Arth - The Destination

Arth – The Destination
Film poster
Directed byShaan Shahid
Written byShaan Shahid
Based onArth
by Mahesh Bhatt
Produced byHammad Chaudhry
Faraz Chaudhry
Shaan Shahid
StarringShaan Shahid
Uzma Hassan
Humaima Malick
Mohib Mirza
CinematographyMuaz Iqbal
Edited bySagheer Ahmed
Garry Madisonas[1]
Music bySahir Ali Bagga
Production
companies
Cinestar
5th Element
Distributed byHKC Entertainment
Release dates
  • 21 December 2017 (2017-12-21) (Pakistan)
  • 22 December 2017 (2017-12-22) (Worldwide)
Running time
133 minutes[2]
CountryPakistan
LanguageUrdu
Box officeRs. 13.5 million (US$47,000)[3]

Arth – The Destination is a 2017 Pakistani romantic drama film, written, directed and co-produced by Shaan Shahid under his banner 5th Element. It stars Shahid as Ali, a struggling musician, with Humaima Malick, Mohib Mirza and Uzma Hassan in lead roles. It is a Pakistani remake based on Mahesh Bhatt's 1982 film Arth.

Pre-production began in August 2013 when the film was announced by Shahid. Principal photography began in December 2015 in Lahore and concluded in London in October 2016. Film music has been given by Sahir Ali Bagga. Post-production took place in Pinewood Studios. The film released worldwide on 22 December 2017, under the co-production of Faraz Chaudhry's Cinestar and film distributor Hammad Chaudhry's HKC Entertainment.

  1. ^ "Academy Award Winner Garry Madisonas the Colourist for Arth – the Destination". The Nation. 10 November 2017. Archived from the original on 22 December 2017. Retrieved 21 December 2017.
  2. ^ Rahul Aijaz (27 December 2017). "Shaan Shahid suffers meltdown over 'Arth – The Destination' failure". The Express Tribune. Archived from the original on 10 February 2018. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
  3. ^ Faizan Javed (29 December 2017). "Highs and lows of Pakistani film industry". The Nation. Archived from the original on 13 January 2018. Retrieved 13 January 2018.