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Half Widow is a 2017 Indian drama film directed by debutant Danish Renzu and written by Renzu and Gaya Bhola. The film tells the story of a women from Srinagar in indian administered kashmir, who tries to find her husband who is abducted by indian armed men. Jointly produced by Bhola and Renzu, the film stars Neelofar Hamid, Shahnawaz Bhat, Mir Sarwar and Haseena Sofi in the lead roles. Since there are no theaters in Kashmir, the film was screened at the Sher-i-Kashmir International Conference Centre.
The title of the film refers to the namesake term used for Kashmiri women whose husbands have disappeared mostly in custody of security forces in the Kashmir conflict. The film's official trailer was released on May, 2017. The characters in the film talk in Urdu, with some Kashmiri.The film received a favourable review on Cineblitz
Original Release
01/04/2017
Cast
Name | Character |
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Shahnawaz Bhat | Zakir |
Mir Sarwar | Khalid |
Haseena Sofi | Khala |
Ayaan Sikandar | Faizan |
Yasmeen | Zynab |
Rayees Ahmad | Friend 2 |
Syed Aqib | Police officer |
Rahi Khan | Police inspector |
Harmeet Kour | Neela's friend |
Joziya Mir | Sameena |
Directors
Writers
Danish Renzu, Gaya Bhola, Sunayana Kachroo
Cast
Name | Character |
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Shahnawaz Bhat | Zakir |
Mir Sarwar | Khalid |
Haseena Sofi | Khala |
Ayaan Sikandar | Faizan |
Yasmeen | Zynab |
Rayees Ahmad | Friend 2 |
Syed Aqib | Police officer |
Rahi Khan | Police inspector |
Harmeet Kour | Neela's friend |
Joziya Mir | Sameena |
Ghulam Rasool | Old man |
Junaid Rather | Friend 1 |
Yousuf Shahnaz | Bakarwal |
Shakeela | Farhat |
Neelofar Hamid | Neela |
Rhonda Leal | Eva |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Vijay Bhola | Executive Producer |
Donnie Edwards | Executive Producer |
Kathryn Edwards | Executive Producer |
O'Brien Kelley | Executive Producer |
Nahida Nazir | Executive Producer |
Shafat Qazi | Executive Producer |
Martin Desmond Roe | Executive Producer |
Jihad Turk | Executive Producer |
Neelofar Hamid | Producer |
Rhonda Leal | Producer |
Danish Renzu | Producer |
Gaya Bhola | Producer |
Sunayana Kachroo | Producer |
Salma Ali | Producer |
Corine Arzoomanian | Producer |
Heidi Basch-Harod | Producer |
Kevin Fitzgerald | Producer |
Elliot Friedman | Producer |
Richard Friedman | Producer |
Farooq Renzu | Producer |
Julie Victor | Producer |
Sarwan Wason | Producer |
Uma Wason | Producer |