Wajood (2018 film)

Wajood (lit: Existence) is a 2018 Pakistani revenge thriller film co-written and directed by Jawed Sheikh. It stars Danish Taimoor and Saeeda Imtiaz[4] in leading roles, while also featuring Aditi Singh from India, Nadeem Baig, Shahid, Ali Saleem and Jawed Sheikh himself. It was produced by Momal Sheikh and Shehzad Sheikh under the banner Jawed Sheikh Films. The film released on Eid ul-Fitr, 16 June 2018, and has been distributed by SagaHits.[2]

For the Indian Hindi drama, see Wajood (1998 film).
Wajood
Film poster
Urduوجود
Directed byJawed Sheikh
Produced byMomal Sheikh
Shehzad Sheikh
Written byBaber Kashmiri
Javed Sheikh
Screenplay byBaber Kashmiri
Javed Sheikh
Starring
Music bySahir Ali Bagga
CinematographyKelvin Keehde
Asif Khan
Edited byAsad Zaidi
Production
company
Jawed Sheikh Films
Distributed bySagaHits
Geo Films
Release date
CountryPakistan
LanguageUrdu
Box officeest. ₨3.4 crore[3]

Cast

Production

Development

In October 2015, Javed Sheikh announced that he is making his directional comeback with Wajood,[5] and describes the film as "vicious adoration story".[6][7] Revealing about the story Sheikh said, "I'm not saying it has maar dhaar in it, but it's not going to be your usual romantic love story. It's going to be intense and something different."[8] The film will be produced by Sheikh's company JK Productions and line production in Turkey will be carried out by Azat Films Türkiye.[9] In November 2015, IMGC Global Entertainment came on board as a distributor.[10]

Casting

In July 2016, Saeeda Imtiaz and Danish Taimoor were cast in a leading roles. The character of Saeeda is "of a young Pakistani girl who is very outspoken, independent and doesn't rely on anybody to fulfill her dreams," and further revealed "for now, I have just signed the film with the initial details; I will get to know more about the team and the script once I'm in Pakistan."[11] While Taimoor said, "The script is brilliant and its music also promises to be so; this is the main reason why I signed the film. And also the fact that Javed Sheikh Sahab is making his directional comeback with it. How could I have said no?"[12] In May 2016, Frieha Altaf was cast in an unannounced role.[13][14]

Filming

Principal photography is scheduled to commence in December 2016 in Pakistan, Turkey and Thailand. Javed said, "Half of the film will be shot in Pakistan and half of it will be in Turkey."[8]

Marketing

Set to release in 2018 on Eid Ul Fitr with its trailer launch hosted at the Nueplex Cinema on 12 May 2018.[15]

Soundtrack

The music and soundtrack of the film is composed by Sahir Ali Bagga, while some of the track will have additional musicians, Sheikh said, "The majority of the soundtrack will be composed by [Sahir Ali] Bagga but it is likely that we may also have one or two more musicians contribute their tracks to the film as well. It is a great blend of tunes in my opinion and this was definitely a good decision”"[16]

No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Wajood Hai Tu"Asim RazaSahir Ali Bagga, Nish Asher 
2."Baby Nachdi"Asim RazaSahir Ali Bagga, Damia Farooq 
3."Tere Bin"Asim RazaSahir Ali Bagga, Nish Asher 

See also

References
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  10. Mirza, Aayan (November 13, 2015). "Javed Sheikh signs distribution deal for his directorial comeback". Galaxy Lollywood. Retrieved November 2, 2016.
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  12. Sarym, Ahmed (July 5, 2016). "Exclusive: Danish Taimoor signs Javed Sheikh's film Wujood". HIP. Retrieved November 2, 2016.
  13. Sarym, Ahmed (May 22, 2016). "Frieha Altaf is all set for her big screen debut(s)". HIP. Retrieved November 2, 2016.
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  15. https://www.geo.tv/latest/195267-wajood-teaser-promises-a-nail-biting-thrill-ride
  16. "Exclusive: Danish Taimoor signs Javed Sheikh's film Wujood". The Express Tribune. April 8, 2016. Retrieved November 2, 2016.
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