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Badnaam
''Badnaam'' is a Pakistani film in Urdu language, released on 2 September 1966, adapted from Saadat Hasan Manto's short story ''Jhumkay'' ("Ear-rings") by screenwriter Riaz Shahid, and was the second film adaptation of the Manto's story after 1946 Bollywood adaptation. The film was directed and produced by Iqbal Shehzad, in his debut as a film director. ''Badnaam''s cast included Allauddin (Pakistani actor), Allauddin, Nabeela (actress), Nabeela, Neelo, Ejaz Durrani, Diljeet Mirza, Hameed Wain, Saeed Khan Rangeela, Rangeela and Zumurrud. The film celebrated its Silver Jubilee at the Pakistani cinemas in 1966 and was a box-office hit. The song of the film "Bare Bemurawat Hain Yei Husn Waale" was enormously popular, composed by Deebo Bhattacharya and is of the most prominent song of the singer Suraiya Multanikar. ''Badnaam'' received critical acclaim for its script and received three awards at List of Nigar Awards#1966, Nigar Awards with a special award for Allauddin. It was als ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Nigar Awards
The Nigar Awards are divided in three sections, i.e. Urdu, Punjabi language, Punjabi and Pashto, Pushto film awards. For Punjabi language, Punjabi films, the Nigar Awards started from 1970 (in 1967 and 1968, the Nigar Award for Best Punjabi Film was awarded). Since 1979, the award administration also started to give Nigar Awards to television personalities and since 1982, to stage artists. Following is the list of Nigar Awards for Urdu films from 1957 to 2002 and 2017 and Nigar Awards for Punjabi language, Punjabi films from 1967 to 2002. 1957 For Urdu films 1958 For Urdu films 1959 For Urdu films 1960 For Urdu films For Bengali films 1961 For Urdu films 1962 For Urdu films 1963 For Urdu films 1964 For Urdu films 1965 For Urdu films 1966 For Urdu films 1967 For Urdu films For Punjabi films 1968 For Urdu films For Punjabi films 1969 For Urdu films 1970 For Urdu films For Punjabi films ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nabeela (actress)
Shireen Gul, also known as Nabeela (Urdu:نبیلہ) was a Pakistani actress. She was known as ''Malka-e-Jazbat'' ''(The Queen of Emotions)'' because of the tragic roles she often portrayed in films. She worked in both Urdu and Punjabi films and is known for her roles in films '' Ashiana'' (1964), ''Badnaam'' (1966), ''Babul Da Wehra'' (1968), ''Jagg Beeti'' (1968), ''Pagri Sanbhal Jatta'' (1968), '' Saiqa'' (1968), ''Veryam'' (1969), ''Ishq Na Puchhay Zaat'' (1969), ''Sheran Day Puttar Sher'' (1969), ''Sajna Door Deya'' (1970), ''Maa Puttar'' (1970), ''Dunya Matlab Di'' (1970), ''Babul'' (1971), ''Charagh Kahan Roshni Kahan'' (1971). Early life Shireen was born on 1944 in Lahore and she completed her education from Lahore College. Career Nabeela made her debut as an actress in S. M. Yusuf's '' Dulhan'' in 1963. Then, she appeared in '' Ashiana'', ''Haveli'', ''Bahu Begum'' and '' Kaneez''. Her breakthrough came in 1966 with Iqbal Shehzad's film ''Badnaam'', in which she ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deebo Bhattacharya
Deebo Bhattacharya (1 August 1930 – 1994), also known as Debu Bhattacherjee, was a Pakistani-Bangladeshi musician, painter and singer who worked in Lollywood movies during the era of 1960s and 1970s. He was one of the well known composers in Bangladesh as well. He is known for composing the classic song, "''Bare bemurawat hein ye husn walay kahein dil laganay ki koshish na karna''" for the film Badnaam (1966). After 1971, he became a citizen of Bangladesh. He was awarded Ekushey Padak in 1976 by the Government of Bangladesh. He earned the first ever Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Music Director for Choritrohin (1975) jointly with Lokman Hossain Fakir. He was conferred Ekushey Padak posthumus in 1997 for his lifetime contribution to Bengali music. Early life and career Deebo was born into a Bengali family. He arrived in Pakistan from India in 1956 to work as an assistant to Indian music director ''Timir Baran'' who was going to compose music for the film ''Anok ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Allauddin (Pakistani Actor)
Allauddin Butt, better known as simply Allauddin (; 2 February 1920 – 13 May 1983) was a Pakistani actor who worked in Pakistani Lollywood movies. His film career spanned over 4 decades. Early life and career Allauddin Butt was born into a Kashmiri family in Rawalpindi, Punjab, British India in 1920. Initially wanting to be a singer, he trained as a musician who frequented the likes of Ustad Alla Rakha, the noted tabla player, in Bombay. Then he met the veteran producer/director A. R. Kardar in Bombay who was originally from Lahore. Kardar encouraged him to try the film world and introduced him to some film personalities. When Allauddin turned to acting, he was one of the very few Pakistani film actors who mostly acted as a villain, comedian and only sometimes as a lead actor in his films. Allauddin was the older brother and mentor of Pakistani film director Riaz Ahmad 'Raju' who was active in the Pakistani film industry from the 1960s to the 1980s. Filmography *1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Suraiya Multanikar
Suraiya Multanikar (born 1940) is a Pakistani singer mostly known for her folk songs especially kafis. Her repertoire includes classical, semi-classical, ghazal, folk songs, kafis and film songs. Early life and family Multanikar was born in Multan, Punjab. Her earliest childhood memories are of wanting to excel as a singer. No one in her immediate family could either teach or advise her. So in her childhood, she taught herself by listening to film songs and copying their tunes and lyrics. Later, she became a formal disciple of ''Ghulam Nabi Khan'' of the Delhi gharana of classical music who was a sarangi player and a strict disciplinarian, popularly known as ''Fauji Khan''. Multanikar, at age 19, once performed at a gathering organized by former President of Pakistan Ayub Khan. Multanikar has 7 children (from oldest to youngest): Muhammad Ali, a UK-based orthopaedic doctor; Ruqaiya Sajjad; Ramzan Ali, Shaista, Rabia, Aalia and Rahat Bano. Her youngest daughter, Rahat Mu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Masood Rana
Masood Rana (), (6 August 1941 – 4 October 1995) was a Pakistani film playback singer. He began his singing career in 1962 with the film ''Inqalab'', became one of the top male singers in Urdu and Punjabi films for more than three decades and remained a busy singer until his death in 1995. Rana still holds the record for singing over 300 film songs each in Urdu and Punjabi, a record he shared with Ahmed Rushdi and Noor Jehan. Early life Masood Rana was born in Mirpur Khas, Sindh, then British India, on 6 August 1941. He was born in a Rajput land-owning family which had migrated from the East Punjab city of Jalandhar. He started his singing career on Radio Pakistan, Hyderabad, Sindh in 1955 and later helped establish a singing group in Karachi in the early 1960s with the Pakistani film actor Nadeem Baig and a fellow singer Akhlaq Ahmed. Film career Masood Rana got his first breakthrough when the noted Pakistani film actor ''Saqi'' introduced him to producer and direct ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Riaz Shahid
Riaz Shahid (1927 – 1 October 1972) was a Pakistani filmmaker, film writer, and a journalist. Influenced by poet Habib Jalib, who would later become a friend, Shahid frequently engaged with political activists at socialist gatherings in Lahore, and his support for the Pan-Islamic causes of Palestine, Algeria, and Kashmir would be reflected in his filmography. Early life and education Riaz Shahid was born in 1927 in Quetta, British India. He belonged to an ethnic Kashmiri family. He was the father of a famous Pakistani film star Shaan Shahid. Shaan was only one year old, when his father died. His real name was ''Sheikh Riaz'', but was called by his nickname ''Shahid''. He was educated at Islamia College, Lahore, Pakistan. Writing career Riaz lived in Lahore where he started his career as a journalist for the newspaper ''Chataan'' and later joined Faiz Ahmed Faiz's ''Lail-o-Nihar''. He authored the Urdu novel ''Hazaar Dastaan'' (''A Thousand Tales'') in 1955, a soc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Neelo
Neelo Begum (born Cynthia Alexander Fernandes; ''née'' Abida Riaz; 30 June 1940 – 30 January 2021) was a Pakistani veteran film actress. She made her film debut in 1956 with a Hollywood film ''Bhowani Junction''. She was known as ''The Queen of Romance'' and ''The Princess of Romance'' for her portrayal of romantic roles. She worked in more than 134 Pakistani films including Urdu and Punjabi language films. She was the recipient of numerous awards, including Nigar Awards, she earned recognition after appearing in a song "Aaye Mausam Rangilay Suhanay" from the film '' Saat Lakh'' and after playing lead role in ''Zarqa''. Early life Born into a Catholic family, she adopted a Muslim name, Abida Riaz after marrying a Pakistani filmmaker, Riaz Shahid in 1965. Neelo was born in Bhera, British India. She did her primary schooling at Kinnaird High School, Lahore. Controversies In 1965, at the peak of her popularity, she was summoned by Nawab Malik Amir Mohammad Khan, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ejaz Durrani
Ejaz Durrani (18 April 1935 – 1 March 2021), known mononymously as Ejaz, was a Pakistani film actor, director and producer active from 1956 to 1984. He was married to legendary Pakistani actress-singer Noor Jehan. He is mostly remembered for his portrayal of Ranjha in the film ''Heer Ranjha'' (1970). He was especially known for portraying Punjabi culture folk heroes in epic love stories such as Heer Ranjha and Mirza Sahiban. Life and career He was born in a village in Jalalpur Jattan, Gujrat District in Pakistan in 1935. He was married to Noor Jehan (21 September 1926 – 23 December 2000) in 1959.Melody Queen Noor Jehan being remembered today Samaa TV News, Published 21 September 2013, Retrieved 16 February 2020 and had three daughters with her. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hameed Wain
Hameed Wain () (10 March 1930 – 4 June 1997) was a Pakistani actor. He is known for his roles in dramas ''Ehsaas'', '' Dhoop Kinare'', ''Kasak'' and '' Rozi''. Early life Hameed was born in Delhi, British India. He did his early education from Delhi School later he and his family migrated to Pakistan at Lahore after partition of India. Then he completed his further education from University of Lahore and graduated with a master's degree in English literature. Career He started working at Radio Lahore in 1950 and later he worked in theatre and stage plays. In 1962 he made his debut an actor in film ''Mehtab'' in which he starred with Nayyar Sultana, Habib and Allaudin it was directed by Shabab Kiranvi and it was a super hit film at the box office it became a Golden Jubilee. Then he worked in film ''Mera Kya Qasoor'' with Shamim Ara the film was a hit at box office it was directed by Wazir Ali. The following year in 1963 he worked in film ''Maa Kay Aansoo'' along with Na ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tani Begum
Khursheed Begum, also known as Tani Begum is a Pakistani actress and singer. She acted in both Urdu and Punjabi films and is known for her roles in films ''Sangdil'' (1968), ''Dard'' (1969), ''Heer Ranjha'' (1970), ''Insaf Aur Qanoon'' (1971), ''Sheran De Puttar Sher'' (1981) and '' Ek Din Bahu Ka'' (1982). Early life Tani was born in Lahore, British India and she completed her education from University of Lahore. Career Tani Begum made her debut an actress in 1965 in Punjabi film ''Malangi'' which was a super hit film at the box office. She appeared in films ''Genterman'', ''Dulla Haidri'', ''Yamla Jatt'', ''Saza'', ''Mehram Dil Da'', ''Anjan'', ''Anwara'' and ''Taxi Driver''. Then she changed her name to Tani Begum and later she appeared in films ''Dil Ek Aain'', ''Mann Ki Jeet'', ''Raju'', ''Wichhria Sathi'', ''Baharon Ki Manzil'', ''2 Badan'', ''Pyar Hi Pyar'' and ''Dunya Gol Hay''. Since then she appeared in films ''Daaman'', ''Lajawab'', ''Anokha Daaj'', ''Toofan Tay ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Masroor Anwar
Masroor Anwar (6 January 1944 – 1 April 1996) was a ghazal poet, film song lyricist and a film screenwriter. He wrote the lyrics for 'Ko Ko Korina', South Asia's first pop song, and working alongside Sohail Rana, film director Pervez Malik and film producer and actor Waheed Murad in the 1960s, was part of the country's golden age of cinema helping establish Karachi as a major hub for film production. Early life and career He was born in 1944 in Shimla, Punjab, British India and following the partition, moved to Karachi, Pakistan. In Karachi, he grew up to be a chubby and baby-faced young man. After finishing his basic education from Government Islamia Science College, Karachi, he worked for Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) for a short period and later for Radio Pakistan as a staff artist because of his deep interest in poetry and literature. At Radio Pakistan, he was helped by the film actor Ibrahim Nafees who introduced him to the film producer Iqbal Shehzad. He ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
