From its cast members’ controversial statements to comparisons with Hollywood and Bollywood bro-mances, with accusations of promoting immorality thrown in for good measure, Jawani Phir Nahi Ani has remained firmly in the limelight for the past few months now.
Sarwat Gillani, a far cry in real life from the domineering wife she portrays in the film, with husband Fahad Mirza.
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From its cast members’ controversial statements to comparisons with Hollywood and Bollywood bro-mances, with accusations of promoting immorality thrown in for good measure, Jawani Phir Nahi Ani has remained firmly in the limelight for the past few months now. With the comedy hitting screens across the country on Friday, we can finally make up our own minds and decide once and for all if the hullabaloo was justified or not.JPNA boasts of an ensemble cast made up of the biggest names in entertainment. “We might have left out four or five people, everyone else is part of the film,” writer Vasay Chaudhry jokingly told us in an earliest interview. He’s not far off the mark, for those with starring roles include Chaudhry himself as well as Humayun Saeed, Ahme
d Ali Butt, Hamza Ali Abbasi, Bushra Ansari, Sarwat Gillani, Aisha Khan, Mehwish Hayat, Sohai Ali Abro, Javed Sheikh and Ismail Tara. TV veteran Nadeem Baig is in the director’s chair for the film which describes itself as “revolving around four friends who are suffering from the pressures of life, marriage and responsibilities. To take a break, they plan a journey of a lifetime,
Leading ladies Mehwish Hayat and Sohai Ali Abro stun in Nomi Ansari and Feeha Jamshed respectively.
which leads to chaos, fun, comedy and party.” If the sight of biryani, payee and barbeque gets to be too much this Eid, take refuge in the cool confines of a theatre near you and give JPNA a shot – the lighthearted fare might turn out to be just what the doctor ordered. For now, we bring you a few glimpses of the film’s star-studded premieres held earlier this week in Lahore and Karachi.
Writer-turned-actor Vasay Chaudhry with wife Mahera.
Her style choices are questionable but her graciousness remains intact. Meera Jee was magnanimous enough to turn up at the Karachi premiere of JPNA to support the cast.
Nomi Ansari (pictured here with model Huma) took time out of his busy schedule during fashion week to attend the film’s Lahore premiere.
Deepak Perwani made an appearance at the Karachi premiere.
