Josh: Independence Through Unity

Josh: Independence Through Unity
Poster showing the lead cast of film. Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Iram Parveen Bilal
Produced by	Iram Parveen Bilal Saad Bin Mujeeb Kelly Thomas
Written by	Iram Parveen Bilal
Screenplay by	Iram Parveen Bilal Farah Usman
Starring	Aamina Sheikh Mohib Mirza Khalid Malik Naveen Waqar Ali Rizvi
Music by	Shahi Hasan Andrew T. Mackay
Cinematography	Nausheen Dadabhoy
Edited by	Jochen Kunstler
Production company	Parveen Shah Productions Twenty Nine Dash One Productions
Distributed by	ARY Films
Release dates	October 2012 (2012-10) (Mumbai Film Festival) 10 August 2013 (2013-08-10) (Pakistan) UK (UK)
Country	Pakistan
Language	Urdu English
Box office	₨3.3 crore (US$320,000)

Josh: Independence Through Unity (Urdu: جوش: متحدہ آزادی‎) is a 2013 Pakistani mystery thriller drama film written, directed and produced by Iram Parveen Bilal with co-producers Saad Bin Mujeeb and Kelly Thomas. Film is set to be release at Eid-ul-Fitr in Pakistan and India on 10 August 2013. The film stars Aamina Sheikh, Mohib Mirza, Khalid Malik, Naveen Waqar, [[Adnan Shah Tipu]], [[Kaiser Khan Nizamani]], [[Parveen Akber]], [[Nyla Jafri]],[[Salim Mairaj]] , [[Faizan Haqquee]] and [[Ali Rizvi (actor)|Ali Rizvi]] in the ensemble cast.

Plot

Josh is about Fatima (Aamina Sheikh), a dedicated school teacher, who is living a high cosmopolitan life in Karachi until one day her life shatters when her nanny Nusrat-bhi inexplicably disappears. Fatima then takes on the challenge to seek the dangerous truth in Nusrat’s feudal village. The themes being tackled are class separation, feudalism, poverty, individual empowerment, and women’s rights.

Cast

• Mohib Mirza
• Aamina Sheikh
• Naveen Waqar
• Khalid Malik
• Adnan Shah
• Saleem Mairaj
• Ali Rizvi
• Kiaser Khan Nizamani
• Nyla Jaffri
• Parveen Akbar
• Faizan Haqquee

Release and reception

Josh world premiered at the Mumbai International Film Festival in October 2012. The film released in Pakistan on 12 August 2013.

Soundtrack

Josh
Soundtrack album by Zoe Viccaji, Devika, Shahi Hasan, Noor Lodhi, Manesh Judge and Ali Azmat
Released	To Be Released.
Genre	Film soundtrack
Producer	Indus World Music

Josh is the soundtrack album of the 2012 Urdu-language Pakistani film Josh by Iram Parveen Bilal.

Overview and reception

All songs are mixed and mastered by Shahi Hasan. The singers include Zoe Viccaji, Devika Chawla, Shahi Hasan, Noor Lodhi, Manesh Judge and Ali Azmat.

Awards

Josh received the 2012 Women in Film Finishing Grant, the 2013 Silent River Film Festival Best First Feature and Best Actress, the 2013 Filmfest Hamburg, Best Political Film Nomination. It also won the Best Screenplay Jury Prize and the Best Feature Film Audience Prize at the Washington, D.C. South Asian Film Festival 2014.

External links

• Josh: Independence Through Unity at IMDb
• Josh: Independence Through Unity on Facebook