Cake (2018 film)

Cake
Directed byAsim Abbasi
Written byAsim Abbasi
Produced bySayed Zulfiqar Abbas Bukhari
StarringSanam Saeed
Aamina Sheikh
Adnan Malik
Beo Zafar
Syed Muhammad Ahmad
CinematographyMo Azmi
Edited byAarti Bajaj
Music byThe Sketches
Production
companies
Indus Takies
ZAB Films
Distributed byB4U Motion Pictures
Excellency Films
Release date
  • 13 April 2018 (2018-04-13) (Pakistan)
Running time
125 min
CountriesPakistan
United Kingdom
LanguagesUrdu
Sindhi
BudgetRs. 5 crore (US$170,000)[1]
Box officeRs. 12 crore (US$420,000) (Worldwide)[2]

Cake is a 2018 Pakistani comedy drama film which is directed by Asim Abbasi.[3] The film is produced by Sayed Zulfikar Abbas Bukhari (Zulfi Bukhari) and is a joint production by Asim Abbasi's United Kingdom-based production company Indus Talkies,[4] and a Pakistani film production company ZAB Films. The film stars Sanam Saeed and Aamina Sheikh as lead characters alongside Adnan Malik in his film debut.[5]

A five-part prologue webisodes short-series was also released on YouTube, focusing on the lives of Zara and Adnan in London.[6][7] It was selected as the Pakistani entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 91st Academy Awards, but it was not nominated.[8]

  1. ^ Mohammad Kamran Jawaid (30 December 2018). "TRADE: SO, HOW DID THE BOX OFFICE DO?". Dawn. Retrieved 30 December 2018.
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  3. ^ "'Cake' becomes first Pakistani film to have a world premiere in London's Leicester Square - The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 15 March 2018. Archived from the original on 9 January 2019. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
  4. ^ "Indus Talkies Limited - Overview (free company information from Companies House)". beta.companieshouse.gov.uk. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
  5. ^ Images Staff (9 February 2017). "Adnan Malik will make his film debut with Sanam Saeed and Aaminah Sheikh in 'Cake'". Images. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
  6. ^ "Cake the film set to have a short prequel on Zara's life in London". Daily Pakistan Global. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
  7. ^ "'Cake' to release yet another slice of the film with a prologue!". Something Haute. 18 April 2018. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
  8. ^ "'Cake' submitted as Pakistan's official entry to Oscars 2019". The Express Tribune. 18 September 2018. Retrieved 18 September 2018.