Project Peshawar

The story is based on real life incidents,[14] highlighting the negative side of the modern-day social media boom, raised awareness as to how some people use social media negatively.[15][16] Project Peshawar is based on a true story and revolves around a British Pakistani who falls in love with a Peshawar-based girl through the internet and travels back to Pakistan for her only to realize that it was merely a trap to capture him.[17]

• Shoaib Lodin
• Navishta Sahar
• Sally Ingry
• Moez Mohmand
• Mihela Bursc
• Arbab Izhar Ahmad
• James Ryan
• Mustafa Khan
• Mariyam
• Dilawar Jan

The telefilm was shot one and a half years ago in United Kingdom , the Netherlands and Pakistan,[18] with 70% of the production in Peshawar. Shoaib Lodin, a lead actor and consultant producer of this film is an Afghani-Dutch citizen who left Peshawar back in 1997.[19] He is a graduate of the Anupam Kher indian Acting Institute of film making and TV serials.[20]

The film was released on 20 August 2017 in Peshawar,[21] the Premiere of the multi-lingual international telefilm Project Peshawar held in Nishtar Hall Peshawar.[22] The premier show, being organised under the auspices of Jeans Films and sponsored by the Tourism Corporation of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and its released in Film festivals of US, Canada and the Netherlands.[23]

film-maker Irshu Bangash told The Express Tribune that there have been people from the local entertainment industry who are trying to sabotage the film, claiming that it spreads a negative image of the city and "promotes western values" instead of local cultural values.[24] Bangash shared how they decided to do a film about social media and how it's misused. "We see it all around us. Even Mashal Khan's case was elevated due to social media and its power, he said. "It's funny because these are our seniors, yet a lot of vulgar content has been released without any objections because of the lack of censor board in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa." He added there were Local Media Groups and Pashto cinema Artists who were trying to sabotage the premiere as well "because we didn't allow them to film in the theater during the premiere. It's obvious, one can't allow anyone to record the film on its premiere.”

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Musicians including Fortitude, Khumariyaan,[25] king compass and the duo of Naseer & Shahab have contributed tracks for Project Peshawar. There are five songs in this soundtrack.