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Urdu Movies: New Releases, Best-Rated Films & Box Office
131 Urdu-language films are on What’s After the Movie, 69 of them (53%) from the 2010s. Drama leads with 82, then romance (30) and comedy (26). The best-rated is Joyland (2023) with an Echo Score of 80; the newest release is Jujji, out Nov 21, 2025. 42 films have reported box office, $8.8M worldwide in all.
- Urdu films on the site
- 131
- ranked by rating
- 9
- worldwide gross of 42 films
- $8.8M
- busiest decade (69 films)
- 2010s
#1 of 9 ranked New releases
What Are the Newest Urdu Movies?
The 6 most recent Urdu-language releases, newest first: Jujji came out on Nov 21, 2025. The full list below has all 123 released Urdu films, newest first.
Best-rated
What Are the Best Urdu Movies?
With an Echo Score of 80, Joyland (2023) ranks first of the 9 ranked Urdu films, ahead of Teefa in Trouble (2018) and Load Wedding (2018). 5 of the top 9 are from the 2010s. Ranked by Echo Score; 5 of these 9 films have none (released before 2017, when Echo Scores start) and are ranked by a blend of their Metascore and IMDb/Letterboxd user ratings.
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1. Teefa in Trouble 80 Echo (Echo Score 80 out of 100)2018 · Action, Comedy · 2h 35m
Dir. Ahsan Rahim
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1. Load Wedding 80 Echo (Echo Score 80 out of 100)2018 · Adventure, Drama · 2h 15m
Dir. Nabeel Qureshi
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4. Every Last Child 72 Metascore (Metascore 72 out of 100 (9 critic reviews))2015 · Documentary · 1h 23m
Dir. Tom Roberts No Echo Score: ranked 73/100 on critics & audiences
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5. Dukhtar 73 Metascore (Metascore 73 out of 100 (7 critic reviews))2015 · Drama, Thriller · 1h 33m
Dir. Afia Nathaniel No Echo Score: ranked 71/100 on critics & audiences
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6. Widow of Silence 72 Metascore (Metascore 72 out of 100 (5 critic reviews))2020 · Drama · 1h 25m
Dir. Praveen Morchhale No Echo Score: ranked 70/100 on critics & audiences
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8. Saving Face 65 Metascore (Metascore 65 out of 100)2005 · Drama, Comedy · 1h 31m
Dir. Alice Wu No Echo Score: ranked 63/100 on critics & audiences
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9. Zero Bridge 58 Metascore (Metascore 58 out of 100 (8 critic reviews))2011 · Drama · 1h 36m
Dir. Tariq Tapa No Echo Score: ranked 58/100 on critics & audiences
Genres
What Kinds of Urdu Movies Are There?
Drama is part of 63% of Urdu films (82); romance (30) and comedy (26) follow. Compared with the whole catalogue, Urdu films lean most towards family: 12% of them, against 6% of all films. Films can have several genres. Each bar opens the full list filtered to that genre, with its best-rated film underneath.
- Drama 82 · 63%Best-rated: Joyland (2023)
- Romance 30 · 23%
- Comedy 26 · 20%Best-rated: Saving Face (2005)
- Thriller 18 · 14%Best-rated: Dukhtar (2015)
- Action 16 · 12%Best-rated: Teefa in Trouble (2018)
- Family 16 · 12%
- Adventure 14 · 11%Best-rated: Load Wedding (2018)
- Crime 13 · 10%
- Horror 12 · 9%Best-rated: In Flames (2024)
- Documentary 10 · 8%Best-rated: Every Last Child (2015)
Smaller genres: Music (8), Animation (5), Fantasy (5), History (5), Mystery (5), Sci-Fi (2), War (2).
Decade by decade
Urdu Cinema, Decade by Decade
The 2010s are the busiest decade with 69 films (53%); the earliest Urdu film on the site is from 1954. The best-rated of the 2000s, 2010s and 2020s: Saving Face (2005), Teefa in Trouble (2018) and Joyland (2023). No Urdu film from before the 2000s is ranked.
- 3 Urdu films from the 1980s 1980sNo ranked film
- 2 Urdu films from the 1990s 1990sNo ranked film
- 6 Urdu films from the 2000s 2000s Saving Face 65 Metascore
- 69 Urdu films from the 2010s 2010s Teefa in Trouble 80 Echo
- 38 Urdu films from the 2020s 2020s Joyland 80 Echo
Box office
Which Urdu Movies Earned the Most?
Saving Face (2005) leads with $1.2M worldwide. The top 5 together took $4.8M, 55% of the $8.8M earned by the 42 Urdu films with reported box office. Grosses that look like data errors, and films stored with the wrong language, are left out.
- worldwide gross, all Urdu films
- $8.8M
- films with reported box office
- 42
- share of the top 5
- 55%
- 1. Saving Face $1.2M worldwide
2005 · Drama
- 2. Joyland $1.2M worldwide
2023 · Drama
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3. Chhalawa $1.1M worldwide2019 · Comedy
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4. Love Guru $773.6K worldwide2025 · Romance
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5. Janaan $550.9K worldwide2016 · Romance
People
Who Are the Top Urdu Directors and Actors?
Nadeem Baig and Nabeel Qureshi share the lead with 5 notable Urdu films each, ahead of Azfar Jafri (4) and Shoaib Mansoor (3). Javed Sheikh leads the cast lists with 16 Urdu films, ahead of Nayyar Ejaz (10) and Mahira Khan (9). Counted over notable features: films with ratings, box office, awards or a plot summary on the site.
Directors with the most Urdu films
- Nadeem Baig 5 filmsBest-rated: Love Guru (2025)
- Nabeel Qureshi 5 filmsBest-rated: Load Wedding (2018)
- Azfar Jafri 4 filmsBest-rated: Janaan (2016)
- Shoaib Mansoor 3 filmsBest-rated: Bol (2011)
- Asim Raza 3 filmsBest-rated: Ho Mann Jahaan (2015)
- Wajahat Rauf 2 filmsBest-rated: Chhalawa (2019)
Most-cast actors in Urdu films
- Javed Sheikh 16 filmsBest-rated: Teefa in Trouble (2018)
- Nayyar Ejaz 10 filmsBest-rated: Teefa in Trouble (2018)
- Mahira Khan 9 filmsBest-rated: Love Guru (2025)
- Mehwish Hayat 9 filmsBest-rated: Load Wedding (2018)
- Marina Khan 7 filmsBest-rated: Love Guru (2025)
- Humayun Saeed 7 filmsBest-rated: Love Guru (2025)
Explained
Urdu Movies Explained: Plot Summaries & Endings
44 Urdu films have a full plot summary on the site and 2 have the ending explained. The newest are Jujji (2025) and Taxali Gate (2024).
Full list
Browse All 131 Urdu Movies
Filter all 131 Urdu films by genre, decade or year and sort them by rating, box office, release date or title. The list starts with the 123 released Urdu films, newest first.
123 released Urdu films
Urdu movies, newest first. Page 1 of 3.
Related languages
Movies in Other Languages From South Asia
South Asia has 20 languages on the site. Besides Urdu, the biggest are Hindi (3,382 films), Malayalam (2,140 films) and Tamil (2,100 films).
FAQ
Urdu Movies: Questions & Answers
Answers from the 131 Urdu films on the site: their ranking, box office and directors.
How many Urdu movies are there?
131 Urdu-language films are on What’s After the Movie, released from 1954 to 2025. 9 are ranked by rating and 42 have reported box office.
Browse all Urdu movies What is the best Urdu movie?
Joyland (2023) ranks highest (Echo Score 80), followed by Teefa in Trouble (2018) and Load Wedding (2018). Ranked by Echo Score, our 0–100 rating.
About Joyland What is the highest-grossing Urdu movie?
Saving Face (2005), with $1.2M worldwide, ahead of Joyland (2023) at $1.2M.
Urdu box office charts Which decade had the most Urdu films?
The 2010s, with 69 films (53% of all Urdu films on the site). Its best-rated film is Teefa in Trouble (2018).
Who has directed the most Urdu films?
Nadeem Baig and Nabeel Qureshi share the lead with 5 notable Urdu films each, ahead of Azfar Jafri (4) and Shoaib Mansoor (3). Nadeem Baig's best-rated is Love Guru (2025).
Nadeem Baig's films What are the newest Urdu movies?
Jujji (released Nov 21, 2025), Deemak (released Jun 6, 2025) and Love Guru (released Jun 5, 2025).
New Urdu releases