The Donkey King Theatrical Trailer Released
Karachi - Geo Films & Talisman
Animation Studios have officially released the theatrical trailer
of their upcoming animated movie “The Donkey King”
on September 24, 2018.
The Donkey King is helmed by Aziz Jindani, the architect of the success of Pakistan’s first and most popular animated super hero series for a leading anti-bacterial soap brand. A teaser trailer of the film was released about a month ago and fetched over 2 million views across digital platforms with its lead character Mangu achieving near cult status since then as children & children at heart are widely seen imitating the catch phrase from the teaser “My Name is Mangu, Mangu! Jan Mangu! The Washing Machine.”
The Donkey King is helmed by Aziz Jindani, the architect of the success of Pakistan’s first and most popular animated super hero series for a leading anti-bacterial soap brand. A teaser trailer of the film was released about a month ago and fetched over 2 million views across digital platforms with its lead character Mangu achieving near cult status since then as children & children at heart are widely seen imitating the catch phrase from the teaser “My Name is Mangu, Mangu! Jan Mangu! The Washing Machine.”
Riding
on the shoulders of a successful teaser, the hopes were only higher from the theatrical
trailer and it surely exceeds all expectations. Just under two and
half minutes of run time the trailer traces the journey of Mangu from an
ordinary world to accidentally becoming the king of Azad Nagar. Only to realize
that this was all part of a Machiavellian web set up by the cunning Miss Fitna
(Fox). It goes onto set the contest between Mangu and Miss Fitna but keeps the
audience yearning for more to discover if Mangu succeeds in rising to be a true
king or not? The makers have also capitalized on the pop culture by stitching a
gag at the end with reference to meat balls made of donkey meat. In short, the trailer has all the making of a
mass entertainer with humor, action, adventure and song & dance. It surely
lives up to its tag line “a fun film for all ages.”
The
trailer also unveils the
ginormous voice cast of the film with some of the biggest names of the industry
including; Jan Rambo, Hina Dilpazir, Javed Sheikh, Ghulam Mohiuddin, Erfan
Khoosat, Ismail Tara, Mani, Adeel Hashmi, Irfan Malik & Ali Hassan, Faisal
Qureshi, Ahsan Rahim, Shabbir Jan and Shafaat Ali. It is undoubtedly the
biggest ensemble coming together for a Pakistani film of any genre.
The
trailer also whets the musical appetite by giving a sneak peek into, what
appears to be, the title track of the film “Donkey Raja”. The songs are
composed by Shuja Haider, Shani Arshad, Asrar & Majid Raza. The background
score is composed by Shani Arshad and recorded with live orchestra at the
Budapest Film orchestra, a first for any Pakistani film.
The
maker, Aziz Jindani, shares his views and states, “The
Donkey King is an attempt to leap frog Pakistani films in general
and animated films in particular. The film indeed speaks to the children but
continuously winks at the adults. We have been deliberate to not get
straitjacketed by the stereotype of ‘what an animated film is expected to be’.
In just under 105mins of runtime The Donkey King packs in a kaleidoscopic
cinematic experience. It will make you laugh, will leave you moist eyes at
places, will get you at the edge of your seat with suspense & thrill and
above all deliver a meaningful message that will inspire children &
children at heart to dream big and discover their full potential.”
In
closing, going by what we see in the trailer, the Donkey King promises to be a
film with a big heart, big star cast and big box office potential. We are
surely queuing up at the cinemas first day, first show on Oct 13, 2018 when the
film is set to rule cinemas across Pakistan.
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