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''Na Maloom Afraad'' (; meaning ''Unknown People''), is a 2014 Pakistani comedy thriller film co-written and directed by Nabeel Qureshi as his directorial debut. It stars Javed Sheikh, Fahad Mustafa, Mohsin Abbas Haider with supporting cast of Urwa Hocane, Kubra Khan and Salman Shahid. The story follows Shakeel (Sheikh), Farhaan (Mustafa) and Moon (Haider), three poor struggling individuals who chase every possible means of becoming rich, all getting into trouble as they struggle to fulfill their desires and ambitions through questionably moral ways. Most of the ''Na Maloom Afrad'' shots were filmed in real locations of Saddar Town, maintaining the authenticity of scenes and staying true to actual content; many elements of post-production required consideration before principal photography. The script was written years before the shooting, the cast went through meticulous rehearsals, and it became the one of few films that is developed completely in Pakistan. The film was shot in Karachi during the January of 2014 with a budget of jointly franchised by Hum Films, Filmwala Pictures and Eveready Pictures. It premiered the following year in November where it closed the South Asian International Film Festival 2014. ''Na Maloom Afraad'' had a wide theatrical release in Pakistan on October 6, 2014 at Eid al-adha, followed by a release in UK on May 22, 2015 〔〔 which has grossed worldwide. The film garnered wide critical praise. At 3rd Hum Awards film was awarded Hum Honorary Special Recognition Award to Nabeel and Fizza. The film became the most nominated film of the Lux's 14th annual awards ceremony in film section with total of seven nominations in four categories, ultimately winning Best Film for Fizza, Best Director for Nabeel and Best Actor for Javed.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://en.dailypakistan.com.pk/lifestyle/lux-style-awards-2015-na-maloom-afraad-declared-best-film-javaid-sheikh-best-actor-and-ayeza-khan-best-tv-actress/ )〕 It became first Pakistani film since 2007 to make a milestone of longest running film for 165 days (22 weeks) breaking the record of ''Waar'' who previously held for 163 days. == Plot == Farhan (Fahad Mustafa), is a sales representative at IFU life insurance company in Karachi and is fired after he fails to materialize any deal in a year. Moon (Mohsin Abbas Haider), who hails from Punjab (Faisalabad), has a dream of going to Dubai, but ends up coming to Karachi while his family continues to believe he is living in Dubai and Shakeel bhai (Javed Shaikh), an honest man who works as a government servant and owner of homemade pickle business 'Shama Achar' is under pressure to get his younger sister Naina (Urwa Hocane) married, but can't manage to do so due to financial constraints. Farhan is a paying-guest of Shakeel and is in love with his sister. Moon becomes the new tenant of Shakeel, after gets kicked out by his landlady (Shehnaz Pervaiz) for not paying rent on time. Jobless Farhaan and Moon come up with a plan to take a life insurance to open an account in a bank and then burn it in Karachi strike, posing as 'Na Maloom Afraad', so that they claim desired amount of money in the claim from insurance company. Meanwhile, a proposal came for Naina and they ask for a car as dowry; devastated with his situation Shakeel went to break his fixed deposit, but he realized that he had already withdrawn it in 1998 for his mother's (Zaheen Tara) operation. Thinking of mortgaging his home, Shakeel is revealed that the government has given them a one-month notice for leaving their houses due to bridge construction over the area. With all these difficulties, Shakeel tries to commit suicide but is saved by the police. Both Moon and Farhan revealed their plan to Shakeel, of which first he refused to part of it, but due to his problems he reluctantly agrees. Farhan went to Gogi (Salman Shahid) a local mobster, to lend money for their plan. Gogi gives him three lacks, which Farhaan agrees to return with interest of six lacks. Shakeel and Farhan posing as husband wife opens an account but the bank and they gets robbed. Moon falls in love with the bank worker Hina (Kubra Khan). All fake themselves as a rich individuals and then get an insurance policy to own a fake claim. Moon who has also lent money from Gogi earlier for going Dubai, is running from him due to the drugs he saw in a doll which he gave him to transfer to another mobster in Dubai. After Jumma prayer all three get jammed in a strike and try to burn the bank but are caught on camera and merely escape from police. Looking at every plan going wrong, Shakeel borrows money from Gogi by giving his house on mortgage. Gogi reaches them and asks Moon for the drugs, unable to get them he gives them one week to give him a crore. All blamed each other for their situation. Shakeel gets unconscious and on the way to the hospital they get stuck in the strike, however later it is revealed that it was a part of plan so they get escape from strikers. They provoke strikers to burn the bank but only then they get to know that bank is empty. Later an IFU insurance inspector Samuel (Nayyar Ejaz) came to gave them claim of thirty lacks, and warns them that he knows about what they did. They went to Gogi to offer him thirty-lack and ask him for a time, but is then gets into a fight with Dubai mobster and Gogi, both gets killed and All of three came home shocked. They find a phone ringing in a suitcase containing money and jewelry. It is then revealed that Hina robbed the bank before the strike for them. With the money all gets settled, Shakeel buy a new home and standardize his pickle business, Farhan happily marries to Naina and Moon fulfill his dream of going to Dubai. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Na Maloom Afraad」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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