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Main Hoon Shahid Afridi

2013 · 130 min

A heartfelt underdog sports drama that mixes family melodrama with cricket action, offering an easy, rousing watch.

Directed by
Syed Ali Raza Usama
Genres
Drama
Starring
Noman Habib, Humayun Saeed, Mahnoor Baloch
Tagline
Jeet Ke Liye Kuch Bhi
Overview
A boy who dreams of becoming the next Shahid Afridi finds himself down on his luck when the only club he ever knew goes bankrupt.

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Directed by
Syed Ali Raza Usama
Genres
Drama
Starring
Noman Habib, Humayun Saeed, Mahnoor Baloch
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Tone
  • earneststrength 3 of 3
  • upliftingstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • ambition
  • family
  • redemption
  • betrayal
  • sport
Places
  • small town
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror0
Humour4
Realism7
Romance2
Tension5
Darkness3
Complexity3
Emotional weight6

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Genres
drama
Directed by
Syed Ali Raza Usama
Written by
Vasay Chaudhry
Starring
Noman Habib, Humayun Saeed, Mahnoor Baloch, Javed Sheikh, Nadeem, Shehzad Sheikh, Hamza Ali Abbasi, Shafqat Cheema
Cinematography
Asif Khan
Runtime
130 min
Country
Pakistan
Languages
English, Punjabi, Urdu

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