Teri Meri Kahaniyaan
Theatrical Release Poster
Directed by
Written by
Starring
Music byShuja Haider
Production
companies
SeePrime
Hum Films
Release date
  • 29 June 2023 (2023-06-29)
Running time
129 minutes
CountryPakistan
LanguageUrdu
Box officeRs. 14 crore (US$480,000)

Teri Meri Kahaniyaan (transl. Our Stories) is a 2023 Pakistani anthology film comprising three short films, directed by Nabeel Qureshi, Marina Khan (in her feature film directorial debut), and Nadeem Baig based on scripts by Ali Abbas Naqvi and Basit Naqvi, Vasay Chaudhary and Khalil-ur-Rehman Qamar respectively. The film stars an ensemble cast of Hira Mani, Mani, Ramsha Khan, Sheheryar Munawar, Wahaj Ali, Mehwish Hayat, Zahid Ahmed and Amna Ilyas. The film released on 29 June 2023, on the occasion of Eid-ul-Azha.

Plot

Jin Mahal

Due to the financial crisis after the COVID-19 lockdowns Shahanshah's family tries to meet the both ends. He along with his wife Mumtaz Mahal, mother Razia Sultana, sons Alamgir and Jahangir and Mumtaz's sister Anarkali starts living in an old abandoned train. The family becomes forced to leave it and spend a night on road when a police man notices them. Razia Sultana advises them to go to Sajan Mahal, an old abandoned house in the middle of Karachi where she was servant. The family reaches there and comes to know that people are afraid of this building due to some spooky experiences by them. The family starts living there and make others frightened so that no body move there. Mumtaz and Shahanshah also find means to earn something. When residents of the area become so frightened they call Maria Ansari, one of the owner of the building. While navigating the building she gets frightens and comes to know about the whole truth of the spooks.

Pasoori

Rumaisa has a passion for singing and she participates in every singing competition since her childhood. A day before her wedding, she receives the letter of her selection among the finalists of a singing competition and gets worried when comes to know about its timing which was exactly the same as of her wedding. She decides to take part in competition and takes her fiancé Salman into confidence. He ensures his help for her and tells her to go for singing without telling anyone meanwhile he will extend the ceremony by wasting time for being ready. However, Salman's father who is strict follower of time reaches there on time despite the several trials of Salman to stop him. On reaching there, they comes to know that Ruamisa has gone for singing in a competition which them. Everybody criticises her for her this behaviour but Salman comes forward, takes a stand for her and supports her decision. After making it clear on them, Salman takes them to the show where Raumaisa performs.

Ek Sau Taeeswan

During her journey from Nawabshah to Karachi, Sadaf comes across Asad, a young banker and appears as artist when tries to draw her sketch. He tries to flirt with her admiring her beauty. Sadaf's husband Afaq calls her and asks her about her journey, after which she tells Asad about the affairs of her husband for which he had called her. He advises her to establish relation with someone to take revenge from him but she denies stating she couldn't not be disloyal and he shouldn't too. She further tells him he was the one hundred and twenty third person in her life for whom she could use of disloyalty but she didn't. He feels guilty over it and departs her her on a changed person, with different intentions with which he boarded the train. On reaching his house, he feels empathetic for his wife.

Cast

Jin Mahal

  • Hira Mani as Mumtaz Mahal
  • Mani as Shahanshah
  • Gul-e-Rana as Razia Sultana
  • Falak Shahzad Khan as Jahangir
  • Khushi Maheen as Anarkali
  • Muhammad Hussain Naveed as Alamgir
  • Irfan Motiwala as State Agent
  • Salma Zafar Asim as Maria Ansari
  • Hina Rizvi as Parlour's owner

Pasoori

Aik Sau Taeeswan

Production

In February 2023, during the filming of Jin Mahal in an urban area of Karachi, Qureshi and the cast members including Hira, Mani and Gul-e-Rana were attacked by the residents of there.[1] The cast members were officially revealed by SeePrime on 19 May 2023.[2][3] Jin Mahal was originally made as a short film for the YouTube channel of SeePrime, however on observing its cinematic shots the producers decided to release it as a feature film.[4]

The film marked the cinematic debut of television actors Hira Mani (from Jin Mahal) and Wahaj Ali (from Ek Sau Taeeswan).[4][5] Mani played a non-glamourised role in the film and talking about it she stated, "I figured someone has to take up a role like this. I'm proud that I'd be the first one!"[5] With Pasoori, actress Marina Khan also made her feature film directorial debut who previously directed television series as well.[6]

Release

The trailer of the film was released on 2 June 2023,[7][8][9] and the film released on 29 June 2023 nationwide.[10]

Soundtrack

Teri Meri Kahaniyaan
Film score by
Shuja Haider
Released2023
Recorded2022-2023
GenreFilmi Soundtrack
Length3:47
LabelSee Tunes
ProducerShuja Haider

The film soundtrack album was released by See Tunes in 2023. It consists of a single composed and performed by Shuja Haider.

No.TitleMusicSinger(s)Length
1."Kahaniyaan"Shuja HaiderShuja Haider3:47
Total length:3:47

Reception

Dawn Images praised the Nabeel Qureshi's direction, the performances of the children, Hira Mani and Gul-e-Rana and the cinematography by Rana Kamran. The reviewer praised the Babar Ali's performance in Pasoori and states the film as a space filler between the two. In Ek Sau Taeeswan's review, the reviewer praised the performances of the actors especially Zahid Ahmed.[11]

Afreen Seher of The News International praised the performances of Hira Mani and Gul-e-Rana with major praise for the location and art direction of Jin Mahal. While reviewing the Ek Sau Taeeswan, the reviewer praised the Arjumand Rahim's performance. The reviewer stated the Qamar's script as problematic and the messaging as sexist and puke-worthy.[12]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Residents 'attack' Hira Mani, Nabeel Qureshi on film set in Karachi". The News International. 7 February 2023. Retrieved 14 June 2023.
  2. ↑ "Nadeem Baig, Nabeel Qureshi and Marina Khan set to direct upcoming film 'Teri Meri Kahaniyaan'". Business Recorder. 13 May 2023.
  3. ↑ "Wahaj Ali, Mehwish Hayat come together for 'Teri Meri Kahaniyaan'". Express Tribune (newspaper). 22 May 2023. Retrieved 14 June 2023.
  4. 1 2 Mohammad Kamran Jawaid (11 June 2023). "Spotlight: Stories In Search Of Destiny". Dawn (newspaper). Archived from the original on 11 June 2023.
  5. 1 2 Rida Lodhi (12 June 2023). "Three biggies for the big screen: Cast of 'Teri Meri Kahaniyaan' talk about much-anticipated film". Express Tribune.
  6. ↑ Entertainment Desk (5 June 2023). "In a first: 'Teri Meri Kahaniyaan' sets stage for three promising stories in one film". Express Tribune (newspaper). Retrieved 14 June 2023.
  7. ↑ "Wahaj Ali and Mehwish Hayat's Teri Meri Kahaniyaan trailer released". Daily Times (newspaper). 5 June 2023. Archived from the original on 5 June 2023.
  8. ↑ Peerzada Salman (4 June 2023). "Trailer for Teri Meri Kahaniyaan launched". Dawn.
  9. ↑ "Wahaj Ali and Mehwish Hayat's Teri Meri Kahaniyaan trailer released". Daily Times. 5 June 2023. Retrieved 11 June 2023.
  10. ↑ "'Teri Meri Kahaniyan,' the biggest creative ensemble in Pakistani cinema to release this Eid". Samaa TV. 13 May 2023. Retrieved 11 June 2023.
  11. ↑ "Teri Meri Kahaniyaan Movie Review: Three very different stories in which the human element trumps all". Images Dawn. 29 June 2023. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
  12. ↑ Afreen Seher (9 July 2023). "Telling tales". The News International. Retrieved 6 December 2023.
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