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London Nahi Jaunga

London Nahi Jaunga (transl. I will not go to London) is a 2022 Pakistani Urdu and Punjabi-language drama comedy film,[3] directed by Nadeem Baig, produced by Humayun Saeed under the banner of Six Sigma Plus, and written by Khalil-ur-Rehman Qamar. It is a spin-off of the 2017 film Punjab Nahi Jaungi (lit. 'I won't go to Punjab'). It stars Huamayun Saeed and Mehwish Hayat alongside Sohail Ahmed, Kubra Khan, Asif Raza Mir and Saba Faisal in supporting roles.[4]

London Nahi Jaunga
Theatrical Poster
Urduلندن نہیں جاؤں گا
Directed byNadeem Baig
Written byKhalil-ur-Rehman Qamar
Produced byHumayun Saeed
Starring
Edited byRizwan AQ
Production
company
Distributed byARY Films
Release dates
  • 7 July 2022 (2022-07-07) (Middle East)
  • 8 July 2022 (2022-07-08) (Worldwide)
  • 10 July 2022 (2022-07-10) (Pakistan)
Running time
156 minutes
CountryPakistan
LanguagesUrdu
Punjabi
BudgetRs. 18 crore (US$620,000)[1]
Box officeRs. 55 crore (US$1.9 million)[2]

The film was released theatrically on 10 July 2022 on the occasion of Eid al-Adha and received mixed reviews from critics.[5] It is currently the second highest-grossing Pakistani film of 2022 and the third-highest-grossing Pakistani film of all time.[6]

Plot

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Choudhary Jameel Qamar (Humayun Saeed) is a man who is not into Pakistani things since he was born on Good Friday. His family includes his father Choudhary Sahab (Sohail Ahmad), his mother Chaudrani (Saba Faisal), his aunt (Iffat Rahim), his uncle Haqnawaz Tiwana (Asif Raza Mir), and his cousin Aarzoo (Kubra Khan). At Jameel and Aarzoo's engagement, a woman named Zara (Mehwish Hayat) arrives and says she wants to buy their mansion. Jameel starts to fall in love with her, so he tells his parents to go ask for her hand in marriage since he doesn't like Aarzoo.

Zara finds out that Haqnawaz Tiwana murdered his sister Sara Tiwana (Saba Hameed) because she ran away with a boy she liked. But, Zara then reveals that Sara Tiwana is still alive in London and that she is Sara Tiwana's daughter, to which Haqnawaz doesn’t believe. When Choudhary Sahab and Chaudhrani find out about this, Jameel is forced to make an oath that he won't go to London. But when Zara goes back to London, Jameel and his friend Bhatti (Gohar Rasheed) follow her, anyways. So, Sara decides to get Zara married to her friend Harry (Vasay Choudhary) in order to avoid Jameel.

But, Choudhary Sahab and Chaudhrani arrive in London and they, alongside Jameel and Bhatti, go to Zara and Harry's wedding, but she tells Jameel to go away, which leaves him heartbroken. Choudhary Sahab goes to Sara's house to try and reconcile but she pushes him away. Jameel and Bhatti come back to Pakistan, when they see Harry over here. They wonder what's going on, and when Jameel gets home, Chaudhrani reveals that Harry and Zara didn’t get married and they both came to Pakistan.

When Harry arrives to the mansion, he meets Aarzoo and they have a fun time together, which implies that they might get married. Jameel finds Zara in the house too and she confesses her love for Jameel, which is followed by a hug. The two then smile and agree to be with one another.

Cast

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Release

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The film's official trailer was released on 11 June 2022.[7][8] The film was released on 7 July 2022 in UAE, and had a worldwide release on 8 July 2022. The film was released in Pakistan on 10 July 2022, coinciding with Eid-ul-Adha.

Home media

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The film started digitally streaming on Tamasha[9] from 14 October 2022.[10][11]

Reception

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Box office

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The Pakistani film 'London Nahi Jaunga' has earned a whopping PKR 53.58 Crores in its worldwide box office collection. The movie garnered an impressive $850,236 (PKR 24.1 Crores) from overseas markets, while the domestic collections stand at PKR 29.48 Crores.[12][13] It is the eleventh-highest-grossing film in Pakistan domestically and the fourth highest-grossing film released by Six Sigma Plus. London Nahi Jaunga is also the first Pakistani film since Jawani Phir Nahi Ani 2 (2018) to gross over 44 crore worldwide and the first to do so during the COVID-19 pandemic.[6][14]

In Pakistan, London Nahi Jaunga opened on Sunday (first day of Eid) and minted PKR 1.85 crore. It then showed a growth of nearly 40% on Eid's second day as it collected PKR 2.55 crore. On the 3rd day of Eid it raked in PKR 2.8 crore, taking its opening weekend total to 7.5 crore domestically, surpassing Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (PKR 7.00 crore) to become the highest domestic box office opening of 2022 in Pakistan.[15][16] By the end of first week the film has collected PKR 11.46 crore in Pakistan. On July 23, London Nahi Jaunga became the second film of 2022 and third film during the pandemic era to cross the 20 crore mark in Pakistan.[17]

Outside Pakistan, in the first 10 days the film collected a total of 15.50 crore from other markets that includes $164,000 (PKR 3.70 crore) from North America, £240,000 (PKR 6.37 crore) from UK, 170,000 US$(3.75 crore) from UAE, $41,000 (90 lacs) from Australia and $50,000 from other territories.[18] The film grossed £120,597 [2.99 crores] in its Four Days opening weekend in UK[19] taking its week one total to £173,816, in its 2nd weekend the film collected £66,359.[20] In its third weekend, it made £46,710, upsetting newcomer sas (2022) to remain top of it in UK.[21] As of 25 July 2022 the film has grossed £317,930 [8.67 crore] in UK.[21] In Australia the film has grossed A$34,760 in its opening week.[22] As of 26 July 2022, the top markets are the United Kingdom (£318,000, PKR 8.9cr), North America ($204,000, PKR 4.75 cr), Australia (A$71,000 PKR 1.15cr), UAE ($225k+, PKR 5.25cr) and Norway ($35,000, PKR 80 lacs).[14] As of 3 August 2022, At the end of fourth weekend, the film collected £378,484 (11 cr) from UK, $220,000(5.21 cr) from North America, $205,000(4.85 cr) from UAE, $51,237(1.22 cr) from Australia, $40,000 (95 lacs) from Norway, and approx $40,000+ from extended territories release.


AWARDS AND NOMINATIONS

22nd Lux Style Awards:

Best Actor Female Film (Viewer's Choice) Kubra Khan (Nominated)

Best Actor Male Film (Viewer's Choice) Humayun Saeed (Nominated)

Best Film Playback Song (Viewer's Choice) Mahiya ve Mahiya (Nominated)

Best Film (Viewer's Choice) London Nahi Jaunga (Nominated)


5th IPPA Awards:

Best Actor Female Film (Viewer's Choice) Mehwish Hayat (Won)

Best Actor Male Film (Viewer's Choice) Humayun Saeed (Won)

Best Film (Viewer's Choice) London Nahi Jaunga (Won)

Best Director Film (Viewer's Choice) Nadeem Baig (Nominated)

Best Supporting Actor Film (Viewer's Choice) Gohar Rasheed (Nominated)

Best Supporting Actor Film (Viewer's Choice) Sohail Ahmed (Won)


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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Budget and Lifetime Box Office Collections Of London Nahi Jaunga". Boxofficedetail. 30 August 2022.
  2. ^ Uqaili, Amarta (31 July 2022). "London Nahi Jaunga and Quaid-e-Azam Zindabad's collections". BOL News.
  3. ^ Jawaid, Mohammad Kamran (8 March 2020). "SPOTLIGHT: ON THE SETS OF LONDON NAHIN JAUNGA". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
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  9. ^ "Proudly announcing Tamasha as the exclusive partner for London Nahi Jaunga!". Instagram. Retrieved 21 October 2022.[self-published]
  10. ^ "London Nahi Jaunga EXCLUSIVELY on Tamasha". Instagram. Retrieved 21 October 2022.[self-published]
  11. ^ "WATCH London Nahi Jaunga on Tamasha". Tamasha Web. Retrieved 21 October 2022.
  12. ^ Haider, Shakeel (6 May 2023). "London Nahi Jaunga Box Office Collection | Worldwide". Lol Scream. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
  13. ^ "London Nahi Jaunga". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
  14. ^ a b London Nahi Jaunga 17 Days Worldwide Box Office| Humayun Saeed | Mehwish Hayat | Kubra Khan | ARY, retrieved 26 July 2022
  15. ^ "EXCLUSIVE.. #LondonNahiJaunga Hits It Out Of The Park Over The Eid Weekend. The Film Recorded ⭐ Phenomenal⭐ 90-91% Average Occupancy Through Out The Eid Three Days Despite Fierce Clash". Twitter.com/boxofficedetail. 13 July 2022. Retrieved 17 July 2022.[self-published]
  16. ^ "Box Office: 'Doctor Strange' and Eid Releases Together Generated a Good Turn Out This Weekend". PakistaniCinema.Net. 9 May 2022. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
  17. ^ "EXCLUSIVE.. #LondonNahiJaunga Registers A ⭐Strong ⭐ 3rd Friday As The Film Crosses PKR 20 crore Mark At The Boxoffice. 2nd Film Of 2022 To Hit 20cr Mark!". Twitter. Retrieved 25 July 2022.[self-published]
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  19. ^ "EXCLUSIVE.. #LondonNahiJaunga Posts ⭐Huge⭐ Numbers In UK In Four Days As The Film Crosses £ 100k mark. Hold On Monday Was Very Strong!". Twitter. Retrieved 26 July 2022.[self-published]
  20. ^ "EXCLUSIVE.. #LondonNahiJaunga Does Exceptionally Well In 2nd Weekend In UK As The Film Is In Top 10 For Second Consecutive Weekend". Twitter. Retrieved 26 July 2022.[self-published]
  21. ^ a b "EXCLUSIVE . #LondonNahiJaunga Is ⭐ Unstoppable ⭐ In UK. In Its Third Weekend [£ 46,710] The Film Has Grossed More Than Opening Weekend Of Bollywood film Shamshera [£ 43,688]". Twitter. Retrieved 26 July 2022.[self-published]
  22. ^ "EXCLUSIVE.. #LondonNahiJaunga Fares Better In #Australia As The Film Nears PKR 1 Cr mark In Australia!". Twitter. Retrieved 26 July 2022.[self-published]
  23. ^ London Nahi Jaunga & Quaid E Azam Zindabad 24 Days Worldwide Box Office Collections | Humayun |Fahad, retrieved 9 August 2022
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