Junoon Film [2021]

Based on the novella A Flight of Pigeons by Ruskin Bond , the story is set against the backdrop of the Indian Rebellion of 1857 . It follows Javed Khan ( Shashi Kapoor ), a fiery Rohilla Pathan who becomes obsessed with Ruth Labadoor ( Nafisa Ali ), a young Anglo-Indian girl whose father was killed by rebels.

In the late 1990s, Pakistani cinema was facing a crisis. The industry was struggling to produce high-quality films that could compete with international cinema. The few films that were being produced were mostly low-budget, poorly scripted, and lacked technical expertise. However, with the emergence of Asif Kapadia, a British-Pakistani film director, the Pakistani film industry began to witness a new era. junoon film