» » Main Hoon Shahid Afridi (2013)

Main Hoon Shahid Afridi (2013) Online

Main Hoon Shahid Afridi (2013) Online
Original Title :
Main Hoon Shahid Afridi
Genre :
Movie / Drama / Sport
Year :
2013
Directror :
Syed Ali Raza Usama
Cast :
Noman Habib,Humayun Saeed,Mahnoor Baloch
Writer :
Vasay Chaudhry,Vasay Chaudhry
Budget :
PKR 90,000,000
Type :
Movie
Time :
2h 10min
Rating :
7.6/10
Main Hoon Shahid Afridi (2013) Online

Story of a boy (Noman Habib) who dreams to become Shahid Afridi finds himself down on luck when the only club he ever knew goes bankrupt. With no place else to go he discovers one last chance to save his club, his town and his dream. A cricket tournament coming to Sialkot which may be the club's last hope. But are they ready yet? A team of misfits with no facility and no coach, can they even qualify for the cup and face the highly skilled undefeated rivals who were born with a golden spoon in their mouths and every facility in their hands? With that question in mind they decide to take help from an ex cricketer Akbar Deen (Humayun Saeed), but Akbar has a dark past of his own. When fates collide and mysteries unfold, "Main Hoon Shahid Afridi" embarks on a journey of Mistrust, Betrayal, Love, Power and Unfulfilled Dreams.
Cast overview, first billed only:
Noman Habib Noman Habib - Shahid Bhatti
Humayun Saeed Humayun Saeed - Akbar Deen
Mahnoor Baloch Mahnoor Baloch - Sara Qureshi
Javed Sheikh Javed Sheikh - Mian Asif Qureshi
Nadeem Baig Nadeem Baig - Imam Deen
Ismail Tara Ismail Tara - Malick Khalid
Hamza Ali Abbasi Hamza Ali Abbasi - Majeed / Maulvi (as Hamza Abbasi)
Shehzad Sheikh Shehzad Sheikh - Mikaal Qureshi (as Shahzad Sheikh)
Ainy Jaffri Ainy Jaffri - Alina
Farhana Maqsood Farhana Maqsood - Shahid's Sister
Shafqat Cheema Shafqat Cheema - Basheer Bhatti
Summer Nicks Summer Nicks - Thomas J. Nicks
Gohar Rasheed Gohar Rasheed - Kashif / Kaali Aandhi
Ainan Arif Ainan Arif - Micheal Magnet
Mohammad Ahmad Mohammad Ahmad - Zuberi

Shahid Afridi made special appearance in the movie.

First Pakistani movie to feature a lesbian kiss. It was in a club, in the background.


User reviews

Kelerana

Kelerana

Bearing in mind the bash of a premiere yesterday, think of the cameos as family-support for Mr. Saeedand Shahzad Nasib's sure fire blockbuster; And, in case anyone forgets about either their or ARY Films' – who distributes the movie along with Mandviwalla Entertainment – place in the industry, this is one extended family.

The love part from the industry is infectious, but it never seeps into the feature film; at least not directly. Mr. Saeed plays Akbar Deen, a pro-cricketer who's the pride-and-joy of his family that includes a mom, a pop (Mr. Baig), a wife (Mahnoor Baloch) and son. Akbar gets implicated with illegal drugs after he gets drunk by an orange juice drink and a (quite revealing) dance item by Mathira (the song is Masti Main Doobi by Neeti Wagh and Shani). It is – quite literally – a flash, which dumps Akbar in a jail cell and bats his career out of the cricket grounds.

Years later, Shahid (Noman Habib), an on-the-breadline prodigy youngster from Sialkot who works the cash register in a local restaurant, pushes the owner of his local cricket club (Ismail Tara, playing Malick Khalid) to try the team for a Pepsi-sponsored tournament. A few beats later, and rather vapidly, Akbar signs up as the team's coach.

Their rivals, silver spoons who reach the cricketing grounds by choppers, are employed by Mian Asif Qureishi (Mr. Sheikh senior), and includes Mikaal Qureishi (Shahzad Sheikh), Akbar's son.

For those of us who are still biased to put MHSA along Chak De India, I have one thing to say: please don't.

Mr. Saeed's film written by Vasay Chaudhary, working from a scarred- underdog/least bet-team that wins the cup formula,devises enough deviations in its revved up pace to make the distinctions obvious. A few unresolved angles (the husband-wife split-up; the rich father-in-law vs. the cricketer son-in-law) do dig ruts within MHSA's narrative. Nevertheless these are just minor botches that are easily swept under the rug by the speed of MHSA's execution.

As performances go, I have a sincere advice for Mr. Saeed: stop acting for the small-screen.

Mr. Saeed, who mostly equips his acting arsenal with scowls and growls and a tear drop or two, kicks in some class nuances in unexpected nooks and crannies. And with 70% (maybe more) screen-time to his Akbar, Mr. Saeed becomes a central point of weight for MSHA.

Noman Habib, as the engaging rural Shahid Afridi, piles on the innocence, but more often than not his naiveté and unsophistication (acting wise) becomes rather apparent.Ms. Baloch is plastic, and like the most expensive kind is (unblinkingly) fixed in place. Ainy Jaffri, the big city girl with big,big eyes, who falls for Shahid is flimsy, because of the way she's placed in the film – rather like Asym Mehmood, Ainan Arif and Gohar Rasheed, who are fairly good to average depending on the scale and cliché of their exposure.

Mr. Arif plays Michael Magnet, a Christian who makes way for some minor obligatory racial biasness.Like every conflict, the resolution is nippy if not shrewd (case in point: the estranged father-son dilemma between Mr. Baig and Mr. Saeed, which piles up, only to open a separate narrative track). Sometimes – for example, the climax and the cricket matches – the hastiness works against the anticipation.

Still, for a bulk of its entirety, MHSA swaps between characters one ends up rooting for: the roll-call includes Majeed Maulvi, the slightly racist, short-tempered Pathan played by Humza Ali Abbasi, Mr. Sheikh's stereotypical villain Asif Qureishi and Mr. Cheema's brilliantly played Bashir Bhatti, a worthless, gambling self-indulgent father to Shahid. The only other actor who stands up to Mr. Cheema's vivid charisma and dexterity is Mr. Tara, whose presence even dominates Mr. Saeed in some scenes.

MHSA isn't unblemished as far as technicality is concerned. A few issues with color grading (sometimes apparent within cuts in a continuous location), camera/resolution/sharpness issues in cricket matches (and no, we aren't fooled into thinking we're seeing a televised broadcast) pop up and fade away, oft times by the sheer aesthetic diligence of putting on the show. This aesthetic diligence includes three groovy songs by composers Shani & Kami – Jera Vee (Shafqat Amanat Ali, Shani), Angreja (Momin Durrani, Jabar Abbas) and Masti Mai Doobi; Malaal, the fourth song sung by Rahat Fateh Ali, is an adequate space filler.

Syed Ali Raza (aka Usama), coming from a television background, is proficient in setting up cinema-quality frames with a dastardly penchant to throw the BG out of focus in close-ups. He is also quite practiced in executing film-level performances from a bulk of his cast (of course, the expanded gamut and resolution of the RED camera helps here).

The problem with the industry is that no one wants to appreciate a good mainstream family movie – especially from people within the film fraternity. I could hear murmurs about art and intelligence, as soon as I ventured outside the screening. For these self-made connoisseurs of the medium, I only point to the deafening applause the film collected two or three times.

A film that looks good, keeps you engaged, lets you unwind and then coerces (some if not all) to wild-cheering is a product well-made – and as the tickets will tell – well-sold.
Sorryyy

Sorryyy

To actually see a movie from Pakistan in which actors are talking and not yelling was a pleasant surprise but as the movie progressed it completely blew my mind off for being so real.

The problem with the industry is that no one wants to appreciate a good mainstream family movie – especially from people within the film fraternity. I could hear murmurs about art and intelligence, as soon as I ventured outside the screening. For these self-made connoisseurs of the medium, I only point to the deafening applause the film collected two or three times.

Rather than reading the reviews, you should be investing your time in watching this movie right away at the cinema.
Quendant

Quendant

The reason that propelled me to watch the movie besides its name & alluring adverts, was its rating of 9.4/10 at IMDb. And to say I was pleasantly surprised would not be wrong.

For people who were looking for dramatic displays of bloody fights and a typical scenes like the heroine trying to ?seduce the hero by singing him songs while she danced around him trying to contain her euphoria, this is certainly not the movie for them. The good thing about the script was it never deviated from the story line. Yes, the ending was a little abrupt and the role of the women in the movie was nothing more than 'forced.' However, the purpose of the film was pure entertainment and it did justice to that.

The people who deserve special mention are the young and upcoming actors and the script writer, Vasay Chaudhry for this brilliant piece of work. This surely will mark the start of revival of Pakistani cinema.
Keth

Keth

Going into the theater at a high-end multiplex, I had high expectations from the movie. Apart from having a 9.5 IMDb rating, the movie had garnered much critical acclaim, which given the high level of cynicism among Pakistani critics is a rare feat. I am happy to say that this movie sets the tone for Pakistani cinema that (hopefully) will follow it. While it attempts social commentary, this movie is not a polemic diatribe against the system like "Bol" or to a certain extent, "Khuda Ke Liye." It's goal is to entertain and the movie does just that.

The story revolves around a small-town team aspiring to make it big and a player who aspires to reach the level of the legend that's Shahid Afridi. They find their coach in a framed and banished former cricket hero played by Humayun Saeed. No prizes for guessing where the story heads from here -- there are the usual love interests, the villainous rival team, a broken-family subplot and so forth, but all of this is executed with panache and the acting and script writing is decent. However what really works in the film's favor is some solid supporting performances from Nadeem Baig, who shows what acting greats are made of, and from Hamza Ali, who infuses some verve into the proceedings. The music score ably supports the production. Special mention to the the song-and-dance sequence at the start, which is nothing short of sensational.

The script does have a predilection for resorting to character stereotypes (which are incorrect), however given that MHSA is a first time effort by majority of the production team, this can be forgiven. Syed Noor, Shoaib Mansoor and the rest of the Lollywood old-school gang should take a lesson or two from the movie and start infusing some energy and verve in their cinema, because the audience generally pays to be entertained and not lectured.

Rating: ***** (1 additional * for being the first and getting so many things right)
Iphonedivorced

Iphonedivorced

Being huge fan of sports films i was waiting for this one and when finally it hits the theater, i watched it immediately and boy it was awesome.The film is basically sports drama,based on dream of a teenage to become cricket legend Shahid Afrid and how he struggles through lot of hurdles in order to achieve his dream that is,to become Shahid Afridi.Although the film is almost 3 hours long but you wont get bored throughout the movie which is huge plus for the film.The only drawback of the film is its average music its not that good but only OK.I think every sports lover should have to watch it and believe me you wont get bored.Final verdict 9/10....Its Awesome.
Bloodray

Bloodray

we all Pakistanis and all good movies lovers appreciate this positive work and ....keep it up. we love hmayon saeed and sanam baloch now we are waiting for our next movie ''WAAR'' http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1821700/?ref_=sr_1 NOW we are ready to defend our film industry and we appreciate this in future we will DOMINATE in film industry very very SOON... we will doniate INDIANS movies we will DMINATE Hollywood movies we will dominate the whole WORLDDDDDDDDDDD..........................!!! just read my review and like this review in positive

at last we want to say that ''PAKISTAN ZINDABAD''
GEL

GEL

Like the trailer the film was awesome enjoyed every bit of it . The songs were good movie was funny and fun and really kept you engaged the whole time its a bit long but not at any time boring . I urge all cricket fans and in particular Shahid Afridi fans too come forth visit your local cinema and support this film .I want too see more of Mahnoor Baloch in the future . The Item song was too good. What i liked was how beautifully it portrayed the dreams of a young man who wants too embed his hero, It shows how a team should not rely on one player but the entire team. It truly is a work of art and a sign of the revival of the Pakistan Film industry. All i have too say in the end is Peace out and keep them coming.
Gravelblade

Gravelblade

Awesome movie!!!

I think this movie breaks the record. All of you guys must saw this movie in cinema because this movie is awesome.

This movie provides the fully entertainment like drama, comedy, emotions, sports & romantic.

Hamayaun Saeed, Mahnoor Bloch, Shafaqt Cheema, Nadeem Baig, Farhan Maqsood, Hamza Abbasi(Molvi Majeed in film awesome acting), and also Javaid Sheikh all of you spur b acting. Especially Hamza Abbasi and shafaqt cheema your acting is too much awesome. I am big fan of you and also this movie.
Phobism

Phobism

MAIN HOON SHAHID AFRIDI (Movie Review)

ONE LINER: BOOM BOOM..!!

EXPECTATIONS:

Expectations were high since the trailer came. First Pakistani sports film and having Hamayun Saeed in with the top cast, huge hype was there.

VIEWS:

1. For me MHSA is much more then my expectations. 2. Total Fun total entertaining. One of the best movie ever made in Pakistan.. 3. Beautiful Direction with good script and beautiful dialogs.. 4. Cinematography was top notch.. 5. Music could have been better but songs go with the movie. 6. Main idea of making a sports film was great and they accomplished it with high colors. 7. All the characters were well defined and none was unnecessary even if it was for few seconds too. 8. After first 15 minutes the movie is just Mind blowing carrying full ratings.. Climax could have been well crafted but still it's OK. 9. The best thing of the movie is that everything is shown in positive way.. The Pro Pakistani element, Inclusion of Power of prayers and salute to Quaid e Azam is a big plus.. Total positive image of Pakistan shown. Bravo.. Full marks to SIX SIGMA And Distributors team for making the film happening possible. STORY & SCRIPT:

Story by Wasay Chaudary is very good. Script is beautiful. Screenplay is Too good . Dialogues are brilliant.

DIRECTION:

SYED ALI RAZA has given is first direction on big screen and what a jumbo start.. His direction is beautiful and mature.. only few hiccups which will be rectified as He progresses.

MUSIC:

Music could have been better. Still it goes with the movie. MALAAL is a beautiful composition and beautifully sung by RAHAT FATEH ALI KHAN. It is the pick of the lot. Jera Vi by Shafqat is also good one.

CASTING & ACTING:

HAMAYUN SAEED is without any doubt one of the best actor in top league. His hard work & dedication shows. He has acted beautifully here.. It's His show totally. His acting His expressions, dialog delivery everything is great.. He is totally rocking. HAMAYUN SAEED should now continue on the big screen. ISMAIL TARA after a long time is in total form and has given one of His career best. He is too much fun to watch. HAMZA ABBASI is just mind blowing. What a character he has played.. He Is Awesome. NOMAN HABIB as SHAHID is good but he have to improve a lot. JAVED SHEIKH, SHAFQAT CHEEMA are great in their roles. NADEEM, Ainan Arif, Gohar Rasheed, Seemi Raheel all have done a great job. AINI JAFERY & SHEHZAD SHEIKH are OK. Only MAHNOOR BALOCH is total miscast. MATHIRA's item number was the worst thing in the movie. Remaining actors OK.

PLUSSES & MINUSES:

PLUSSES:

1. Almost everything. 2. Positiveness. 3. Actors. 4. Cricket. 5. Movie's Execution and direction, cinematography. 6. Freshness.

MINUSSES:

1. Few places pace drops in second half and it gets dragged in second half too. 2. Item number. 2. First 15 minutes & last 5 to 10 minutes could have been much better but still they are good..

CONCLUSION: A beautiful made movie in all aspects.. An impressive and aggressive attempt made against bolly & Hollywood. What a positive attempt. One of the best Pakistani movie ever made. Full marks to Hamayun Saeed, Six Sigma, Syed Ali Raza, ARY Film, ME and all team. Highly recommended & full support.. Die to rest bollywood & Hollywood.. Go For It..

RATINGS: 9/10.
Mataxe

Mataxe

Belonging to Sialkot, I felt a sense of pride at this movie. It was the premiere in the city, and everyone was literally off their seats by the end. The acting, story, cast everything was perfect. It may have been termed as an only for families movie, but it had plenty in the start for the stags to excited about. Mahnoor Baloch, elegant as ever, Humayun Sayed, another fantastic performance. Ainy Jaffri was the surprise package, she looked gorgeous. The story may have been a little predictable by the end, but it was perfect in every sense. It was entertaining at every stage. Way better than the recent Indian Movies. Pakistan Cinema has revived. A must see for everyone in Pakistan.
Lavivan

Lavivan

Finally in the third week of its release in Pakistan me and my friends managed to catch this much hyped and anticipated film. We were not expecting so much from it but it is actually way better than a lot of good films we have seen in Bollywood, but comparing it to any Bollywood or Hollywood film will be unfair.please go and watch it with your friends it is really entertaining, it is a mass oriented, comedy ,Sports Drama and will make you to laugh and shout in the cinema. Vasay Chaudhry have done great job with the writing the story was good and the dialogs were really really good. The Directors work was fine but there was some dis-continuity in some scenes and I think they had to cut some parts during editing to reduce the runtime of the film. The Music was good especially the song 'Malal' which was sung by Rahat Fateh Ali Khan. As for the performances are concerned we saw some great performances from the Actors Like Shafqat Cheema and Ismail Tara, I always loved Tara on the TV shows and now I am a big fan of Shafqat Cheema His performance was even better than his role in 'BOL'. Hamza Abbasi who played the religious Pakhtoon was very impressive and really stole the show, His dialogs and performance forced us to shout and clap especially the dialogs like 'Pathan ko bewakoof samajh rakha Ha kya' and 'Ye Tamara Papa k lye Ha, Jao ball leke aao'.. Noman Habib the lead actor who played Shahid was very good and so was Humayun Saeed.Nadeem Baig Saab was Good as Akbar's father, Javed and Shahzad Sheikh were average in their roles Mahnoor Bloch was kind of good and the Aini was also okay and Mathira's Item song was a bit of the Bad stunt.All the supporting and junior actors were really good and This was a very good watch we really enjoyed ourselves and I would highly recommend this film to all cinema goers, Hats off to the Producers and filmmakers and Best of luck for their future projects, I can Proudly say that I am a Sialkoti and that Pakistani film industry is moving towards the good days..
Giamah

Giamah

Finally the film producers are sensing potential in the Pakistan film industry but unfortunately, they are still not completely ready to believe in the movie viewer masses of Pakistan. They just made a Masala movie to satisfy the senses of less educated or uneducated movie viewers. It seems the true intellectual effort was not being put into the movie intentionally because they assumed that the movie viewers are still not grown up enough. No real effort was put into any of the departments. Direction, screenplay, characters, editing, dialogs, story ..... nothing was even close to an "average movie" requirements. But if cinemas are really making money by playing foreign movies then one can sense that true talent that truly believes in Pakistani movie viewers will soon be there..

Being Pakistani one can find several moments in the movie to feel connected to and have some sense of enjoyment but as overall this movie will leave no impact. Chennai Express is really dumb and MHSA is much better than that at least.

And ... there is quite a stupid song in the start of movie that might leave you with a feeling that "what am i doing here" , "cant I find a much better nudity in my laptop on internet without paying anything"... don't worry much about that .... that vulgarity is not repeated in the movie and it will be all okay after those first 8 minutes ...
Macill

Macill

One step forward two steps back; Main Hoon Shahid Afridi is the two steps going in the wrong direction. Not that the Pakistani film industry shouldn't indulge in 'masala' films occasionally, but let's not follow the cheap Bollywood recipe when doing so at least. Trashy visualizations for songs and horrible acting need not be part of the hope to draw in the masses.

One of the most disconcerting things about the film was its social conscience. Yes it addresses inclusiveness, but it also reaffirms stereotypes; the evil white man. Do we need to stoop to Hollywood lows when it comes to including minorities and brand the only white cast-member so blatantly evil; he had to mock the deity!? It's a major disservice, especially since a large chunk of illiterates will be exposed to it.

Overall Main Hoon Shahid Afridi is a forgettable mess & one that I'd like to feel was a slight mishap for an industry on the rise.
Vareyma

Vareyma

Cricket is more than a sport in Pakistan; its a way of life. The passion among the average folk is such that whenever their is a crunch encounter at hand involving the national team; the masses do give it a thought to take that odd day off! This movie provides the fully entertainment like drama, comedy, emotions, sports & romantic.

Humayun Saeed, Mahnoor Bloch, Shafqat Cheema, Nadeem Baig etc all perform good but Not a Great acting. Camera work is not good enough, Even if we compare it to bollywood. Overall Main Hoon Shahid Afridi, despite its weaknesses, is a film that has its heart in the right place!
Keel

Keel

People who have seen Main Hoon Shahid Afridi have simply loved the movie and my social media feed has been swamped with raving reviews of the flick since its Aug 23rd release across Pakistan.

So went to the cinema with high expectations and an open mind (trust me!!)

All in all, Main Hoon Shahid Afridi, despite its weaknesses, is a film that has its heart in the right place – it looks good, rouses your patriotism, keeps you hooked on, lets you unwind with thrills, laughter and most of all, pride! Read my full review here:

http://samramuslim.com/movie-review-main-hoon-shahid-afridi/
Gosar

Gosar

Main hoon Shahid Afridi is a typical commercial flick that generates numbers on the box office, but fails to please a serious cinema lover. At various points in time, this entertainer mocks the intelligence of the viewer with its over the top patriotic and religious dialogues, Bollywood masala type action, and a forceful addition of glamor and romance. unfortunately the humor also falls short in both delivery and content. nonetheless this movie is a huge improvement over the past "gandasa culture" movies, considering there is actually a story in the movie, and actors talk rather than shout. as it is the first ever sports movie to come out of Pakistan, one also has to appreciate the choice of subject. some better execution and technical finesse could have made it more digestible.
Nidora

Nidora

I have always been a fan of sports films, because of obvious reasons. They force audience to be so intrigued in the plot and "moments" that they virtually "fall off" or "get blown away". I missed those moments when I watched this one. No originality of its own, looked like it took cue from "Chak de". Too predictable plot and an over rated movie. Just because it was a brave attempt from Pakistan film industry, it doesn't mean it deserves all accolades for being a "good value for money and time movie". I still ended up wasting my 2ish hours.

The coach never looked like one who's had a traumatic past and never did a "determined" look appear on his face. I recommend professional acting classes for him. As for Shahid, I liked the way he's pulled off some scenes, especially the father-son's, but mostly it was all under-acting. I absolutely loved Shafqat Cheema and his style. Not many people can pull it off the way he has for this role.

Some bizarre logic/unfinished anecdotes made it worse. Example - how can someone learn spin bowling with only working with an apple while laying on his bed and not actually practicing??

Basically an awfully amateur storyline and fell all over. I even laughed at some scenes (mind you they were not comic at all), especially when the last "salute" was given to the legend.
Jugore

Jugore

Well, I think its a good start from Pakistani Film Industry, the film was great, I had fun, the plot was also good, Pakistani producer did not hit a specific team or being racist like some Indian movie does when they create film on cricket.

The film was not good edited, cohesion was missing at some point but overall it was fun to watching.

The main part is that, this movie does not represent the actual culture of Pakistan, its a bit of or I may say its a lot of western culture movie, inspired by their style. The whiskey and wine, girls dancing, pubs and some explicit censored scene, I think its not the actual Pakistan - there maybe some western culture in posh areas, but those are in minority like 2%.

So I would suggest producers to stop being inspired by western culture and put some Pakistani culture in their future projects, but overall the team deserves 7 stars.
Brightcaster

Brightcaster

Just saw the movie and can't believe that it was a Lollywood movie.The songs were awesome and presence of some of big and beautiful stars like Humyun Saeed,Mahnoor Baloch,Ainy Jaffri(God both are gorgeous),Ayesha Omar etc added charm to the movie.The story was fun and full of excitement.And one good thing was that it contain humour which kept the audience to kept their seats.And it is definitely the best movie on cricket.It shows the dream of a boy to become Shahid Afridi and his struggle to achieve it also the movie revolves around the story of a Pakistan National Cricket team star,who lost every thing after an incident.Overall the movie was awesome.The movie is definitely going to revive the film industry of Pakistan.
Flash_back

Flash_back

A Complete Waste Of Time too much vulgar and Awful acting .The Dances And Some Scenes Are Not Suitable For Kids And With Family.Humayun Saeed just has too much money too waste it on his dear Girl friend Mahnoor Boloch an Old 53 year Old lady and the dance of mathira was like bringing porn into the movie. i watched the WAAR movie trailer its much better then this movie at least in waar movie there is a story and action in it but seeing Main Ho Afridi Seems like comedy Fighting Scenes .plus Afridi Isn't that Famous guy for which a movie should be made there are a lot of heroes and legends in Pakistan on which movie should have been made. Don't Waste Your Time And Money
Agalas

Agalas

Cricket is more than a sport in Pakistan; its a way of life. The passion among the average folk is such that whenever their is a crunch encounter at hand involving the national team; the masses do give it a thought to take that odd day off!

That said, MHSA fits the bill as a genuinely entertaining cricket movie for the local audiences.

The movie embodies every cricket, religious and cultural (particularly that of Sialkot, which is famous for exporting sports goods worldwide) cliché which we love with complete heart and that is where the movie wins it for me. I usually hate melodrama and clichés but it is the deft handling of débutant director Syed Ali Raza Usama which makes all of that likable.

While largely concentrating on the nation's beloved sport it is admirable in my opinion that the makers strive to bring harmony to minorities and class disputes along the way. And for that I have a lot of praise for Vasay Chaudhry's screenplay which despite taking heavy influences from Chak De and Lagaan feels strikingly original!

However, the movie does have its share of few misgivings i.e. the songs (Mathira's item number in particular …ugh!) and Mahnoor Balouch. Both Mahnoor and the songs bring nothing but distaste to the average viewer's experience and although I understand the intention to place them was to win international audiences in some way! (baffling?..I know!) but they are a total misfire!

Lastly coming to performances, both Humayun Saeed and Noman Habib deliver earnest performances but it is Hamza Ali Abbasi who truly shines in a rather small role; which brings us to a promising realization that our local television actors can equally lighten up the silver screen as well.

MHSA is mostly correct in all of its projections of Pakistan and its beloved sport and that said it is a real Pakistani movie; one which the local fan should be proud of!

for more reviews check out:

http://mightywingback.wordpress.com
Bearus

Bearus

Main Hoon Shahid Afridi (MHSA), is the 'first' Pakistani sports-flick movie.Since this is the first time that a sports based movie is being released, the Producer and director of the movie are fully confident for its great success. The movie is set to leave its marks on peoples' mind which is to show the true identity of cricket a sport larger than life in Pakistan. The movie has a strong cast which includes Hamayun Saeed , Mahnoor Balock, Javed Sheikh , Nadeem Baig, Noman Habib , Shahzad Sheikh, Shafqat Cheema , Ismail Tara , Any Jaffri , Seemi Rahil, Gohar Rasheed , Hamza Ali Abbasi , Ainan Arif , Asym Mehmood , Summer Nicks along with special appearances of the Boom Boom Afridi, Ayesha Omer, Faisal Qureshi, Aijaz Aslam and Mathira.
Halloween

Halloween

its time for us to lead superb movie I ill rate 10 Mithra looked cool ha-hid afraid only a appearance nothing much from him what an acting from humidor manor danced well you didn't want to miss a moment a good movie

. The Music was good especially the song 'Malal' which was sung by Rahat Fateh Ali Khan. As for the performances are concerned we saw some great performances from the Actors Like Shafqat Cheema and Ismail Tara, I always loved Tara on the TV shows and now I am a big fan of Shafqat Cheema His performance was even better than his role in 'BOL'. Hamza Abbasi who played the religious Pakhtoon was very impressive and really stole the show, His dialogs and performance forced us to shout and clap especially the dialogs like 'Pathan KO Beowulf smack rajah Ha Kay' and 'Ye Tamara Papa k lye Ha, Jao ball leek AAA'.. Noman Habib the lead actor who played Shahid was very good and so was Humayun Saeed.Nadeem Baig Saab was Good as Akbar's father, Javed and Shahzad Sheikh were average in their roles Mahnoor Bloch was kind of good and the Aini was also okay and Mathira's Item song was a bit of the Bad stunt.All the supporting and junior actors were really good and This was a very good watch we really enjoyed ourselves and I would highly recommend this film to all cinema goers, Hats off to the Producers and filmmakers and Best of luck for their future projects, I can Proudly say that I am a Sialkoti and that Pakistani film industry is moving towards the good days..