Jawani Phir Nahi Ani is a 2015 Pakistani adventure comedy film directed by Nadeem Beyg and co-produced byHumayun Saeed, Salman Iqbal, Shahzad Nasib and Jarjees Seja under production banner Six Sigma Plus. The film stars Humayun Saeed, Hamza Ali Abbasi, Ahmad Ali Butt, Vasay Chaudhry, Mehwish Hayat and Sohai Ali Abro in lead roles. The supporting cast includes Javed Sheikh, Ismail Tara, Bushra Ansari, Ayesha Khan, Sarwat Gillani andUzma Khan.
The film was distributed by ARY Films. The film was released on 25 September 2015 in cinemas worldwide. and became the biggest opening of all time in Pakistan as it was released on 80 screens. The film received mixed reviews from critics but became a runaway success at the box office grossing over ₨ 46 crores, eventually becoming the highest-grossing Pakistani film worldwide, adjusted for inflation, beating out Choorian that had held the record for more than a decade.
Plot outline
The movie revolves around three childhood friends, Saif (Hamza Ali Abbasi), Sheikh (Vasay Chaudhry) and Pervez (Ahmad Ali Butt), who are married and settled in their lives but are afraid of their wives. Their friend Sherry (Humayun Saeed), a divorce lawyer, returns to Pakistan from US to meet them, only to discover that their lives are literally miserable because of their wives. Hence, he decides to take his friends to a boys trip to Bangkok to add some spice and excitement to their life.
In Bangkok Sherry meets a girl, Marinaa (Mehwish Hayat), daughter of a syndicate Bichii Don (Ismail Tara), who falls in love with him. When Sherry learns about her father and the syndicate he decides to cut short their trip and run away from Marina. Furthermore, on the 11th hour, their secret is out when the trio of wives show up in Bangkok and raid the hotel they’re staying at. Sherry puts the blame on his friends by telling their wives that the trip was their idea and not his. This results in their wives asking them for a divorce as they had lost all trust in their husbands. After a few months, the three friends come across the news that Sherry is getting married to Zoya (Sohai Ali Abro), billionaire Mehboob Khan's (Javed Sheikh) daughter in Lahore. Zoya the quintessential nouveau riche kid, who insists on speaking in highly accented English and abbreviated expressions like OMG (oh my God)and MA ( Ma sha Allah : meaning beautiful ) enjoys spending her father's money carelessly without any hesitation while her mother (Bushra Ansari) is constantly worried about her attitude. The plot takes a very interesting turn when the three friends arrive at Sherry's wedding.Sherry insists them not to tell Zoya and her family about marina.But before their wedding Marina arrives at Lahore as Bichii Don is Mehboob Khan's friend.
Cast
- Humayun Saeed as Sherry
- Hamza Ali Abbasi as Saif
- Ahmad Ali Butt as Parvez (Pepe)
- Vasay Chaudhry as Sheikh
- Ayesha Khan as Kubra
- Sohai Ali Abro as Zoya
- Mehwish Hayat as Marina
- Sarwat Gillani as Gul
- Uzma Khan as Lubna
- Jawed Sheikh as Mehboob Khan
- Bushra Ansari as Zoya's mother
- Ismail Tara as Don/Sheikh
- Gohar Rasheed as XYZ (fashion designer)
- Farhan Ally Agha as Sherry's father
- Yasra Rizvi as Sherry's mother
- Naveed Raza as Lawyer
- Zainab Qayyum as Lawyer
- Ali Kazmi as Dr. Aamir Liaquat Khan
- Zainab Jamil as Charity
- Wajid Khan as Stylist
- Shakeel Hussain Khan as caller (Cameo)
Release
Jawani Phir Nahi Ani was premiered in Cine Star IMAX Theater Lahore on 19 September 2015 for selected media personnel and celebrities. The premiere in Lahore was also attended by Bollywood's film director/writer/producer Mahesh Bhatt. The premiere in Karachi was held on 20 September 2015.
The film was also premiered in Dubai on 23 September and in New York the next day. Chicago premier held on 26 September and Los Angeles on 27 September.
