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Dastaan:

Dastaan is a Pakistani drama serial based on the novel bano. It portrays the story of a woman bano who faced a lot of hardships at the time of partition. It also enlightens the audience about the sacrifices people made for freedom and how cruel the whole process was. But the current condition of Pakistan doesn't satisfy the idea of freedom people sacrificed their lives for. Dastaan starts with the wedding of Suraiya and Salim. Suraiya's nephew, Hassan, was the child of Rasheeda. Bano, Suraiya, Faheem, Salim, and Hassan were beloved companions and grew up together. When Hassan went to learn at University, he ventured out from home and went to Islamia  school in Peshawar. Hassan returns for Saleem and Suraiya's wedding, where Hassan and Bano meet interestingly as grown-ups following three years. Hassan invested most of his energy at the wedding lecturing the Quaid's message and its remainder prodding his cousin Rabia and flirting with Bano. Although Rabia was just 14 years of age and Hassan considered her a more youthful sister, she created affections for him. As Hassan begins prodding and flirting with Bano, they gradually develop feelings, with Hassan visiting Ludhiana sometimes. He is a functioning ally of the All-India Muslim League and the head of the Ludhiana Branch. He certainly has faith in the foundation of Pakistan and is a devoted devotee of Qaid-E-Azam. In the meantime, Saleem is a functioning ally of the Indian National Congress, with every one of his companions being Hindu

Bibi lets Suraiya know that a proposition to be engaged has come for Bano from Patiala. Suraiya told her sister Rashida that Bano and Hassan loved one another. Saleem catches this and considerately lets them know they can leave because a proposition has come for Bano. Bano's folks become upset and ask Saleem who he had as a primary concern, and Saleem informs them regarding his Hindu companion called Ram. His folks promptly consent to Bano's proposition with Hassan. Hassan and Bano, in the long run, become locked in. In the interim, Suraiya is four months pregnant.

During this time, pressures among Hindus and Muslims heighten significantly, and viciousness breaks out across India. A gathering of Sikhs and Hindus assault the Muslim family's home. Every one of the men is mercilessly killed while the ladies are taken to be attacked and killed, and the vast majority of them end it all to save themselves from outrageous torment. Bano and Bibi, nonetheless, make due and are 'safeguarded' by Salim's Hindu companions.

Saleem's companion, Ram, attempts to assault Bano. However, his other companion saves her by killing Ram out of guilt. Bano, alone with Bibi, figures out how to get away from Ludhiana, looking for cover in a displaced person camp for Muslims. The Muslim evacuees are going by a bold, youthful Muslim man who lost his family. Thirsty and hungry, they attempt to stroll to Pakistan, experiencing harmed wells en route.

At last, Hindu agitators assault this procession. Bano is isolated from Bibi, and both are attacked. Bano slithers toward her mom's dormant body, seeing her Ta'wiz neckband close to it. Bano, pain-stricken and in shock, wears it and lays close to her body.

A Sikh man coincidentally finds Bano and her dead mother, and he helps nurture her back to wellbeing. He then, at that point, loads up her on a train heading towards Lahore and leaves. Before long, this train is assaulted by agitators. Basant Singh, an agitator, pursues Bano on the train. She falls oblivious, and Basant Singh abducts her, getting her to Kapurthala's home. He guaranteed her that he would take her to Pakistan. He additionally tells her she can keep in touch with Hassan and convey the letters. Bano trusts his falsehoods and can't hold on to going to Pakistan.

Basant has not satisfied his guarantee almost a year after the fact, asserting that the streets are as yet impeded and that venturing out to Pakistan is excessively risky. In the long run, Bano learns of his arrangements to wedding her and convert her coercively, and she endeavors to flee once more. He goes through the following five years beating, assaulting, genuinely tormenting Bano, later persuasively wedding and changing over her. Nonetheless, she doesn't surrender and always remembers that she is a Muslim. Then, at that point, one day, bano killed Basant.

In Pakistan, Hassan goes through extreme misery in the wake of understanding that Suraiyyah and Bano have probably been fiercely assaulted and killed alongside their different family members. Nonetheless, it's been a long time since Bano's 'passing,' and he wants to continue with his life. Afterward, Rabia and her mom moved from Karachi to Lahore to meet Hassan. He attempts to track down Bano in Rabia and gets connected with her before long. Bano winds up in a safe house for exiles. The overseer lady composes a letter to Hassan requesting that he come and take Bano. But even after reaching Pakistan, she bears assault multiple times where she took refuge, Hassan got married to Rabia, and when he found Bano, she was mentally unwell.

Before Sunrise:

Before Sunrise is a romantic drama of the 90s with the most realistic and effortless romantic touch, it is based on some deep and meaningful dialogue between two strangers who are not concerned about the future of their relationship but live in the moment for one day that gives a beautiful piece of memory for a lifetime to cherish. This movie brings you some pure form of classic romance with an effortless and natural tone. It brings the raw emotions of people who met for the first time and are naturally drawn towards each other. The characters address subjects from language and rebirth to sexuality and honest conversation about life and beliefs. Richard Linklater coordinates it.

Ethan Hawke as Jesse meets Julie Delpy as Celine on a train going through Europe. His objective is to reach  Vienna, where a trip back to America looks for him the next day. But, instead, she's en route to Paris, where she begins classes at the Sorbonne one week from now. They're attracted to one another from their first snapshot of the eye-to-eye connection. They share supper in the parlor vehicle, enjoying the discussion more than the food, and when they show up in Vienna, Jesse convinces Celine to land with him and stay with him, meandering the roads until the opportunity arrives for his plane to leave. Consequently starts an extraordinary screen sentiment. It discussed reality and is based on one take action throughout. The actors performed absolutely amazing and feel like they have put their soul into this movie. It is relatable to audience and audience can feels the emotion in their own self.

One of the main things to see about Before Sunrise is how natural it appears. Credit went to Linklater for his phenomenal direction and his two leads for acting so wonderfully and making it look realistic. The affinity among Jesse and Celine is so ailing in ingenuity that, on occasion, the watcher feels like a voyeur. We know everything, including the kind of "insignificant" exchange that most movies avoid. Here, its incorporation is only one of the numerous new components.

Hawke, the main male lead, an American grit entertainer who featured inverse Winona Ryder in Reality Bites, and Delpy, the main female lead, is a French entertainer from Europa White and Killing Zoe together isn't anything not precisely remarkable. This story is a series of three movies, and the story completes at the third part, but each part feels like a complete story with some unanswered questions left for the audience, embracing their characters, drawing in one another, and interfacing with the crowd. All are refined impeccably. From the main take a look, there will never be an inquiry concerning their science, and it sets aside no more effort for the crowd to be enchanted by Jesse and Celine than it accomplishes for them to succumb to one another.

Before Sunrise is about existence, sentiment, and love, it amplifies the seemingly insignificant details, carefully considering the nuances and idiosyncrasies of non-verbal communication. For example, there's one scene where Jesse needs to limit himself from brushing away a wanderer lock of Celine's hair and one more magnificent second in a music listening corner where the characters apprehensively stay away from the eye-to-eye connection.

This film is a combination of such essential scenes, yet, as the truism goes, the entire is more than a number of its parts. Inquiries concerning destiny and the passing idea of connections are raised, then, at that point, passed on open for the crowd to consider and bring their opinions about it. There are snapshots of natural humor and seasons of ambivalent impact. Before, Sunrise talked a lot to the brain regarding the heart. Also, quite a bit of what it says will probably strike a responsive harmony—an uncommon and unique achievement for any film. 

Maalik:

Maalik is a multi-narrative film filmed in Baluchistan, Sindh's interior, and Karachi. It covers the finest and worst Pakistani cultural settings by combining philosophy, love, honor, commitment, and bravery. It is based on reality and real problems. Major Asad, a retired SSG officer who operates a security agency alongside his father, retired General Amjad, is portrayed by Azeem and is played by Sajid Hassan. The organization, which started as a private entity providing security to high-ranking public officials, has evolved into an organization dedicated to bringing justice to individuals who the system can and will not help. Hassan Niazi plays a ruthless feudal system ruler who worms his way into the position of Chief Minister of Sindh, sinking his claws into a situation that lifts him ever farther beyond the grasp of justice. Master Mohsin is Mohammed Ehteshamuddin, a local high school teacher and the leader of a broken home who fell prey to Niazi's seen. An Iranian foster program is thrown into the mix; avoiding the looming perils presented by the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan, the parents and their two young girls make a good living in Karachi. Balouch nationalism, feudal lords and sufferers; bribery; victims of a broken legal system; vigilante justice; city crime and disorder, Afghan refugees, and the mujahideen are topics and evils addressed in the film. It creates the impression that the film attempts to establish its focus when viewed as a whole. With a runtime of 2.5 hours, it is a bit longer as well as the cutting could've been much better. However, Azeem's directing, as well as the excellent acting by the principal actors, keep you glued to your seat. Major Asad is a perfect expert, caught between doing his job and facing the evil he can't deny. 'Master,' played by Ehteshamuddin, is a depressed young person who has posed no danger but has lost everything else in the process; the actor expertly guides the film. Niazi and his sidekick Friday, played by Adnan Shah Tipu, are masterfully evil. Two performers give chilling performances, never straying from their characters and persuading you without a possible doubt that they will be the men they play on screen. While the male leads take center stage, the female leads, notably Pakiza Khan and Bushra Ashir, also shine. All the actors performed well and plot is outstanding.

Maalik's notion is to warn about complacency in the face of a corrupt and collapsing government and society by taking possession of your land and fulfilling your civic responsibilities. It's a wake-up call, an invitation to duty, and a warning from being swept up by the tide. It also gives us a reality check and unleashes the immoral activities and agendas being performed by those in power, and justice is hard to serve. It also unravels the bitter reality of Pakistan's rural area culture, where humans are treated worse than animals. A feudal lord or a political leader has no obligations of right and wrong and justice, and the poor will be punished for what he has not even done. It also portrays the corrupt police working system that only speaks for power and money. Maalik gives the insight and reality check to the Pakistani government, and its society and that's why it was banned because the government doesn't want people to see the reality of our corrupt system. In the end, the officer took the law into his hands and provided justice because that was the only way for it due to a corrupt system that runs behind power only. And power and money is the ultimate reality of this world.