A fisherman survives a deadly boat incident with a mysterious golden pocket watch that grants wishes, but at a steep cost. As a police officer seeks to revive his son, he discovers the dark power of the watch, leading to devastating consequences. Shot in 34 hours across Karachi, Janjaal travelled across 9 countries and won 14 international awards.
DirectorSyed Asad Raza Abidi
Associate DirectorSaad Ali
Assistant DirectorBasil Hussain Zaidi
ScreenplaySyed Asad & Ameer Hamza
Co-WriterBasil Hussain Zaidi
Script SupervisorAmeer Hamza
Asst. Script SupervisorMohammad Qasim Baloch
CinematographerGhayas Uddin Siddiqui
Second Unit DOPAmmar Bhatti
ProducerFaizan Ahmed
Associate ProducerDayyan Sheikh
Assistant ProducerMuhammad Shuja
Line ProducerSyed Fazal Abbas
Production ManagerUsman Tariq
Production CoordinatorMuhammad Wasif Ali
Location ManagerSyeda Fariah Shah
Talent CoordinatorAnsar Mughal
Production DesignerAiza Ahmed
Art DirectorAbdul Basit
Asst. Art DirectorSyed Aashir Raza Zaidi
Set DesignerGhulam Mustafa
Prop MasterM Mohsin
MusicHassan Khan (Wild Media)
EditorSyed Asad Raza Abidi
VFX & ColoristSyed Asad Raza Abidi
Syed Saad Uddin
Bisam Saeed
Muhammad Ashir Gul
Syed Jari Abbas Zaidi
Muhammad Asad Arshad
"Janjaal is a story about grief, desperation, and the dangerous allure of desire. I wanted to explore how far someone can go when faced with unbearable loss, and how even hope can become a curse when tainted by greed. The golden pocket watch symbolizes temptation — a gift that comes with a hidden knife. My goal was to make the audience feel unsettled, to confront them with the question: What would you sacrifice to change fate?"