6 Reasons why The Legend of Maula Jatt becomes Godfather of Pakistani cinema

via https://youtu.be/HbbFpl0xlyI In the 75-year journey of the Pakistani film industry, the most expensive film ever made is called 'The Legend of Moolah Jat', which is releasing today on October 13, 2022 across the world including Pakistan. The film is not a sequel or a remake of the 1979 superhit film 'Moola Jatt', but a new story has been created based on the characters of the film, which is called a reboot in film parlance. It is hoped that this film will gain a new identity for Pakistan in international cinema. According to a careful estimate and unconfirmed sources, this film made with a budget of 70 crore rupees can be briefly said that this film made in the Pakistani film industry is not just a film, but an era which Our film industry is entering. This is an era in which this filmmaker has made Pakistan a contender for international cinema by fulfilling all the modern requirements of film making. Filmmaking The producers of this most expensive film of Pakistan are Amara Hekmat and Asad Jameel Khan who have no previous experience in film production. However, he is the producer of this most expensive film. The film's director Bilal Lashari is also a co-producer with him. The most expensive visual effects have been used in this film, while the film's shooting in various rural areas of Pakistani Punjab and especially in the historic building of the Shahi Fort in Lahore, has given the film's production design a special touch. The making of this film started 10 years ago today. After going through all its creative stages, the film was ready for release in 2019. Its teaser was also released but then its release was postponed due to a lawsuit filed by Sarwar Bhatti, the filmmaker of the old film 'Mola Jatt'. After reaching an agreement between the two parties, it was prepared for exhibition again in 2020, but due to the Corona epidemic, it could not be exhibited again. But now this film is releasing today in the whole world including Pakistan. The majority of Pakistani film-goers, filmmakers and artists hope that the Pakistani film industry scene will be lit up through this film. The film took a decade from the preparation of the script to the current final release and a lot has changed in the film world during this period. This film has been produced under the production houses namely Encyclomedia and Lashari Films. Triple A Motion Pictures, Geo Films and Mandviwala Entertainment have the rights to distribute and promote the film. The subtitles of this most expensive Pakistani movie made in Punjabi language have been added in English. According to the details released by the producer of this film, more than a thousand advance shows have been booked in the United Kingdom and hundreds in the United States. The situation is the same in Pakistan and in the near future the film will be available in cinemas in other countries as well. In an exclusive conversation with Dawn, the film's producer Bilal Lashari said that they are planning to release the film in China as well, but it may take a few days because there are many steps in the context of this film which is happening for the first time. So, they are also exploring new dimensions of how to take this film across the world. In modern cinematography, the film was shot with a Red Epic camera. The current price of this camera is in crores. This camera is regularly used by Hollywood filmmakers in their films, but it will be used for the first time in a Pakistani film. The director says that this film will achieve the target of 100 crores. __________________________________________________________ Story/Screenplay The story writer (script writer) of this film is Nasir Adeeb who wrote the 1979 super hit film 'Mola Jat'. It was directed by Younis Malik and now in 2022 'The Legend of Maula Jat' is directed by Bilal Lashari. The storyteller had earlier written another superhit movie 'Bashira' released in 1972 in the same story, directed by Aslam Dar. Considering the popularity of this film, Maula Jat was written, which further increased its popularity and several films were made in this context. Foremost among them was 'Jit in London' which did not achieve the fame that Moolah Jit had enjoyed. Younis Malik was also the director of this film. There is also an accusation against the story writer of this film that he has borrowed the main idea of ​​this story from the famous Urdu progressive writer and poet Ahmed Nadeem Qasmi's story 'Gandasa' and also the main character of this story Moula Baksh. . Nasir Adeeb while talking to us has explained this aspect in detail according to which he has not derived anything except the names of the character and tools but he has written the original story.