Verna (2017)

A married couple's life falls apart as they face extraordinary circumstances.

Director:

Shoaib Mansoor

Writer:

Shoaib Mansoor

Stars:

Mahira Khan, Haroon Shahid, Zarrar Khan

1 win & 1 nomination.

Cast

Credited cast:
Mahira Khan	...	Sara
Haroon Shahid	...	Aami
Zarrar Khan	...	Sultan
Rasheed Naz	...	Khanzada
Naimal Khawar	...	Mahgul
Salmaan Shaukat	...	Jamil
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Shahnaz Aftab
Malik Ata Muhammad Khan
Shahid Mir	...	Judge
Shehzad Mir	...	Politician
Fahad Ali Panni	...	Interior Minister
Tariq Rahim
Iram Rehman
Shahzana Wasim	...	Governer's Wife
Shahnawaz Zaidi

Storyline

A married couple's life falls apart as they face extraordinary circumstances.

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Plot Keywords:

life | 

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Genres:

Crime | Drama | Thriller

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Did You Know?

Trivia

This is Shoib Mansoor's 3rd feature film as a director.

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Goofs

The scene in F-9 Park when Goons took Haroon's sister, Haroon's voice was so obvious that it was dubbed.

User Reviews

Strong topic, silly movie.

The movie had a good topic, something to shout about but delivered a utterly silly plot hole ridden film. A message which got confused in the seemingly endless sub topics, I wish this film was grittier, darker and less imaginary than it was; so that it could connect with people on a deeper social level. This was just glossing over the real message so not to cause controversy, so much could have been done with the initial basic idea.

Shoaib Mansoor's previous two movies were better and actually tackled things head on and confidently made a statement, Verna in comparison was at best extremely watered down.

A little comical at times due to scenes and plots not being developed enough, for what was marked as a serious release.

Pakistani film making has to stop backtracking on things already explored and be smarter about what's being released, and how stories develop.

The focus has always been on the cast and what actor or actress is playing the lead etc. If the emphasis on the importance of which actors are cast is ignored then maybe things will progress.

Details

Official Sites:

Verna - Official Facebook Page Verna - Official Twitter Account

Country:

Pakistan

Language:

Urdu Pushto

Release Date:

17 November 2017 (USA)

Also Known As:

Verna

Filming Locations:

Islamabad, Pakistan

Box Office

Budget:

PKR20,000,000 (estimated)

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$168,552

Company Credits

Production Co:

Shoman Production

Technical Specs

Runtime:

158 min

Sound Mix:

6-Track Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1