List of Pakistani films of 2016

This is a partial list of Pakistani films scheduled to release in 2016:

Highest-grossing films

The top 10 films released in 2016 by domestic gross are as follows:

Background color      indicates films are currently in theatres

Highest-grossing films of 2016

Rank	Title	Studio	Gross	Ref
1	Ho Mann Jahaan	The Vision Factory Films	₨15.72 crore (US$1.5 million)	[1]
2	Bachaana	Big Film Entertainment	₨8.05 crore (US$790,000)	[2]
3	Maalik	Media Hub	₨3.9 crore (US$380,000)	[3]
4	Hijrat	FM Studios	₨0.6 crore (US$59,000)	[4]

Events

Award ceremonies

Date	Event	Host	Location	Ref.
April 16	2nd ARY Film Awards	ARY Digital Network	Madinat Jumeirah, Dubai, UAE	[5][6]
April 23	4th Hum Awards	Hum Network Limited	Expo Center, Karachi, Sindh	[7]

Releases

January – April

Opening		Title	Genre	Director	Cast	Ref.
J A N
	1	Ho Mann Jahaan	Musical/Romance	Asim Raza	Mahira Khan, Sonya Jehan, Sheheryar Munawar, Adeel Hussain, Bushra Ansari, Nimra Bucha, Arshad Mehmood, Munawar Siddiqui, Jamal Shah	[8]
F E B	26	Bachaana	Romance-thriller	Nasir Khan	Mohib Mirza, Sanam Saeed, Adeel Hashmi	[9]
A P R	8	Maalik	Action-thriller	Ashir Azeem	Ashir Azeem, Farhan Ali Agha, Sajid Hassan, Hassan Niazi, Adnan Shah Tipu, Mohammed Ehteshamuddin, Rashid Farooqi, Tatmain ul Qalb, Mariam Ansari, Pakiza, Lubna Aslam	[10]
	22	Hijrat	Romantic-thriller	Farooq Mengal	Asad Zaman, Rabia Butt, Noman Ejaz, Nadeem Baig, Salma Agha, Ayub Khoso, Rubab Ali, Wiam Dahmani, Mareeha Safdar, Zaib Rehman, Jamal Shah, Durdana Butt, Sana Nawaz	[11]

May – August

Opening		Title	Genre	Director	Cast	Ref.
M A Y	6	Mah e Mir	Biographical	Anjum Shahzad	Fahad Mustafa, Iman Ali, Sanam Saeed, Manzar Sehbai, Alyy Khan	[12]
	20	Aksbandh	Horror	Emran Hussain	Bilal Yousufzai, Danial Afzal, Saud Imtiaz, Ayaz Samoo, Shehzeen Rahat, Mahrukh Rizvi, Arshad Ali	[13]
J U L	7	Dobara Phir Se	Romantic Drama	Mehreen Jabbar	Adeel Hussain, Hareem Farooq, Tooba Siddiqui, Sanam Saeed, Atiqa Odho, Ali Kazmi, Shaz Khan, Musa Khan	[14]
		Sawaal 700 Crore Dollar Ka	Action-Thriller	Jamshed Jan Muhammad	Ghulam Mohiuddin, Javaid Sheikh, Shamoon Abbasi, Ismail Tara, Nayyar Ejaz, Iftikhar Thakur, Ali Mohiuddin, Qurat Ul Ain	[14]
		Tum Hi To Ho	Action-Drama	Sangeeta	Danish Taimoor, Quratulain Balouch, Mathira, Lucky Ali
		Zindagi Kitni Haseen Hai	Romantic Drama	Anjum Shehzad	Feroze Khan, Sajal Ali, Alyy Khan, Nayyar Ejaz, Shafqat Cheema, Jibrayl Ahmed Rajput	[14]

September - December

Opening		Title	Genre	Director	Cast	Ref.
S E P	12	Ishq 2020	Romance-comedy	Najaf Bilgrami	Muneeb Butt, Sanam Chaudhry, Mariyam Ansari, Komal Aziz Khan, Furqan Qureshi	[15]
		Chupan Chupai	Comedy thriller	Mohsin Ali	Ahsan Khan, Neelam Muneer, Faizan Khawaja, Sakina Samo, Talat Hussain, Adnan Jaffar, Rehan Sheikh	[16]

References

1. "Ho Mann Jahaan Worldwide Business". BOD. Retrieved 15 February 2016.
2. "Bachaana 3rd Week Update :: Excellent Trend". BOD. Retrieved 16 March 2016.
3. "Maalik Pakistan Business Update :: Nearing 4cr". BOD. Retrieved 22 April 2016.
4. "Hijrat Week One Business Pakistan :: A Washout". BOD. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
5. "It’s official: ARY Film Awards 2016 to be held in Dubai!". ARY News. January 17, 2016. Retrieved January 28, 2016.
6. "ARY Film Awards are back...this time in Dubai". HIP. December 31, 2016. Retrieved January 28, 2016.
7. "It’s official: ARY Film Awards 2016 to be held in Dubai!". HIP. Retrieved April 11, 2016.
8. "Mahira Khan’s "Ho Mann Jahaan" to be released on January 1, 2016". Daily Pakistan. Ali Zain. Retrieved 7 October 2015.
9. "Sanam Saeed-Mohib Mirza starrer Bachaana set for a February 26 release". DAWN.com. Retrieved 5 January 2016.
10. "The story of every Pakistani : ‘Maalik’ all set to release on April 8". Daily Times. Retrieved 21 March 2016.
11. "‘Hijrat’ to release on April 22". The Express Tribune. Retrieved 21 March 2016.
12. "‘Mah-e-Meer’ to hit theatres on May 6". The Express Tribune. Retrieved 19 April 2016.
13. "Pakistan’s first found footage film to release May 20". The Express Tribune. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
14. "Films set for Eid ul Fite release in Pakistan". BOD. Retrieved 21 March 2016.
15. "Ishq 2020, upcoming movie of Pakistan".
16. "Ahsan Khan calls his next big screen venture a 'huge entertainer'".

External links

• Search Pakistani film - IMDB.com