Gunjal

Gunjal
گنجل
Directed byShoaib Sultan
Written byNirmal Bano
Ali Kazmi
Screenplay byAli Kazmi
Story byShoaib Sultan
Based onMurder of Iqbal Masih
Produced byNighat Akbar Shah
StarringAhmed Ali Akbar
Resham
Amna Ilyas
Ahmad Ali Butt
CinematographyIkram Khan
Edited byMahad Ali Sajid
Sean T Faust
Music byRahat Fateh Ali Khan
Qamar Parvi
Mobeen Zahid
Zonaib Zahid
Xarb
Production
company
Adur Productions Film
Distributed byEveready Pictures
Release dates
  • 20 November 2023 (2023-11-20) (UMT University)
  • 15 December 2023 (2023-12-15) (Pakistan)
Running time
137 minutes
CountryPakistan
LanguagesUrdu
Punjabi (minor)
BudgetTBA
Box officePKR 2 Crore

Gunjal is a 2023 Pakistani action crime thriller film inspired by the true story of a child labour activist Iqbal Masih, who campaigned against child labour in the 1990s before his murder. The film is directed by Shoaib Sultan, produced by Nighat Akbar Shah and written by Nirmal Bano and Ali Kazmi. Zonaib Zahid and Xarb are the music directors, while the background score is performed by Rahat Fateh Ali Khan, Qamar Parvi, Mobeen Zahid and Zonaib Zahid. It features Ahmed Ali Akbar, Resham, Amna Ilyas and Ahmad Ali Butt in leading roles. The film was released on 15 December 2023.