3 Bahadur

3 Bahadur
Poster featuring main characters; Amna, Saadi & Kamil
Theatrical release poster
Urdu٣ بہادر
Directed bySharmeen Obaid-Chinoy
Written byKamran Khan
Story byKamran Khan
Produced bySharmeen Obaid-Chinoy
Salman Iqbal
Jerjees Seja
StarringMuneeba Yaseen
Hanzala Shahid
Zuhab Khan
CinematographyKamran Khan
Edited byHusain Qaizar
Music byJohn Angier
Production
companies
Distributed byARY Films
Release dates
  • 22 May 2015 (2015-05-22) (Pakistan)
  • 13 November 2015 (2015-11-13) (Worldwide)
Running time
94 minutes
CountryPakistan
LanguageUrdu
Box officeRs. 66.5 million (US$230,000)[1]

3 Bahadur (lit. 'three brave ones') is a 2015 Pakistani animated adventure film produced and directed by Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy. It is the first installment in the 3 Bahadur franchise. The film is co-produced by Waadi Animations which is a joint-venture of SOC films[2][3] and ARY Films. 3 Bahadur became Pakistan's first computer-animated feature-length film.[4][5][6] Film's plot focuses on three eleven-year-old friends, Amna, Saadi and Kamil, three extraordinary children who rise from the unlikeliest of places to save their community from the evils that plague it.[7] The film is set in a fictional town called Roshan Basti (Town of light).[8] Equipped with courage and super powers, they battle against the odds and stand up to injustice to restore peace and harmony in their once thriving community and live a very happy life.

3 Bahadur was theatrically released nationwide by ARY Films on 22 May 2015.[9] It became the highest-grossing animated film at the local box office breaking the previous record of Rio 2.[10][11] The film grossed Rs. 6.65 crore (US$230,000) after 50 days of successful run in cinemas and became 7th highest-grossing film of Pakistan.

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  10. ^ "3 Bahadur becomes highest grossing animated film ever in Pakistan". The Express Tribune. Hasan Ansari. Retrieved 8 June 2015.
  11. ^ "'3 Bahadur' all set to mark Rs.50 million at box office". ARY News. Zohaib Kazmi. Retrieved 8 June 2015.