Shah (film)

Shah
Theatrical release poster
Directed byAdnan Sarwar
Written byAdnan Sarwar
StarringSardar Baloch
Gulab Chandio
Kiran Chaudhry
Faiz Chohan
Adnan Sarwar
Miraal Sara
Adeel Wali Raees
CinematographyOmar Daraz
Syed M.Hassan Zaidi
Edited byTahir Ali
Music byAdnan Sarwar
Farhan Albert
Production
company
Logos Films & Media
Distributed byARY Films
Footprint Entertainment
Release date
  • 13 August 2015 (2015-08-13) (Pakistan)
CountryPakistan
LanguageUrdu
BudgetRs. 1.25 crore (US$43,000)[1]
Box officeRs. 1.02 crore (US$35,000)[2]

Shah is a 2015 Pakistani biographical sports film directed and written by Adnan Sarwar. The film, produced under the Logos Films & Media banner, is based on the life of boxer Hussain Shah, who won the bronze medal at the 1988 Summer Olympics and became the only boxer in Pakistan's history to secure an Olympic medal.[3][4] Adnan Sarwar underwent one year of boxing training to portray Hussain Shah. Other roles are portrayed by Kiran Chaudhary, Sardar Baloch, Adeel Wali Raees, and Gulab Chandio.[5]

The film was released nationwide by Footprint Entertainment and ARY Films on 13 August 2015.

  1. ^ "Film Shah, for an unsung hero (urdu)". BBC. Hasan Kazmi. Retrieved 15 August 2015.
  2. ^ "Box office week 3". Galaxy Lollywood. Momin Ali. 5 September 2015. Retrieved 12 September 2015.
  3. ^ Hasan, Merhreen (2 July 2015). "Must watch: An unsung Pakistani hero comes to life in film 'Shah'". Dawn. Retrieved 30 September 2018.
  4. ^ "'Shah': Life of a Pakistani Olympic legend". The Express Tribune. Retrieved 10 June 2015.
  5. ^ "'Shah': A Biopic film". The News Teller. Retrieved 10 June 2015.