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Backstory and Production<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Yasir Jaswal\u2019s Jalaibee<\/em> arrived amid a surge of fresh energy in Pakistani cinema, and it was touted as a big gamble on style. Long before its 20 March 2015 release, Jalaibee<\/em> was already making headlines: ARY Films boasted Rs.5 million in advanced ticket sales (even offering free gold prizes in Bahria Town)\u200b. Jaswal himself wrote and directed the script from scratch \u2013 a rarity in an industry unused to homegrown thrillers \u2013 and struggled to fund it until a flashy teaser helped attract backers. Produced by Redrum Films (Jaswal\u2019s own banner) in association with ARY\u2019s Eman Syed and Mozhdar Mohmood\u2019s Sermad Films, Jalaibee<\/em> was shot on location in Karachi, Lahore and Islamabad. Notably, it was the first Pakistani film shot on an ARRI Alexa HD camera<\/strong> (the same ultra-modern camera used on Skyfall<\/em> and Iron Man 3<\/em>)\u200b \u2013 a point Jaswal\u2019s team trumpeted as a technical milestone. The director promised \u201cstylised, eye-pleasing visuals, powerful sound design, engaging dialogue and contemporary music\u201d\u200b, and in interviews stressed that he wasn\u2019t making a star vehicle but a slick crime thriller unlike anything Pakistan had seen before\u200b.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Plot Summary & Characters<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Jalaibee<\/em> is essentially a knot of intersecting fates. The story centers on two orphaned friends \u2013 Billu<\/strong> (played by Danish Taimoor) and Bugga<\/strong> (Ali Safina) \u2013 who are small-time hustlers drowning in debt. As the Tribune<\/strong> explains, when Billu and Bugga accidentally botch a bank heist for a mysterious city mafia don, they are suddenly on the hook to repay Rs.50 million in 24 hours<\/strong>\u200b. At that point the plot thickens: the pair cross paths with Ali<\/strong> (Wiqar Ali Khan) and his brother Jimmy<\/strong> (Uzair Jaswal), two brothers returning from abroad to avenge their father\u2019s murder by the same mob. Ali has also fallen for Eman<\/strong> (Sabeeka Imam), the attractive daughter of a powerful politician (played by Sajid Hasan) who might himself be the crime godfather. When Eman provides Ali with a piece of damning information about her father, Ali hatches a scheme to expose and kidnap the corrupt politican. Of course, meeting Billu and Bugga drags everyone<\/em> into a labyrinth of betrayals, twists, and \u201cmore twists than a jalebi,\u201d as the Urdu review quips\u200b. Along the way Billu and Bugga even seek help from Banno<\/strong> (Zhalay Sarhadi), a modern-day courtesan drawn into Ali\u2019s world \u2013 and through her, new complications erupt. In short, the film weaves together eight main characters into a neo-noir caper, with greed, revenge, and dark humor at the core\u200b.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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