The Legend of Maula Jatt

This article is about the 2022 film. For the 1979 film, see Maula Jatt.

The Legend of Maula Jatt
Official poster
Directed byBilal Lashari
Written byNasir Adeeb
Bilal Lashari
Based onCharacters
by Nasir Adeeb[1]
Produced byAmmara Hikmat
Asad Jamil Khan
Starring
CinematographyBilal Lashari
Edited byBilal Lashari
Music bySarmad Ghafoor
Production
companies
Encyclomedia
Lashari Films
Distributed byAAA Motion Pictures
Geo Films
Mandiwala Entertainment
Release date
  • 13 October 2022 (2022-10-13)
Running time
153 minutes
CountryPakistan
LanguagePunjabi
Box officeRs. 401 crore (US$14 million)[2]

The Legend of Maula Jatt is a 2022 Pakistani Punjabi-language action drama film directed by Bilal Lashari and written by Nasir Adeeb. The film is an adaptation and a soft reboot of the 1979 Lollywood film Maula Jatt.[3] It is produced by Ammara Hikmat and Asad Jamil Khan under the production banner of Lashari Films and Encyclomedia.[4][5] It is based on the characters and stories by Nasir Adeeb. The film stars Fawad Khan as the titular character with Hamza Ali Abbasi, Humaima Malik, Faris Shafi and Mahira Khan.[6] In the film, a local folk hero named Maula Jatt takes on his arch nemesis and the leader of a brutal clan, Noori Natt.[7]

Development of a Maula Jatt remake was announced in December 2013 by director Bilal Lashari who completed a script treatment for the film a year later.[8][9] Asad Jamil Khan and Ammara Hikmat came on board as producers in November 2016, with Hamza Ali Abbasi and Fawad Khan signing on as lead actors. Principal photography began in January 2017 and concluded in June 2019. The film was initially scheduled for theatrical release during multiple dates in 2019–2020, but kept getting delayed due to copyright-related issues and the COVID-19 pandemic.[10] The film has been described as the most expensive film of Pakistan to date. The film is distributed by AAA Motion Pictures, Geo Films and Mandiwala Entertainment. The film music score is composed by Sarmad Ghafoor.[11]

The Legend of Maula Jatt premiered at Cue Cinemas in Lahore on October 12, 2022 and was released theatrically on October 13, 2022.[12][13][14] The film received positive reviews from critics for its direction, performances, action sequences, and visual effects.[15][16] The film grossed $13.8 million worldwide,[7] breaking numerous box-office records, and became the highest-grossing Pakistani film of all time, as well as the highest-grossing Punjabi-language film of all time.[7]

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