History (1960 to 1969)

1960 Zarif died.. Top class comedian Zarif died by heart attack on October 30. He appeared in all four Punjabi films released in this year. His last released film was "Jamalo" in 1962. Madam Noor Jehan started her career as playback singer with Urdu film "Salma" and Punjabi film "Rani Khan" but Naseem Begum was the most dominating playback singer after her marvelous performance in the melodious film "Saheli", which was the only super hit film of the year. Debutants: Actors: Salma Mumtaz in Neelofar, Sabira Sultana in Insaaf, Ibrahim Nafees in Raat ke Rahi and Nirala in Aur bhi gham hain. Eid Day's: (9 Urdu films) 6 films on Eid-ul-Fittar (1379 hijri), Tuesday, March 29, 1960 6 Urdu: Bhabhi, Watan, Noukri, Gulbadan, Yeh Duniya & Ek thi Maa 0 Punjabi: - 3 films on Eid-ul-Azha, Monday, June 6, 1960 3 Urdu: Alahdin ka Beta, Dil-e-Nadan & Khaiber Mail 0 Punjabi: - OBITUARIES: Actors: Sabiha's father Mohmmad Ali Mahiya died on September 27, 1960. (Thanks to Mr. Aqeel Abbas Jafri, Karachi) Remarkable Musical Movies Saheli Rahguzar Ayaz Salma Mitti dian Murtan Raat ke Rahi Rani Khan Sham dhaley

F & Y Films super hit Urdu Musical film Saheli Released on: December 23rd, 1960 A big musical film... Actors Nayyar Sultana, Darpan, Shamim Ara, Bahar, Aslam Pervez Producer F. M. Sardar, S. M. Yousuf Director S. M. Yousuf Music A. Hameed Lyrics Fyaz Hashmi Singers Nasim Begum, Salim Raza Film songs: Ham bhool geye har baat magar tera pyar Naseem Begum Mukhre peh Sehra dale, aaje o aane wale Naseem Begum Hum ne jo Phool chnne, woh Dil mein chubhe Naseem Begum Kahin do Dil jo mil jate, bigarta keya zamane ka Salim Raza, Naseem Begum

Evergreen Pictures Rahguzar (Urdu) Released on: January 22, 1960 A musical film... Actors Sabiha, Aslam Pervez, Nayyar Sultana, Talish... Producer Chodhary Eid Mohammad Director Zia Sarhady Music Musleh-ud-din Lyrics Tanvir Naqvi Singers Naheed Niazi, Salim Raza Film songs: Tujhe pyar aye kisi peh kab, tera jo sittam... Salim Raza

Firdous films Urdu film A Y A Z Released on: April 29, 1960 The film story was about the Great Afghan Conqueror Mehmood Ghaznavi (971-1030) (played by Shahnawaz) and his "servant" and the Governor of Lahore Ayaz (played by Habib)... Actors Sabiha Khanum, Habib, Kemal, Nayyar Sultana, Neelo, Nasreen, Zeenat, Reekha, Naeem Hashmi, Sawan, Ilyas Kashmiri and Shahnawaz as Mehmood Gaznavi Producer Begum Malik Sharif Director Luqman Story & Dialogs Meerza Adeeb Music Khawaja Khursheed Anwar Cinematography Nabi Ahmad Choreography Ashiq Hussain Samrat Lyrics Qateel Shafai, Tanvir Naqvi Singers Zubaida Khanum, Naheed Niazi and Iqbal Bano Film songs: Sallu alai-e-wa-alle-i, jo na hota tera jamal hi Zubaida Khanum Naach naach Parwaney, jab tak Shama jaley Kousar Perveen Raqs mein hai sara Jehan, aye ga woh... Naheed Niazi Shab-e-Mehtab hay, tanhai hay... Iqbal Bano A Mahlaqa, a jan-e-wafa, kyun aaj hay too Zubaida Khanum Main dil hi dil mein nachun.. Naheed Niazi Yeh kon aya hay... Zubiada Khanum Mil geya dil ko qarar Naheed Niazi Note: Qateel Shifai was also signed for the movie and his name is displayed in title of the movie as well, but according to info provided by Khwaja Khurshid Anwar Trust all songs were penned by Tanvir Naqvi. (Thanks to Mr. Dr. Bukhari for these additional info)

A. M. Films Urdu film Salma Released on: Eid-ul-Azha, June 9th, 1960 A big musical film... Actors Yasmin, Ejaz, Bahar, Allauddin, A. Shah Producer & Director Ashfaq Malik Music Rashid Attre Lyrics Tanvir Naqvi Singers Madam Noor Jehan, Salim Raza, Batish Film songs: Zindgi hai ya kisi ka intezaar Madam Noor Jehan Kharri kharri keya soch rahi hai too Salim Raza Kali kali raat mein, Bhayya barsat mein Batish

Film Hayyat Punjabi film Mitti dian Murtan Released on: October 21, 1960 A famous musical film... Actors Bahar, Aslam Pervez, Nazar, Nighat, Zarif Producer Wazir Ali Director Riaz Ahmad Raju Music G. A. Chishti Lyrics ... Singers Naheed Niazi, Inayat Hussain Bhatti, Fazal Hussain Film songs: Dillan dian mailian ne Chann jeyan surtan Naheed Niazi Dillan dian mailian ne Chann jeyan surtan Fazal Hussain Kare na bhrosa koi Duniya de pyar da Inayat Hussain Bhatti

Montana Films Raat ke Rahi (Urdu) Released on: October 28th, 1960 A big musical film... Actors Rehana, Darpan, Shamim Ara, Talish Producer Iqbal Shezad Director Iqbal Yousuf Music A. Hameed Lyrics ... Singers Zubaida Khanum, Nasim Begum, Salim Raza Film songs: Teri ulfat mein Sanam, Dil ne buhat Zubaida Khanum Ae Badlon ke rahi... Zubaida Khanum Kissi se nazar takra geyi... Ahmad Rushdi

Evernew Films Rani Khan (Urdu) Released on: November 4th, 1960 A musical film... Actors Husna, Akmal, Laila, Zarif, Nazar, Naghma (as extra), Mazhar Shah Producer G. A. Gul Director M. J. Rana Music G. A. Chishti Lyrics Hazeen Qadri Singers Madam Noor Jehan, Naseem Begum, Mala, Zarif Film songs: Naeen bhulna we tenu naeen bhulna Madam Noor Jehan Main Sala Rani Khan da main Sala Zarif

Cressant Films Urdu film Sham dhaley Released on: December 16, 1960 The only film by Santosh Kumar as producer and director and hero... Actors Sabiha, Santosh, Rukhsana, Nazar.. Producer & Director Santosh Kumar Music Rasheed Attre Lyrics Sufi Tabassum... Singers Naseem Begum.. Film songs: So bar Chamman mehka, so bar bahar aayi...

1961 First B/W film with colour songs.. "Gul Bakawli" (released on October 27th) was the first Pakistani B/W film with colour songs, filmed by M. Fazil, processed by Piaray Khan, music from Safdar Hussain, produced by Qamar Zaman, directed by Munshi Dil and starring Jameela Razzaq and Sudhir. Ahmad Rushdi sang his first hit song in film "Speran". Film "Ghalib" was the last released film as heroine for Madam Noor Jehan. A glorious career from Baby Noor Jehan in 1935 as actress and singer till 1961 - 26 years! Debutants: Actors: Munawar Zarif in Dandian, Razia in Taj aur Talwar and Asad Bukhar in Surayya.Singer: Mala in Punjabi film Aabroo and Saleem Shehazad in Ham Eik Hayn. Musicians: Musicians pair's Bakhshi & Wazir in film "Bekhabar" and Manzoor Ashraf in film "Speran" started their film careers. Eid Day's: (8 films; 7 Urdu, 1 Punjabi) 4 films on Eid-ul-Fittar (1380 hijri), Friday, March 17, 1961 (Note: It was a controversial Eid/Roza-day in Pakistan) 4 Urdu: Sunehre sapney, Farishta, Zamin ka Chand & Chhotey Sarkar 0 Punjabi: - 4 films on Eid-ul-Azha, Friday, May 26, 1961 3 Urdu: Bombay Wala, Subha kahin shaam kahin & Taj aur Talwar 1 Punjabi: Mangti OBITUARIES: Actors: Prominent actors Ghulam Mohammad died on October 3 and Ali Baba on April 19, 1961. Remarkable Musical Movies Gulfaam Speran Farishta Ghalib

Darpan Productions Gulfaam (Urdu) Released on: December 29th, 1961 A big costume film... Actors Musarrat Nazir, Darpan, Nazar, S. Suleman, Talish, Chham Chham Producer Darpan Director S. Suleman Music Rashid Attre Lyrics Tanvir Naqvi Singers Naseem Begum, Mala, Naheed Niazi, Salim Raza, Munir Hussain Film songs: Yeh naz yeh andaz yeh jadoo yeh adaen Salim Raza Utha le aap hi Khanjar utha le Munir Hussain

Shabab Productions Speran (Urdu) Released on: December 8th, 1961 A musical film... Actors Laila, Habib, Nirala, Nasra, Asad Producer Shabab Keranvi Director Daud Chand Music Manzoor Ashraf Lyrics ... Singers Naheed Niazi, Irene Perveen, Nazir Begum, Salim Raza,Ahmad Rushdi.... Film songs: Chand sa Mukhra gora badan Ahmad Rushdi Been bajane wale, matwale, teri been ka jadu maar geya Irene Perveen, Nazir Begum Ek Spera, ban ke Lutera, lutne aya.. Irene Perveen ... Salim Raza .... Nahhed Niazi

Huma Films Farishta (Urdu) Released on: Eid-ul-Fittar, March 17th, 1961 This memorable film was based on a russian novelle.... Actors Yasmin, Ejaz, Talish, Allauddin... Producer & Director Luqman Music Rasheed Attre Lyrics ... Singers Madam Noor Jehan, Salim Raza Film songs: Zamana buhat hi na-mehrban hai Salim Raza .... Madam Noor Jehan

S.K.Pictures Ghalib (Urdu) Released on: November 24th, 1961 Madam Noor Jehan last appeared in this film... Sudhir played the tilte role of Ghalib. Mirza Asadullah Khan Ghalib (1797-1869), was a legendry classical Urdu poet. Ghalib was carefree, unconventional and without any scruples and was very fond of drinking and gambling as well. This film is a fictional love story of Mirza Ghalib and a singer/dancer. Ghalib never worked as such for a livelihood but lived on either state patronage, credit or generosity of his friends and died on February 15, 1869 in Dehli, British India. He was born on December 27, 1797 in Agra, India and was married into a family of nobles at the age of thirteen. He had three or four children, none of whom survived. Actors Noor Jehan, Sudhir, Agha Salim Raza Producer & Director (Syed Atta Ullah Shah Hashmi??) M.M. Billoo Mehra (read more here) Music Tasadduq Hussain Lyrics Mirza Asad Ullah Khan Ghalib, Tufail Hushiarpuri Singers Madam Noor Jehan & Salim Raza Film songs: Muddat hui hai Yaar ko Mehman kiye hue Madam Noor Jehan Taskeen ko ham na roen jo zoq-e-nazar mille Madam Noor Jehan/ Naheed Niazi Yeh na thi hamari qismat keh wisal-e-yaar hota Madam Noor Jehan/ Salim Raza Dil hi to hai na sang-o-khasht Madam Noor Jehan Dil-e-nadan tujhe hua keya hai Madam Noor Jehan Kabhi naiki bhi uski... Madam Noor Jehan Nukta cheen hai gham-e-dil Madam Noor Jehan Hai bas ke har ek un ke...

1962 Many big artists were introduced.. A memorable year for Pakistani Film Industry when many big films were released and many big stars were discovered. Debutants: Actors: Zeba, Mohammad Ali, Deeba, Talat Hussain and Kamal Irani in Chiragh jalta raha, Waheed Murad in Aulad, Rani in Mehboob, Shabnam and Rehman in Chanda, Naghma in Choudhary, Adeeb in Daal mein Kala, Tani in Qabeela, Panna in Zarina, Tarana in Sukh ka Supna. Singers: Masood Rana in Inqalab, Bashir Ahmad in Chanda and Ustad Amanat Ali Khan in Darwaza. Musicians: Robin Ghosh in Chanda, Khalil Ahmad in Aanchal and Master Abdullah in Suraj Mukhi. Poet: Masroor Anwar in Banjaran and Sroor Barabankvi in ?? Great singer Ahmad Rushdi got breakthrough from his mega hit song "Gol gappe wala aya" in film "Mehtab" and the Ghazal maestro Mehdi Hassan sung his first hit song "Jis ne mere dil ko dard diya" in film "Susral", both big singers started their film careers in 1956 but struggled many years. The third all time greatest singer Masood Rana was introduced in this year in film "Inqalab". Eid Day's: (5 Urdu films) 3 films on Eid-ul-Fittar (1381 hijri), Friday, March 9, 1962 3 Urdu: Chiragh jalta raha, Shake Hand & Darwaza 0 Punjabi: - 2 films on Eid-ul-Azha, Tuesday, May 15, 1962 2 Urdu: Qaidi & Mera kya qasoor 0 Punjabi: - Remarkable Musical Movies Shaheed Chiragh jala raha Azra Qaidi Mousiqaar Aulaad Mehtab Banjaaran Susraal Ghoonghat Aanchal Mehboob

K.K. Productions SHAHEED Urdu Released on: January 5, 1962 This film "Shaheed" (The Martyr) was based on the story from the 20s, when "The Black Gold" was discovered in the Arabian dessert. A battle between the naive Arabs, the adroit intruders and an errant dancing woman who won the final battle against the heavily armed enemy with her suicide mission. Actors Musarrat Nazir, Ejaz, Husna, Saqi, Diljeet Mirza, Hamalia Wala, Allauddin & Talish Producer & Director Khalil Qaisar Story Riaz Shahid Music Rasheed Attre Lyrics Faiz Ahmad Faiz, Munir Niazi, Tanvir Naqvi Singers Naseem Begum, Zubaida Khanum, Munir Hussain, Ahmad Rusdhi Film songs: Us be-wafa ka Shehar hai aur hum hain Naseem Begum Nisar Main teri Galion peh A Watan ke Munir Hussain Habibi Hayya hayya, Habibi hayya hayya Naseem Begum Oh kahe dil ki umang, urhun Badal ke sung Zubaida Khanum Meri nazren hain Talwar... Naseem Begum Main ne kaha ayie... Ahmad Rushdi,  Naseem Begum

Dabistan Mehdood Chiragh jalta raha Urdu Released only in Karachi: Eid-ul-Fittar Day, March 9, 1962 The first film of Zeba, Mohammad Ali, Deeba, Talat Hussain and Kamal Irani. Famous Indian singer Talat Mehmood sang in this Pakistani fim first and last time. Film story was based on how the politicians misused the system.. Film Business: Karachi: Nishat/4, 15/26 (silver jubilee) Lahore: Ritz 6 weeks (released on 28.9.1962) Actors Zeba, Arif, Deeba, Mohammd Ali, Kamal Irani, Waheed (an Radio artist) and Talat Hussain Producer, Director, Story & Dialogs Fazal Karim Fazli Music Nahal Abdullah Lyrics Ameer Khusro, Mir Taqi Mir, Ghalib, Jigar Muradabadi, Mahir-ul-Qadiri, Fazal Karim Fazli Singers Madam Noor Jehan, Talat Mehmood (Indain singer), M. Kaleem and Kajjan Begum (Mehnaz mother) Film songs: Patta Patta, Boota Boota, haal hamara Madam Noor Jehan Phir aisay khyal aanay lagay.. Madam oorjehan and M. Kaleem Mushkil nikla dil ka sanbhlana... Talat Mehmood Kuch hua hasil na ab tak koshish... Talat Mehmood

Evernew Pictures Azra Urdu - (semicolor) Released on: April 20, 1962 A big musical film...  Actors Neelo, Ejaz, Nazar, Talish, Allauddin, Hamalia wala Producer G. A. Gul Director Munshi Dil Story ?? Music Master Inayat Hussain Lyrics Tanvir Naqi, Tufail Hoshiarpurit Singers Madam Noor Jehan, Salim Raza, Naseem Begum Film songs: Sharma kay ham say dil milanay ka shukriya Saleem Raza, Madam Noor Jehan Meri wafaen tujhay bulayen, sun dharktay dil Madam Noor Jehan Kuchh bhi na kaha aur keh bhi geye Madam Noor Jehan Jan-e-baharan, rashk-e-Chamman... Salim Raza

Evernew Pictures Qaidi Urdu A big melodious film Released on: Eid-ul-Azha, May 15, 1962 Eight big names in film poetry were together in this great romantic film. It could be a record in Pakistani films. Ahmad Rahi wrote top class dialogs in this film. Actors Shamim Ara, Darpan, Nazar, Lehri, Salama Mumtaz, Panna, Hamaliya Wala, Talish & Allauddin Producer G. A. Gul Director Najm Naqvi Story Hasrat Lakhnavi Screenplay & Dialogs Ahmad Rahi Cinematography Naseem Hussain Music Rasheed Attre Lyrics Faiz Ahmad Faiz, Tanvir Naqvi, Nakhshab, Qateel Shafai, Aziz Kashmiri, Habib Jalib, Muzaffar Warsi, Ahmad Rahi Singers Madam Noor Jehan, Naseem Begum, Irene Perveen,Mala, Saleem Raza, Mehdi Hassan, Ahmad Rushdi, Sain Akhtar Film songs: Sun sanwli soorat waly Naseem Begum, Irene Perveen Meri Sarkar to biggar jati hay.. Ahmad Rushdi, Irene Perveen Mehfil mein teri teray talabgar aa geye Saleem Raza, Sain Akhtar & Co. Ik Deewanay ka is Dil nay kaha maan liya Madam Noor Jehan, Mehdi Hassan Baharo na ab ham ko Awaz dena.. Madam Noor Jehan Mujh se pehli si muhabbat mere Mehboob(Poet: Faiz Ahmad Faiz) Madam Noor Jehan Mere Dil ki Ajnuman mein teray gham say.. Saleem Raza Yaad kar kar kay sari sari raat.. Madam Noorjhean Ik deewanay ka is dil nay kaha maan liya (sad version) Madam Noorjehan,Mehdi Hassan

Sounds & Shads Productions Mousiqar Urdu A big melodious film Released on: June 22, 1962 Great Music Director Rasheed Attre produced this memorable musical film, which was a big breakthrough for Madam Noor Jehan as playback singer... Actors Sabiha, Santosh, Meena, Abbas Nosha, Nusrat Kardar, Saqi, Sikkedar, Laddan, M.D. Sheikh and Guest stars Bahar, Darpan and Rehan Producer & Music Director Rasheed Attre Director Qadeer Ghouri Story Malik Hafeez Screenplay and dialogs Saadat Hassan Lyrics Tanvir Naqvi, Habib Jalib, Tufail Hoshiarpuri Singers Madam Noor Jehan, Naseem Begum, Mala, Salim Raza, Munir Hussain, Nazakat Ali, Salamat Ali Film songs: Hooooooooo... Madam Noor Jehan Classical tones... Salamat Ali Mitrwa tarsen mori Akhian, jab jab aye yaad tahari... Munir Hussain, Nazakat Ali Gaye gi Duniya Geet mere, sureele ang... Madam Noor Jehan Tum jug jug jeo Maharaj re... Madam Noor Jehan Sa...Re...Ga...Ma...Pa...Dha...Ni... (Training in classical music) Munir Hussain, Naseem Begum, Nazakat Ali Raseele more ratia, najaria mila... Madam Noor Jehan Ja ja main tose na hi boloon... Madam Noor Jehan Jhulna jalaye... Naseem Begum Pi jab tak tere dam mein hai dam... Mala Dhalne lagi hai raat koi baat kijiye... Mala Bagwa ko chal re.... (Competition in classical music) Salamat Ali, Nazakat Ali, Naseem Begum Is shehr-e-kharabi mein gham-e-ishq ke... Salim Raza Yaad karoon tujhe sham svere Madam Noor Jehan Tum jug jug jeo Maharaj re... Salim Raza

F & Y Movies Aulaad Urdu A big melodious film Released on: August 3, 1962 Waheed Murad was introduced in this film.. Actors Nayyar Sultana, Habib, Waheed Murad, Rehana... Producer F. M. Sardar & S.M. Yousuf Director S. M. Yousuf Music A. Hameed Lyrics Fyaz Hashmi Singers Naseem Begum, Munir Hussain Film songs: Tum mile pyar mila ab koi armaan nahin Naseem Begum/ Munir Hussain Naam le le ke tera hum to jiye jaen ge Naseem Begum

Shabab Productions Mehtab Urdu A melodious film Released on: September 7, 1962 Ahmad Rushdi got breakthrough from this film after long struggle.. Actors Nayyar Sultana, Habib, Naghma, Rukhsana, Asad, Zeenat, Hameed Wayin, Allauddin Producer A. Hameed Director Shabab Keranvi Music Manzoor Ashraf, Nazir Ali Lyrics ... Singers Ahmad Rushdi, Nazir Begum Film songs: Gol Gappe wala aaya, Gol Gappe laya Ahmad Rushdi Nahin khabar jab mili nazar Ahmad Rushdi/ Nazir Begum

Montana Films Banjaaran Urdu A melodious film Released on: September 14, 1962 Masood Rana got breakthrough from this film, which was only his second film... Actors Neelo, Kemal, Azad, Allauddin Producer Iqbal Shehzad Director Hassan Tariq Music Deebo Bhattachariya Lyrics Masroor Anwar Singers Madam Noor Jehan, Irene Perven, Masood Rana Film songs: Na jane kaisa safar hai mera Madam Noor Jehan Kahin Dil peh na jadoo kar jaye Masood Rana Tore hussan ke karn ho jaye ik din Masood Rana, Irene Perveen Lachke kamriya mori main nazuk Irene Perveen, Masood Rana Patt khol de re ghunghat kaye Masood Rana, Irene Perveen

Movie Models Susraal Urdu A melodious film Released on: October 14, 1962 Mehdi Hassan got breakthrough from this film after long struggle... Actors Laila, Yousuf, Rukhsana, Allauddin Producer & Director Riaz Shahid Music Hassan Latif Lyrics ... Singers Madam Noor Jehan, Mehdi Hassan, Irene Perveen, Ahmad Rushdi Film songs: Ja apni hasraton peh aansoo baha ke so ja Madam Noor Jehan Jis ne mere Dil ko dard diya Mehdi Hassan

Select Pictures Ghoonghat Urdu A big melodious film Released on: November 3, 1962 Another great Music Director Khursheed Anwar produced and directed this memorable musical film.. Actors Nayyar Sultana, Santosh, Neelo, Talish, A. Shah.... Producer, Director & Music Director Khursheed Anwar Lyrics Faiz Ahmad Faiz, Tanvir Naqvi, Khawaja Khurshid Anwar Singers Madam Noor Jehan, Mehdi Hassan, Naseem Begum,Naheed Niazi Film songs: Kabhi hum mein tum mein bhi pyar tha Madam Noor Jehan Rahon peh thari hain nazaren jamaye... Madam Noor Jehan Mujh ko awaz de too kahan hai Mehdi Hassan Zindgi tujh ko pukare... Madam Noor Jehan Mere Pi ko dhundh ke lao Sakhi... Madam Noor Jehan Chhun chhun chhun meri Payel ki dhunn... Naseem Begum

Tanvir Film Corporation Anchal Urdu A melodious film Released on: December 7, 1962 A musical film... Actors Shamim Ara, Darpan, Saba, Talish Producer S. M. Fareed Director Alhamid Music Khalil Ahmad Lyrics ... Singers Naheed Niazi, Salim Raza, Ahmad Rushdi Film songs: Kisi Chamman mein raho tum Bahar ban ke raho Ahmad Rushdi Tujh ko maalum nahin, tujh ko bhala keya maalum Salim Raza Tujh ko maalum nahin, tujh ko bhala keya maalum Naheed Niazi

Evernew Pictures Mehboob Urdu Released on: November 3, 1962 Rani was introduced in this film... Film Business: Lahore: November 16, Nishat/1, 7/9 weeks Karachi: November 30, Revol/4, Majestic 14i, 18/29 weeks Actors Rani, Shamim Ara, Habib, Yousuf Khan, Talish Producer G. A. Gul Director Anwar Kamal Story ?? Music Rasheed Attre Lyrics ?? Singers Madam Noor Jehan, Mala Film songs: Nigahen mila kar badal jane wale Madam Noor Jehan Sapno mein urri urri jaun... Mala

1963 Allauddin as solo hero.. Allauddin was Pakistan's most talented actor - the only successful actor as hero, villain, comedian and in old roles. He was introduced as a solo hero in a big Punjabi film Tees Maar Khan with a new beauty Shirin. Great Punjabi film director Haidar Choudhary made a great debut by this film. Debutants: Actors: Firdous in Fanoos, Shirin in Tees Maar Khan, Aliya and Albela inRishta, Nabila in Dulhan, Hanif and Rozina in Hamen bhi jeene do, Khalifa Nazir in Khoon ki pyas and Irfan Khoost in Wah bhei wah. Directors: Haidar Choudhary in Tees Maar Khan Musicians: Sohail Rana in Jab se dekha hai tumhen Singer: Shoukat Ali in Tees Maar Khan Eid Day's: (10 films; 9 Urdu, 1 Punjabi) 6 films on Eid-ul-Fittar (1382 hijri), Tuesday, February 26, 19635 Urdu: Ishq par zor hahin, Baghawat, Fanoos, Qanoon & Kala Pani 1 Punjabi: Mouj Mela 4 films on Eid-ul-Azha, Friday, May 3, 1963 4 Urdu: Baji, Talash, Main ne kya jurm kiya & Barat 0 Punjabi: - OBITUARIES: Music director: Classical musician Ustad Barkat Ali Khan died on June 20, 1963. Remarkable Musical Movies Mouj Mela Baji Chooriyan Daaman Tees Mar Khan Ik tera sahara

Evernew Pictures Mouj Mela Punjabi A melodious film Released on: Eid-ul-Fittar, February 26th, 1963 A big Punjabi film... Actors Neelo, Habib, Rani, A. Shah, Nazar, ChunChun, Salma Mumtaz, Mazhar Shah Producer Agha G. A. Gul Director Aslam Irani Music G. A. Chishti Lyrics Hazeen Qadri Singers Mala, Naseem Begum, Irene Perveen, Salim Raza, Ahmad Rushi Film songs: Tussi Mard bare bedard, Dil sada darda a, Piar karn noo sada vi Dil karda a.. Mala, Ahmad Rushdi Tere Dil wich Channa meri thaan Naseem Begum Main nachaa sari raat ariya Mala Hatte ro, Datte ro, Murli ahde maghru lai ja a mere Ghar wali a Salim Raza, Ahmad Rushdi, Mala Das Mutiyare, Mahi keho jeya howe Mala, Naseem Begum Rabba ki souch ke banaya e Dil Maa da Salim Raza Kalli Main kujh wi nein, kalla too wi kujh nein Naseem Begum Chann Makhna, tussan sanu bhul jana Naseem Begum

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Jawdan Productions Baji (Urdu) Released on Eid-ul-Azha, May 3rd, 1963 A big musical but flop film.. Film business: Lahore: ? Karachi: Total 13 weeks (5 weeks on main cinema - a flop film) Actors Nayyar Sultana, Darpan, Zeba, Aimi, ChhamChham, Talish Guest stars: Madam Noor Jehan, Sabiha Khanum, Laila, Tarana, Santosh, Ejaz, Habib, Mohammad Ali, Waheed Murad, Lehri, Asad Jafri Producer Hafeez-ullah Hassan Director S. Suleman Music Salim Iqbal Lyrics Ahmad Rahi Singers Madam Noor Jehan, Naseem Begum, Naheed Niazi, Saleem Raza, Farida Khanum, Ustad Salamat Ali Khan & Ustad Nazakat Ali Khan Film songs: Dil ke afsane nighon ki zaban tak pohnche Madam Noor Jehan Ab yehan koi nahin koi nahin aaye ga Madam Noor Jehan Chanda tori Chandni mein jiya jala jaye ray.. Naseem Begum Sanwariya nay haye bara dukh dena.. Naseem Begum Na koi waada kiya, na koi khai qasm Naheed Niazi Sajjan lagi tori laggan mann maa Madam Noor Jehan, Farida Khanum Sajjan lagi tori laggan mann maa.. Madam Noor Jehan, Farida Khanum, Ustad Salamat Ali, Ustad Nazakat Ali

Papular Pictures Chooriyan Punjabi A big film Released on: May 17th, 1963 A great film... Actors Laila, Akmal, Nasira, Razia, Asif Jah, Ajmal, A. Shah, Rangeela, Fazal Haq, Saqi, Gulrez, Mehboob Kashmiri, Zarrin Panna, Mazhar Shah Producer M. Naseem Director Amin Malik Music Tufail Farooqi Lyrics Baba Alam Siyaposh Singers Madam Noor Jehan, Mala, Nazir Begum, Munir Hussain, Ahmad Rusdhi Film songs: Teddy Balam, haye zalim... Nazir Begum Pali aan main makhna di... Nazir Begum Gutt meri Sapni, roop savaya... Nazir Begum Dingi Pagg bhanda a Munda Numberdar da... Madam Noor Jehan Chitti Kurti, Dopatta kala, fitean wala, te takk takk dil dharkey... Ahmad Rushdi, Mala Vajan mardi lava lai Beerey... Nazir Begum, Ahmad Rushdi Ve gall sun haniya, ve dil deya jania... Madam Noor Jehan, Munir Hussain Kya raat suhani a, Main Raja toon Rani aen Ahmad Rushdi Too Ghar Babul da chhad prayi ho jana... Nazir Begum

Santosh Productions Daaman (Urdu) Released on: October 4th, 1963 A big film... Actors Sabiha, Santosh, Neelo, Waheed Murad, Lehri, Tarana, Asad Jaafri, M.D.Sheikh, Saqi, Abbas Nosha, Aslam Pervez, Azad, Talish Producer Santosh Director Qadeer Ghori Music Khalil Ahmad Story Hasrat Lakhnawi Lyrics Hamayat Ali Shair Singers Madam Noor Jehan, Mala, Irene Perveen, Munir Hussain,Ahmad Rushdi Film songs: Wallah, Sar se Paun tak Moj-e-Noor ho Ahmad Rushdi Na chhrua sako ge daaman Madam Noor Jehan Tum bhi sharabi ho, main bhi sharabi Bhar lo Jam-e-Sharab Irene Perveen, Munir Hussan Mere Mehboob, tera saath hai, tanhai hai Mala, Ahmad Rushdi Juda kisi se kisi ka kabhi Habib na ho Munir Hussain Aap ke dar ke siwa mera yehan koi nahin Madam Noor Jehan Kaise uthaun najaria re Irene Perveen Na chhrua sako ge daaman (sad) Madam Noor Jehan

Shabab Productions Tees Mar Khan (Punjabi) Released on: August 30, 1963 Shirin was introduced in this mega hit film. Allauddin became hero from this film. A great entertainment by Haidar Choudhary in his first film as director... The famous tune by Nazir Ali from film Dillan de soudey (1969) "Lal meri patt rakhio bala Jhoole lalan..." was played in this film first time. Actors Shirin, Allauddin, Zeenat, Asif Jah, ChunChun, Zahoor Shah, Ajmal and Sawan Producer Shabab Keranvi Director Haidar Choudhary Music Manzoor Ashraf Lyrics ... Singers Naseem Begum, Nazir Begum, Ahmad Rushdi, Shoukat Ali Film songs: Nimbuan da jora assan bage wichun toria Nazir Begum Pyar bina Nain milde na... Nazir Begum Ni main noukar toon sarkar, te qadman wich rakh sohniye... Ahmad Rushdi/ Nazir Begum Pagri sanbhal Chora... Shoukat Ali, Nazir Begum We Channa tenoo teri Jatti da salam e.. Naseem Begum Meri Jhanjhar chhan chhan chhanke.. Naseem Begum

Evernew Pictures Ik tera sahara (Urdu) Released on: Novembe 29, 1963 A musical film... Actors Shamim Ara, Darpan, Rani, Asad Jaafri... Producer Agha G. A. Gul Director Najam Naqvi Music Inayat Hussain Lyrics Tanvir Naqvi Singers Naseem Begum, Salim Raza Film songs: A Dil kisi ki yaad mein hota hai beqarar kyun... Salim Raza A Dil kisi ki yaad mein hota hai beqarar kyun... Naseem Begum Ankhon mein Aansuon ki rawani liye huwe.. Salim Raza

1964 First Colour film in Pakistan.. Producer Zaheer Rehan (1935-71) from Dhaka produced the first ever coloured film Sangam in Pakistan on Eid-ul-Azha Day, April 23rd, 1964. The Ghazal maestro Mehdi Hassan and "Pakistani Rafi" Masood Rana got breakthrough from Farangi and "Daachi" respectively. Gullu mein rang bhare..." was an old Ghazal from the 50s but became a super hit from this film and Mehdi Hassan was established as super star playback singer in Urdu films. While Masood Rana sang a street song"Tange wala khair mangda" and became the most complete playback singer in Pakistani Urdu and Punjabi films. Debutants: Actors: Saloni in Ghaddar, Seema in Meh Khana, Talat Siddiqi in Chhoti Behan and Kumar in Touba. Musicians: Top class musicians Nisar Bazmi and Naashad left India and started their Pakistani film careers in films Head Constable and "Meh Khana" respectively, while another famous musician Karim Shahbuddin composed his first film Yeh bhi ik kahani. Eid Day's: (8 films; 6 Urdu, 2 Punjabi) 6 films on Eid-ul-Fittar (1383 hijri), Saturday, February 15, 1964 4 Urdu: Baap ka Baap, Touba, Chhoti Ammi & Khandan 2 Punjabi: Daachi & Mama Jee 2 films on Eid-ul-Azha, Thursday, April 23, 1964 2 Urdu: Sangam & Gehra Daagh 0 Punjabi: - Remarkable Musical Movies Waris Shah Farangi Touba Daachi Aashiana Chingari Haveli Hath Jori

An unique Punjabi film in Pakistan Delight Pictures Waris Shah (Punjabi) Released on: March 14th, 1964 This film was based on the love story of Waris Shah and Bhag Bhari and is one of the few art Punjabi films in Pakistan. Inayat Hussain Bhatti played the main role. Read more on Waris Shah here Actors Bahar (Bhag Bhari), Akmal, Meena, Nasira, Asif Jah, A. Shah Shikar Puri, Zeenat, Sultan Khoost and Inayat Hussain Bhattias Waris Shah Producer Inayat Hussain Bhatti Director Saeed Ashrafi Music Ashiq Hussain Lyrics ... Singers Inayat Hussain Bhatti, Mala Film songs: ?? Inayat Hussain Bhatti

Nigar Pictures Superhit film Touba (Urdu) Released on: Eid-ul-Fittar, February 15th, 1964 A big musical film... Actors Zeba, Kamaal, Kumar, Lehri, Talish Producer Rashid Mukhtar Director S. A. Hafiz Music A. Hameed Lyrics ... Singers Madam Noor Jehan, Mala, Irene Perveen, Munir Hussain,Salim Raza, Ahmad Rushdi Film songs: Na milta gar yeh touba ka sahara Salim Raza/ Munir Hussain O re Sanam, tum ko kaise bataen Madam Noor Jehan Zindgi ki rah mein Munir Hussain, Mala Al-maddad, Al-maddad Mala, Irene Perveen A meri zindgi, a meri nazneen Munir Hussain Ham ajnabi Musafar, tum ajnabi Haseena Ahmad Rushdi

Evernew Pictures Daachi (Super hit Punjabi film) Released on: Eid-ul-Fittar, February 15th, 1964 A very interesting story about a strange Camel and a corrupt adviser, A. Shah. M. Ismael played one of his best role... Neelo was on her best and Masood Rana became top singer in Punjabi films from this memorable film... Actors Neelo, Sudhir, Naghma, A. Shah, Nazar, Munawar Zarif, ChunChun, Salma Mumtaz, Zeanet, Rafiq, M. Ismael, Mazhar Shah Producer G. A. Gul Director Aslam Irani Music G. A. Chishti Story, Dialogs & Lyrics Hazeen Qadri Singers Mala, Naseem Begum, Ahmad Rushdi and Masood Rana Film songs: Tange wala khair mangda, Tanga Lahore da huwe... Masood Rana Tange walea, sawari main wi tere haan di... Mala Suno ni ik din ki hoya, tata riri rara...tata riri rara... Mala Banh pharr lai, torr de Gajra, charryaha ajj sajra Mala O balle balle, wehi Chour sadey wair pai geya... Masood Rana. Ahmad Rushdi, Rafiq Mochha Samna a dil naal ajj Dildar da... Mala Chall nakhrey sarriye, too mere jeyi nain... Mala, Naseem Begum Teinu kehndi saan keh naa, kehndi rehndi saan... Mala

F & Y Movies super hit film Aashiana (Urdu) Released on: October 9th, 1964 A family drama and super hit musical film... Actors Zeba, Kamaal, Habib, Rukhsana, Nighat Sultana, Lehri, Nabeela, Asad Jaafri, Asha Poslay, Faizi, Najmul Hassan, Adeeb Producer Sardar Yousuf Director S. M. Yousuf Music A. Hameed Lyrics Fyaz Hashmi Singers Mala, Irene Perveen, Munir Hussain, Ahmad Rushdi Film songs: Dekha jo unhen dil ne, chupke se kaha haye... Ahmad Rushdi, Mala Bare sangdil ho, bare na-samajh ho... Ahmad Rushdi Ik haseen meharbarn, pyar ka yeh samaan... Mala, Irene Perveen Bare sangdil ho, bare na-samajh ho... Mala, Ahmad Rushdi Ja re badrdi too ne, kahin ka hamen na chhora Mala Jo Dil ko torte hain, un ka bhi jawab nahin Munir Hussain

K. Z. Productions musical Urud film Chingari Released on: October 23rd, 1964 A big musical film... Actors Shamim Ara, Santosh, Ejaz, Deeba, Komal, Nighat Sultana, Begum Shahid, Nusrat Ara, Nusrat Kardar, Mehboob Kashmiri, Asad Jaafri, Farhad and Talish Producers Mian Zahoor Ahmad, Syed Bashir Asghar, Khursheed Anwar Director, Story, Screen Play & Music Khursheed Anwar (Assistant Director: Leiq Akhtar) (Assistant Musician: Manzoor, Ashiq Hussain) Dialogs Naseer Hassan, Saadat Hussain Lyrics Qateel Shafai, Tanvir Naqvi Camera Azhar Barki Singers Madam Noor Jehan, Salim Raza, Mehdi Hassan Film songs: Kali kali mundlaye Bhanwra Madam Noor Jehan A roshnion ke Shehar bata Mehdi Hassan Dil ki baat bataen kis ko ham dukh dard Madam Noor Jehan Main to kar kar binti har geyi Madam Noor Jehan Ik Dil ne kahi, ik Dil ne suni... Madam Noor Jehan, Salim Raza Aaja paas mere gham ki lambi raat mein Salim Raza Zindgi tujh ko pukare, aaja........ Madam Noor Jehan Zindgi tujh ko pukare, aaja........ Salim Raza

Select Pictures musical Urdu film Haveli Released on: October 23rd, 1964 A big musical film by Khursheed Anwar... Actors Shamim Ara, Santosh, Ejaz, Talish Producer Sultan Jeelani Director Khalil Qaisar Music Khursheed Anwar Lyrics Tanvir Naqvi, Qateel Shafai Singers Madam Noor Jehan, Naseem Begum, Mala Film songs: Mera bichhra Ballam Ghar aageya Naseem Begum Shikwa nahin kisi se, kisi se gila nahin Madam Noor Jehan Ja ke Susraal Gori, maike ki laaj rakhna Madam Noor Jehan, Irene Perveen Jab se geye Pia, bhaiji nahin pattian... Madam Noor Jehan Sayyan ja ja, na bolun sung tere... Naseem Begum

Lovely Pictures Punjabi film Hath Jori Released on: December 4th, 1964 A big film... Actors Naghma, Akmal, Razia, Munawar Zarif, Rangeela, ChunChun, ChhamChham, Ajmal, Salma Mumtaz, Mazhar Shah Producer Akbar Irani Director Aslam Irani Music G. A. Chishti Lyrics Hazeen Qadri Singers Nazir Begum, Irene Perveen Film songs: Ajj meinu Maa dasiya, meri umar da 16van saal Nazir Begum Ik Gabhroo, do kamley, wekh ke naina ho geye kamley Nazir Begum Irene Perveen Thora thora Chann wekheya Nazir Begum Meri ik Saheli noo too bara changa lagna en Nazir Begum Gorey gorey Hathan da salaam teinu kehni aan Irene Perveen Jithe aap wasna Mahiya, bula lai kol we Irene Perveen

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K. K. Productions Farangi (Urdu) A big film Released on: December 18th, 1964 A big film... Actors Shamim Ara, Sudhir, Bahar, Allauddin, Saqi, Mazhar Shah, Talish Producer & Director Khalil Qaisar Writer Riaz Shahid Music Rasheed Attre Lyrics Faiz Ahmad Faiz, Tanvir Naqvi Singers Madam Noor Jehan, Mehdi Hassan, Naseem Begum, Mala,Ahmad Rushdi Film songs: Ban ke mera Perwana, aye ga Akbar Khana Mala A Watan, marney walon ki dam torti.. Ahmad Rushdi Gullon mein rang bhare, bad-e-nobahar... Mehdi Hassan Aa bhi ja Dildara, jab se too bichhra hai... Naseem Begum Ham juda in rahon peh marey geye Mala Teri zaat hai Mazhar-e-Noor-e-Khuda Madam Noor Jehan

1965 First Platinum Jubilee film in Pakistan.. The release of Indian films in Pakistani cinemas were totally banned when the 65-war between Pakistan and India erupted on September 6, 1965. Punjabi film "Jeedaar" was the first ever feature film to become a Platinum Jubilee hit (75 weeks) film in Pakistan. This film celebrated 56 weeks on its main cinema, Reevali in Lahore. "Malangi" made an unique record with "Double Golden Jubilee" in the same cinema, Odion Lahore. "Mala" was the first Cinema scope film, which was produced by Dosani and Mustafiz in Dhaka in the "East" Pakistan. Raqs zanjeer pehan kar bhi kiya jata hay... Neelo tried to commit suicide on February 11 after she allegedly was "kidnapped" and was forced to dance in a party honoured for Royal Guest King of Iran, Mohammad Raza Shah Pehlvi. She refused and was assaulted by the officials. Famous poet Habib Jalib payed tribute to Neelo on this bravery against a military dictator's order and wrote his famous poem "Raqs zanjeer pehan kar bhi kiya jata hai..." which latter was filmed by Neelo's husband Riaz Shahid in his super hit film Zarqa. Riaz Shahid married her after this incident. Debutants: Actors: TV artist Qavi in Rawaj, Iqbal Hassan in Punjab da sher and Iqbal Yousuf in Eid Mubarak. Musicians: Famous music director Wazir Afzal composed his first film "Zamin" (Shikva na kar, gila na kar by Mehdi Hassan). Eid Day's: (8 films; 7 Urdu, 1 Punjabi) 5 films on Eid-ul-Fittar (1384 hijri), Wednesday, February 3, 1965 4 Urdu: Kajal, Aisa bhi hota hai, Fareb & Bahu Begum 1 Punjabi: Doli 2 films on Eid-ul-Azha, Monday, April 12, 1965 3 Urdu: Bahana, Fashion & Kaley Log 0 Punjabi: - OBITUARIES: Actors: Famous actor Agha Salim Raza (and not singer Salim Raza) died on July 7 and comedian Sultan Khoost died on February 17, 1965. Remarkable Musical Movies Naila Aisa bhi hota hai Heer Sial Jeedaar Kaneez Malangi

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Superhit musical film Evernew Pictures Naela (Urdu - Colour) Released on: October 29th, 1965 One of the greatest ever romantic and melodious film in Pakistan. The story was based on the famous novell by Razia Butt and the music was composed by Inayat Hussain. It was Mala's best musical film. Shamim Ara, Santosh, Darpan and Ragni played leading roles. Film Business: Lahore: ? Karachi: Golden jubilee Peshawar: 29 weeks (the first ever silver jubilee film in Peshawar) Actors Shamim Ara, Santosh, Darpan, Gul Rukh, Ragni, A. Shah, Farida, Nusrat, ChhamChham, Vimto (Guests) Husna, Saqi, S. Gul and Kumar Producer Agha G. A. Gul Director, dialogs & Screenplay Sharif Nayyar Writer Razia Butt Photography Nabi Ahmad Cameraman Babar Bilal Music Inayat Hussain Lyrics Qateel Shafai, Tufail Hoshiarpuri, Hamayat Ali Shair Singers Mala, Naseem Begum, Masood Rana Film songs: It's very interesting fact that this classic duet song "Door veeraney mein ik Shama hay roshan kab se..." was written by Hamayet Ali Shair but its sad version was written by Qateel Shafai. He re-used "mukhra or asthai" (stanza) from duet and wrote "antra" (rest of the lyrics) by him self. (thanks to researcher and journalist Mr. Aqeel Abbas Jafri, Karachi, Pakistan). Gham-e-dil ko in Ankhon se chhalak jana... (poet: Qateel Shafai)  Mala Hai yahi mohabbat ki reet, jaye na jawani beet Mala & Co. Door weerane mein ik Shama hai roshan kab se...(poet: Hamayet Ali Shair) Mala, Masood Rana Mujhe aarzoo thi jiski woh peyam aageya hai Mala Ab thandi aahen bhar Pagli ja aur mohabbat kar  Mala Dil ke weerane mein ik Shama thi roshan kab se (poets: Hamayet Ali Shair & Qateel Shafai)  Mala Koi pyar ka fasana, kahin piya ko sunana Mala, Naseem Begum

Dabastan Mehdood Aisa bhi hota hai (Urdu) Released on: Eid-ul-Fittar February 3, 1965 A big musical film .. Film Business: Lahore: ? Karachi: Silver Jubilee, 37 weeks (Nishat 14 weeks 2 days) Actors Zeba, Kamaal, Saloni, Nirala... Producer & Director Fazal Karim Fazli Music Nisar Bazmi Lyrics Masroor Anwar Singers Madam Noor Jehan, Ahmad Rushdi, Masood Rana Film songs: Ho tamanna aur keya, jan-e-tamanna aap hain Madam Noor Jehan Tere sar ki qasm aisa bhi hota hai Madam Noor Jehan, Ahmad Rusdhi Malik bana hua hai to woh bhi hai Admi, aur Noukar jo ban geya hai to woh bhi hai Admi Ahmad Rushdi, Masood Rana Tukra ho Chand ka Rukh-e-Zeba Ahmad Rushdi

A musical film Bukhari Pictures Heer Sial Punjabi Realesed on: September 3rd, 1965 Read the film story Heer Ranjha 1932 Heer 1955 Heer Ranjha 1970 Actors Firdous, Akmal, Nasira, Asif Jah, Salma Mumtaz, Zahoor Shah, Gulraiz, Imdad Hussain, M. D. Sheikh and M. Ismael Producer Sajjad Malik and Jaafar Bukhari Director Jaafar Bukhari Music Bakhshi Wazir Lyrics Tanveer Naqvi Screen Play & Dialogs Baba Alam Siaposh, Zaki Singers Naseem Begum, Irene Perveen, Mehdi Hassan, Masood Rana, Muzaffar Film songs: Qissa-e-Heer Warish Shah Mehdi Hassan Loki menu kehnde Heer Sial Naseem Begum Addi lagge na Zamin utte meri Naseem Begum Na we aria na na Naseem Begum Keh geye Shah Tanveer ho Muzaffar & Co. Teri Wanjli waaj menu mari Naseem Begum Aake deja wakhaian ni Mehdi Hassan, Naseem Begum Ajj anju sathoo rokian nein rukde Muzaffar Menu dangan pean a chhawan Irene Perveen Loko aewen nein je yaar da nizara labhda Masood Rana Sohnia Rabba sub deya Rabba Masood Rana

The first ever Platinum Jubilee film in Pakistan Mubarak Films Jeedaar (Punjabi) Released on: November 19th, 1965 A big musical film .. Film Business: Lahore: Platinum Jubilee, ? (Reevali 56 weeks) Karachi: ? Actors Neelo, Sudhir, Habib, Shirin, Rangeela, Munawar Zarif, Mazhar Shah Producer Malik Mubarak Director M. J. Rana Music Rasheed Attre Lyrics ... Singers Mala, Naseem Begum, Ahmad Rushdi Film songs: Haye ni Maa, Challa mera kin gharia Naseem Begum Assan navian bana lian rahwan Mala Main qaid kara doon gi Mala O geyan Kabutrian Mala, Naseem Begum Sun ke khabran Sajnaa dian Mala Haal oye main Manji kithe dahwan Ahmad Rushdi

Film Saaz Kaneez (Urdu) Released on: November 26th, 1965 A big film... Film Business: Lahore: ? Karachi: Golden Jubilee, 50 weeks (Naz 16 weeks)  Actors Zeba, Waheed Murad, Mohammad Ali, Sabia Khanum, Santosh, Lehri, Talish Producer Ali Sufiyan Afaqi Director Hassan Tariq Music Khalil Ahmad Lyrics Hamayat Ali Shair Singers Mala, Ahmad Rushdi, Masood Rana Film songs: Jab raat dhali, tum yaad aaye Mala,  Ahmad Rushdi Pyar mein ham a jan-e-tamanna, jan se jayen Ahmad Rushdi Aag hai dono tarf barabar lagi hui Ahmad Rushdi Tujhe haqeer samjhati rahe gi yeh Duniya Masood Rana

Pag Pictures Malangi (Punjabi) Released on: December 14th, 1965 A big musical film... Film Business: Lahore: Golden jubilee. This film made an unique record with "Double Golden Jubilee" in the same cinema, Odion Lahore. Karachi (released on 25.2.1966): Silver Jubilee, 40 weeks (Light House cinema 15 weeks) Actors Shirin, Akmal, Firdous, Yousuf Khan, Zamurrad, Munawar Zarif, Zulfi, Ajmal, Aslam Pervez, Sikkedar, Sawan, Mazhar Shah and Mohammd Ali (as guest) Producer Chouhdry Aslam Director Rasheed Akhtar Music Abdullah Lyrics Hazeen Qadri Singers Madam Noor Jehan, Mala, Masood Rana, Munawar Zarif, Master Abdullah Film songs: Mahi we sanu bhul na jaween Madam Noor Jehan Khana de Khan prohne, koi Gharib da.. Masood Rana Uth Majhe deya Sher Jawana Masood Rana Chhad chali Babula, terian main Galian Mala Hara we charh Kothe te udeekaan kadi aaja too Mala Balle balle, bhei lokan bhane Chann charhya Mala .... Munawar Zarif, Abdullah

Budnam (1966)

A top class film from the 60s

Actors:
Allaudin, Nabeela, Neelo, Ejaz, Diljeet Mirza, Hamid Wain, Rangela,Zamurrad, JafferyDirector/Producer:
Iqbal ShezhadCinematograper:
M. Sadiq
Lyrics:
Masroor Anwar
Music:
Deebo
Story:
Based on Saadat Hassan Munto's short story Jhumkae
Screenplay:
Riaz Shahid

Reviewed by: Dr. Masood Haque, New York, USA

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ade in 1966, Budnam was based on Sadat Hassan Munto's short story Jhumkae (earrings). It was adapted for the screen by the legendary screenwriter Riaz Shahid (Neelo's husband, Shaan's father). Mr. Shahid's sense of moral outrage was well suited to Munto's impatience with societal sanctimony and its barbaric consequences. Under Iqbal Shezad's direction (his directorial debut), the moral claustrophobia of Munto's original story remains intact and combined with Mr. Shahid's fiery dialogue, results in a sharply observed melodrama about life at the bottom of the social and economic ladder. 

Saadat Hassan Munto's original story "Jhumkay" remains intact and combined with Riaz Shahid's fiery dialogue, results in a sharply observed melodrama about life at the bottom of the social and economic ladder.

Allaudin's lowly tongawalla serves as the center of gravity for the film, which to this day packs a powerful emotional punch. In it, pair of earrings not only come to symbolize the tongawalla's "stained" honor, they also signify his powerlessness in the face of overwhelming social and economic oppression.

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he film shifts focus several times to create a layered reality. First, there are chilly scenes from a marriage. Hamida (Nabeela), a pouty beauty, develops a fetishist longing for a pair of earrings that her husband, Deeno, cannot afford. The mere imagining of the earrings hanging from her earlobes sets Hamida off into a state of convulsive ecstasy. She spars endlessly with her hardworking, honorable but poor husband, denying him not only marital but also conjugal bliss. Her good-natured husband, played with a humble sweetness by Allaudin, secretly saves money to buy his beloved just the earrings she is lusting after. The situation is cunningly exploited by their perfidious Landlord (Hamid Wain), he is also their next-door neighbor. An expert sexual predator, the landlord finds ways to tempt Hamida with the earrings. He sets a trap for her and in a moment of weakness she falls for it. He blackmails her with the threats of incarceration and humiliation, squashing her resistance as he rapes her. As a particularly sadistic act he lets her keep the earrings after the rape.

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n a state of post-traumatic catatonia Hamida comes home to find her husband eagerly waiting to present her with the same earrings. Deeno's spirits are punctured and honor deflated when he finds the exact pair already dangling from her ears. He immediately and wrongly assumes that she sold herself to get the earrings. For narrative convenience, her catatonia prevents her from correcting him although her motivation is explained later. His rhetorical refrain, "Kaha se aaye hai je Jhumkae?.." became part of the cultural lexicon. Allaudin delivered the lines both as an accusation and a lament. He proceeds to throw his wife out of the house and she ends up where most victims of sexual violence end up in Pakistani films, a Khota. Of course this is not true of the society at large where most rape victims struggle to resume their lives and do not survive by selling themselves. In presenting the Khota as the only option, these films merely reinforce a deeply held cultural ambivalence towards the victims of rape. Rape is often treated as forced sex (which explains the voyeuristic filming of rapes in Pakistani films) and not as an act of sexual violence. Even the euphemism for rape in these films ("Izzat lut gaye") implies a failure on the part of the victim. As if honor/Izzat was a nugget lodged deep into the female reproductive organs susceptible to loss from a violent sexual assault, and its loss implies that the victim simply could not hold onto it. Thus amazingly the victim is disgraced and not the perpetrator. The film does not dwell on the irony and moves on swiftly.

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fter disappearing into benign respectability Deeno works hard to raise his daughter, Saeeda (Neelo). He sends her to the local college where the romantic clichs begin in full force. Things turn interesting again when one day Saeeda comes home with a pair of earrings, quite similar to the ones, which caused her parents their marriage, given to her by her paramour (Ejaz). As if confronting a ghost, Deeno understandably freaks out. Although, his response to his daughter's transgression is muted compared with his meltdown to her mother's "transgression". He not only lets Saeeda keep the earrings but goes to meet the young man and arranges for the young man's marriage to his daughter. On the day of the wedding the identity of the bride's mother is revealed and the film hurtles towards its inevitable violent conclusion.

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he emotional thrust of the film filters through 

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Allaudin's eloquent performance. As a man who accepts his place in the world, Allaudinis able to register an amazing range of emotions in a single moment. Humiliation, rage, anguish and powerlessness cross like shadows over his face each leaving its own residue. Even at its most melodramatic Allaudin's performance remains poignant and ultimately unforgettable.

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he casting of Hamida must have posed a challenge. A female character of this complexity is rare for Pakistani films. The character's trajectory from respectability to abject humiliation would appear beyond the reach of most Lollywood starlets. The fact that the character is raped limits it to non-heroines of a certain age (In Pakistani films, heroines never got raped, they were frequently attacked but never raped). The casting required a heavy weight, and in Nabeelathey got one. On screen, she has a commanding physical presence and a labile, wounded emotional constitution, well suited to the character. Nabeela's success in the part is mostly due to her ability to evoke a tragic dimension to her character, even when peppered with copious hysteria.

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abeela went on to set the standards for a unique category for

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mature actresses in Lollywood films, the Queen of emotions (Malka-e-Jezbaat). Malka-e-Jezbaats exploited the deeply felt cultural reverence about mothers to a rather enlightened effect, by pitting themselves against the patriarchal tilt. These women became a force of nature and demanded justice for the powerless and acceptance for the rejected. Nabeela, along with Salma Mumtaz, was a pioneer in this category of female performers. Her performance in "Ziddi" as a gun totting mother, who takes on her own lawless son is a classic of its type, repeated to this day by Bahar and company.

B

udnam achieves most of its highlights in the first act, the middle one third being too grounded in clichs. The film bogs down around Neelo and Ijaz's annoying screen presence. Neelo peddles her trademark mature girlishness while Ijaz tries to pass buffoonery as comedy, both getting in the way of a good story. It is a credit to Iqbal Shezad's fluid direction that the film withstands this pandering to "the masses".

B

udnam boasts strong production values and a memorable musical score. Among the musical highlights is the classic, "Bade be murawat hai ye hususn wale" Filmed on Nabeela and Zamurd. Zamurd's professional coquetry makes a dramatic contrast to Nabeela's fallen woman, who sings heartache of a song as if sitting on a bed of nails.

B

udnam is from an era when Pakistani cinema showed real promise. Through craftsmanship and effective storytelling, films of this era could take a subversive short story and turn it into an entertaining and thought provoking film, which could be a commercial success to boot.

1967 Akmal died.. The bad news of the year was the sudden death of super star Akmalon June 11, 1967. He was the most popular Punjabi film hero in the mid 60s. Bashir Ahmad from East Pakistan created an amazing record when he sung eight songs in Rehman's Urdu film Darshan. He was also lyricist and music composer of these songs, which is an unique record in Pakistan's film history. Debutants: Actors: Nadeem and Shabana in Chakori, Ali Ejaz in Insaniyat, Rehana Siddiqi in Hamdam and Tariq Aziz in Insaniyat. Zeba-Mohammad Ali in Urdu films and Naghma-Habib and Firdous-Ejaz era started in Punjabi films. Eid Day's: (13 films; 9 Urdu, 4 Punjabi) 8 films on Eid-ul-Fittar (1386 hijri), Thursdag, January 12, 1967 6 Urdu: Mere Laal, Bahadur, Main woh nahin, Nadira, Ponam ki Raat & Is Dharti par 2 Punjabi: Yaar Maar & Jigri Yaar 6 films on Eid-ul-Azha, Thursdag, March 23, 1967 4 Urdu: Chakori, Waqt ki pukar, Elan & Nawab Saraj-ud-Dola 2 Punjabi: Dil da Jani & Jagirdar OBITUARIES: Actors: Actress and the wife of Tanvir Naqvi, Maya Devi on February 1 Music director: Rasheed Attre on December 18 Singer: Kousar Perveen on December 30 Producer & director: Nakhshib Charjavi on August 24, 1967. Remarkable Musical Movies Lakhon mein ek Jigri Yaar Insaniyat Dil da Jani Chakori Dever Bhabhi Doraha Darshan Aag Mirza Jatt

A top Class Golden Jubilee super hit musical film Arts Combinds Lakhon mein ek Urdu Realesed on: April 28th, 1967 at Rivoli Cinema, Karachi This film was based on a very sensitive topic of Hindu-Muslim love story. Superb screenplay, direction, cinematography, scenes and excellent performance by every actor. Nisar Bazmi booked his place among the Greatest Music Directors in Pakistan after this remarkable performance in this film. Actors Shamim Ara, Ejaz, ChhamChham, Talish and Mustafa Qureshi, Ahmad Rushdi Producer Afzal Hussain and Raza Mir Director Raza Mir Cinemautography: Kamran Mirza Music Nisar Bazmi Lyrics Fyaz Hashmi, Tanveer Naqvi, Masroor Anwar Singers Madam Noor Jehan, Naseem Begum, Mehdi Hassan,Ahmad Rushdi, Mujeeb Alam Film songs: Chalo achha hua tum bhool geye Madam Noor Jehan Bari mushkil se hua tera mera Madam Noor Jehan Ho sun Saajna, dukhi mann ki pukar Madam Noor Jehan Halat badal naheen sakte Madam Noor Jehan Mann Mandar ke Devta... Madam Noor Jehan Saathi kahan ho, awaz to do Madam Noor Jehan,  Mujeeb Alam Dil diya dard liya, aankh mein aansoo aye Mehdi Hassan Pyar na ho jab Dil mein to jeena hai adhoora Naseem Begum, Ahmad Rusdhi

Taskeen Pictures Jigri Yaar Punjabi Realesed on: Eid-ul-fittar, Januar 12, 1967 A musical and dramatic film... Actors Naghma, Akmal, Mazhar Shah, Rangeela, Munawar Zarif, Meena, Zeenat, Sawan and Allauddin Producer Mian Zulfiqar Director Iftekhar Khan Music G. A. Chishti Lyrics and story: Hazeen Qadri Singers Mala, Irene Perveen, Ahmad Rushdi and Masood Rana Film songs: Soch ke yaar banaween Bandeya Masood Rana Dil koloon puchh pehlan akhan noo mana ni Masood Rana Hai Abba Jee, muaaf cha karo Ahmad Rushdi

Shabab Productions Insaniyat Urdu Realesed on: February 24, 1967 A love-story of a doctor who lost his life but saved his patient who was married to his beloved...!!! Film Business: Lahore: March 30, Friday, Naghma/?, 17/30 weeks Karachi: February 24, Friday, Lyric/? 12/30 weeks   Actors Zeba, Waheed Murad, Tariq Aziz, Nanna, Ali Ejaz, Razia, Sultan Rahi & Firdous Producer A. Hameed Director Shabab Keranvi Music Manzoor Ashraf Lyrics Shabab Kiranvi .... Singers Mala, Irene Pereen & Ahmad Rushdi Film songs: Mohabbat mein sara jehan jal geya hai Mala Mere hamdam, mere saathi Mala Ummat ke ghamkhwar sari duniya ke Mala Hai ri mohabbat hai ri... Mala Dil na lagana ja ke des paraye Irene Perveen Jan-e-bahar, jan-e-tamanna, tum hi to ho Ahmad Rushdi Pyar mein sub kuchh chalta hai Ahmad Rushdi,Irene Perveen

Great musical film A. Y. Films Dil da Jani Punjabi Realesed on: Eid-ul-Azha March 23rd, 1967 A story of friendship, love and traditions. Habib played the title role and Rangeela's role as "Mr. Hong Kong" become very popular character. Mazhar Shah's famous barak "Main Tabbar kha jaan te dakaar na maaran..." was also in this big musical film. Actors Neelo, Habib, Saloni, Rangeela, Zahoor Shah, M. Ismael, Iqbal Hassan (as xtra), Mazhar Shah, Riaz Ahmad Raju and Allauddin Producer Aftab Director Riaz Ahmad Raju Music Wazir Afzal Lyrics Hazeen Qadri Singers Madam Noor Jehan, Naseem Begum, Irene Perveen,Ahmad Rushdi, Munir Hussain, Masood Rana, Shoukat Ali Film songs: Teri aan main teri Sajnaa... Irene Perveen, Naseem Begum Larran aye saan Maa de Lal, sun ke barkaan bhull geye chaal... Ahmad Rushdi, Irene Perveen, Munir Hussain Haye ni main kikker pyar lukan, bulian... Madam Noor Jehan Teinu samne batha ke sharmaan... Madam Noor Jehan Hath la ke khali Gharian noo, samjhana pai geya chharian noo Masood Rana, Shoukat Ali Na Ghar aya Dil da Jani, na main dukh sukh... Madam Noor Jehan We main aap na layian we lagian zorazori Madam Noor Jehan Sara Pind wajaye ni Dholki... Madam Noor Jehan Sayyo ni mere Dil da Jani... Madam Noor Jehan

A top Class Golden Jubilee hit film Santosh Productions Dever Bhabhi Urdu Realesed on: May 5, 1967 A top film... Film Business: Lahore: ? Karachi: Golden Jubilee, 55 weeks (? 19 weeks)  Actors Rani, Waheed Murad, Lehri, Baby Najmi, Sabhia and Santosh Producer Sabiha Raza Director Hassan Tariq Story Ursh Lakhnawi Music Inayat Hussain Lyrics Fiaz Hashmi Singers Madam Noor Jehan, Mala, Irene Perveen, Mehdi Hassan,Salim Raza, Munir Hussain, Shoukat Ali and Ahmad Rushdi Film songs: Yeh kaghzi Phool jaise chehre Mehdi Hassan Three cheers for Bhabhi hip hip hurray Ahmad Rushdi A raat bata keya un se kahen Irene Perveen, Munir Hussain Tum wohi ho lo tumhein aaj bata detei hein Ahmad Rushdi Na aaya aaj bhi tu yeh be-rukhi kam hai Mala, Salim Raza Mera Ghar meri jannat, yeh mara Ashiyan... Madam Noor Jehan

Musical film United Talents Doraha Urdu Realesed on: August 25th, 1967 A remarkable musical film... Film Business: Lahore: ? Karachi: Silver Jubilee, 40 weeks (7 weeks)  Actors Shamim Ara, Waheed Murad, Deeba, Ibrahim Nafees, Talish Producer Suhail Rana, Pervez Malik Director Pervez Malik Music Suhail Rana Lyrics Masroor Anwar Singers Mala, Mehdi Hassan, Ahmad Rushdi, Masood Rana Film songs: Mujhe tum nazar se gira to rahe ho Mehdi Hassan Bhooli hui hoon daastan Ahmad Rushdi Bhooli hui hoon daastan Ahmad Rushdi, Mala Haan isi mor par, is jagga baith kar Ahmad Rushdi Tumhen kaise bata doon tum meri Ahmad Rushdi Ajnabi zara souch lo... Ahmad Rushdi Koi mere dil mein... Mala Yeh to kaho, tor kar Dil mera Masood Rana

Musical film Ali-Zeb Productions Aag Urdu Realesed on: November 3rd, 1967 A remarkeable musical film... Film Business: Lahore: ? Karachi: Golden Jubilee, 55 weeks (Reenu 26 weeks)  Actors Zeba, Mohammad Ali, Lehri... Producer Zeba Director S. Suleman Music Nisar Bazmi Lyrics - Singers Madam Noor Jehan, Mala, Irene Perveen, Mehdi Hassan,Ahmad Rushdi Film songs: Beete dino ki yaadon ko kaise Madam Noor Jehan Yoon zindgi ki rah mein takra geya koi Mehdi Hassan Mousam haseen hai leiken Ahmad Rushdi, Mala Jaise jante naheen, pehchante naheen Ahmad Rushdi Kuchh kuchh mujh se milta julta Ahmad Rushdi, Irene Perveen Main mar geyi haye... Irene Perveen Waqt na dekhe.... Irene Perveen, Ahmad Rushdi

Ravi Films Mirza Jatt Punjabi Realesed on: November 23, 1967 A remarkeable musical film. Firdous-Ejaz era started from this super hit film.  Actors Firdous, Ejaz, Aliya, Munawar Zarif, Razia, Asif Jah, Meena, Tani, Jaggi, Khayyam, Ilyas Kashmiri, Najmul Hassan, Iqbal Hassan (xtra), Murad and Mazhar Shah Producer Sheikh Mohammad Ali Director Masood Pervez Music Rasheed Attre Lyrics Ahmad Rahi Singers Madam Noor Jehan, Mala, Irene Perveen, Nazir Begum,Masood Rana, Alam Lohar Film songs: Nikke hundian da pyar, wekhi deveen na Irene Perveen,  Masood Rana Nikke hundian da pyar, wekhi deveen na Irene Perveen, Nazir Begum Na ishq noo leekaan laween Madam Noor Jehan Sunje Dil wale Buhe, ajje main Madam Noor Jehan Mutiyaro ni mere haan diyo Madam Noor Jehan Ni Sayyo, ik Kurri ne sohre tur jana Mala