List of Pakistani films of 2018 explained

This is a list of Pakistani films released in 2018. Jawani Phir Nahi Ani 2 is the all time grossing pakistani film released on EidulAzha this year.

Highest grossing films

See also: List of highest-grossing Pakistani films. The top 10 films released in 2018 by worldwide gross are as follows:

Background color indicates the current releases

Highest-grossing films of 2018! Rank! Title! Studio! Gross! Ref.

1	Jawani Phir Nahi Ani 2	Six Sigma Plus Salman Iqbal Films ARY Films		^[1] ^[2]
2	Teefa in Trouble	Lightingale Productions Geo Films		^[3]
3	Parwaaz Hai Junoon	Momina & Duraid Films		^[4]
4	The Donkey King	Talisman Studios Geo Films		^[5] ^[6]
5	Parchi	IRK Films ARY Films		^[7]
6	Load Wedding	Filmwala Pictures		^[8]
7	7 Din Mohabbat In	Excellency Films Dawn Films
8	Cake	Parvez Malik Films Excellency Films
9	Azaadi	Excellency Films ARY Films
10		Waadi Animations ARY Films		^[9]

Events

Award ceremonies

Date	Event	Host	Location
22 February 2018	17th Lux Style Awards		Karachi, Pakistan
28 July 2018	6th Hum Awards	Bushra Ansari and Ahmad Ali Butt	Hamilton, Ontario, Toronto, Canada
1 September 2018	3rd Hum Style Awards		Karachi, Pakistan
9 September 2018	2nd IPPA Awards	Ali Kazmi	London, England

Film festivals

Date	Event	Host	Location	Ref.
30 March - 2 April	Pakistan International Film Festival (PIFF)		Karachi, Pakistan
6 to 9 July	2nd Pakistan Film Festival (New York)		New York, United States	^[10]

Releases

January – April

Opening		Title	Director	Cast	Ref.
	5	Parchi	Azfar Jafri	Hareem Farooq, Ali Rehman Khan, Shafqat Cheema, Ahmed Ali, Usman Mukhtar, Shafqat Khan, Faiza Saleem	^[11]
	2	Allahyar & The Legend of Markhor	Uzair Zaheer Khan	Produced by 3rd World Studios :- Characters voiced by: Natasha Humera Ejaz, Ali Noor	^[12]
		Maan Jao Na	Aabis Raza	Elnaaz Norouzi, Adeel Chaudhry, Ayaz Samoo, Hajra Yameen, Ghana Ali, Naeem Haq, Asif Raza Mir, Asma Abbas, Nayyer Ejaz
		Pari	Syed Atif Ali	Qavi Khan, Rasheed Naz, Saleem Mairaj
	9	Azad	Rehan Sheikh	Sanam Saeed, Rehan Sheikh, Nimra Bucha, Angeline Malik, Zahid Ahmed, Salman Shahid, Sabreen Hisbani, Imran Abbas	^[13]
	16	Aks	Asif Parvez	Roma Khan, Faiza Asif, Arslan Sheraz, Jyoti Doger, Shyraa Roy, Meera, Fahad Rajpoot
	23	Tick Tock	Umer Hassan	Ahsan Khan, Alyy Khan, Maria Memon and Ghulam Mohiuddin	^[14]
	30	Cake	Asim Abbasi	Aamina Sheikh, Sanam Saeed, Adnan Malik, Faris Khalid, Hira Hussain	^[15]
	20	Motorcycle Girl	Adnan Sarwar	Sohai Ali Abro, Samina Peerzada	^[16]
	25	Your Order Has Arrived	Hassan Islma	Hassan Islam, Many More

May – August

Opening		Title	Director	Cast	Ref.
		7 Din Mohabbat In	Meenu Gaur & Farjad Nabi	Mahira Khan, Sheheryar Munawar, Jawed Sheikh, Amna Ilyas, Ayesha Omer, Hina Dilpazeer, Mira Sethi, Imran Aslam, Rimal Ali, Aamir Qureshi.	^[17]
		Azaadi	Imran Malik	Moammar Rana, Sonya Hussain, Nadeem Baig	^[18]
		Na Band Na Baraati	Mehmood Akhtar	Mikaal Zulfiqar, Shayan Khan, Qavi Khan, Ali Kazmi and Atiqa Odho	^[19]
		Wajood	Jawed Sheikh	Danish Taimoor, Saeeda Imtiaz	^[20]
	29	Shor Sharaba	Hasnain Hyderabadwala	Adnan Khan, Rabi Peerzada, Meera	^[21] ^[22]
	6	Jackpot	Shoaib Khan	Jawed Sheikh, Noor Hassan Rizvi, Sanam Chaudhry, Sana Fakhar
	20	Teefa in Trouble	Ahsan Rahim	Ali Zafar, Maya Ali	^[23]
		Jawani Phir Nahi Ani 2	Nadeem Baig	Humayun Saeed, Ahmed Ali Butt, Fahad Mustafa, Mawra Hocane Kubra Khan, Vasay Chaudhry, Uzma Khan, Sarwat Gilani	^[24]
		Load Wedding	Nabeel Qureshi	Fahad Mustafa, Mehwish Hayat, Samina Ahmed, Noor Ul Hasan, Faiza Hasan, Qaiser Piya	^[25]
		Parwaaz Hai Junoon	Haseeb Hassan	Hamza Ali Abbasi, Ahad Raza Mir, Hania Amir, Kubra Khan	^[26]
	15	Indus Blues	Jawad Sharif	Mai Dhai, Krishan Laal Bheel, Faqir Zulfiqar, Ejaz Sarhadi, Sachu Khan, Zohaib Hassan, Ustad Ziauddin	^[27] ^[28]

September – December

Opening		Title	Director	Cast	Ref.
	13	The Donkey King	Aziz Jindani	Jan Rambo, Ismail Tara, Hina Dilpazeer, Ghulam Mohiuddin, Jawed Sheikh	^[29]
	15	72 Ghantay	Anjum Parvez	Mohsin Mushtaq, Anjum Parvez, Rukhsar Ali, Diya Butt, Honey Albela, Sadaf, Shahzada Baghi, Ibrar Hashmi, Mishi
	23	Altered Skin	Adnan Ahmed	Robin Dunne, Salman Shahid, Nimra Bucha, Khalid Aman, Mansha Pasha, Ali Kazmi and Aamir Qureshi.
	7	Pinky Memsaab	Shazia Ali Khan	Hajra Yamin, Kiran Malik, Adnan Jafar, Khalid Ahmed, Hajra Khan and Shameem Hilaly	^[30] ^[31]
	14		Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy	Zuhab Khan, Arisha Razi, Bashar Shafi, Mehwish Hayat, Fahad Mustafa, Sarwat Gillani, Nimra Bucha, Behroze Sabzwari, Sarwan Ali Palijo	^[32] ^[33]
	17	Nagin	Ahmad Virk	Kiran Malik, Farooq Ali Sheikh, Usman Chaudhary, Maqsood Anwar, Naveed Khan, Asif Shahzad

Notes and References

1. https://www.facebook.com/ARYFilmsOfficial/photos/a.590533421082614/1521783921290888 ARY Films
2. Web site: 'Jawani Phir Nahi Ani 2' makes history in cinema industry of Pakistan. 4 April 2019. TimesofIslamabad.com. 4 April 2019.
3. Web site: 'Teefa in Trouble' crosses Rs 50 crore run at the box office. Daily Times. 1 April 2019.
4. https://www.facebook.com/ParwaazHaiJunoon/photos/a.2072593099436818/2296603407035785 Parwaaz Hai Junoon
5. Web site: The Donkey King 17 Weeks Boxoffice Collection: Mega Blockbuster. 9 February 2019. EntertainmentPk.com.
6. https://www.facebook.com/148763198979658/posts/496383614217613 The Donkey King
7. Web site: Pakistani films in 2018 / Total earning / Lollywood online. 23 August 2018.
8. https://www.facebook.com/loadwedding/photos/a.166565034029846/239098920109790 Load Wedding
9. Web site: 3 BAHADUR RISE OF THE WARRIORS REACHES 6 CRORE!. 31 January 2019. 31 January 2019. EntertainmentPk.com.
10. News: Second Pakistan Film Festival to be held in New York. Geo News.
11. News: 8 firsts by 'Parchi' that you didn't know about. 3 January 2018. The Express Tribune. 28 December 2017.
12. News: Three local releases to clash at box office this weekend. 31 January 2018. 5 February 2018. The Express Tribune.
13. News: Rehan Sheikh's Azad to release on 9th Feb 2018!. 11 January 2018. 13 January 2018. HIP. Ifrah Salman.
14. News: Ahsan Khan on his upcoming animated film, Tick Tock. 23 February 2018. 3 February 2018. The News.
15. News: The trailer for Aamina Sheikh and Sanam Saeed's Cake is out now. 22 December 2017. 4 January 2018. Dawn Images.
16. News: Sohai Ali Abro is breaking many stereotypes in 'Motorcycle Girl' trailer. 29 March 2018. 29 March 2018. The Express Tribune.
17. News: 2018 in movies. 27 November 2017. 2 December 2017. The News.
18. News: WATCH: Trailer of Moammar Rana, Sonya Hussyn starrer 'Azaadi' released. 27 March 2018. 27 March 2018. ARY News.
19. News: Na Band Na Baraati release pushed forward, will hit cinemas on Eid-ul-Fitr. 29 May 2018. 29 May 2018. Dawn Images.
20. News: Javed Sheikh's teaser for Wajood is out now. 26 April 2018. 28 April 2018. Dawn Images.
21. News: Jackpot pushes the industry back by decades. Samaa TV. 9 July 2018. 27 August 2018. Omair Alavi.
22. News: Shor Sharaba - Reviews. Mag The Weekly. 14 July 2018. 27 August 2018. Omair Alavi.
23. News: Ali Zafar unveils teaser of Teefa in Trouble in great style at PSL opening ceremony. 22 February 2018. 22 February 2018. Something Haute.
24. News: Mehwish Hayat, Fahad Mustafa to reunite in Load Wedding. Pakistan Today. 9 December 2017. 9 December 2017.
25. News: Here's why Fahad Mustafa & Mehwish Hayat's next is titled 'Load Wedding'. 24 April 2018. 12 June 2018. Something Haute. Muna Moini.
26. News: Parwaaz Hai Junoon's release date postponed. 24 May 2018. 24 May 2018. Dawn Images.
27. Web site: Indus blues nominated for RIFFA . The Nation . 13 September 2018.
28. Web site: Screenings . 2020-09-09 . Indus Blues . en-US.
29. News: Rida Lodhi. Animated Pakistani film 'The Donkey King' will push you to follow your dreams. 20 August 2018. The Express Tribune. 20 August 2018.
30. News: Pinky Memsaab's trailer hints at big dreams and bigger disappointments. Dawn Images.
31. News: Upcoming film 'Pinky Memsaab' will take you on a journey of self discovery. Dawn Images.
32. Web site: 3 BAHADUR RISE OF THE WARRIORS REACHES 6 CRORE!. 31 January 2019. 31 January 2019. EntertainmentPk.com.
33. News: The 3 Bahadur make superhero friends and dangerous enemies in new trailer. 25 October 2018. 25 October 2018. Dawn Images. Irfan ul Haq.