Yalghaar

Yalghaar
Teaser poster
Urduیلغار
Directed byHassan Rana
Written byHassan Rana
Screenplay byIman Ali
Produced byHassan Rana
Syed Mujtaba Tirmizi
Inter-Services Public Relations
Starring
CinematographyWaleed Ughur
Music bySyed Ali Hafeez
Production
company
MindWorks Media
Distributed byHum Films
Sony Pictures
Release date
  • 26 June 2017 (2017-06-26)
Running time
158 minutes
CountryPakistan
LanguageUrdu

Yalghaar (English: "Assault" or "Attack"; previously known as Delta Echo Foxtrot)[1] is a 2017 Pakistani war-epic film directed by Hassan Rana.[2] The film is produced by MindWorks Media and is based on the true story of Pakistan Army's Swat Operation.[3] Yalghaar was facilitated by Brigadier Syed Mujtaba Tirmizi from Inter-Services Public Relations -ISPR.

The film "explores what happens in the lives of those involved, including the militants, and how all of them are affected at a personal level because of the ongoing operation". It stars Shaan Shahid in the lead role, along with Humayun Saeed, Adnan Siddiqui, Armeena Khan, Aleeze Nasser, Ayesha Omer, Sana Bucha, and Bilal Ashraf.[1] It is the most expensive Pakistani movie to date.[4] Apart from budget and extensive cast, the film features 150 written characters. On 19 December 2014, Hassan Waqas Rana revealed that this film is a tribute to slain children of the 2014 Peshawar school attack.[5]

  1. ^ a b Hasan Ansari; Umar Waqas (28 July 2015). "Cine begin: Aleeze Nasser off to a flying start". The Express Tribune. Archived from the original on 8 April 2016. Retrieved 30 March 2016.
  2. ^ "'Yalghaar' director blames re-shoots for delay in film's release". The Express Tribune. 6 March 2016. Archived from the original on 16 November 2016. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
  3. ^ Nida Ameen (20 June 2014). "From Waar to Yalghaar, this war takes epic proportions". The News. Archived from the original on 21 January 2018. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
  4. ^ Fariya Syed (19 July 2014). "Yalghaar: Pakistan's newest most expensive film". HiP. Archived from the original on 25 July 2014. Retrieved 28 July 2014.
  5. ^ "Yalghaar: A tribute to Peshawar attack victims". The Express Tribune. 19 June 2014. Archived from the original on 21 December 2014. Retrieved 21 December 2014.