Anjuman
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Directed by	Yasir Nawaz
Based on	Anjuman (film) by Safdar Masud
Produced by	Tarang Housefull
Starring	Imran Abbas Naqvi Sara Loren Alyy Khan Sohai Ali Abro Farah Nadir
Edited by	Wajahatullah Khan
Production company	Mastermind
Distributed by	Geo Films
Running time	110 minutes
Country	Pakistan
Language	Urdu
Box office	Rs. 1.90 crore (US$66,000)[1]

Anjuman is a Pakistani romantic drama telefilm directed by Yasir Nawaz. It is a remake of the same name released in 1970, starred by Waheed Murad and Rani.^[2] The film is produced by Tarang Housefull. Film stars Imran Abbas Naqvi, Sara Loren, Iffat Rahim, Alyy Khan and Sohai Ali Abro.^[3] This movie was written by Zanjabeel Asim Shah.

In 2013, Anjuman won three Tarang Housefull Awards and was nominated for four categories.

Plot

The film is a tragedy based on a tawaif 'Anjuman', who was born to a rich noble father and a tawaif mother. After her father's death she and her mother were abandoned by her paternal family. Her mother works as a tawaif to bring her up and wishes oneday her daughter will join the same business like her. Anjuman hides her identity and tries to overcome her situation from higher education. She joins university with her family given name "Anjum Hayat Khan" and started a respectful normal life. She always dreams to leave "kotha" after her university education and want to change her ill fate. In the University, she secretly falls in love with Asif, a classmate from noble birth. Asif was already engaged to his cousin and going to marry her soon. One day, some university boys along with Asif, get to know Anjuman's real identity during a dance show and they publish her reality in front of the whole university campus. Anjuman leaves university with humiliation for good and decides to join her mother dark profession. Suddenly, a wealthy guy comes to her life as a client and this guy in fact is the elder brother of Asif. In order to save his elder brother's marriage, Asif decides to visit Anjuman's "kotha" in an "exchange" demanded by Anjuman. Asif initially hates Anjuman but later develops affection for her when he learned because of him, Anjuman had to quit her study and join this profession. At the end, Asif tells everything to his family and decides to marry Anjuman to save her pride and give her social respect.

Cast

• Imran Abbas Naqvi as Asif Ali
• Sara Loren as Anjum Hayat Khan
• Alyy Khan as Wajahat Ali
• Iffat Rahim as Zarine "Zerri" Wajahat
• Sohai Ali Abro as Mariam
• Farah Nadir as Anjum's mother

Soundtrack

Anjuman songs are sung by Sunidhi Chauhan, composed by Erphan Qayyum.^[4]

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