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Zindagi Tamasha (Circus of Life) is a Pakistani drama film directed by Sarmad Khoosat and produced by his sister Kanwal Khoosat. It is written by a talented writer, Nirmal Bano. The film features Arif Hassan, Eman Suleman, Samiya Mumtaz and Ali Kureshi. It is set to release on 24 January 2020 under the banner of Khoosat Films and it shows an intimate portrait of a family as well as a scorching political commentary on the little gods on this earth who police private passions.

It has been awarded the prestigious Kim Ji-Seok award at Busan International Film Festival.

Plot
A devout Muslim who writes composes, and even records hymns praising the Prophet, Rahat is a respected elderly man who works in real estate and takes care of his bedridden wife. He has a guilty pleasure-he like to dance like the women dancers in old Punjabi films. One day, he attends the wedding of a friend's son, where he inadvertently shows off a sexy dance in front of his friends. His dance gets recorded on video and uploaded to the social media, which then gets broadcasted on television. And chaos begins to ensue in his quiet life. Other than his wife, no one else in the world understands Rahat's passion for dancing. His daughters and neighbors criticize him, his friends turn their backs on him. Circus of Life provides a calm and detailed picture of challenging issues, such as forbidden passions in a strict Muslim society and the search for the identity of an elderly man who gradually comes to realize his "minoritiness."

Cast

 * Arif Hassan as Rahat Khawaja
 * Samiya Mumtaz
 * Eman Suleman as Sadaf
 * Ali Kureshi as Danish

Release
It's first official trailer was released in September, 2019 which was taken down from YouTube due to some issues. The re-launch of the teaser trailer was on 3 January 2020. The film is set to release nationwide on 24 January 2020.

Soundtrack
A sublime kalaam of Peer Mehar Ali Shah, “Ajj Sik Mitraan Di”has been added in the movie which is performed by Saakin Band. This is the original soundtrack of Zindagi Tamasha. It was released on 9 November 2019.

Budget
The estimated budget of the movie is PKR 30,000,000.