In 2013 Farjad co-directed '' Zinda Bhaag '' with Meenu Gaur , Under Meenu 's husband Mazhar Zaidi 's film production '' Matteela Films '' which earned him a critical acclaimed and recognition in film world . In an interview he describe the inspiration of film : " When we heard stories shared by friends and family members who had risked everything to do the ' dunky , ' we were fascinated by these stories ; however , one question still rankled in us . It was , “ Why do men risk their lives to do the ' dunky ' ? " Our research had dispelled the notion that it is a pure economic question . The truth is there is no one answer . Men do want to change their lives overnight , especially young men who find all legitimate doors closed for them . At the same time , it is almost a tradition which has been followed through generations . further adding he said , " Meenu and I have been collaborating on many projects . We have done documentaries , music videos and scripts together . Right now we have a couple of documentaries we want to finish . One is called '' The Ghost of Maula Jutt '' , which is about the rise and decay of Lollywood . " '' Zinda Bhaag '' became one of the highest-grossing of Pakistan and has won many accolades and recognition including an official selection for Best Foreign Language Film at 86th Academy Awards however was out of the competition for the final race . '' Zinda Bhaag '' was only the third Pakistani film in 50 years to get recognition at the Oscars , after 1959 's '' The Day Shall Dawn '' and 1963 's '' The Veil ''
86th Academy Awards
86th Academy Awards
Farjad Nabi