Siyaah Explained

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Director:Azfar Jafri
Producer:Imran Raza Kazmi
Screenplay:Azfar Jafri
Osman Khalid Butt
Starring:Hareem Farooq
Qazi Jabbar
Mahnoor Usman
Ahmed Ali Akbar
Music:Ahmed Ali
Editing:Sameer Hamdani
Azfar Jafri
Studio:IRK Films
Distributor:Footprint Entertainment
Country:Pakistan
Language:Urdu

Siyaah (Urdu: سیاہ, Black) is a 2013 Pakistani horror thriller film directed by Azfar Jafri[1] and written by Osman Khalid Butt with a screenplay also by Khalid and Jafri. The film stars Hareem Farooq, Qazi Jabbar, Mahnoor Usman and Ahmed Ali Akbar. The film is revolves around dissociative identity disorder.[2]

Plot

Zara loses her child due to miscarriage. Bilal and Zara decide to adopt a child but they don't know what is going to happen to them. Child they as adopt is a ghost. They will not know what is this either a personality disorder or a real ghost.

Cast

Release

Film teaser released on 15 June 2012 on YouTube.The film released nationwide on 15 March 2013.[4] Released by Cinepax and Footprint Entertainment, the film is rated U.[5]

Accolades

Ceremony Category Recipient Result
13th Lux Style AwardsBest FilmSiyaah
Best Film DirectorAzfar Jafri
Best Film ActressHareem Farooq
Mahnoor Usman
4th Pakistan Media AwardsBest Film Actress Hareem Farooq

Television series

Siyaah Series is a Pakistani horror anthology television series created by Imran Raza and Hareem Farooq for Green Entertainment. Originally premiering on July 15, 2023, series serves as a spin-off/companion series to 2013 film of the same name. The series consists of 25 stories and each have a different cast members.[6] [7]

Episodes

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Sher . Khan. Small budget Siyaah may pave way for indie film-makers. 28 January 2013. Tribune.
  2. News: Siyaah: A story of black magic. 14 February 2013. The Express Tribune. 3 July 2012.
  3. News: Sher . Khan. Siyaah — a project backed by theatre artists. 6 March 2013. Tribune.
  4. News: Kamran Jawaid. Muhammad. Shining Hope. 24 March 2013. DAWN.
  5. News: MAGAZINE. INPAPER. Premier: Oh, the Horror!. 24 March 2013. DAWN.
  6. Web site: All the stars set to star in upcoming anthology TV series Siyaah. 3 May 2023. Dawn.
  7. Web site: Siyaah Series Is a Promising Addition to the Horror Realm. Zainab Mossadiq. 17 July 2023. 16 March 2024. Galaxy Lollywood.