The film Jihad has won around 58 awards in national and international film festivals, has been globally acclaimed and screened at the Cannes Film Festival (2018). The Hindi feature film starring Alfeeya Donna and Hyder Kazmi in lead roles was released worldwide on Hungama and other OTT platforms in 6 languages, Hindi, English, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada and Bhojpuri on the auspicious occasion of Eid.
Dubai born Actress Alfeeya Donna plays the role of a Kashmiri Pandit Bhawna who belongs to a middle-class family and sadly is a widow to a doctor who was shot dead by the terrorists.
Directed by Rakesh Parmar, this drama film is a message-oriented project, based on the ever going crucial issue of Terrorism.
The shooting of the film happened in the sensitive areas of Kashmir like Kupwara, Charari Sharif, Doodh Ganga and Yusmarg. It was shot with the local artists by giving them workshops so that it looked realistic.