WASHINGTON DC – Pakistan’s two most celebrated films Baaji and Laal Kabootar would be screened at the 8th Annual South Asian International Film Festival (SAIFF) to be held on September 21, 2019, at Washington DC.
The SAIFF is the ‘Largest’ film premiere destination for South Asian filmmakers in the United States. The event will be showcasing numerous films from South Asia including Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, India and Nepal.
With a focus on dynamic, visionary cinema, SAIFF annually creates unprecedented exposure for filmmakers and unparalleled experiences for its attendees.
Laal Kabootar is a 2019 Pakistan Action thriller film produced by Hania Cheema and Kamil Cheema and written by Ali Abbas Naqvi. Taha Malik is the music director while Danial Hyatt, son of Rohail Hyatt, provides the background score.
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The film features Ahmed Ali Akbar, Mansha Pasha, Rashid Farooqui, Raza Gillani, Syed Mohammad Ahmed, Ali Kazmi and many others. The film was released on 22 March 2019.
Baaji is a 2019 Pakistan romantic drama film, directed by Saqib Malik and produced by his Production company Page 33 Films.
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The film features Meera, Osman Khalid Butt, Amna Ilyas, Mohsin Abbas Haider, Ali Kazmi as Rammy, Nayyar Ejaz and Nisho in pivotal roles.
It is a dramatic tale of a fading Lollywood actress Shameera (Meera), who is not accepting that now her position in the industry is not much valuable.
