Hassan Rana

Hassan Rana
Born	Hassan Waqas Rana
Nationality	Pakistani
Other names	Doc
Occupation	Filmmaking
Years active	2013–present
Notable work	Yalghaar

Hassan Rana (born Hassan Waqas Rana), also known as Doc,[1] is a Pakistani film director, producer and screenwriter. He is best known for his debut production Waar, for which he won 3 awards at 1st ARY Film Awards.[2] He is the founder of MindWorks Media.

Filmography

Year	Film	Actor	Director	Producer	Writer	Role	Notes
2013	Waar	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Taha Ali, director CTG	debut production
2017	Yalghaar	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Maj. Gen Hassan	debut direction
TBA	Waar 2	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Taha Ali, director CTG	Filming

Awards and nominations

ARY Film Awards

• 2014: Winner, ARY Film Award for Best Film for Waar
• 2014: Winner, ARY Film Award for Best Action for Waar
• 2014: Winner, ARY Film Award for Best Special Effects for Waar

Profit Share Dispute: Waar

Bilal Lashari, the director of the film, claimed in a 2014 First Information Report (FIR) that Rana failed to pay Lashari a 25% share of the profits per their agreement, depositing Rs200 million revenue from the film into Rana's personal account. According to Lashari, the production budget for the film was Rs60 million and its return was Rs250 million. Rana stated that he had paid Lashari Rs15 million for his work on the film.[3]

References

1. "What's up Doc?". Taazi. Isbah Khalid. Retrieved 25 August 2015.
2. "'Waar' dominates ARY Film Awards with 13 major wins". Daily Times (Pakistan). Saira Agha. Archived from the original on 26 December 2014. Retrieved 30 December 2014.
3. "Lashari kept away from Waar's profits". Dawn News. 23 June 2014.

External links

• Hassan Waqas Rana at IMDb