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| Directed by | Khalid Hasan Khan |
| Written by | Khalid Hasan Khan |
| Starring | Meera Jasmine Sandlas Tariq Jamal Baila Naz Wiam Dahmani Anees Raja Nasreen Jaan |
Production company | OUTFIELD Productions. |
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| Country | Pakistan |
| Language | Urdu |
| Box office | Rs 2.9 crore crore |
Hotal, also spelled as Hotel, is a 2014 Pakistani psychological thriller film, written and directed by Khalid Hasan Khan. It is claimed to be Pakistan's first psycho-thriller feature film.[1] It was also tagged as the first Hindi feature film outside Bollywood.[2] The film stars Meera, Humayun Gillani, Sadiq A. Khan, Neha Anil, Tariq Jamal, Baila Naz, Anees Raja, Nisa Jabie, Nasreen Jaan and Wiam Dahmani.[3]
The film was released on 13 May 2016. Upon release, it received overwhelming negative reviews from critics and was a box office failure.[4] The same year, critic Omair Alavi added the film in his list of ''Top Worst Pakistani films of 2016.''[5]
- ^ Web Editor (16 January 2014). ""HOTAL" Forthcoming Pakistan's First Psycho-Thriller Feature Film / Teaser / First Look - Pakistan TV". Pakistan TV.
{{cite web}}:|author=has generic name (help) - ^ Entertainment Desk (8 January 2015). "Meera's film 'Hotal' set for nationwide release in March 2015".
- ^ "'Hotal' checks in early". The Express Tribune. 15 March 2016.
- ^ "Box office report: 'Mah-e-Mir' makes over Rs15m - The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 16 May 2016. Retrieved 24 May 2018.
- ^ Alavi, Omair. "Films that have failed us in 2016". Retrieved 24 May 2018.