Superstar is a 2019 Pakistani romantic, musical-drama film, starring Bilal Ashraf and Mahira Khan. It is directed by Mohammed Ehteshamuddin, produced by Momina & Duraid Films, and the music and screenplay are by Azaan Sami Khan. The story of the film follows Noori (played by Mahira Khan), who works in a theatre run by her uncle Agha Jan (played by Nadeem Baig), her entry in films and her romance and betrayal. The principal photography of the film began in March 2019. It was released on the occasion of Eid al-Adha on 12 August 2019 by Hum Films under Momina & Duraid Films.
Plot
The story is about Noori, a struggling theatre artist who wants to work in films. She has been doing advertisements along with theatre. One day her advertisement is scheduled along with Sameer. The crew waits for him while Noori practices along with props and costumes backstage, Sameer sees her and gets attracted towards her. During the shoot, the director does not like Noori's acting and asks her to leave. Sameer is adamant that he will work only if Noori is taken back. Eventually they start going out together. Noori's life takes turn she has to choose between love and her career.
Cast
Mahira Khan as Noori
Bilal Ashraf as Sameer Khan
Alizeh Shah as Chutki
Nadeem Baig as Agha Jaan
Jawed Sheikh as Zulfiqar Khan
Marina Khan as Laila Khan
Asma Abbas as Choti Ammi
Saife Hassan as Zahid Malik
Ali Kazmi as Shaan
Waqar Hussain as Bobby
Special appearances
Kubra Khan
Syra Shehroz
Hania Aamir
Wahaj Ali
Osman Khalid Butt
Mani
Fahim Burney
Adnan Shah Tipu
Humayun Saeed
Umesh Kumar Gola
Production
The film was announced in August 2018 by producer Momina Duraid. She stated that her next film titled Superstar, starring Mahira Khan and Bilal Ashraf, to be directed by Ehtishamuddin on screenplay of Azaan Sami Khan was under pre-production stage. In an interview she said that Azaan who has written the screenplay was behind the project. She added, "It’s a genre that hasn’t been made in Pakistan yet, very theatrical and something I had been wanting to do for a while.”
Filming began in March 2019. The lead actress Mahira Khan shared pictures from the set on her Instagram account.
Marketing and release
The official trailer of the film was released by Hum TV on 15 July 2019. It garnered 4 million views since its release on YouTube. The official teaser of the song "Ghalat Fehmi" was launched by Hum TV on 25 July 2019. It garnered 6 million views since its release on YouTube.
Superstar has been certified with a runtime of 135 mins by British Board of Film Classification and was released theatrically on Eid al-Adha, on 12 August 2019 by Hum Films under Momina & Duraid Films.
Soundtrack
The music of the film is composed by Azaan Sami Khan and Saad Sultan. While the lyrics are by Shakeel Sohail, the qawwali lyrics are by A. M. Turaz in the song "Ghalat Fehmi".
Reception
Box office
The film grossed 2 crores in its opening day in Pakistan taking its total 2 days collection to 4 crores. The film collected a total of 6.3 crore at the domestic box office and a total of 5.1 crore from overseas markets. Its worldwide box office collection as of 14 August was 11.4 crore.
After 7 days, the film had grossed 13.2 crore domestically. its worldwide gross stood at 21.15 crore. As of September 4, Superstar has collected 20.5 crores from Pakistan and 6.41 crores from overseas for a total of 26.91 crores. Superstar has become the highest grossing Pakistani film of 2019. The film since its premiere in August this year managed to cross PKR 300 Million on local and international box office both.