Production Waar

shaan shahid (right) bilal lashari during shooting.

the title waar urdu language word meaning strike. waar english language film dialogue in urdu. according producer, hassan waqas rana, considered dubbing movie in urdu idea dropped have compromised lead role played shaan shahid. story inspired real events , highlights aspect of terrorism in pakistan. written hassan waqas rana.

casting , crew

initially, reported tom delmar has worked stunt director in hollywood movies direct; later lashari chosen director working rana on project. bilal lashari s debut director, has directed music videos , assisted shoaib mansoor in film khuda kay liye. ali azmat , meesha shafi, known singing, made acting debut in film. ali azmat s , ayesha khan s roles limited guest appearance later expanded full roles. hamza ali abbasi intended work assistant director cast actor.

filming

the film produced mindworks media , includes 400 visual effects. took 3 years complete waar. locations included karachi(pakistan), rome(italy), istanbul(turkey), lahore(pakistan), islamabad, swat valley. reported in media film shot in collaboration inter-services public relations (ispr), media wing of pakistan army; director bilal lashari denied such collaboration saying confusion might have arisen mindworks media worked on documentary glorious resolve ispr when waar being filmed.

the budget variously said pkr: 170 million , pkr: 200 million.