For all the hype it got I was expecting a lot more!

Expected more

As somebody who had not heard any of this before, it became a curious phenomenon to sit and watch a film and slowly have the realities begin to click into place.

Actress is magnificent and exudes a hypnotic screen presence in this affecting drama.

Horrible acting, mediocre script and predictable plot is what makes Ho Maan Jahan not worth watching. The opening musical score by Mira Khan is an amateurish effort at best, but that's only followed by a three other similarly amateurish scores that highlight the corners that were cut in the film. The script comes across as a mishmash of similarly horrible Bollywood movies such as Rockstar but without the musical muscle. Every dialog is predictable, right down to the costumes which have nothing cultural or Pakistani about them. The acting can best be summed up as horrible. Mira Khan is an industry veteran but seems to have lost her on screen charm. The male leads are even worse which makes her probably come across as the best. Conclusion All in All I'd say this is a bad movie. Its been hyped up and that's probably what the financiers of the movie saved up for i.e. to create hype. Fake social media accounts are used to create buzz and negative comments are deleted across various social media sites.

well its an average movie with few good songs , with new casts with strong skills of acting and mesmerizing Mahira khan. the story is good but it has a flaw of extending story for no reasons very bored scenes. people do get bored even after the first half cause its take you know where because you already know the end, the only reason i have given it 5 stars is because of the new cast who acted nicely and Mahira is grooming as an actress. my suggestion is if u really interested in watching the movie find a cinema with low price so u can come out anytime u wanted to, but one must appreciate the choreography of the songs dance and the blend of songs in different languages, and choosing the cast wisely.

With the start of 2016 I have officially watched my first Pakistani film in theaters titled Ho Mann Jahaan, I had seen 2 other Urdu films before online, and I had noticed that Pakistan is not that behind India in filmmaking. Just an explanation for the people that don't know that Urdu and Hindi is almost 99% the same there is just a dialect difference, like how Punjabi and Hindi are almost the same. But back to Ho Mann Jahaan I had read the film was breaking Box office records in Pakistan,so I wasn't surprised that finally a Pakistani film was being released in British Columbia(only the third film to release here) so I was highly intrigued.The films story is one I have seen in Bollywood, and Hollywood etc many times, of how parents don't understand there kids ambitions and force them to crush there dreams. Its a coming of the age emotionally drama.But each film has its own different theme, and with this film music was at the theme. Moreover for the most part Ho Mann Jahaan was enjoyable, but what bogs down the film is a ever slow sluggish pace, and a overload of clichés/predictability.But some good music, and acting does ably support the film but more on that later.Story wise The film's central characters Arhaan, Nadir and Manizeh are done with college and try to make a career in music and not the fields their parents want them to.What happens when they slowly get torn apart makes up the rest of the plot.Acting wise Mahira Khan is the best of the lot, and she excels in the emotional scenes, she is a talent to look out for. I now know why Shahrukh Khan casted her for Raees ,its because she is extremely beautiful and talented.Shaharyar Munawar matches up with Mahira in the acting and also shows a lot of unique spunk on screen. His acting was very refreshing and funny. However Adeel Hussain was extremely wooden and needs to polish up his skills, he seemed amateurish in front of the former two.Ho Mann Jahaan is honestly a film I enjoyed for the most part, it had its light moments, the coming of age drama was nice for the most part, and even the film clichés played out realistically for awhile. But slowly the film became very tedious and slow and at 2hrs 50 I started to get a bit bored. Film needs to be edited to be made more crisp.Furthermore after a point the clichés went overboard especially in the scene when Arhaan says I love you too Manzieh, like come on a love triangle now out of nowhere.But what my biggest problem with the film was that I had seen too many films like Ho Mann Jahaan in the recent past so the film lost its freshness and novelty for me.But the film boasted of some great music, some commendable acting, and the urban theme was done well, the costumes, locations, and the production values were top notch. However for a film with music at its base we never really see the films leads struggle to make it big in the music game, or trying to promote there band by doing gigs, they just practice at home. The films story and screenplay needed a little more work. The film is more of an emotional journey of the three main leads rather than a musical(thats what I excepted).Overall even though the film was far from perfect I chuckled and enjoyed myself throughout most of the film so I cant really complain. Its a film which will connect with the youth and they will relate too. Even the though film is quite average I recommend Indians to go watch Ho Mann Jahaan, because one will be able to tell there is almost no difference between an Hindi and Urdu film. 3/5* or 6/10

All in all, Ho Mann Jahan was an enjoyable watch. Although the movie seemed relatively flat at the beginning, as the story develops, so does the audience's interest. The direction and story line were decent. Unlike Bin Roye, the movie had great flow between scenes and looked appropriately edited. The songs were unique and the theme well played out. The three main actors, Adeel Hussain, Mahira Khan, and Shehreyar Munawwar acted extremely well, so much that some scenes became real tear-jerkers, however some of the older and more mature actors did not act with such finesse.Ho Mann Jahan was a great attempt by Pakistani cinema and is definitely a must-watch. Although some aspects of movie-making are still lacking and there is always room for improvement, Pakistani cinema has definitely taken a huge step forward with this movie.