Siyaah

2013 film by Azfar Jafri

15 March 2013 (2013-03-15)

CountryPakistanLanguageUrduBox officeRs. 2.65 crore (US$92,000)

Siyaah (Urdu: سیاہ, Black) is a 2013 Pakistani horror thriller film directed by Azfar Jafri^[1] and written by Osman Khalid Butt with a screenplay also by Khalid and Jafri. The film stars Hareem Farooq, Qazi Jabbar, Mahnoor Usman and Ahmed Ali Akbar. The film is revolves around dissociative identity disorder.^[2]

Plot

Zara loses her child due to miscarriage. Bilal and Zara decide to adopt a child but they don't know what is going to happen to them. Child they as adopt is a ghost. They will not know what is this either a personality disorder or a real ghost.

Cast

Hareem Farooq as Zara
Qazi Jabbar Naeem as Bilal^[3]
Mahnoor Usman as Natasha
Ahmed Ali Akbar as Faadi (Cameo Role)
Aslam Rana
Sofia Wanchoo Mir
Rizwana
Sarwar Salimi
Amy Saleh
Aqeel Abbas (CG)

Release

Film teaser released on 15 June 2012 on YouTube. The film released nationwide on 15 March 2013.^[4] Released by Cinepax and Footprint Entertainment, the film is rated U.^[5]

Accolades

Ceremony	Category	Recipient	Result
13th Lux Style Awards	Best Film	Siyaah	Nominated
	Best Film Director	Azfar Jafri	Nominated
	Best Film Actress	Hareem Farooq	Nominated
	Best Film Actress	Mahnoor Usman	Nominated
4th Pakistan Media Awards	Best Film Actress	Hareem Farooq	Nominated

References

^ Khan, Sher. "Small budget Siyaah may pave way for indie film-makers". Tribune. Retrieved 28 January 2013.
^ "Siyaah: A story of black magic". The Express Tribune. 3 July 2012. Retrieved 14 February 2013.
^ Khan, Sher. "Siyaah — a project backed by theatre artists". Tribune. Retrieved 6 March 2013.
^ Kamran Jawaid, Muhammad. "Shining Hope". DAWN. Retrieved 24 March 2013.
^ MAGAZINE, INPAPER. "Premier: Oh, the Horror!". DAWN. Retrieved 24 March 2013.