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Task:
Your task is to watch film in the
given link below:-
After watching the film you have
to answer following questions.
1. Plot of the film (4 marks)
In this film Farhan is an agent of IFU Life Insurance Company
in Karachi and dismiss from service due to constant disappointment to
materialize any business deal throughout the year. Moon is permanent resident
of Faisalabad and has a desire of going to Dubai but fails. Moon goes to
Karachi but his family still believes that he is settled in Dubai. Shakeel has
a government job and also running home-produced pickle business “Shama Achar”. He
is under economical stress to get his younger sister Naina married. He always tries
to organize her marriage but fails due to financial troubles. Farhan lives with
Shakeel as a renter and also loves with Shakeel’s sister Naina.
Moon live in Karachi as renter but his landlady throw
him out of the house being defaulter of house rent on time and then Moon lives
in Shakeel’s residence as co-renter in the company of Farhan. Unemployed Farhan
and Moon formulate a plan to obtain a lot of money and decided to take life
insurance and to open a bank account and then burn the bank in Karachi’s riots
and strikes posing as “Na Maloom Afraad” and then they claim the money from
insurance company. At the same time, a marriage proposal came for Naina and a
car was demanded as dowry by in laws home. By taking this situation Shakeel
tries to withdraw his provident fund but there he reveled that he had already
withdrawn it for his mother’s operation in 1998. He decides to mortgage his
home but in the mean time he revealed a notice from government to evacuate his
house within one month owing to construction of bridge over the area. Facing
all these miseries and bad circumstances he gets disappoint and attempts
suicide but luckily police saves his life. Police handed over Shakeel to Farhan
and Moon after little bit warning.
After this Farhan and Moon discloses their plan to
Shakeel and first he refuses to participate in their plan but reluctantly
agrees due to his difficulties and problems. Farhan meets a local mobster named
Gogi to borrow money to accomplishment of their plan and he receives three Lack
rupees from Gogi with the agreement to return money with interest of six Lack
rupees. Shakeel and Farhan in husband wife getup came to bank for opening of
account and at the same time some robbers enters in the bank and the bank and
they gets robbed. Moon sees a girl employee Hina in bank and fall in love with
her. Second time they gets insurance policy and a locker in Bank. Moon has also
lent money from Gogi earlier for going to Dubai and now he was running from
Gogi because of drugs placed in doll given by Gogi to transfer it to another
mobster in Dubai.
One day all of three offers Juma Prayer in mosque and
after prayer they get jammed in strike and they think to take advantage of this
situation and tries to burn the bank but they comes under the camera and merely
escape from police. All their plans are ruins. Shakeel also borrows money from
Gogi on mortgaging of his home. At last Gogi caught them and ask Moon for drugs
but Moon threw drugs somewhere. Gogi demands one cror to give within one week.
For this situation they blame each other. Later, Shakeel get unconscious at
home and his sister calls Farhan and Moon for help. Farhan immediately arrange
ambulance and on the way to hospital they get immovable in strike. Later on, it
is revealed that it was a plan. Here, they aggravate strikers to destroy the
bank by fire but they get to know that the bank is empty.
Later
than, IFU Insurance Company Inspector Samual come to give them claim of Rs.
300,000/- and also notify them that he knows about what they did. They approach
to Gogi to pay him Rs. 300,000/- and request him to give sometime for paying
the rest of the money but at the same time they get into fight between Dubai
mobster and Gogi. Dubai mobster and Gogi kill each other these all of three
came back in shocking condition. At home
they hear a mobile tone in a box. When they open the box there was a lot of cash
and ornaments of gold in it. Subsequently it is discovered that Hina robbed the
bank earlier than the strike.
After having lot of wealth all gets settled. Shakeel purchase
new accommodation and upgrade his business. Farhan blissfully marries to Naina
and Moon fulfills his reverie of departing to Dubai.
2. How this film was produced? (4 marks)
This movie was shot in Sadar Town Karachi in January,
2014. The script was written years before the shooting. It is the one of few pictures
that is produced entirely in Pakistan with an expenditure of ₨. 9 crore (which was one of the enormous budgeted film completed
in Pakistan) jointly franchised by Hum Films, Filmwala Pictures and
Eveready Pictures.
In
year 2012, Nabeel Qureshi director of telfilms at a comedy show Banan News
Network had an initiative of making a film with the screenwriter and producer
Fizza Ali. As per director account the idea originates in a casual conversation
with Fizza about banks, lockers and their insurance which finalized with the
name of “Na Maloom Afraad”. Nabeel and Fizza co-write the film in 2013 prior to
Ramzan. Fizza and her brother financed the movie Rana Kamran was declared the
director of the photography of the film.
3. What effect it can cause on its
audience? (4 marks)
Na Maloom Afraad starts exceptionally well and within
first few minutes it engages the audience like an interesting book that spell
bounds the person who reads. Towards the end film takes audience to that stage where
they can enjoy and surely will wholeheartedly appreciate the good working of
filmmaker. Na Maloom Afraad is indeed good film and bold enough to stand and
earn the attention of viewers. This is of course entertaining film which gives
an idea that how much talent exists in Pakistani cinema and film makers. The
good thing is that the recently rejuvenated Pakistani cinema is trying its
level best to produce movies of all types for the audience.
There is lot of comedy and entertaining movements for audience. Acting was good, camera work was also nice, music was awesome. Everybody in the cinema can enjoy. It is the first movie ever which is showing the humor of Pakistan that is really good. After “Na Maloom Afraad” starring Fahad Mustafa, Javed Sheikh and Mohsin Abbas Haider in lead roles appeared as a flourishing success at the box office, it's selection for SAIFF doesn't surprise. Na Maloom Afraad is a vigorously-crafted film, which guarantees a paisa-vasool (money earning) experience. From the item number to the one-liners, every scene has a purpose and reveals something about the ongoing social circus in the country. "Na Maloom Afraad is an out-and-out entertainer, which due to the catchy promos, strong word of mouth and excited audiences. It’s an all-out, tongue-in-cheek, cleverly-crafted entertainer that can affect audience pining for more movies of the same variety.
4. How much improvement has been made in
the film industry of Pakistan in comparison to Bollywood? 4 marks)
In my opinion Pakistan film industry has not produced quality
oriented movies in terms of script, performances and tone since the last few
years. However, Khuda Kay Liay, Bol, Yeh Dil Aapka Hua and some other movies
were little bit technically and script-wise better including performance of
actors that was worth seeing. Rest of the movies, sorry to say, were typical
formula based having no attraction to their audience. Improvement has been made
in the film industry of Pakistan but still not up to required standards. Only
technology, equipment and techniques used for production and composing of film
have been improved but as far as actors, acting, direction, seen selection and
story concern, no satisfactory improvement has been made till now.
Actually
Lollywood is not an industry until the government does not treat and support it
as an industry but it has more bright future. It requires more investors and
enhancement of educational level of film stars and film makers. Coaching club
may help to improve different term of film production such as expression of
actors, dance, dressing, seen decoration etc.
In comparison to Lollywood, Bollywood film industry
has much advance technology and higher standard of acting for production of
international standard and attractive movies. By enhancing its influence manifold
Bollywood is also offering joint production with Hollywood and China. Many
times Bollywood actors have performed in Hollywood movies and similarly many
Hollywood stars have played their roles in Bollywood. Movies produced by Bollywood
even after passing 20-25 year are viewed and considered always great. Bollywood
is the 2nd biggest film industry after Hollywood. On the other hand
Lollywood may not be considered as an industry.
It may be easily noticed that Lollywood is involved in
plagiarism from Bollywood while producing films although Bollywood itself
copies the ideas and techniques of Hollywood. The reason behind this is that in
Pakistan, the film industry has neither developed as an industry nor has the
perception of an artist. It'll take time for society to evolve and learn to
appreciate art and artists. Bollywood gives its stars value and appreciation.
I'm not saying we don't get admiration and importance at home; it was Pakistan
and Pakistanis alone who gave a lot of such stars their initial recognition. However,
to get to the next level, they had to make that leap and cross over to India. There's
no harm in accepting that our industry will take time to develop and it is
working towards it. It's a process, a journey and it will eventually happen.
5. Do you think this film meets the
international requirements of film making? (4 marks)
This was a better visuals movie having nice acting by
the leading roles. In my opinion there are lot of plus points in this film but still
many improvements are required to meet the international standard of film
making. In the film some roles seemed to lack a little consistency (Like Moon's
voice). The story was not the smoothest as compared to international movies. The
scene of Moon's relative who is presumably death, (when the child calls Moon
and he asks to Farhan how much share he will get) as that scene lefts you
wondering for completion. A scene that starts with the mosque speaker sounding
of a missing child seems linked to the previous scene but not! Some scenes were
unnecessarily Bollywoodish even Naina's dressing was similar to some Kareena
Kapoor reflection. Lacking in originality but the story is stitched in a movie
reel that deserves watching only for its visual arts!
One problem
of the film was editing owing to length and pacing slow. At least a half hour
of the film should have been edited out, which incorporated many scenes from
the Naina-Farhan romance point of view, Billi’s role (except the item song!)
and a few other boring, uninteresting and needless scenes. This film seemed to
be as Hera Pheri and Delhi Belly and it borrows some elements from these films.
The most
excellent object about this movie is the cinematography that was about touching
to worldwide standard. Music was better and acting was perfect apart from Urwa
and Kubra. Specially Kubra's bank manager avatar, were a tad too feebly acted
for the script while Billi, her sultry item song was a cherry-topping for the film.
I have seen lot of item songs of Hollywood films and I can surly comment that
Mehwish Hayat's Billi trumps them all. It was unsophisticated and very appealing.
It is also a fun watching and reflects Pakistani culture with new faces on
large screen. I hope that Pakistani cinema will flourish with this movie. The
legend actor Javed Sheikh's performance commendable and Fahad Mustafa and
Mohsin Abbas have also done a great justice to their rolls. I like the cute
romance between Farhan and Naina. I really enjoyed the movie and I would
suggest everyone to watch this movie at least once.
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