The Legend of Maula Jatt is a 2022 Pakistani Punjabi-language action drama film directed by Bilal Lashari and written by Nasir Adeeb.

[3] It is produced by Ammara Hikmat and Asad Jamil Khan under the production banner of Lashari Films and Encyclomedia.

[6] In the film, a local folk hero named Maula Jatt takes on his arch nemesis and the leader of a brutal clan, Noori Natt.

[7] Development of a Maula Jatt remake was announced in December 2013 by director Bilal Lashari who completed a script treatment for the film a year later.

The film was initially scheduled for theatrical release during multiple dates in 2019–2020, but kept getting delayed due to copyright-related issues and the COVID-19 pandemic.

[12][13][14] The film received positive reviews from critics for its direction, performances, action sequences, and visual effects.

That night, Maula is heavily intoxicated and loses a fight for the first time in his life, but is saved by Mooda who is badly injured in the process.

When Noori Natt, immensely skilled in combat, gets out of jail, he tells the jailor that he has run out of competition and now wants a worthy opponent.

On 14 December 2013 in an interview with The Express Tribune, Bilal Lashari announced that he will be directing Maula Jatt and said: "This will be my take on gandasa films which are blamed for the death of Lollywood.

I think the gandasa genre was a missed opportunity for Pakistani cinema and what better choice to utilize it then by paying homage to the cult classic Maula Jatt.

"[8][9] To mold himself in the role, Hamza Ali Abbasi started training to work on muscle symmetry, proportion, endurance and cardiovascular health.

On advice of Bilal Lashari, on 16 November 2016, Adnan Jaffar and Shamoon Abbasi were removed from these cast after Asad Jamil Khan and Ammara Hikmat took over the project.

A settlement was reached between the two parties in February 2020,[23] after which the film was scheduled to be released in Pakistan and China simultaneously on Eid Al Fitr 2020,[24] but was postponed indefinitely due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Other releasing markets included Norway, Germany, Netherlands, Spain and South East Asia where it collectively grossed $250,000 in the opening weekend.

"[15] Writing for The Express Tribune, Rafay Mahmood And Zeeshan Ahmad rated the film 4 out of 5 stars saying, "While the film borrows nothing but the characters and bits of plot from the original, the themes it quite bravely endorses in this day and age call for a broader study of a shared sense of masculinity and rethinking of the box office prospects of South Indian cinema in Pakistan, in a better political climate of course.

"[35] Conversely, Carla Hay of Culture Mix gave a negative review, writing, "The problem is that 'The Legend of Maula Jatt' filmmakers didn’t care enough about casting skilled actors who can say dialogue in a talented and believable way.

Worst of all, there’s no suspense or any real surprises in this long-winded action film, because everything in the movie plays out like a formulaic 'heroes versus villains' video game that is a lazy imitation of better ones that came before it.″[36] Mahira Khan's performance was less well received.

Syed Zain Raza, writing for The Friday Times stated, "One can’t deny the star power of Mahira, but it would be better to say that this wasn’t her film.

"[37] Marsha Tayyab, sub editor of Dawn Images wrote, "One thing that did put me off was Mahira Khan’s Mukkho.

while Siham Basir, the Managing editor of Dawn Images wrote, "The only downside for me was Mahira Khan’s Mukkho.

In 2019, he also submitted multiple applications for a stay order in Lahore High Court to prohibit the producer and director of the new movie from using material which may violate his intellectual property.

Responding to these claims, producer Ammara Hikmat said, "the malicious claims made by Sarwar Bhatti are false and frivolous" and hinted at taking the matter to court since Nasir Adeeb, the writer of the 1979 film, had officially handed over the rights of his characters – including Maula Jatt and Noori Natt (among others) – to director Bilal Lashari and Hikmat.

However, he gave permission to the filmmakers of the new movie to use the content from his original work and agree to withdraw all other court petitions regarding its release.

Similarly, Bahoo Films would have to record a statement before the Intellectual Property Tribunal, Lahore, declaring that the matter had been resolved and that Ammara Hikmat's Encylomedia PR was allowed to use the content of Maula Jatt for the upcoming movie.