Laal Kabootar

Laal Kabootar
Laal Kabootar film poster
Directed byKamal Khan
Screenplay byAli Abbas Naqvi
Produced byKamil Chima

Hania Chima

Syed Falak
StarringAhmed Ali Akbar
Mansha Pasha
Rashid Farooqui
Music byTaha Malik (music director)
Danial Hyatt (background music)
Production
company
Nehr Ghar Films
Distributed byGeo Films
Release date
  • 22 March 2019 (2019-03-22)
Running time
102 min
CountryPakistan
LanguageUrdu
Box officeRs. 3.40 crore (US$120,000)[1]

Laal Kabootar (Urdu: لال کبوتر, lit. 'Red Pigeon') is a 2019 Pakistani action crime thriller film directed by Kamal Khan, produced by Hania Chima and Kamil Chima, and written by Ali Abbas Naqvi.[2] Taha Malik is the music director while Danial Hyatt, son of Rohail Hyatt, provides the background score.[3][4] The film features Ahmed Ali Akbar, Mansha Pasha, Rashid Farooqui, Raza Gillani, Syed Mohammad Ahmed, and Ali Kazmi.[5][6][7] The film was released on 22 March 2019.[8][9][10]

Laal Kabootar's TV premiere was on 31 August 2019 on Geo Entertainment. It was Pakistan's official entry for 92nd Academy Awards, but it was not nominated.[11][12][13]

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  12. ^ "'Laal Kabootar' selected as Pakistan's entry in 92nd Academy 'Oscars' Awards". Dunya News. Retrieved 13 September 2019.
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