Pakistani Movies You Can Watch at Home!

Posted on: January 24, 2024 |

Babylicious (2023)

Available on Dailymotion

Babylicious is a Pakistani romantic comedy film written, directed and produced by Essa Khan under the banner Coconut Entertainment Pakistan. It stars former couple Shehroz Sabzwari and Syra Yousuf, alongside Ankur Rathee and Adnan Jaffar

Director: Shehroz Sabzwari, Syra Yousuf, Adnan Jaffar, Laila Wasti, Ankur Rathee

Writer: Essa Khan

Cast: Essa Khan

 

Gunjal (2023)

(Available on Dailymotion)

The film revolves around the traverse the journalistic odyssey of Shahbaz Bhatti, a relentless seeker of truth, as he immerses himself in the intricate investigation surrounding the lamentable demise of Iqbal Masih. Iqbal, a courageous child activist, had ardently and fearlessly battled against the pervasive practice of child labor in the tumultuous landscape of 1990s Pakistan.

Director: Shoaib Sultan

Writer: Nirmal Bano and Ali Kazmi

Cast: Ahmed Ali Akbar, Resham, Amna Ilyas, Ahmed Ali Butt, Ali Aftab Saeed

 

Teri Meri Kahaniyaan (2023)

(Available on Dailymotion)

Three short films explore personal dilemmas: a homeless family seeks shelter in a haunted mansion; Sadaf and Asad connect while on a train journey; a bride-to-be is torn between her wedding and her passion for music.

Director: Nabeel Qureshi, Nadeem Baig and Marina Khan

Writer: Ali Abbas Naqvi, Basit Naqvi, Vasay Chaudhary and Khalil-ur-Rehman Qamar

Cast: Mehwish Hayat, Wahaj Ali, Ramsha Khan, Hira Mani, Babar Ali, Mani, Gul e Rana, Sheheryar Munawwar, Zahid Ahmed, Amna Ilyas

 

Ramchand Pakistani (2008)

(Available on Dailymotion)

This heart-wrenching drama is based on a true story and tells the tale of an eight-year-old Pakistani boy who accidentally crosses the border into India. The film explores themes of identity, nationalism, and human rights, Ramchand Pakistani was praised for its handling of a complex subject matter.

Director: Mehreen Jabbar

Writer: Javed Jabbar

Cast: Syed Fazal Hussain, Nandita Das, Nauman Ejaz, Rashid Farooqui, Maria Wasti

 

Chakkar (2022)

(Available on Dailymotion)

Chakkar is a 2022 Pakistani murder mystery film directed by Yasir Nawaz produced by Nida Yasir under the banner of Farid Nawaz Productions. It stars Ahsan Khan and Neelam Muneer with Yasir Nawaz and Jawed Sheikh in supporting role

Director: Yasir Nawaz

Writer: Zafar Imran

Cast: Ahsan Khan, Neelam Munir, Yasir Nawaz, Javed Sheikh, Mehmood Aslam

 

Parde Me Rehne Do (2022)

(Available on Dailymotion)

“The film revolves around a young married couple, Nazo and Shani, who are unable to have a child for years.”

Director: Wajahat Rauf

Writer: Mohsin Ali

Cast: Ali Rehman Khan, Hania Amir, Javed Sheikh, Munazzah Arif, Noor Ul Hassan

 

Dam Mastam (2023)

(Available on Dailymotion)

The film revolves around two individuals from the Walled City of Lahore. Aliya, an ambitious and full of dreams girl who craves to become a big dancer, and Sikandar Hayat Khan a.k.a. Bao, Aliya's neighbor who loves her. Being neighbors, they both have good relation with each other and Bao loves Aliya, but she has never thought about it. When Bao confesses his feelings for her, she denies straightly as she wants to focus on her dream. However, Bao sends his parents to her house with his proposal where she along with her family insults them. Bao bares it and tells her that she has left from his heart as she has disrespected his parents.

Director: Mohammed Ehteshamuddin

Writer: Amar Khan

Cast: Imran Ashraf, Amar Khan, Sohail Ahmed, Momin Saqib, Adnan Shah Tipu, Faiza Gillani

 

Tich Button (2022)

(Available on Dailymotion)

Kaka (played by Farhan Saeed), a young man, helps Saqib when he refuses to marry his cousin Shakeela. As a result of this refusal, complications kick in and a pile of lies generate. As the story unfolds, Leena, a girl from Turkey enters this triangle and what follows is a story of mishaps and love.

Director: Qasim Ali Mureed

Writer: Faiza Iftikhar

Cast: Iman Ali, Farhan Saeed, Urwa Hocane, Feroze Khan, Sonya Hussayn

 

London Nahi Jaunga (2022)

(Available on Dailymotion)

It is a spin-off of the 2017 film Punjab Nahi Jaungi (lit. 'I won't go to Punjab'). It stars Huamayun Saeed and Mehwish Hayat alongside Sohail Ahmed, Kubra Khan, Asif Raza Mir and Saba Faisal in supporting roles.

Director: Nadeem Baig

Writer: Khalil Ur Rehman Qamar

Cast: Huamayun Saeed, Mehwish Hayat, Sohail Ahmed, Kubra Khan, Asif Raza Mir, Saba Faisal

 

Zarrar (2022)

(Available on Dailymotion)

A secret agent named, Zarrar (Shahid) has gone rogue after his homeland, Pakistan has been plunged with corruption when he finds out that a secret international operation has plans to dismantle the Pakistani government and subsequently gain control of its Nuclear Weapons Programme. Aiming to end the seemingly endless cycle of threats, he gets help from a close friend, Colonel Mustajab (Baig). With time running out, Zarrar must act fast in terminating the greatest threat Pakistan has come up against since its inception.

Director: Shaan Shahid

Writer: Shaan Shahid

Cast: Shaan Shahid, Kiran Malik, Nadeem Baig, Hajra Yamin, Nayyar Ejaz

 

The Legend of Maula Jatt (2022)

(Available on Dailymotion)

The film is an adaptation and a soft reboot of the 1979 Lollywood film Maula Jatt. In the film, a local folk hero named Maula Jatt takes on his archnemesis and the leader of a brutal clan, Noori Natt.

Director: Bilal Lashari

Writer: Bilal Lashari

Cast: Fawad Khan, Hamza Ali Abbasi, Humaima Malik, Faris Shafi, Mahira Khan, Gohar Rasheed

 

Ghabrana Ni Hai (2022)

(Available on Dailymotion)

Being an only child to her father, Zubeda (played by Saba Qamar) was raised more like a son to be an empowered woman. She wants justice for her father, and seeks help from officer Sikandar. However, she gets trapped in a love triangle with him and her cousin.

Director: Saqib Khan

Writer: Hassan Zia and Mohsin Khan

Cast: Saba Qamar, Zahid Ahmed, Syed Jibran, Nayyar Ejaz, Saleem Mairaj, Sohail Ahmed

 

Quaid-e-Azam Zindabad (2022)

(Available on Bili Bili)

A film on police, corruption, honesty and professionalism in Karachi, starring Mahira Khan as Jia and Fahad Mustafa as Inspector Gulab.

Director: Nabeel Qureshi

Writer: Nabeel Qureshi and Fizza Ali Meerza

Cast: Fahad Mustafa, Javed Sheikh, Mahira Khan

 

Money Back Guarantee (2023) (unofficial print)

Available on Youtube

In an effort to lift themselves out of their impoverished circumstances, a gang of amateur thieves decide to rob a bank.

Director: Faisal Qureshi

Writer: Faisal Qureshi

Cast: Fawad Khan, Ayesha Omar, Wasim Akram, Mikaal Zulfiqar, Shayan Khan, Mani

 

Chaudhary: The Martyr (2022)

Available on YouTube

A Biopic for police officer Aslam Chaudhry, who was killed in 2014 in a terrorist attack in Karachi, Pakistan. The film is based on true events.

Director: Azeem Sajjad

Writer: Zeeshan Junaid

Cast: Shamoon Abbasi, Tariq Islam, Sana Fakhar, Yasir Hussain

 

Farha (2022)

Available on Netflix

A 14-year-old girl in 1948 Palestine watches from a locked pantry as catastrophe consumes her home.

Director: Darin J. Sallam

Writer: Darin J. Sallam

Cast: Karam Taher, Ashraf Barhom, Ali Suliman

 

Wrong No 2 (2019)

Available on YouTube

A rich heiress Zoya (Neelum Munir) falls in love with a man who is not financially stable. Her father wants Zoya to marry a rich man but finally cedes to her wish. Wrong No 2 is full of romance, thrill, action and comedy, which invites the viewers to witness the spellbinding performances.

Director: Yasir Nawaz

Writer: Danish Nawaz

Cast: Sami Khan, Neelam Muneer, Sana Fakhar, Jawed Sheikh, Shafqat Cheema, Mahmood Aslam, Yasir Nawaz, Shehnaz Pervaiz

 

Superstar (2019)

Available on YouTube

A budding actress Noori (Mahira Khan) meets Sameer (Bilal Ashraf), a famous actor, and immediately falls in love with him. The story revolves around love, betrayal, longing, fame, and films. Noori and Sameer find out, in the course of film, what it means to become a superstar.

Director: Muhammad Ehteshamuddin

Writer: Azaan Sami Khan

Cast: Mahira Khan, Bilal Ashraf, Nadeem Baig, Ali Kazmi, Hania Aamir

 

Laal Kabootar (2019)

Available on YouTube

He's looking for a way out of the city. But his only escape is through a woman looking for revenge.

Director: Kamal Khan

Writer: Ali Abbas Naqvi

Cast: Mansha Pasha, Ahmed Ali Akbar, Rashid Farooqi

 

Na Maloom Afraad 2 (2017)

Available on Youtube

This is a sequel to 2014 comedy "Na Maloom Afrad" ("Unknown men"). Three unfortunate souls plan a big heist on their shortcut to wealth but things go comically wrong along the way.

Director: Nabeel Qureshi

Writer: Nabeel Qureshi, Fizza Ali Meerza

Cast: Hania Aamir, Ashiq Ahmed, Nayyar Ejaz

 

Heer Maan Ja (2019)

Available on YouTube

Heer and Kabeer part ways following a misunderstanding and a tragedy. Years later, there is an encounter which leads to a roller coaster ride of a journey while Heer is in danger. Will Kabir manage to save Heer before time runs out?

Director: Azfar Jafri

Writer: Owais Korai Baloch

Cast: Hareem Farooq, Ali Rehman Khan, Faizan Sheikh

 

7 Din Mohabbat In (2019)

Available on Netflix

The story follows a young man on a quest to find his true love in a crowded Karachi neighborhood. He must overcome the obstacles, both spiritual and physical, to achieve his goals.

Director: Farjad Nabi

Writer: Fasih Bari Khan

Cast: Mahira Khan, Sheheryar Munawar, Rimal Ali

 

Dukhtar (2014)

Available on Netflix

In the mountains of Pakistan, a mother and her ten-year- old daughter flee their home on the eve of the girl's marriage to a tribal leader. A deadly hunt for them begins.

Director: Afia Nathaniel

Writer: Afia Nathaniel

Cast: Samiya Mumtaz, Mohib Mirza, Saleha Aref

 

Chupan Chupai (2019)

Available on Netflix

A comedy of errors revolving around three friends Feddy,

Koki and Teli, stupid by nature and cursed by luck. Their lives take a chilling turn when they cross paths with Babu and his alter ego girlfriend Pari.

Director: Mohsin Ali

Cast: Ahsan Khan, Neelam Muneer, Faizan Khawaja

 

 Pinky Memsab (2018) 

Available on Netflix

The lives of a gullible maid; a beautiful socialite; an ambitious investment banker and a happy go lucky chauffeur are entwined together in Dubai, in this bitter-sweet tale of self discovery.

Director: Shazia Ali Khan

Writer: Shazia Ali Khan

Cast: Hajira Yamin, Kiran Malik, Adnan Jaffar

 

 Cake (2018) 

Available on Netflix

A woman who takes care of her aging parents and their land is joined by her sister when their parents' health worsens.

Director: Asim Abbasi

Writer: Asim Abbasi

Cast: Aamina Sheikh, Sanam Saeed, Adnan Malik

 

 llahyar and the Legend of the Markhor (2018) 

Available on Netflix

Set in the northern regions of Pakistan, the story follows Allahyar, a young and mischievous boy who ends up dealing with circumstances he never thought possible.

Director: Uzair Zaheer Khan

Writer: Uzair Zaheer Khan

Cast: Arieb Azhar, Natasha Humera Ejaz, Azfar Jafri

 

 Teefa in Trouble (2018) 

Available on DVD

Teefa goes to Poland to get Anya to Pakistan to marry Butt gangster's son but lands up in trouble with Anya's gangster father and the Polish police.

Director: Ahsan Rahim

Writers: Ahsan Rahim, Ali Zafar, Danyal Zafar

Cast: Ali Zafar, Maya Ali, Mehmood Aslam

 

 Load Wedding (2018) 

Available on Youtube

A young man gets married before his older sister leaving her bitter, jealous, and without a proper dowry.

Director: Nabeel Qureshi

Writers: Nabeel Qureshi, Fizza Ali Meerza, Mohsin Abbas Haider

Cast: Fahad Mustafa, Mehwish Hayat, Faiza Hasan

 

 

 Chalay Thay Saath (2017) 

Available on Netflix

The Film is based around the character of Rehsam, a Doctor who is on a journey to discover her past and future alongside her friends.

Director: Umer Adil

Writer: Atiya Zaidi

Cast: Syra Shehroz, Kent S. Leung, Mansha Pasha

 

 Chain Aye Na (2017) 

Available on DVD and Youtube

A love story that revolves around Rayyan, a young musician who falls in love with Ruba at first sight. Ruba has no interest in Rayyan as she is happily engaged to Murad.

Director: Syed Noor

Writer: Syed Noor

Cast: Shehroz Sabzwari, Sarish Khan, Adil Murad

 

Mehrunisa V Luv U (2018)

Available on Youtube

A light comedy depicting prevalent social evils, general apathy of people and resolve of some to fight improve the life and surrounding around them.

Director: Yasir Nawaz

Writer: Yasir Nawaz

Cast: Nayyar Ejaz, Danish Taimoor, Sana Javed

 

Balu Mahi (2017)

Available on Netflix

When a young man crashes the wrong wedding, the bride seizes the opportunity to make a run for it and together they attempt to evade her overbearing grandfather.

Director: Haissam Hussain

Writer: Saad Azhar

Cast: Osman Khalid Butt, Ainy Jaffri, Sadaf Kanwal

 

Rangreza (2017)

The story revolves around Reshmi, who belongs to a traditional Qawwal family and has been engaged since childhood to her cousin, Waseem. Conflict arises when Ali, a famous pop star falls in love with Reshmi.

Director: Amir Mohiuddin

Writer: Akhtar Qayyum

Cast: Gohar Raseed, Bilal Ashraf, Urwa Hocane

 

Zindagi Kitni Hasin Hai (2015)

Available on Netflix

It's the story of a young couple struggling with challenges of life. Both are aggressive and follow their own thoughts which affect their relationship. Their reunion becomes complicated gradually.

Director: Anjum Shahzad

Writer: Abdul Khaliq Khan

Cast: Feroze Khan, Sajal Ali, Alyy Khan

 

Lahore Se Aagay (2016)

Available on DVD and Youtube

The story revolves around Moti and his journey from Lahore to the Northern Areas of Pakistan where he meets a female rock star at a concert.

Director: Wajahat Rauf

Writer: Yasir Hussain

Cast: Yasir Hussain, Saba Qamar, Mubashir Malik

 

Malik (2014)

Available on DVD

A man of Pakistan's Elite Special Forces whose life gets entangled with Politics. They soon realize that serving the nation is more complicated than simple following of orders.

Director: Ashir Azeem

Writer: Ashir Azeem

Cast: Ashir Azeem, Farhan Ali Agha, Hassan Niazi

 

Janaan (2016)

Available on Youtube

The story of a Pakhtun girl who returns from Canada to attend her cousin's wedding in Swat, Pakistan and falls in love.

Director: Azfar Jafri

Writer: Osman Khalid Butt

Cast: Armeena Khan, Saad Zia Abbasi, Bilal Ashraf

 

Bahadur: The Revenge of Baba Balaam (2016)

Available on DVD and Youtube

3 children now have a task of defeating Baba Balaam who is rising again.

Director: Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy

Cast: Arisha Razi, Hanzala Shahid, Zuhab Khan

 

Dobara Phir Se (2016)

Available on Youtube

The film revolves around a divorced Pakistani woman based in New York who visits an upscale Connecticut suburb to visit her estranged ex-mother-in-law.

Director: Mehreen Jabbar

Writer: Bilal Sami

Cast: Hareem Farooq, Shamim Hilaly, Adeel Husain

 

Ho Mann Jahaan (2015)

Available on Youtube

Three college friends are passionate for music and face difficulties for their common dream.

Directors: Asim Raza

Writers: Imtisal Abbasi, Rashna Abdi, Yasir Hussain, Asim Raza 

Cast: Mahira Khan, Adeel Husain, Sheheryar Munawar Siddiqui

 

Shaah (2015)

Available on Youtube

The journey of Pakistani Olympian boxer Hussain Shah, who started his life on the streets of Lyari, Karachi as a homeless child and went on to dominate Asian boxing for nearly a decade

Director: Adnan Sarwar

Writer: Adnan Sarwar

Cast: Adnan Sarwar, Gulab Chandio, Kiran Chaudhry

 

Bahadur (2015)

Available on DVD

3 Bahadur is the story of three extraordinary children who rise from the most unlikeliest of places and save their town from the evil that plagues it.

Director: Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy

Writers: Hina Ali, Kamran Khan

Cast: Muneeba Yaseen, Hanzala Shahid, Zuhab Khan

 

Moor (2015)

Available on DVD and Netflix

After the death of the family's matriarch, her husband and son must confront not only the corruption in the society around them, but also the corruption within themselves.

Director: Jami

Writer: Jami

Cast: Joshinder Chaggar, Nayyar Ejaz, Sonia Hussain

 

Karachi Se Lahore (2015)

Available on Youtube

A road trip from Karachi to Lahore where five friends discover themselves and the country amidst reaching their destination

Director: Wajahat Rauf

Writers: Yasir Hussain, Wajahat Rauf (story)

Cast: Shehzad Sheikh, Ayesha Omar, Yasir Hussain

 

Jalaibee (2015)

Available on DVD

Two friends get tangled up in debt with the local mafia called ‘The Unit’. As they look for ways to pay the debt before The Unit comes to collect, they find themselves in deeper waters than they thought.

Director: Yasir Jaswal

Cast: Danish Taimoor, Ali Safina, Wiqar Ali Khan

 

Tamana (2011)

Available on DVD

The film incorporates elements of dark humour, melodrama, crime, passion and revenge and is based on Anthony Shaffer's play, Sleuth.

Director: Steven Moore

Writers: Ijlal Khan, Steven Moore

Cast: Salman Shahid, Omair Rana, Mehreen Raheel

 

Na Maloom Afrad (2016)

Available on DVD and Netflix

The story of three struggling souls, running after their individual ambitions and desires, brought together by one incident that turns their lives into a roller coaster ride of ironic twist and turns.

Director: Nabeel Qureshi

Cast: Javed Sheikh, Fahad Mustafa, Mohsin Abbas Haider

 

Main Hoon Shahid Aafridi (2013)

Available on DVD and Youtube

The film follows a young boy's dream to become Shahid Afridi.

Director: Syed Ali Raza Usama

Writers: Vasay Chaudhry

Cast: Noman Habib, Humayun Saeed, Mahnoor Baloch

 

War (2011)

Available on Youtube

A retired Pakistani security officer returns home to save his country from a major terrorist attack.

Director: Bilal Lashari

Writer: Hassan Waqas Rana

Cast: Shaan Shahid, Hamza Ali Abbasi, Shamoon Abbasi

 

Zinda Bhag (2013)

Available on DVD

Three young men try to escape the reality of their everyday lives, and succeed in ways they had least expected.

Directors: Meenu Gaur, Farjad Nabi

Writers: Meenu Gaur, Farjad Nabi

Cast: Amna Ilyas, Naseeruddin Shah, Khurram Pataras

 

Siyah: The Movie (2015)

Available on Youtube

The use of black magic is prevalent in our society. There is an intricate web of conspiracies that stem from this practice.

Director: Azfar Jafri

Writer: Osman Khalid Butt

Cast: Ahmed Ali Akbar, Hareem Farooq, Qazi Jabbar

 

Boal (2013)

Available on DVD

The story of a female convict on death row, whose last wish is to tell her story to the media

Director: Shoaib Mansoor

Writer: Shoaib Mansoor

Cast: Humaima Malik, Manzar Sehbai, Shafqat Cheema

 

Khuda Kaay Liae (2007)

Available on DVD

Two brothers experience major changes at the hands of Islamic fundamentalists and the U.S. Government, while their female cousin is abducted, forced to marry, and sexually molested.

Director: Shoaib Mansoor

Writers: Shoaib Mansoor, Faiza Mujahid

Cast: Shaan Shahid, Fawad Khan, Iman Ali

 

Yalghar (2017)

Available on DVD

A group of friends find themselves in trouble when one of them receives a note from the gangster to whom he owes money.

Director: Hassan Rana

Writer: Hassan Rana

Cast: Shaan Shahid, Humayun Saeed, Adnan Siddiqui

 

Project Ghazi (2019)

Available on YouTube

A group of scientists aim to produce a new breed of advanced weaponzied soldiers codenamed Project Ghazi, until a group of men try to seize the project.

Director: Nadir Shah

Writer: Syed Mohmmed Ali Raza

Cast: Sheheryar Munawar Siddiqui, Syra Shehroz, Adnan Jaffar