‘Zinda Bhaag’ might become the first Pakistani film to be released on Netflix. The producers of the film are currently in the process of finalising a deal with internet streaming-media Netflix.
According to local media reports Mazhar Zaidi, the producer of the movie said that ‘Zinda Bhaag’ has already been made available on a similar platform, iTunes UK. Zaidi divulged little information about how the deal came about, he explain his reason behind approaching Netflix, saying, “It is an immense platform in the western world and the number of cinemagoers has actually decreased over the past few years.”
‘Zinda Bhaag’ which was release in 2013 is a Pakistani Punjabi language film directed by Meenu Gaur and Farjad Nabi. The film was selected as the Pakistani entry for the ‘Best Foreign Language Film’ at the 86th Academy Awards, the first in over 50 years, but fails to get nominated.
The movie which stars Naseeruddin Shah, Amna Ilyas, Khurram Patras, Salman Ahmed Khan and Zohaib Asghar in the prominent roles has collected Rs 20 million in domestic box office. The movie has also been awarded ‘Best Film of the Year’ at 13th Lux Style Awards.
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