[4][5][6] 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.
[8] 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.
One night, Mangu emerged from the tower clock and ordered the people of Roshan Nagar that he is now their king.
There they get to know that their local security guard, Deenu Chacha is the guardian of the key which preserves all the good powers.
As the key is destroyed, Mangu's powers have finished too and the 3 Bahadur succeed in returning peace to their land.
Their intention was to produce animated content, including feature films, and announced that their debut project was 3 Bahadur.
"[13] At the first look event of the film in Nueplex Cinemas Karachi, the creative director Sharmeen Obaid Chinoy revealed that "[A]lmost three years ago, I had an intense desire to create an animated feature in Pakistan, which would appeal to both children and adults alike.
We are proud to announce and share the fruit of our hard work and efforts; Pakistan’s first animated feature film.
[8] On 12 September 2014, it was announced that Zuhab Khan would play the lead role in the film, while Muneeba Yaseen and Hanzala Shahid were in early talks to join the cast.
On 22 September 2014, Behroze Sabzwari, Alyy Khan, Abu Rashid Khan, Kulsoom Aftab Ahmed, Farhan Qureshi, Mustafa Changazi, Badar Qureshi, Nadir Siddiqui, Wasif Arshad and Khalid Ahmed were also in final talks to join the film, Bassam Shazali was added to the cast, playing Pateeli and Chapta and on 26 September 2014, Hammad Siddiqui and Joel Frenzer joined the cast of the film, playing Gutka, Shikra and Gabru.
[17] The video of theme song directed by Nadir Siddiqui, Husain Qaizar and produced by Wasif Arshad was released on April 20, 2015.
Waadi Animations has engineers on its staff who understand the physics of sound and light and how these elements will affect movement in characters.
"[25] On 27 March 2015 full-length theatrical trailer was revealed on ARY Digital Network by Waadi Animations.
The movie brings out a powerful message for children, that, each one of them has unique abilities and strengths through which they can make positive contribution to the society and that EBM’s brands communicate as well.
"[14] 3 Bahadur started a promotional campaign on 19 January 2015 by publishing comics every Saturday in DAWN's Young World section.
[34][35] A video game based on the film with same title, developed by Pi Labs in collaboration with Artboard, was released on 30 April 2015 for Android and later for iOS.
46.3 million (US$160,000) and became highest grossing Pakistani animated film breaking the previous record of Rio 2 which collected Rs.
6.63 crore (US$230,000) Rafay Mahmood of The Express Tribune rated the film 3 out of 5 stars and given the verdict as, "3 Bahadur has funny and frightening moments for children.
"[40] Mehreen Hasan of DAWN.com wrote "3 Bahadur did half the job in setting the stage for deeper exploration of evil, but barely addresses its root causes or the possibility of reform.
"[42] Faizan Ahmed or brandsynario rated it 7 out of 10 and gave the verdict, "Being the first Pakistani animated feature film, 3 Bahadur had a lot to prove.
"[43] Hala Syed of hip reviewed the film and gave the verdict as "Sneakily perceptive 3 Bahadur has a charm and delicacy that will appeal to everyone.
"[44] As per report, after success of 3 Bahadur at box office the filmmakers intend to release a sequel by December 2016.
[45] Director said: "3 Bahadur was a very special project for me because it inculcated a sense of pride and ownership in Pakistani children.
Now, with 3 Bahadur Part 2, I want to make sure that Saadi, Kamil and Amna inspire bravery and fearlessness in every child across the country.