Zinda Bhaag
Director:Â Meenu Gaur & Farjad Nabi
Pakistan | Urdu, Punjabi
2013 | 114min | Colour
Subtitles: English
Saturday, Nov 1
TIPA, 11:00 AM
What makes a man step into a cargo container that is going to be sealed for days?
Set against the backdrop of the world of illegal immigration, Zinda Bhaag is about three men and their attempts to escape Pakistan … alive. Khaldi, Taambi and Chitta, believe that the only way out… is to the West. Khaldi, goaded by his mother is waiting to join his Uncle’s Minicab business in Birmingham when his visa is rejected. His girlfriend Rubina’s slow but sure success makes his sense of failure acute and he sinks into the quicksand of gambling. Taambi, recently deported from Ukraine, seeks to escape his tyrannical father and takes refuge in Puhlwan’s underworld. The sudden death of a friend provides Chitta an opportunity to get abroad in the form of a stolen Italian passport.
Meenu Gaur &Â Farjad Nabi
A PhD in Film Studies from SOAS, UK, Gaur has an extensive body of work on mainstream media including Indian Mass Media & the Politics of Change,Routledge, 2011. An accomplished film director, she has co-directed the award winning documentary Paradise on a River of Hell. She has also co written and directed the feature Zinda Bhaag (Run for your Life) Pakistan’s first entry for Oscar awards in 50 years.
Award winning documentary filmmaker for films such as Nusrat has Left the Building…But When?, Nabi has broached a wide array of subjects in his films. He has had a long association with print media has produced radio documentaries for BBC Urdu Service. He has written plays for the stage as well as screenplays. He co wrote and directed the feature Zinda Bhaag
Credits
Director: Meenu Gaur & Farjad Nabi
Producer: Mazhar Zaidi
Screenwriter:Â Meenu Gaur & Farjad Nabi
Cinematographer: Satya Rai Nagpaul
Editor: Shan Mohammad
Music: Sahir Ali Bagga
Production Company: Matteela
Cast: Naseerudin Shah, Amnay Ilyas, Khurram Patras
Festival Appearances & Awards
Pakistan’s Official Entry for the Oscars, 2014 – Â Long-listed
Jaipur International Film Festival, 2014 –Â Jury Prize
ARY Film Awards, 2014- Best Film, Best Story, Best Music, Best Actress & Best Playback Singer
Mosaic International South Asian Film Festival, 2013 – Best Film, Best Music & 2 awards for Actors
Asia Pacific Screen Award, 2013 –Â Nominated
New York Indian Film Festival, 2014
Abu Dhabi Film Festival, 2013
Kolkata International Film Festival, 2013
International Film Festival of India in Goa, 2013
