Operation Swift Retort (short film)

Operation Swift Retort, is a 2019 Pakistani Urdu-language animated short film directed, produced and written by Pakistani filmmaker DJ Kamal Mustafa.[1] The movie aims to reveal the truth behind India's Balakot strike deception and the aftermath involving the Pakistan Air Force (PAF).[2] This includes the PAF shooting down Indian fighter jets and capturing an Indian Air Force (IAF) pilot named Abhinandan Varthaman. In 2022, on the anniversary of the operation, several Pakistani media channels broadcast a screening of the film that was played live.[3]

Operation Swift Retort
Directed byDJ Kamal Mustafa
Written byDJ Kamal Mustafa
Produced byDJ Kamal Mustafa
StarringAsif Ghafoor, Abhinandan Varthaman, and various characters
Music byVarious artists
Production
company
DJ Kamal Mustafa Films
Release date
August 14, 2019
Running time
23 min
CountryPakistan
LanguageUrdu

Development and Production

The original concept for the film was obtained by the filmmaker, DJ Kamal Mustafa in 2019 after PAF shot down two Indian jets in 2019.[4] It was the first kind of animated film in Pakistan that was released on dog fights, jet fights, and military response.[5] Pakistan Air Force given the name of this operation as "Operation Swift Retort". Several high-profile institutions, such as ISPR and the Pakistan Air Force, granted permission to start the film production in May 2019.[6] The film was not funded by any organization and was produced as a non-profit project. The total budget of the movie was $700, which was entirely self-funded by the filmmaker. The film was dedicated to Lieutenant General Asif Ghafoor (DG ISPR) at that time.[7][8]

Critical reception

In an article of Geo News the film "Operation Swift Retort" was the first animated film of Pakistan based on dog fight.[9] An online movie review platform UK Film Review says the movie was produced exclusively for their country without any financial compensation.[10]

See also

References
  1. "22 Urdu films released in Pakistan in 2019". Dunya News. Retrieved 2023-05-05.
  2. "Pakistan makes short film on Abhinandan capture". gulfnews.com. Retrieved 2023-05-05.
  3. Desk, News (2019-08-16). "Operation Swift Retort - Pakistan's befitting reply to Indian aggression". Global Village Space. Retrieved 2023-05-05. {{cite web}}: |first= has generic name (help)
  4. desk, News (2023-02-27). "OPERATION SWIFT RETORT". Pakistan Observer. Retrieved 2023-05-05. {{cite web}}: |first= has generic name (help)
  5. Team, The Haute (2019-08-26). "Have you seen this Pakistani animated short film on Indian pilot Abhinandan's capture?". Something Haute. Retrieved 2023-05-05.
  6. "Operation Swift Retort: The animated response to India from Pakistan". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 2023-05-05.
  7. "Top 5 animated films of Pakistan based on real events". Daily Times. 2021-09-19. Retrieved 2023-05-05.
  8. Today, Pakistan (September 19, 2021). "Pakistan getting momentum in animated films". Pakistan Today.
  9. "Only 22 Urdu films released in Pakistan in 2019". www.geo.tv. Retrieved 2023-05-05.
  10. Review, UK Film (2019-11-27). "Operation Swift Retort short film review". UK Film Review. Retrieved 2023-05-05.
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