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Joyland

Joyland

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Joyland

2022

2h 7m

7.4(163 votes)

Romance

Drama

Overview

As a patriarchal family yearns for the birth of a son to continue their family line, their youngest son secretly joins an erotic dance theatre and falls for its transgender starlet.

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Khoosat Films

The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Ali Junejo

Ali Junejo

Haider

Rasti Farooq

Rasti Farooq

Mumtaz

Alina Khan

Alina Khan

Biba

Sarwat Gilani

Sarwat Gilani

Nucchi

Salmaan Peerzada

Salmaan Peerzada

Father

Sohail Sameer

Sohail Sameer

Saleem

Sania Saeed

Sania Saeed

Fayyaz

Ramiz Law

Ramiz Law

Qaiser

Honey Albela

Honey Albela

Ashfaq Saab

Priya Usman Khan

Shabnam Rani

Creative team

Directed by: Saim Sadiq
Written by: Saim Sadiq
Maggie Briggs
Produced by: Lauren Mann
April Shih

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