Jawani Phir Nahi Ani (lit. 'Youth won't come again'), sometimes abbreviated as JPNA is a 2015 Pakistani adventure comedy film directed by Nadeem Baig. It was co-produced by Humayun Saeed, Salman Iqbal and Shahzad Nasib at Saeed's production house, Six Sigma Plus. It is the first installment in the Jawani Phir Nahi Ani film series, The film stars Humayun Saeed, Hamza Ali Abbasi, Ahmad Ali Butt, Vasay Chaudhry, Mehwish Hayat and Sohai Ali Abro.[2][3] The supporting cast includes Jawed Sheikh, Ismail Tara, Bushra Ansari, Ayesha Khan, Sarwat Gillani and Uzma Khan. The film is about a single man who is a divorce lawyer. He takes his three married friends on a trip to help them escape their wives and the monotony of their lives.
The film was shot in various locations in Thailand including Bangkok, Pattaya and Coral Island.[4] A few scenes were shot in Karachi. On 5 June 2015, the film wrapped and post-production began. The film was released on Eid al-Adha, 25 September 2015. It received positive reviews from critics and grossed ₨494 million worldwide, becoming the highest grossing Pakistani film to that date, breaking the record of Waar (2013). This record was then broken by Punjab Nahi Jaungi (2017).[1] It is currently the third-highest-grossing Pakistani film.
A sequel, Jawani Phir Nahi Ani 2, was released on August 22, 2018 with Baig returning as director.
Plot
Three childhood friends, Saif (Hamza Ali Abbasi), Sheikh (Vasay Chaudhry) and Pervez (Ahmad Ali Butt), have settled down in married life but are afraid of their wives. Their friend Sherry (Humayun Saeed), a divorce lawyer, returns to Pakistan from the United States and finds that all his friends are in miserable marriages. Sherry treats the wives well so that they allow their husbands to accompany Sherry on a road trip to Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Sherry actually plans to take the men to Bangkok to add excitement to their lives.
In Bangkok, Sherry meets a girl named Marina (Mehwish Hayat) and they fall in love. However, when Sherry learns that Marina is the daughter of a crime boss named Bichi Don (Ismail Tara), he wants to leave Bangkok to get away from Marina.
The men's wives, having learnt of the deception, arrive at the Bangkok hotel where the group are staying. Pervez tries to commit suicide by jumping off the hotel but is saved when he lands in a swimming pool. Sherry tells the wives that the trip was the men's idea and not his. The wives demand divorces from their husbands, saying they can no longer trust them.
A few months pass and the three friends learn that Sherry is to marry Zoya (Sohai Ali Abro). She is the daughter of Mehboob Khan (Javed Sheikh), a billionaire in Lahore. Zoya is the quintessential nouveau riche kid, who insists on speaking with a strong American-English accent and abbreviates expressions like "OMG" (Oh my God) and "MA" (Masha'Allah). She enjoys clicking selfies and spending her father's money carelessly. Zoya's mother (Bushra Ansari), worries about her daughter's attitude.
When the three friends arrive at Sherry's wedding, he asks them not to tell Zoya and her family about Marina. Bichi Don arrives at the wedding and introduces himself as "Ya Sheikh", a friend of Mehboob Khan. Sherry tells everyone that his friend, Saif's nickname is also Sherry. The farce is that no one knows which Sherry anyone is talking about.
Two days before the marriage, Marina arrives. Sherry wants Marina's father to reject him as a potential son-in-law, so he pretends to be a homosexual. The ploy works and Marina and her father leave, only to return on the day of the wedding. Mehboob Khan and Marina's father, (Ya Sheikh) argue about Sherry and this results in both men rejecting Sherry as a potential son-in-law. The story ends when the three friends patch things up with their wives and Sherry asks for Marina's hand in marriage.
Cast
- Humayun Saeed as Shereyar a.k.a. Sherry
- Hamza Ali Abbasi as Saif Ahmed a.k.a. Saif/Sherry
- Ahmad Ali Butt as Parvez (Pipi)
- Vasay Chaudhry as Sheikh
- Ayesha Khan as Kubra (Saif's wife)
- Sohai Ali Abro as Zoya
- Mehwish Hayat as Marina
- Sarwat Gillani as Gul (Sheikh's wife)
- Uzma Khan as Lubna (Parvez's wife)
- Jawed Sheikh as Mehboob Khan (Zoya's father)
- Bushra Ansari as Jabbo (Zoya's mother)
- Ismail Tara as Don / Yaa Sheikh (Marina's father)
- Bashar Amir Shafi as Pipi's son (child artist)
Special Appearance
- Gohar Rasheed as XYZ (fashion designer)
- Farhan Ally Agha as Sherry's father
- Yasra Rizvi as Sherry's mother
- Naveed Raza as Lawyer
- Zainab Qayyum as Lawyer
- Ali Kazmi as Dr. Aamir Liaquat Khan
- Fahad Mustafa as Himself
- Zainab Jamil as Charity
- Bilal Lashari as Police officer
- Wajid Khan as Stylist
- Ali Rizvi as Caller
- Saife Hassan as Lawyer
- Adnan Siddiqui as Himself (in picture)
- Shakeel Hussain Khan as a caller
- Viktor Krav as Gangster
Production
Filming
The film was shot in various locations in Thailand including Bangkok, Pattaya and Coral Island.[4] A few scenes were shot in Karachi. On 5 June 2015, the film wrapped and post-production began.
—Humayun Saeed speaking about last shot of film.[5][6][7]
Marketing
On 31 March 2015, a teaser was released by ARY Films on ARY Digital Network.[8] On 15 August 2015, the trailer was released.[9] The video promotion of one of the movie's soundtracks, Jalwa (sung by Sana Zulfiqar and Sahir Ali Bagga) was released on 26 August 2015. Five theatrical posters of the film, featuring the main cast, were released at ARY Films' official Facebook page on 29 August 2015. Two days later, another soundtrack, Khul Jaye Botal was released on television channels on the ARY Digital Network. On 18 September 2015, a second trailer (edited by Bilal Lashari) was released. The cast appeared on several morning television shows including Morning with Juggan on 18 September 2015 and Good Morning Pakistan on Eid al-Adha (a feast day in Pakistan) to promote their movie.
Soundtrack
The film's music album consists of 6 songs. A soundtrack album was released on Saavn.[10]
Release
On 19 September 2015, Jawani Phir Nahi Ani premiered in the CineStar IMAX Lahore. Selected media personnel and celebrities, including Mahesh Bhatt attended.[12][13] Another premiere was held on 20 September 2015 at Nueplex Cinemas in DHA, Karachi.[14] On 23 September 2015, the film premiered in Dubai and on 24 September 2015 in New York City. The Chicago premiere was held on 26 September 26, 2015 and the Los Angeles premiere on 27 September 2015
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