Dobara Phir Se

Dobara Phir Se is a 2016 Pakistani romantic drama film directed by Mehreen Jabbar who co-produced it as well, written by Bilal Sami and a production of ARY Films.^[1] The film is produced by Salman Iqbal and co-produced by Mohammad Jerjees Seja.^[2] The film stars Ali Kazmi, Hareem Farooq, Adeel Hussain, Tooba Siddiqui, Sanam Saeed, Atiqa Odho, Shaz Khan, and child actor, Musa Khan. The film was released on 25 November 2016.^[3]

Dobara Phir Se
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Mehreen Jabbar
Written by	Bilal Sami
Produced by	Salman Iqbal Jerjees Seja Mehreen Jabbar Ilana Rossein
Starring	Adeel Hussain Sanam Saeed Hareem Farooq Ali Kazmi Tooba Siddiqui
Cinematography	Andreas Burgess
Edited by	Dipika Kalra
Music by	Haniya Aslam Justin Gray
Production company	ARY Films
Distributed by	ARY Films
Release date	25 November 2016 (2016-11-25) (Pakistan)
Country	Pakistan
Language	Urdu
Box office	Rs. 10.50 crore (US$360,000)

Plot

Film's story revolves around a character of a divorced Pakistani woman based in New York City who meets an ambitious Hammad (Adeel Hussain). The film explores their relationship and eventual challenges as they begin to grow feelings for one another.

Cast

• Hareem Farooq as Zainab Rehman
• Adeel Hussain as Hammad Farooqui
• Sanam Saeed as Samar
• Ali Kazmi as Vassay
• Tooba Siddiqui as Natasha
• Atiqa Odho as Ammi, Zainab step-mother
• Shaz Khan as Asim
• Musa Khan as Zaid
• Adnan Saeed as Jason
• Malika Zafar as Tania
• James Koroni as Choreographer
• Michelle Sohn as Young mother

Guest appearances

• Shamim Hilaly as Maa Ji, Hammad's mother
• Sonia Rehman as Rabia, Hammad's sister

Production

The director announced film title in July 2015 that she is about to start this project soon.^[4] The film is produced by distribution company ARY Films.^[1] The director revealed film's cast and crew on 18 August 2015 in her tweet.^[5]

Filming

Film shooting began on 23 August in New York City. On 28 August, a scene was short over Bridge Street Bridge.^[6][7] In the last week of August, scenes were shot at Jennings Beach and Lake Mohegan.^[8] First spell of film ended in New York at end of September's first week.^[9]

Release

The film is released in Pakistan across the Country on 25 November 2016.^[10]

Accolades

Ceremony	Category	Recipient	Result	Reference
16th Lux Style Awards	Best Film	Dobara Phir Se	Nominated	[11]
	Best Film Director	Mehreen Jabbar	Nominated
	Best Supporting Actor in a Film	Ali Kazmi	Nominated
	Best Supporting Actress in a Film	Sanam Saeed	Won
		Tooba Siddiqui	Nominated
	Best Female Playback in a Film	Haniya Aslam for Dobara Phir Se	Nominated

Soundtrack

• "Dobara Phir Se" - Haniya Aslam, Ali Hamza
• "Lar Gaiyaan" - Zarish Hafeez, Shiraz Uppal
• "Khamoshi" - Jimmy Khan
• "Rasta Tham Gaya" - Rekha Bhardwaj
• "Raske Bhare Tore Nain" - Arooj Aftab
• "Hone Do" - Jimmy Khan, Sara Haider
• "Wo Kaisi Ho Gee" - Jimmy Khan