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film produced by

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and written by

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. After the censorship that ''

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'' (1971) faced, Shahid decided to come up with a more basic theme. The post-production work of the film started during the filming of ''Yeh Aman''. During the film's production, Shahid was diagnosed with Cancer and died halfway leaving the film incomplete, and then the film was directed by

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. The music of the film was composed by

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and A. Hameed. A. Nayyar made his debut as a playback singer with this film. The film won 4

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, including the 'Best Film' award for 1974.

Plot

Khalid and Rehana come across each other in their college, where they fall for each other. After the usual bantering, they get married. Rehana who belongs to an upper-class family unlike Khalid, faces hurdles in the marriage created by ''Sarkar Maa'' (Khalid's mother). She compromises and tries to save her married life, until she loses her unborn due to her mother-in-law's cruel behaviour. After the incident, she decides to separate from Khalid and leaves him.

Cast

Nisho Bilquis Khanum, (born 13 August 1954) also known as Nisho (Urdu; نشو۔) is a Pakistani film actress. She has worked in more than 150 feature films of Lollywood. Early life Bilquis Begum was born in Gujrat, Punjab, Pakistan. She completed h ...

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Nayyar Sultana Nayyar Sultana (born Tayyaba Bano; 1937 – 27 October 1992), known as ''Malka-i-Jazbaat'' (Queen of Sentiments) and ''Queen of Emotions'', was a Pakistani film actress. She became one of the foremost screen actresses of Lollywood in the 19 ...

* Talish * Lehri * Zamurrad * Saiqa * Aurangzeb * Afzaal Ahmad

Soundtrack

Release and reception

The film was released on 29 November 1974. While reviewing positively, '' The Statesman'' said it as "Not a routine film", and praised the writing regarding the themes and staying close to the core plot.

Awards

References

External links

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Bahisht (Pakistani Film Soundtrack on Apple Music website)
{{NigarAwardBestFilm 1970s Urdu-language films Urdu-language Pakistani films Nigar Award winners