Ara"Khawaja DanishShani ArshadShani Arshad2:05
3."Hum Laye Hain Toofan Se"Fayyaz HashmiAsrar ShahAsrar2:38
Total length:6:48

Release

The teaser of the film was released on 30 October 2021.[9] The teaser received mixed reviews due to the resemblance of the storyline with Bollywood's 2006 coming-of-age drama Rang De Basanti.[10] The official trailer was released on 8 November 2021. The film was theatrically released nationwide on 19 November 2021 and was the first film to be released in the country after the COVID-19 lockdown.[11]

Box office

The film collected a total of PKR 25 million worldwide in its first week of release and a total of PKR 60 million in its entire theatrical run. It was the first film to push open the local cinema market after COVID-19 lockdown.[12]

Production

On 26 February 2021, Sajal Aly and Bilal Abbas Khan shared on their social media handles that they were leading actors in the film.[13][14] Besides, Aly and Khan Sheheryar Munawar joined the cast for an extended cameo appearance.[15] The cast also includes veterans such as Samina Ahmed, Manzar Sehbai (who played the older version of Munawar), Marina Khan, Javed Sheikh and Farhan Ally Agha.[16] Qureshi revelaed about the genre of the film that it will be a historical/ drama, much different to his previous films.[17] On 11 July 2021, Qureshi shared on his social media handle that shooting of film has been completed and it has taken 50 days to complete.[18]

Accolades

Ceremony Categories Recipients Winners
21st Lux Style Awards[19] Best Film Khel Khel Mein Won
Best Film Actor Bilal Abbas Khan
Best Film Actress Sajal Aly
Best Film Song Nayi Soch

References

  1. ↑ "Bilal Abbas Khan, Sajal Aly's 'Khel Khel Mein' to be a historical film". Express Tribune. 26 April 2021. Retrieved 28 October 2021.
  2. ↑ "Get ready to see Sajal Aly in Khel Khel Mein". The Nation. 3 June 2021.
  3. ↑ "New Pakistani film to 'truthfully' depict the 1971 Liberation War". Dhaka Tribune. 4 November 2021. Retrieved 9 November 2021.
  4. ↑ Arts & Entertainment Desk (4 November 2021). "Pakistani film on 1971: How accurate can we expect the depiction to be?". The Daily Star. Retrieved 9 November 2021.
  5. ↑ "Khel Khel Mein to release on November 19". Cut A Cut. 28 October 2021.
  6. ↑ "New Pakistani film to 'truthfully' depict the 1971 Liberation War". Dhaka Tribune. 4 November 2021. Retrieved 9 November 2021.
  7. ↑ "Bilal Abbas Khan to star in Nabeel Qureshi's new film 'Khel Khel Mein'". Daily Times. 28 February 2021. Retrieved 28 October 2021.
  8. ↑ Mohammad Kamran Jawaid (21 November 2021). "The Icon Review: A Truth Less Told". Dawn. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
  9. ↑ "Watch: Sajal Aly's 'Khel Khel Mein' teaser out now!". www.thenews.com.pk. 31 October 2021.
  10. ↑ "Teaser for Sajal, Bilal's 'Khel Khel Mein' is giving serious 'Rang De Basanti' vibes". tribune.com.pk. 1 November 2021.
  11. ↑ "'Khel Khel Mein' releasing on November 19". Daily Times. 30 October 2021. Retrieved 14 March 2022.
  12. ↑ "Box Office: Khel Khel Mein Brings Back The Festivities". Galaxy Lollywood. 27 November 2021.
  13. ↑ "Sajal Aly and Bilal Abbas to share the big screen in Khel Khel Mein". Images. 26 February 2021. Retrieved 28 October 2021.
  14. ↑ "Sajal Aly to share screen with Bilal Abbas Khan in film 'Khel Khel Mein'". The News. 27 February 2021.
  15. ↑ "Sheheryar Munawar shares BTS from Khel Khel Mein, says fasting on set helped with method acting". Dawn Images. 27 January 2022.
  16. ↑ "Historic drama film 'Khel Khel Mein' stars Sajal and Bilal Abbas Khan in lead roles". Daily Times. 24 July 2021.
  17. ↑ "Nabeel Qureshi reveals genre of 'Khel Khel Mein'". Something Haute. 21 April 2021.
  18. ↑ "Shooting wraps up for Khel Khel Main". Cut A Cut. 12 July 2021.
  19. ↑ "LSA 2022: And the nominees are..." Dawn. 23 November 2022.
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