f we had to name a winner for the year 2022, it has to be The Legend of Maula Jatt (TLMJ). Though pre-release we weren’t above making, “feels like 2018” jokes about this monster global hit, we must say post-release on October 13, on 500+ screens, across 25 territories, crossing the 100 crore club a couple of times over and then some at the time of press, we have to eat our jokes and the hats they came out of. The end of 2022 rang in another milestone for the film, as the uncut version released across UK cinemas on December 2.

The Legend of Maula Jatt has been directed by Bilal Lashari. And is produced by Ammara Hikmat and Asad J. Khan under the joint venture of Encyclomedia & Lashari Films in association with AAA Motion Pictures of Ali Murtaza with a screenplay by Bilal Lashari and dialogues by Nasir Adeeb.

The filmmakers have partnered with Geo Films as their presenting partner, the largest media group and key contributor to the revival of cinema in Pakistan. The film is being locally distributed by Nadeem Mandviwalla of Mandviwalla Entertainment, who is well known for his contribution to the cinema over the decades. Internationally, the film is being distributed by MovieGoers Entertainment.