Jawani Phir Nahi Ani

Jawani Phir Nahi Ani

• Introduction

Jawani Phir Nahi cuckoo (Urdu: جوانی پھر نہیں آنی), generally abbreviated as JPNA may be a 2015 Pakistani journey comedy film directed by Nadeem Baig. It was co-produced by Humayun Saeed, Salman Iqbal and Shahzad Nasib at Saeed's production house, Six letters and. It is the primary installment within the Jawani Phir Nahi cuckoo film series, The film stars Humayun Saeed, Hamza Ali Abbasi, Ahmad Ali Butt, Vasay Chaudhry, Mehwish Hayat, and Sohai Ali Abro. The supporting cast includes Jawed Sheikh, Ismail Tara, Bushra Ansari, Ayesha Khan, Sarwat Gillani, and Uzma Khan. The film is about a single man who is a divorce lawyer. He takes his 3 married friends on a visit to assist them to escape their wives.

The film was shot in various locations in Thailand including Bangkok, Pattaya, and Coral IslandA few scenes were shot in Karachi. On 5 June 2015, the film wrapped and post-production began. The film was released on 25 September 2015 in Iran, the Middle East, Gulf countries, South Africa, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, North Africa, and Europe. It had a large domestic distribution in West Pakistan, opening at eighty cinemas. It received mixed reviews from film critics however had money success. However, the film was widely appreciated. The film grossed ₨ 494.4 million, worldwide and became the highest grossing Pakistani film to that date, breaking the record of Waar (2013).

·        Plot

Three childhood friends, Saif (Hamza Ali Abbasi), Sheikh (Vasay Chaudhry) and Pervez (Ahmad Ali Butt), have settled down in married life but are afraid of their wives. Their friend fortified wine (Humayun Saeed), a divorce lawyer, returns to Pakistan from the United States and finds that all his friends are in miserable marriages. Sherry treats the wives well so that they allow their husbands to accompany Sherry on a road trip to Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Sherry really plans to require the lads to Bangkok to feature excitement to their lives.

In Bangkok, fortified wine meets a lady named dock (Mehwish Hayat) and that they fall soft on. However, once fortified wine learns that dock is that the girl of a criminal offense boss named Bichi Don (Ismail Tara), he desires to depart Bangkok to induce faraway from dock.

The men's wives, having learned of the deception, arrive at the Bangkok hotel where the group is staying. Pervez tries to kill by jumping off the building however is saved once he lands in a very pool. Sherry tells the wives that the trip was the comfort station plan and not his. The wives demand divorces from their husbands, saying they can no longer trust them.

A few months pass and also the 3 friends learn that fortified wine is to marry Zoya (Sohai Ali Abro). She is that the girl of Mehboob Khan (Javed Sheikh), a rich person in the metropolis. Zoya is that the representative nouveau riche child, who insists on speaking with a strong American-English accent and abbreviates expressions like "OMG" (Oh my God) and "MA" (Masha'Allah). She enjoys spending her father's money carelessly. Zoya's mother (Bushra Ansari), worries about her daughter's attitude.

When the 3 friends gain Sherry's wedding, he asks them not to tell Zoya and her family about Marina. Bichi Don arrives at the marriage and introduces himself as "Ya Sheikh", a friend of Mehboob Khan. Sherry tells everyone that his friend, Saif's nickname is also Sherry. The farce is that no one knows which Sherry anyone is talking about.

Two days before the marriage, Marina arrives. Sherry desires Marina's father to reject him as a possible relative-in-law, so he pretends to be a homosexual. The ploy works and dock and her father leave, only to return on the day of the wedding. Mehboob Khan and Marina's father, (Ya Sheikh) argue about Sherry and this results in both men rejecting Sherry as a potential son-in-law.

·        Cast

•  Humayun Saeed as Sheriyar a.k.a Sherry
•  Hamza Ali Abbasi as Saif Ahmed a.k.a Saif/Sherry
•  Ahmad Ali Butt as Parvez (Pipi)
•  Vasey Chaudhry as Sheikh
•  Ayesha Khan as Kubra (Saif's wife)
•  Sohai Ali Abro as Zoya
• Mehwish Hayat as Marina
•  Sarwat Gillani as Gul (Sheikh's wife)
• Uzma Khan as Lubna (Parvez's wife)
•  Jawed Sheikh as Mehboob Khan (Zoya's father)
•  Bushra Ansari as Jabbo (Zoya's mother)
•  Ismail town as Don / Yaa ruler (Marina's father)
•   Bashar Amir Shafi as Pipi's son (child artist)

·        Production

The film was shot in varied locations in Thailand together with Bangkok, Pattaya and Coral Island.A few scenes were shot in Karachi. On 5 June 2015, the film wrapped and post-production began.

Soundtrack

No.      Title     Singer(s)         Length

1.         "Khul Jaye Botal"        Mika Singh, Tehreem Muniba, Shani Haider 04:28

2.         "Dance the Party"       Ali Gul Pir, Shuja Haider         3:05

3.         "Jalwa" Sana Zulfiqar, Sahir Ali Bagga           4:41

4.         "Jay Mundiya" Sana Zulfiqar, Shani Haider   04:58

5.         "Aisa Jorh Hai"            Sara Raza Khan, Nabeel Shaukat Ali            05:19

6.         "Jawani Phir Nahi Ani"            Ahmad Ali Butt, Faiza Mujahid, Noor Jahan  03:43

Release

On 19 September 2015, Jawani Phir Nahi Ani had its premiere screening in the Cine Star IMAX Theater, Lahore. Selected media personnel and celebrities, including Mahesh Bhatt, attended. The premiere in Karachi was held on 20 September 2015 on 23 September 2015, the film premiered in Dubai and on 24 September 2015 in New York City. The Chicago premiere was prevailed twenty-six September twenty-six 2015 and also the l.  a.   premiere on twenty-seven September 2015.

Reception

The late Thursday night public premier screenings of Jawani Phir Nahi cuckoo in Pakistan's main cinemas collected Rs. 30 Lacs. On 25 September 2015 (Eid al-Azha) the film's cinemas were full and approximately Rs. 2 crores were collected.

The film collected Rs. 2.7 crores on its second day of screening. The total over the first two days was approximately Rs. 5 crores. The film collected over Rs. 27 crores on the first Sunday of its release. The international earnings on the first weekend were Rs. 2.5 crore