Waar

Waar (Wār; IPA: [ʋɑːr], meaning "The Strike") is a 2013 Pakistani action-drama film directed by Bilal Lashari and written and produced by Hassan Rana. The film features Shaan Shahid, Meesha Shafi, Ali Azmat, Shamoon Abbasi, Ayesha Khan and Kamran Lashari. It is the second highest-grossing Pakistani film after Jawani Phir Nahi Ani. The film is a stylized depiction of events surrounding the war on terror in Pakistan, including the attack on a Police Academy at Lahore in 2009.

Plot

Major Mujtaba Rizvi (played by Shaan Shahid) is a former Pakistan Army officer, who took an early retirement from the service. The plot involves a counter-terrorism operation being conducted in the northwestern tribal region of Pakistan, led by Ehtesham Khattak (played by Hamza Ali Abbasi) and coordinated by his sister, Javeria Khattak (played by Ayesha Khan), an intelligence officer. Ehtesham and Javeria come to know of a major terrorist attack that can only be countered with the help of Major Mujtaba.

Waar 2

Waar 2 is an upcoming Pakistani action thriller film directed and written by Hassan Rana. It is a sequel to the Bilal Lashari's directed 2013 film Waar. The film stars Shaan Shahid. Filming began in June 2015 in London.

Cast

Production

In May 2015, it was revealed that Hassan Rana wrote the script and would direct the sequel film, he also showed interest in casting Ayub Khoso, Adnan Siddiqui, and Humayun Saeed.Shaan Shahid would be returning to reprise his previous role, along with newcomers Bilal Ashraf and Aleeze Nasser also cast in the film. Waqas Rana would also be serving as the producer and Director of Photography of the film, and he revealed that four foreign actors were also cast in the film.

Filming

Waar 2 was previously all set to go into production in 2014. The movie was set be shot in international locations including Russia, Yugoslavia, United Kingdom and Turkey.

Principal photography on the film began in late-June 2015 in London. In August 2015, filming took place at the K2 base camp.