Blood, Barbells, and Box Office Gold: Zombeid Shatters Pakistan’s Eid Formula

Pakistani cinema has long played it safe during festive holidays, relying heavily on a predictable rotation of family dramas, loud comedies, and glossy romances. This Eid al-Adha, however, director Nabeel Qureshi completely burned the old playbook. Risking it all at the box office, Qureshi unleashed ZOMBEID—Pakistan’s first major leap into the gritty world of zombie […]