The film I’ve loved so much: Anurag raves about 'The Legend of Maula Jatt'

After the release date for the film was announced, excited movie-goers were treated to the first theatrical trailer

Only a few days after the release date for the highly-anticipated The Legend of Maula Jatt was announced, excited movie-goers were treated to another surprise – the first theatrical trailer for the Mahira Khan and Fawad Khan-starrer! Everyone was glued to their seats as the two-and-a-half-minute-long video presented moments from the forthcoming film in an enticing, enchanting, and beautifully put-together way.

Of course, the trailer of the long-awaited film has caught the eyes of many, including that of Indian filmmaker and actor Anurag Kashyap. "Finally the film I’ve loved so much and the film you really want to see, the trailer is out!" the Gangs of Wasseypur director tweeted along with the link to the trailer on YouTube.

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Finally the film I’ve loved so much and the film you really want to see , the trailer is out!

— Anurag Kashyap (@anuragkashyap72) August 14, 2022

The film, also starring Hamza Ali Abbasi, Humaima Malick, and Mirza Gohar Rasheed, has left social media users in a frenzy. One user called the film the "Punjabi Game of Thrones", while another user said they've never seen a trailer better than this one.

#TheLegendOfMaulaJatt is just Punjabi Game of thrones. pic.twitter.com/eKLrykVeFi

— Afshan Tayyab (@QueenAfshan_) August 15, 2022

Never saw a better trailer than this!!! ❤️🙌🔥#TheLegendOfMaulaJatt pic.twitter.com/3fO9Q4MLOV

— Muhammad Waheed (@WaheedViews) August 14, 2022

Film critic Joginder Tuteja tweeted, "This is as huge as it gets! Imagine, the action drama was made before K.G.F! This can become one of the biggest blockbusters ever! Fawad Khan, Mahira Khan, Bilal Lashari, Ammara Hikmat – you have indeed made something spectacular!"

This is as HUGE as it gets! Imagine, the action drama was made before #KGF! This can become one of the BIGGEST BLOCKBUSTERS ever! #FawadKhan @TheMahiraKhan @blashari @AmmaraHikmat - You have indeed made something SLECTACULAR! #TheLegendOfMaulaJatt 13th Octhttps://t.co/j9IzjJ8x3s pic.twitter.com/IlN4dnhMiu

— #TutejaTalks (@Tutejajoginder) August 14, 2022

The Legend of Maula Jatt is the most expensive film to come out of Pakistan. This intense and epic hero origin story, with a screenplay by Bilal Lashari and dialogues by Nasir Adeeb, is a hard reboot of the 1979 cult classic Maula Jatt. The film is directed by Lashari as well, known for his directorial debut, the box office mega-hit Waar, and produced by Ammara Hikmat under the joint venture of Encyclomedia & Lashari films in association with AAA Motion Pictures.

The film, which was initially announced in 2011, has seen many hurdles along the way. Be it the prolonged legal battle or a pandemic, The Legend of Maula Jatt kept getting delayed for one reason or the other. Now, fans and critics are hopeful that the film will finally see the light of the day and will release on the recently announced date, October 13 of this year.

Watch the trailer here:

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