The crowd stands in the sweltering heat among the shouts of the street vendors, the Bollywood music from the local store and the smoke from the burning trash, but then, comes an interesting sight in the city of Karachi: a girl riding on a motorbike.
Khel Khel Mein, starring Sajal Ali and Bilal Abbas Khan, is the first Pakistani film to be released in cinemas after pandemic. On October 15, the National Command and Operations Centre decided to reopen cinemas for fully vaccinated people and with strict SOP implementation. But when most cinemas shared their long-awaited line-up, people were a little disappointed as there were no local films slated for immediate release. Although filmmaker Abu Aleeha confirmed that his film Sheenogai, starring stunt biker Marina Syed, will be the first to hit cinemas, Filmwala Pictures and Sajal have announced that Khel Khel Mein is the first movie to be released after cinemas reopened last we.
Blank screens are all set to light up with action, adventure, horror and sci-fi as cinemas across Pakistan prepare to reopen doors to audiences on October 22, Friday. On October 15, the National Command and Operations Centre (NCOC) announced relaxations in coronavirus restrictions and decided to reopen cinemas for fully vaccinated people with strict SOP implementation. So if you are itching to grab a bucket of popcorn and watch your favourite movies on the big screen outdoors, you are in for some good news. Cinemas across the country have shared their long-awaited line-up of movies ranging from adventure, horror to epic science fiction, all set to start hitting the screen from.