Circus of Life

  • October 14, 2022 / 12:00

Director: Sarmad Sultan Khoosat
Cast: Arif Hasan, Samiya Mumtaz, Eman Suleman
Pakistan, 2019, HD, color, 138’

Living in a conservative environment, Rahat is a good Muslim, known for singing hymns at various events and well liked by his circle and family. Rahat has a secret taste that no one knows about, however: Punjabi films.... At a wedding he attends, Rahat plays a popular dance scene from those films he has become a fan of under pressure from his friends. His life will be turned upside down when the video of this dance goes viral on social media.

The film won the Asian World Film Festival Best Feature Film and Best Actor awards.

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