As the festive season of Eid ul Adha or Bakra Eid is just around the corner with a long weekend holiday ready to be enjoyed all over Pakistan, we thought we’d do a round-up of the movies releasing on Eid ul Adha 2019 to help you make the most of the holidays. We’ll be covering the movies both Hollywood as well as the Pakistani film industry to give you a complete overview of the happenings in Tinseltown.
Upcoming Movies Releasing on Eid ul Adha
Well, since we’re considering both Pakistani as well as Hollywood movies, we’ll be dividing our list accordingly.
Pakistani Movies Releasing in 2019 on Eid ul Adha
- Parey Hut Love
- Superstar
- Heer Maan Ja
Hollywood Movies Releasing in 2019 on Eid ul Adha
- Angry Birds 2
- Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark
- Dora and the Lost City of Gold
Now let’s share the plot twists and trailers for each of these amazing upcoming Pakistani movies and Hollywood blockbusters for 2019.
Parey Hut Love
Starring the beautiful Maya Ali and the handsome Sheheryar Munawar, Parey Hut Love is a romantic comedy, where our hero (Sheheryar) is a commitment-phobic and carefree guy who is going about his life until he meets and falls in love with Saniya (Maya Ali), a gorgeous girl with a strong character. The trailer is rife with subplots and twists, leaving the audience anticipating more.
Don’t miss the climax in this sensationally shot film featuring lots of cameos from known names in the film and TV industry.
Genre: Romance/Comedy
Tentative Release Date: 12th August 2019
Director: Asim Raza
Superstar
The tagline of the movie Superstar reads: ‘If you want to shine, you’ll need the darkness’ while the storyline revolves around the quest for stardom. Featuring Mahira Khan and Bilal Ashraf in lead roles, the story revolves around the struggles of a budding star in the media industry, Noori (Mahira Khan) and her romance with the already successful actor Sameer Khan (Bilal Ashraf).
Follow Noori’s story to becoming a superstar in this engaging romantic production, which is already topping charts with its amazing songs.
Genre: Drama/Romance
Tentative Release Date: 12th August 2019
Director: Mohammad Ehteshamuddin
Heer Maan Ja
Among the Pakistani movies releasing on Eid ul Adha, we have Heer Maan Ja, starring Ali Rehman Khan and Hareem Farooq in a romantic yet action-packed storyline. This is the duo’s second film together after Parchi, which released in 2018.
The movie’s trailer also highlights how women are still considered a man’s property in some parts of our society, and honour killing is considered a good option to suppress a woman’s ambitions and dreams. Book your tickets in advance to find out if Heer (Hareem Farooq) will bow down to the norms and expectations of society.
Genre: Action/Romance
Tentative Release Date: 12th August 2019
Director: Azfar Jafri
Angry Birds 2
A sequel to the comical The Angry Birds Movie, the story begins where we left it off with the birds taking back their eggs and destroying the pigs’ island home. Now, a third frozen island has been discovered where one bird named Zeta (voiced by Leslie Jones) is tired of the ice age and plans to make both the other islands share the same fate.
Enemies become frenemies in this sequel as the birds and pigs combine forces to save their respective homelands. Don’t miss this adventurous fight in 3D coming to cinemas across Pakistan.
Genre: Action/Adventure
Tentative Release Date: 12th August 2019
Director: Thurop Van Orman
Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark
Based on a book by the same name, written by Alvin Schwartz, Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark follows the lives of a group of teenagers who stumble into the Bellows family home where the young Sarah Bellows (Kathleen Pollard) accounted her tortured existence within these walls into a book.
Sarah’s stories become all too real for the teens when the incidents in her book start coming to life and haunt their existence. Don’t miss this creepy tale and its share of monsters if you’re a fan of horror movies.
Genre: Thriller/Horror
Tentative Release Date: 12th August 2019
Director: André Øvredal
Dora and the Lost City of Gold
If you’ve been a fan of Nickelodeon’s television series, Dora the Explorer as a kid, you’re surely going to love this one. The story picks up from where the TV series ended, with Dora (Isabela Moner) living in the jungle with parents as a teenager. But when her parents take on a dangerous mission to find the Lost City of Gold, Dora is sent to the city where she meets up with her cousin Diego (Jeff Wahlberg) and ends up facing a tough challenge: high school.
After being kidnapped with her friends on a school trip, Dora goes on an exploration into the jungle, completing the quest that her parents began, safeguarding her friends along the way. Don’t miss the adventures of young Dora as she takes on completely new and familiarly old challenges in this movie with her sidekick Boots (voiced by Danny Trejo).
Genre: Action/Adventure
Tentative Release Date: 12th August 2019
Director: James Bobin
Where to Watch the Movies Releasing on Eid ul Adha?
These movies are being released in cinemas across Pakistan and here is where you can watch them in three of the major cities, along with an estimated ticket price.
Ticket Price: Starting from PKR 600 (may vary during the season of Eid ul Adha)
Where to Watch:
Karachi: Some of the top movie theatres in Karachi include Atrium Cinemas, Cinepax Cinemas, Nueplex Cinemas, Raiha Cinegold Plex Bahria Town, and Mega Multiplex Cinemas.
Lahore: A few of the best cinemas in Lahore are Super Cinema, CineStar Township Cinema, DHA Cinemas, Cine Gold Cinema, Universal Cinemas, Cinepax Cinemas, and Imperial Cinemas.
Islamabad: Places to watch a movie in Islamabad include Centaurus Cineplex, The Arena Cinemas, Cine Gold Plex Cinemas Bahria Town, JFC Cineplex Cinemas, and Cinepax Cinemas.
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