# Bin Roye
**Bin Roye** (بن روئے; translated as "Without crying") is a 2015 Pakistani Urdu-language romantic drama film directed by Momina Duraid and Shahzad Kashmiri, based on Farhat Ishtiaq's novel *Bin Roye Ansoo*. The film was released worldwide on 18 July 2015, the day of Eid-ul-Fitr, and became one of the highest-grossing Pakistani films of the year.[1](https://htv.com.pk/ur/entertainment/highest-grossing-films-in-2015) It was later adapted into a television series of the same name on [Hum TV](https://www.edgepedia.org/hum-tv).[16](https://play.google.com/store/movies/details/Bin_Roye?id=683D52945F8AE6FBMV&hl=en)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Original title | Bin Roye (بن روئے), Urdu, translated "Without crying"[17](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4644302/) |
| Directors | Momina Duraid and Shahzad Kashmiri; written by Farhat Ishtiaq from her novel *Bin Roye Ansoo*[18](https://www.thenationalnews.com/arts/film-review-bin-roye-is-a-love-story-that-will-give-a-boost-to-pakistan-s-film-industry-1.26967) |
| Release | 18 July 2015 (Eid-ul-Fitr), Pakistan and internationally; Karachi premiere 13 July 2015[2](https://www.thetvdb.com/movies/bin-roye) |
| Budget and box office | Budget Rs. 35 million (Rs. 3.5 crore); box office Rs. 400.5 million (Rs. 40.05 crore)[19](https://pkfilmiworld.com/2015/07/18/bin-roye/) |
| 2015 Pakistan ranking | Third-highest-grossing Pakistani film of 2015 with 115 million (11.5 crore) in Pakistan[1](https://htv.com.pk/ur/entertainment/highest-grossing-films-in-2015) |
| Lead cast | Humayun Saeed as Irtaza, Mahira Khan as Saba, Armeena Rana Khan as Saman[17](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4644302/) |
| Television adaptation | Hum TV drama series premiered 2 October 2016, 17 episodes, same lead cast[3](https://thetvdb.com/series/bin-roye) |
## Spoilers
### Plot and characters
The story centers on Saba ([Mahira Khan](https://www.edgepedia.org/mahira-khan)), who is in love with her best friend and cousin Irtaza ([Humayun Saeed](https://www.edgepedia.org/humayun-saeed)), while her sister Saman (Armeena Rana Khan) becomes involved with him.[5](https://www.justwatch.com/in/tv-show/bin-roye) The British Board of Film Classification describes the film as an "Urdu language romantic drama in which a man contends with two women who have fallen in love with him," and classified it 12A for moderate injury detail, including a scene in which a woman is hit by a car.[6](https://www.bbfc.co.uk/release/bin-roye-q29sbgvjdglvbjpwwc0zota3ndg)
## Production
Bin Roye was developed by Momina Duraid of Momina Duraid Productions, the senior producer behind Hum TV's drama output, and it marked her first venture into film production.[1](https://htv.com.pk/ur/entertainment/highest-grossing-films-in-2015) Duraid chose Shahzad Kashmiri to co-direct, and Farhat Ishtiaq, the writer of the hit drama serial *Humsafar*, adapted the screenplay from her own novel *Bin Roye Ansoo*.[4](https://www.dawn.com/news/1195067/review-is-mahira-khan-the-best-thing-about-bin-roye)
Filming began in 2014 and was completed in late March 2015.
## Release and box office
The film premiered in Karachi on 13 July 2015, followed by releases in the [United Arab Emirates](https://www.edgepedia.org/united-arab-emirates), Kuwait, Oman, and Qatar on 16 July, and a wide international rollout on 18 July in Australia, Canada, the United Kingdom, and the United States, among other markets.[2](https://www.thetvdb.com/movies/bin-roye)
**India release.** The collaboration between B4U and Hum Network was announced ahead of release, with Hum Network CEO Duraid Qureshi stating the film would reach audiences worldwide.[7](https://www.dawn.com/news/amp/1191867)
**Earnings.** In Pakistan the film earned 115 million (11.5 crore), ranking third among Pakistani films of 2015 behind *Jawani Phir Nahi Ani* (464.4 million (46.44 crore)) and *Wrong Number* (145 million (14.5 crore)).[1](https://htv.com.pk/ur/entertainment/highest-grossing-films-in-2015) Reviewit reported 110 million (11 crore) in Pakistan and 200 million to 250 million (20 to 25 crore) overseas, with a verdict of "Super Hit," and noted that after a long time an Urdu film of the social and romantic family-drama genre had succeeded at the box office, where recent Pakistani hits had been limited to action and comedy films.[8](https://reviewit.pk/front-page/page/1191/) The total box office is recorded as Rs. 400.5 million (Rs. 40.05 crore) against a budget of Rs. 35 million (Rs.
## Music
The soundtrack was composed by Shiraz Uppal, Sahir Ali Bagga, Shani Arshad, and Waqar Ali, and brought together Pakistani and Indian singers including [Rahat Fateh Ali Khan](https://www.edgepedia.org/rahat-fateh-ali-khan), Abida Parveen, Rekha Bhardwaj, Harshdeep Kaur, and [Ankit Tiwari](https://www.edgepedia.org/ankit-tiwari).[9](https://www.arabnews.com/offbeat/bin-roye-to-be-made-into-tv-series-762561) The music was launched at Vox Cinema BurJuman in Dubai in June 2015.[9](https://www.arabnews.com/offbeat/bin-roye-to-be-made-into-tv-series-762561)
## Reception
Critical response was mixed. Ujala Ali Khan of *The National* gave 4 stars, calling it a pleasure to watch while noting it carried the distinct feel of a Pakistani small-screen serial, and credited it as the film directing debut of television producer Momina Duraid.[10](https://www.thenationalnews.com/arts/film-review-bin-roye-is-a-love-story-that-will-give-a-boost-to-pakistans-film-industry-1.26967) Mike McCahill of *The Guardian* gave 2 stars, describing the film as a rushed retelling of familiar romance material and the product of an industry emerging from adolescence.[11](https://www.theguardian.com/film/2015/jul/26/bin-roye-review-childproofed-love-triangle-is-soppy-vortex-suggesting-urdu-cinema-may-still-have-some-way-to-go) A *Dawn* review by Maliha Rehman judged that Mahira Khan carried the film and predicted box-office success.[4](https://www.dawn.com/news/1195067/review-is-mahira-khan-the-best-thing-about-bin-roye) On Rotten Tomatoes the film holds a Tomatometer score of 75 percent from two reviews.[12](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/bin_roye)
## Television adaptation
Producers announced before the film's release that Bin Roye would be adapted into a television series with the same cast.[9](https://www.arabnews.com/offbeat/bin-roye-to-be-made-into-tv-series-762561) The drama premiered on Hum TV on 2 October 2016, directed by Shahzad Kashmiri, Haissam Hussain, and Momina Duraid, and ran for 17 episodes until January 2017, with Humayun Saeed, Mahira Khan, and [Armeena Khan](https://www.edgepedia.org/armeena-khan) reprising their roles.[3](https://thetvdb.com/series/bin-roye) • [13](https://wegreenkw.com/entertainment/bin-roye/cast/) Reviewit described it as the first instance in Pakistan in which the same story was used for both a film and a drama with the same crew.[14](https://reviewit.pk/bin-roye-drama-trailer-is-out/) Humayun Saeed told *Dawn* that reviving the story as a drama was commercially understandable but demanded a great deal of time from the cast, and doubted such an experiment could be repeated.[15](https://www.dawnnews.tv/news/1042893)
## References
1. [2015 میں کس فلم نے کتنا کمایا؟, HTV Urdu](https://htv.com.pk/ur/entertainment/highest-grossing-films-in-2015)
2. [Bin Roye, TheTVDB.com](https://www.thetvdb.com/movies/bin-roye)
3. [Bin Roye (series), TheTVDB.com](https://thetvdb.com/series/bin-roye)
4. [Review: Is Mahira Khan the best thing about Bin Roye?, Dawn](https://www.dawn.com/news/1195067/review-is-mahira-khan-the-best-thing-about-bin-roye)
5. [Bin Roye, JustWatch](https://www.justwatch.com/in/tv-show/bin-roye)
6. [Bin Roye, British Board of Film Classification](https://www.bbfc.co.uk/release/bin-roye-q29sbgvjdglvbjpwwc0zota3ndg)
7. [Mahira Khan's Bin Roye to hit screens in India!, Dawn](https://www.dawn.com/news/amp/1191867)
8. [Bin Roye box office record, Reviewit.pk](https://reviewit.pk/front-page/page/1191/)
9. ['Bin Roye' to be made into TV series, Arab News](https://www.arabnews.com/offbeat/bin-roye-to-be-made-into-tv-series-762561)
10. [Film review: Bin Roye is a love story that will give a boost to Pakistan's film industry, The National](https://www.thenationalnews.com/arts/film-review-bin-roye-is-a-love-story-that-will-give-a-boost-to-pakistans-film-industry-1.26967)
11. [Bin Roye review, The Guardian](https://www.theguardian.com/film/2015/jul/26/bin-roye-review-childproofed-love-triangle-is-soppy-vortex-suggesting-urdu-cinema-may-still-have-some-way-to-go)
12. [Bin Roye, Rotten Tomatoes](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/bin_roye)
13. [Bin Roye cast and crew, WeGreen Entertainment](https://wegreenkw.com/entertainment/bin-roye/cast/)
14. [Bin Roye drama, trailer is out, Reviewit.pk](https://reviewit.pk/bin-roye-drama-trailer-is-out/)
15. [فلم بن روئے کو ڈرامے کی شکل کیوں دی گئی؟, Dawn News Urdu](https://www.dawnnews.tv/news/1042893)
16. [Bin Roye - Movies on Google Play](https://play.google.com/store/movies/details/Bin_Roye?id=683D52945F8AE6FBMV&hl=en)
17. [Bin Roye (2015), IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4644302/)
18. [Film review: Bin Roye is a love story that will give a boost to Pakistan’s film industry | The National, thenationalnews.com](https://www.thenationalnews.com/arts/film-review-bin-roye-is-a-love-story-that-will-give-a-boost-to-pakistan-s-film-industry-1.26967)
19. [Bin Roye - Pk Filmi World](https://pkfilmiworld.com/2015/07/18/bin-roye/)
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