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Zombeid (2026)

Zombeid poster
Directed by
Nabeel Qureshi
Genre
zombie film
Country
Pakistan
Runtime
1h 45m
Rated
PG-13
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A fighter, a Zumba instructor, and other civilians in Karachi try to survive a zombie outbreak on the night before Eid. The outbreak starts when a prototype steroid is consumed at a mixed martial arts match.

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What happens

Zombeid is a 2026 Pakistani Urdu-language zombie thriller film directed by Nabeel Qureshi, who co-wrote it with Fizza Ali Meerza. Produced by Filmwala Pictures and distributed by Geo Films, it stars Fahad Mustafa, Mehwish Hayat and Babar Ali. Set in Karachi on Chand Raat, the film follows a fighter, a Zumba instructor and other civilians who try to survive a zombie outbreak that begins after a prototype steroid injection is consumed at a mixed martial arts cage match. Marketed as Pakistan's first zombie thriller, Zombeid was released in Pakistan and the United Arab Emirates during Eid al-Adha in 2026, alongside the Pakistani films Psycho and Luv Di Saun. Within its first week of release, the film was reported to have grossed Rs. 21.34 crore (US$760,000) in Pakistan, becoming the highest-grossing film released during Eid al-Adha in the country. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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