3 Bahadur
3 Bahadur (lit. 'three brave ones') is a 2015 Pakistani animated adventure film produced and directed by Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy. It is the first installment in the 3 Bahadur franchise. The film is co-produced by Waadi Animations which is a joint-venture of SOC films and ARY Films. 3 Bahadur became Pakistan's first computer-animated feature-length film. Film's plot focuses on three eleven-year-old friends, Amna, Saadi and Kamil, three extraordinary children who rise from the unlikeliest of places to save their community from the evils that plague it. The film is set in a fictional town called Roshan Basti (Town of light). Equipped with courage and super powers, they battle against the odds and stand up to injustice to restore peace and harmony in their once thriving community and live a very happy life.
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| Urdu | ٣ بہادر |
| Directed by | Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy |
| Written by | Kamran Khan |
| Story by | Kamran Khan |
| Produced by | Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy Salman Iqbal Jerjees Seja |
| Starring | Muneeba Yaseen Hanzala Shahid Zuhab Khan |
| Cinematography | Kamran Khan |
| Edited by | Husain Qaizar |
| Music by | John Angier |
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| Distributed by | ARY Films |
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Running time | 94 minutes |
| Country | Pakistan |
| Language | Urdu |
| Box office | Rs. 66.5 million (US$230,000) |
3 Bahadur was theatrically released nationwide by ARY Films on 22 May 2015. It became the highest-grossing animated film at the local box office breaking the previous record of Rio 2. The film grossed Rs. 6.65 crore (US$230,000) after 50 days of successful run in cinemas and became 7th highest-grossing film of Pakistan.