Zindagi Tamasha
زندگی تماشا
A Pakistani film about a devout naat-reciter shunned after a wedding video of him dancing goes viral — delayed by religious protest, then Pakistan's Oscar submission.
At a glance
- Identifiers
- Wikidataimdb
- Review
- Draft Completeness 2/5 · Help complete it
Religious authoritiesTradition versus culture
Screening Room
- Format
- Film · Muslim history or life carries the story
- Released
- 2019 CE · 1440 AH†
- Countries
- PK
- Languages
- ur (original)
- Approach
- drama of Muslim life
- Depiction of sacred figures
- The Prophet: Not applicable · Companions: Not applicable · Imams: Not applicable
- Titles in other languages
- زندگی تماشاZindagi TamashaCircus of Life
Reception
- Objection — Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan; release delayed from January 2020Historical
Where to watch officially: No official link recorded. · Listed, not endorsed.
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Connections
- Features
- Samiya Mumtaz· Eman Suleman· Adeel Afzal· Nadia Afghan· Mehar Bano· Sarmad Sultan Khoosat
- Directed by
- Sarmad Sultan Khoosat
People and things also explored
Hür Adam: Bediüzzaman Said Nursi· The abjad letters named for Madyan's kings· al-Anwāʾ (Star Rains)· Jahiliyya names of days and months· The ill-omened days· Divining Arrows· The temples of the seven planets· The fire-temples
Sources
- Wikidata
- IMDb
Cite this page
islam.museum contributors. “Zindagi Tamasha”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/screen/zindagi-tamasha-2019/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed 2026-10-17.