Parwaaz Hai Junoon by Hamza Ali Abbasi Premier in China on Nov 13

KARACHI: Hamza Ali Abbasi-starrer Parwaaz Hai Junoon will premier in China on November 13, shortly before the 70th anniversary of the diplomatic relations formed between Pakistan and its main ally.

With a touch of romance, the aerial combat-war film honours the Pakistan Air Force (PAF) and the pilots who put their lives at risk to protect the people of the world.

The Haseeb Hassan-directed movie features “JF-17, a fourth-generation fighter ,

Shen told that China Film Co. will distribute the flick. Ltd. and that the Chinese-language trailer mentions that Beijing’s “Pakistani Iron Brother Air Force” produces Parwaaz Hai Junoon.

The film is expected to churn out with regard to the business, he said a better understanding will be once it debuts in China.

In a statement released earlier this year, the Chinese Embassy in Islamabad said one of the “16 local-to-local collaborations” to foster local cooperation between the two friendly nations was the debut of Parwaaz Hai Junoon in Beijing.

“According to Global Times, during the second Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation, the agreement to carry the Pakistani air force film to China” was signed in April 2019 at a China-Pakistan economic and trade cooperation forum.

Parwaaz Hai Junoon “tells the storey of a group of young patriotic cadets who, after facing all kinds of difficulties and hardships, become the best fighter pilots in Pakistan,” the publication wrote, adding that Chinese people praised the change on social media websites.

“The film also focuses on the growth of female pilots. In the film, one Pakistani woman gives up a luxury life and overcomes several obstacles through the power of love and eventually achieves her dream of becoming a JF-17 fighter jet pilot,” it added.