Bol (2011)

A female convict on death row, her last wish is to tell her story to the media.

Director:

Shoaib Mansoor

Writer:

Shoaib Mansoor

Stars:

Humaima Malik, Manzar Sehbai, Shafqat Cheema

1 win & 2 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Humaima Malik	...	Zainub (as Hummaima Mallick)
Manzar Sehbai	...	Hakeem Shafatullah
Shafqat Cheema	...	Saqa Kanjar
Iman Ali	...	Meena
Atif Aslam	...	Mustafa
Irfan Khoosat	...	Master Akhtar Hussain
Zaib Rehman	...	Surrayya Jehan (as Zeb Sajjad)
Amr Kashmiri	...	Saifi
Mahira Khan	...	Ayesha
Mahnoor Khan	...	Sara
Hania Chima	...	Salma (as Haniya Cheema)
Varda Butt	...	Hifza
Aima Khan	...	Haleema
Khayyam Sarhadi	...	Suleiman Dogar
Ali Abbas	...	Saifi's Teacher

Storyline

Zainub Khan has been found guilty by Pakistan's Courts and is to be hanged. Her last wish is to tell her story before the media, and after approval, she relates how her family was compelled to leave Delhi during 1948 and re-locate to Lahore. This is where her father, Hakim Sayed Hashmutallah Khan, married Suraiya, and hoping to sire a son, instead ended up with 7 daughters. The 8th child turned out to be a hermaphrodite and Hashmutullah wanted it dead but Suraiya insisted that she will not let anyone know so as not to shame her husband. They named the child Saifullah, and hired a tutor to teach him at home. After a failed marriage, Zainub returns home, notices that the tutor was molesting her brother and asks him to leave. With dwindling income from his father, unable to attend school, his mother giving birth to still-born babies, his siblings uneducated, Saifullah is then himself compelled to seek employment. It is here he will be sexually molested and subsequently killed by his ...

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Plot Keywords:

pakistan | social drama | social issues | 

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Genres:

Crime | Drama

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Details

Official Sites:

Official site Official site

Country:

Pakistan

Language:

Panjabi English Hindi Urdu

Release Date:

31 August 2011 (USA)

Also Known As:

Говори

Filming Locations:

Lahore, Pakistan

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

$62,473 (USA) (2 September 2011)

Gross:

$153,369 (USA) (9 September 2011)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Eros International, Geo Films, Shoman Production

Technical Specs

Runtime:

165 min (2 parts)

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

The first dialogue of the movie is "Khuda Kay Liye". Incidentally, this is the title of Shoaib Mansoor's earlier film, and his directional debut, "Khuda Kay Liye" (In the name of God).

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Goofs

When Saifi is eating from the hands of Zainab, the shadow of the cameraman on a moving dolly can be seen.

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Connections

References Umrao Jaan (1981)

User Reviews

Did the movie live up to the expectations/hype? YES!

When I was walking into the theatre, I didn't think the movie was going to be very memorable, but I was wrong. The movie hits hard and is a roller coaster ride of emotions. Humour was present to break the seriousness of the film and make the movie even more enjoyable. The acting was pretty convincing with the exception of Atif Aslam. The film direction was superb and so was the story. I heard many say that the movie consisted of too many different plot lines and controversies, but I believe Shoaib Mansoor did a great job tying all loose ends and making the plot solid. It was a HUGE step forward from "Khuda key liye". Shoman does indeed learn fast. The camera work and the sound was astonishingly better than it's predecessor. It was also pretty much entirely based on the elements of realism. It surfaced plenty of tragic, but existing, traits of the lower class society in Pakistan. The movie was thoroughly engulfing. Shoman did, indeed, work his magic yet again! An amazing movie which depicts all that is wrong with the Pakistani society! It's a must watch for everyone!