Dukhtar
Dukhtar (Urdu: دختر; transl. Daughter) is a 2014 Pakistani drama-thriller film directed by Afia Nathaniel. The film stars Samiya Mumtaz, Mohib Mirza, Saleha Aref, Asif Khan, Ajab Gul and Samina Ahmad. The film is Afia Nathaniel's feature directorial debut; she also wrote and produced the film. It is the story of a mother and her ten-year-old daughter, who leave their home to save the girl from an arranged marriage to a tribal leader.
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| دختر | |
| Directed by | Afia Nathaniel |
| Written by | Afia Nathaniel |
| Produced by | Afia Nathaniel Muhammad Khalid Ali |
| Starring | Samiya Mumtaz Mohib Mirza Adnan Shah Tipu Saleha Aref Asif Khan Ajab Gul Samina Ahmad |
| Cinematography | Armughan Hassan Najaf Bilgrami |
| Edited by | Armughan Hassan Afia Nathaniel |
| Music by | Sahir Ali Bagga Peter Nashel |
Production companies | Zambeel Films The Crew Films |
| Distributed by | Geo Films |
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Running time | 93 minutes |
| Country | Pakistan |
| Languages | Urdu Pashto |
| Budget | Rs. 6.5 million (US$23,000) |
| Box office | Rs. 1.65 crore (US$57,000) |
The film was premiered at the 2014 Toronto International Film Festival on 5 September. Geo Films released the film in Pakistan on 18 September 2014. It was selected as Pakistan's Official entry in the category Best Foreign Language Film for the 87th Academy Awards, but was not nominated. It becomes Pakistan's second consecutive submission to Oscars and accepted as per the first one was Zinda Bhaag in same category.