O21 (film)

O21
Theatrical release poster
Directed byJami
Summer Nicks
Written by
Summer Nicks
Produced byZeba Bakhtiar
Starring
CinematographyMo Azmi
Edited byRizwan AQ
Music byAlfonso González Aguilar
Production
companies
One Motion Pictures
Azad Film Company
Interactive Studios
Distributed byIMGC Global Entertainment
Release date
  • 6 October 2014 (2014-10-06)[1]
Running time
125 minutes
CountryPakistan
LanguagesUrdu, English[2]
Box officeRs. 61 million (US$210,000)

O21 (or Operation 21 formerly The Extortionist[3]) is a 2014 Pakistani spy thriller film,[4] directed by Jami, and Summer Nicks[5] and produced by Zeba Bakhtiar and her son Azaan Sami Khan.[6] It is the first spy action thriller movie from Pakistan.[7]

The film, produced by One Motion Pictures,[8][9] is based on a screenplay by Summer Nicks. Zeba Bakhtiar is the film's executive producer and the lead roles are played by Aamina Sheikh, winner of the best actress prize at the New York International Film Festival, the renowned actor Shaan Shahid who has received accolades through countless Pakistani blockbusters, most recently Waar. O21 is the 576th feature film of Shaan's career.[10]

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  4. ^ Rafay Mahmood (23 March 2013). "Brace yourselves for this Pakistani spy movie". The Express Tribune. Retrieved 30 October 2013.
  5. ^ "He came, he saw and he never left | Instep | thenews.com.pk". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 26 April 2022.
  6. ^ Sher Khan (19 August 2013). "With Operation 021, dynamic mother-son duo explores new horizons". The Express Tribune. Retrieved 30 October 2013.
  7. ^ "Pakistan's first spy thriller". The Express Tribune. 11 October 2014. Retrieved 26 April 2022.
  8. ^ Aqsa Ishtiaq (22 March 2013). "The Extortionist: Pakistan's First Spy Action Thriller". AAJ News. Retrieved 4 February 2014.
  9. ^ "Pakistan's first spy action thriller 'The Extortionist' under production". MAG The Weekly. Retrieved 4 February 2014.
  10. ^ "Did you know? Operation O21 will be Shaan's 576th film!". The Express Tribune. 3 October 2014. Retrieved 23 May 2022.