The recently released Pakistani film Saya E Khuda E Zuljalal is one such movie that supported the thought of nationalism and promoting Patriotism.
Saya e Khuda e Zuljalal may be a patriotic film, self-evident from the title, bemoaning the destruction of Pakistan by the unscrupulous pursuit of Mammon, and amnesia amongst the younger generations about the sacrifices made for the creation and protection of Pakistan. Six years within the making, it’s a debut film both for its director, Umair S. Fazli, and producer, Dr Tauseef Razzaq.
The film is devoted to the Air Force hero of the ‘65 war, Squadron Leader M.M.Alam, who has the singular achievement of downing no but five Indian Air Force fighter planes. In recalling the sacrifices made for the creation of Pakistan, Hamza, played by Javed Sheikh together with his usual aplomb, there are brief scenes of the Quaid-i-Azam’s interaction with Gandhi and therefore the bloodbath of Partition. Hamza, a retiree from the Pakistan army, authors a book about the challenges that Pakistan faced during Partition and therefore the ‘65 war, hoping that his son would read it and mend his ways. there's an extended sequence within the film that covers many battlefronts of the ‘65 war, and features war scenes involving such heroes as Major Shabbir Shareef, Major Raja Aziz Bhatti, and Major Shafqat Baloch.
It is Hamza’s son Haider, played by Moammar Rana, who may be an explanation for angst for his father due to his one-point agenda, to urge rich quick. Not surprisingly, he joins the police and enjoys the “good life” with hefty bribes. Life would have moved along in its usual sluggish way except for the rapid rise of terrorism, which challenges and transforms Haider’s life, a metaphor for Pakistan as an entire because it faces this existential threat.
The film’s commentary on our society is sometimes surprisingly sharp and realistic: the portrayal of the patwari’s son, a source of envy to the village boys due to his father’s ill-gotten wealth; the words of the terrorist as he lay dying, that there are thousands like him, a chilling reminder of how they need penetrated different facets of our society; and one among the last scenes of a gaggle of suited gentlemen, expressing satisfaction that the terrorists will get off the hook because there's not much evidence against them.
Nayyar Ejaz as Moulvi Naseer is brilliant because of the diabolical mastermind of the terrorists, while Moammar Rana because of the corrupt cop and Sohail Sameer because the upright Major Faraz, fit their roles well. The film has rough edges with an easy storyline, and therefore the characters are stereotypical, but it's an action-packed film and fun to observe.
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