Waar

Waar
Waar
	Theatrical release poster
	وار
Directed by	Bilal Lashari
Written by	Hassan Rana
Produced by	Syed Mujtaba Tirmizi
Starring	Shaan Shahid; Shamoon Abbasi; Ali Azmat; Ayesha Khan; Meesha Shafi;
Cinematography	Bilal Lashari
Edited by	Bilal Lashari
Music by	Amir Munawar
Production; company	MindWorks Media
Distributed by	ARY Films ; Mandviwalla Entertainment
Release date	16 October 2013;
Running time	140 minutes
Country	Pakistan
Languages	English; Urdu
Budget	Rs. 170 million (US$590,000)
Box office	Rs. 346.5 million (US$1.2 million)

Waar (Urdu: وار Wār; IPA: [ʋɑːr], transl. The Strike) is a 2013 Pakistani action-thriller film directed by Bilal Lashari (in his feature directorial debut),^[7] written by Hassan Rana, and produced by Syed Mujtaba Tirmizi. ^[8] The film stars Shaan Shahid as Major Mujtaba Rizvi, a retired Pakistan Army Officer while Meesha Shafi, Ali Azmat, Shamoon Abbasi, Ayesha Khan, and Kamran Lashari star in supporting roles.^[9] The film follows Major Mujtaba Rizvi (Shahid), an officer, who returns from his retirement to save Pakistan from a major terrorist attack.

It is a stylized depiction of events surrounding Pakistan's efforts to conduct a war on terror on state-sponsored terror groups, which resulted in warfare among tribal units in North-West Pakistan.^[4]^[10] One incident included a terrorist attack on a Police Academy at Lahore in 2009.^[11]^[12]

The film opened to highly positive reviews, and was Pakistan's highest anticipated film at that time. It is considered to be Pakistan's twelve-highest-grossing movie of all time.^[13] A sequel titled, Waar 2 was announced shortly after the film's release, but ultimately stalled in development.

^ Khan, Sher (23 September 2013). "Why Waar's music took two years to make". The Express Tribune. Retrieved 11 October 2013.
^ "It's official: Waar set for Eidul Azha release". The Express Tribune. 4 October 2013. Retrieved 11 October 2013.
^ Waar - BBFC. BBFC
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^ "The Celeb Post: Entertainment News, Gossip, Fashion, Beauty, Celebrity Photos, Movie Reviews".
^ ""I Didn't Want to Play Safe with Waar": Bilal Lashari". Lekha Menon. Retrieved 12 December 2013.
^ Khan, Sher (28 August 2013). "Genius or moron — you decide, says Waar producer". Tribune. Retrieved 12 December 2013.
^ Khan, Sher (9 January 2012). "Waging Waar". Lahore: The Express Tribune.
^ "Meesha Shafi joins Mira Nair's The Reluctant Fundamentalist". The News. 8 October 2011. Retrieved 17 October 2013.
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[Sher_Khan-1] Khan, Sher (23 September 2013). "Why Waar's music took two years to make". The Express Tribune. Retrieved 11 October 2013.

[ET:_News_Desk-2] "It's official: Waar set for Eidul Azha release". The Express Tribune. 4 October 2013. Retrieved 11 October 2013.

[3] Waar - BBFC. BBFC

[ET:_Waar:_Pakistan's_next_blockbuster-4] Cite error: The named reference ET: Waar: Pakistan's next blockbuster was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

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[6] "The Celeb Post: Entertainment News, Gossip, Fashion, Beauty, Celebrity Photos, Movie Reviews".

[Bilal_Lashari's_Waar-7] ""I Didn't Want to Play Safe with Waar": Bilal Lashari". Lekha Menon. Retrieved 12 December 2013.

[film_producer-8] Khan, Sher (28 August 2013). "Genius or moron — you decide, says Waar producer". Tribune. Retrieved 12 December 2013.

[Tribune09012012-9] Khan, Sher (9 January 2012). "Waging Waar". Lahore: The Express Tribune.

[Instep:_Mees1ha_Shafi_joins_Mira_Nair's-10] "Meesha Shafi joins Mira Nair's The Reluctant Fundamentalist". The News. 8 October 2011. Retrieved 17 October 2013.

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