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Pakistani film director, Bilal Lashari’s action thriller Waar is set to make its first world TV premier on Independence Day.
The film will be aired on ARY Digital at 8pm on August 14, as announced on the local television channel’s Facebook page.
Director Lashari said a lot of people missed the theatrical release and have been waiting to watch the action thriller.
"I am glad I can finally show it to people who wanted to watch it," Lashari told Dawn.
Waar, which is Pakistan's highest grossing film, earned a whopping Rs230 million at the local box office.
It was slated to release in 35 countries across the globe. Raking in a business of Rs150 million in the overseas market, Waar has generated a total revenue of around Rs400 million.
Also read: 'Waar' on it's way to global cinemas
With the phenomenal response that Waar received from the audience in Pakistan and abroad, the film will no doubt enthrall the audience when aired on television.
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Aug 06, 2014 07:20pm
Please (and hope it is ) telecast it for international viewers as well who subscribe to the channel overseas. Somehow (and do not understand why) the programs listing and timings are not the same for Pakistani and International audiences. They are shown a few weeks later than the orgianl air time or not at all.
thanks.
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Aug 06, 2014 07:38pm
w0w...this must be like News..for some circles.
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Aug 06, 2014 07:48pm
Cant wait to watch it. Hope this starts a new trend in Pakistani Cinema.
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Aug 06, 2014 08:02pm
Why to showcase a movie about what happens in real in present day Pakistan.You see the bloodshed live and when you want to relax and use movies as a stress-buster you are treated the same havoc on celluloid. Why cant directors create some entertainer and relaxer things rather than violent movies on real violence.Should we be this realistic in movies to as in the teledrams?
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Aug 06, 2014 08:18pm
I might just have actually watched the movie on TV were it not for the ridiculously long commercials breaks every 15 minutes or so. No doubt the 400 million figure will climb up on that account. As for the hapless audience, they shall have to put with never ending QMobiles and colas.
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Aug 06, 2014 09:11pm
So like this would be a 6 hour movie ...97 minutes of actual movie rest would be all advertisement ..they should release it on dvd or blueray or put it back on the cinemas for screening...it was however an epic movie and hopefully the beginning of a new trend in pakistabi cinema
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Aug 06, 2014 09:43pm
Thats nice. I looked for this movie in whole town but couldnt find on dvd or bluray!
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Aug 06, 2014 09:59pm
They should release it on DVD too
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Aug 06, 2014 10:13pm
Saw it on cinema, great movie
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Aug 06, 2014 11:06pm
So this to lure the masses to stay home and watch Tv rather than participate in the Azadi march! Mian sahib are leaving no stone unturned.
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Aug 06, 2014 11:20pm
Waar has never been released in the US and Canada which was a massive market. A missed opportunity by the film makers which I still cannot understand even though Waar did brilliantly here in the UK. Waar also deserves a blu-ray DVD release. Let's see if Ary does justice to the screening on 14th August. Just hoping that there is no news items scrolling at the bottom of the screen and the frequent advertisements.
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Aug 07, 2014 12:16pm
@vinay Look who is saying this, bollywood produced more Pakistan bashing fake story movies, where as this is the only movie from this side and which never mentioned India or Indian in the entire script. For your kind information the events shown are based on true stories.
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Aug 07, 2014 01:39pm
Look forward to watching it. Well done to all.
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Aug 07, 2014 01:46pm
Really miss dislike button.
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Aug 07, 2014 02:55pm
@Ravi Dallas Tx
what is your issue? trolling around Pakistani papers and commented everything which is our internal news.
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Aug 07, 2014 05:59pm
@Tariq, Lahore
Mr. Intelligent, this going to be aired by ARY, not PTV.
You must be a PTI supporter....
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Aug 07, 2014 07:31pm
@Waseem He could be an expat from pakistan too. (unless verified elsewhere) shouldnt assume a nationaility because of name.thanks.
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Aug 07, 2014 08:57pm
They need to show it in India.
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Aug 07, 2014 09:24pm
@vinay, look in your own backyard before commenting.
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Aug 08, 2014 01:13pm
@morat navjot @Syed I didn't emphasize India-Pakistan competition on films making. I strongly condemn violent movies (bollywood too) specially generated out of Ind-Pak hatred or supporting some faiths ideology. India & Pak both are suffering from real violence which are claiming innocent lives.Time's demand is to nurture truth & non-violence among people across borders.We need to treat them with soft entertaining movies. Unfortunately movie makers wish to capitalize ind-Pak emotions for commercial success.Please think neutrally for my point.
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Aug 09, 2014 07:02pm
@vinay i know peoples across the boundary would say this, yes this is true and condemable media is using emotions to make money, but knowing this fact if we hav got this movie n made a mistake by treating india as an enemy, so it means india is treating pakistan as an enemy more thn pakistan does, n making money and playing emotions wid their own peoples, after all we have jus got this one movie, m saying fact, look at it,
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