Mark your calendars, folks: rom-com Dekh Magar Pyaar Say, starring Humaima Malick and Sikander Rizvi, will have an Independence Day release.

The release date was announced in a animated poster:

Dekh Magar Pyaar Say, which is director Asad-ul-Haq's feature film debut, has had a markedly rapid production schedule, and this announcement has laid to rest any doubts about whether the film will make it to the screen in August.

The script of the film has been written by journalist/Karachi You're Killing Me novelist Saba Imtiaz. Set in Lahore, the rom-com has been touted as "a complete family entertainer, which will showcase the city's history and culture.

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