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Khel Khel Mein (2021)

Khel Khel Mein poster
Directed by
Nabeel Qureshi
Country
Pakistan
Rated
12A
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

In 1971, a Pakistani university drama club prepares to perform a play about the separation of East Pakistan at a festival in Dhaka. The film follows the characters as they confront the political tensions and personal conflicts surrounding the event.

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What happens

Khel Khel Mein (transl. All in the game) is a 2021 Pakistani historical drama film directed and written by Nabeel Qureshi and produced by Fizza Ali Meerza. It stars Sajal Aly and Bilal Abbas Khan. The story of the movie is related to the separation of East Pakistan from West Pakistan in 1971. The film was theatrically released on 19 November 2021. The film revolves around a drama club in a university taking its production (based on the 1971 war that led to the breaking away of Bangladesh) to a drama festival in Dhaka. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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