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WATCH: Teaser of most anticipated Pakistani film “Joyland” released! 

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  • Joyland is a highly anticipated upcoming Pakistani film by Khoosat Films.
  • The teaser was also reposted by actress Sania Saeed.
  • The world premiere of Joyland is scheduled for November 18, 2022, in Los Angeles.

The highly anticipated Pakistani film Joyland’s first teaser has been officially published by Khoosat Films.

“Take a first glance into the fascinating and emotional world of Joyland that digs into the challenging complexities of desire and patriarchy, through the story of the Rana family,” Khoosat Films stated on Instagram. Joyland’s teaser is now available.

The post published by the producers was also reposted by actress Sania Saeed.

Watch the teaser here:

Sania Saeed, Sarwat Gillani, Ali Junejo, and Alina Khan are prominent actors in the movie Joyland.

In addition to representing Pakistan in the Toronto International Film Festival, the movie had its first debut at Cannes in 2022. The film directed by Saim Sadiq was well welcomed abroad.

The Pakistani Academy Selection Committee has chosen it as Pakistan’s official entry for the 95th Academy Awards.

The world premiere of Joyland is scheduled for November 18, 2022.

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Priyanka Chopra took to Instagram lately to post a flood of photographs of amazing Asian talent that made it big this time at the Cannes Film Festival and congratulated all the winners.

Among these photos, the Quantico actor shared one of Joyland’s crew, Pakistan’s first film entry to the Cannes Film Festival, which won the jury award in the Un Certain Regard and Queer Palm competitions.

The director of Joyland, Saim Sadiq, who is already overjoyed after earning this prestigious award, re-shared the Padmavaat star’s tale on his Instagram account and praised the worldwide celebrity in the post.

“Priyanka, Shukriya (Thank you),” he wrote.

Meanwhile, Chopra praised Sadiq once again by re-sharing his Instagram story on her account.

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At the Cannes Film Festival, ‘Joyland’ wins a standing ovation

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