Summaries

SHAH is the biography of great boxer Syed Hussain Shah. This film covers the story of this Legend's journey from homeless child in the streets of Layari,Karachi to become Olympian for his country PAKISTAN.

The film is based on the journey of Pakistani Olympian boxer Hussain Shah who started his life on the streets of Lyari, Karachi as a homeless child and went on to dominate Asian boxing for nearly a decade. He became the only boxer of Pakistan history to win an Olympic medal at the 1988 Seoul Olympics but was afterwards forgotten by public and media alike.—Umair

SHAH is based on the true story of legendary Pakistani boxer Syed Hussain Shah. Hussain Shah started his life as a homeless child on the streets of Karachi and went on to dominate Asian boxing for nearly a decade before becoming the first South Asian in history to win an Olympic Bronze Medal in boxing at the 1988 Seoul Olympics. He remains the only Pakistani athlete to win an individual medal at the Olympic Games in the more than 50 years.—Adnan Sarwar

Details

Keywords
  • 1980s
  • journey
  • year 1988
  • based on real people
  • seoul 1988 summer olympics
Genres
  • Drama
  • Biography
  • Sport
Release date Aug 12, 2015
Countries of origin Pakistan
Language Urdu
Filming locations Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan
Production companies Logos Film & Media

Box office

Tech specs

Runtime 1h 49m
Color Color
Sound mix Dolby Digital
Aspect ratio 2.35 : 1

Synopsis

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