Fawad Khan and Mahira Khan starrer ‘The Legend of Maula Jatt’, which become countries’ highest-grossing film of all time, has gotten a theatrical re-release in four global countries.
As per Variety, Bilal Lashari’s directional will be rereleasing across 15 sites in the U.K., seven sites in the U.S., and two sites in the U.A.E. on April 21, in the Eid holiday frame after six months after its theatrical debut.
Pranab Kapadia, founder of Moviegoers Entertainment, the overseas distributor for “The Legend Of Maula Jatt,” said: “We are absolutely delighted to witness history in the making. Never before has any [Pakistan] film been rereleased within six months of its original release. Thanks to the love of audiences across the globe and support from our exhibition partners, ‘The Legend of Maula Jatt’ continues to set box office records.”
The movie which was released on October 13, has amassed $13.8 million worldwide on 500 screens, making it the highest-grossing Pakistan-made and Punjabi-language film to date and the top South Asian film in the U.K. from 2018 to 2022. It grossed more than five times Pakistan’s previous box office champion, ‘Jawani Phir Nahi Ani 2’.
The film is a reboot of the 1979 cult classic “Maula Jatt.” It focuses on the legendary rivalry between local hero Maula Jatt (Fawad Khan) and Noori Natt (Hamza Ali Abbasi), the leader of a brutal gang. Mahira Khan plays Mukkho, a fiery village woman who is Maula Jatt’s romantic interest.
