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Beqarar
''Beqarar'' is a 1950 Pakistani film directed and co-produced by Nazir Ajmeri under banner ''Filmsaz Production''. The film starred Ragni, S. Gul, Majid, Shammi, Charlie and Irshad Begum. Ghulam Haider was the music composer of the film's soundtrack. It was Ajmeri's first film in Pakistan after his migration to the country. A flop film of the year, it became popular due to its music. The film which revolves around the theme of growing maximum grains for the country, was termed as ahead of its time by ''BBC''. Plot The plot revolves around a poor farmer who is rewarded by the government due to his hard work for the better production of wheat crop. After this out of jealousy, the brutal son of the village landlord becomes his rival. This rivalry deepens further when both of them fall for the same girl and try to win her love. Cast * Ragni * S. Gul * Shammi * Irshad Begum * Majid * Nazir Bedi * G.N. Butt * Maya Devi * Charlie Music and soundtrack Ghulam Haider com ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ragni (actress)
Ragni (born Shamshad Begum; 22 October 1924 – 27 February 2007), also known as Shaado, was a Pakistani actress. She worked in Urdu and Punjabi films under her stage name ''Ragni''. She also worked in Hindi films in the cinema of India. She was known for her beautiful doe like eyes and was known as ''almond-eyed beauty''. Ragni is considered to be the highest-paid actress of her time in the 1940s, being paid 1 lakh rupees by AR Kardar for her role in '' Shahjehan''. Early life Ragni was born as Shamshad Begum in Gujranwala in 1924. Her mother died when Ragni was very young, and her father, Seth Diwan Parmanand, took her with him to Lahore, and they lived at a house on Fleming Road. In Lahore, filmmaker Roshan Lal Shorey was a neighbour of Ragni and noticed her and convinced Diwan to let Ragni act in films. Career She started her acting career in a film launched by Roop K Shorey in the Punjabi film ''Dulla Bhatti'' (1940) alongside MD Kanwar. The film was a major success, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shammi (Pakistani Actress)
Shamshad Begum, also known as Shammi (Urdu; شمی) (20 February 1939 – 8 July 2001) was a Pakistani actress. She acted in both Urdu and Punjabi films '' Shahida'', ''BeQarar'', ''Shammi'', ''Ghulam'', ''Barkha'', ''Mehbooba'', ''Ilzam'', ''Roohi'' and ''Tarrap''. Early life Shamshad Begum was born in Delhi in 1939 during British India and she was the younger sister of Salma Mumtaz. She received her primary education in a Dehli Girls School after partition of India and then, along with her family, migrated to Pakistan to settle in Lahore. Career In 1949 she started working in films and made her debut as a child actress in film '' Shahida'' and later in 1950 she did a supporting role in film '' Be-Qarar''. The same year she worked in film ''Shammi'' and was named ''Shammi'' after her character in the film it was a Punjabi film it was produced by famous singer Malika Pukhraj mother of singer Tahira Syed who owned a film studio in Lahore. Later she appeared in a few more ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Noor Mohammed Charlie
Noor Mohammed Charlie (，1 July 1911 – 30 June 1983), popularly known as Charlie, was an Indian/ Pakistani actor born in 1911 in Ranavav village, Porbandar, Saurashtra, British India. Best known for his comedy roles, he was the first 'star' comedian and has been referred to as India's first comedy king. He acted with several top actresses of the day as a comic hero. Being a great fan of Charlie Chaplin, he took "Charlie" as his screen name following the release of his popular film ''The Indian Charlie'' (1933). He had a successful career in pre-partition India from 1925–1946. His shift to Pakistan following partition saw his career going down with less than 12 films. He shifted to the US to live with his son and returned later to Pakistan where he died in 1983. Early years Noor Mohammed was born into a Memon family. Hating school as a young boy, Noor Mohammed often played truant to visit cinema theatres. At an early age he started working at repairing broken umbrellas. In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ghulam Haider (composer)
Ghulam Haider (1908 – 9 November 1953; also known by the honorary title Master Ghulam Haider) was a Pakistani music composer who worked both in India and later in Pakistan after its independence in 1947. He changed the face of film songs by combining the popular Raags with the verve and rhythm of Punjabi music, and also helped raise the status of film music directors in British India. He is also known for giving her first break in the film industry to the well-known playback singer, Lata Mangeshkar in ''Majboor'' (1948 film). In an interview, Lata Mangeshkar herself disclosed on her 84th birthday in 2013, "Ghulam Haider is truly my Godfather. It was his confidence in me that he fought for me to tuck me into the Hindi Film Industry which otherwise had rejected me". Remembering her early rejection, Lata once said, "Ghulam Haider was the first music director who showed complete faith in my talent. He introduced me to many producers including ''S. Mukerji'', a big name in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Munawar Sultana (singer)
Munawar Sultana ( Punjabi, ) (1925 20 May 1995) was a Pakistani radio and film singer. She is known for vocalizing the first-ever hit Pakistani film songs, including: ''Mainu Rab Di Soun Tere Naal Piyar Ho Gya'' (Film: Pheray 1949), ''Wastae Rab Da Tu Jaanvien Way Kabootra'' (Film: Dulla Bhatti 1956), and ''Ae Quaid-e-Azam, Tera Ehsan Hay, Ehsan'' (Film: Bedari 1957). Early life Sultana was born in Ludhiyana, British India in 1925. Career ''Munawwar Sultana'' started her career in the mid 1940s as a radio singer. She received her early music education from a composer Abdul Haq Shami. She also took music lessons from the legendary film music director Master Ghulam Haider. Then she also closely collaborated with film music director Ghulam Ahmed Chishti. Chishti and Munawwar Sultana are credited for reviving the Lahore-based Pakistani film music industry. Her debut film in India was ''Dhamki'' (1945) as a playback singer. Then in Pakistan, it was " Teri Yaad", which was also ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Master Ghulam Haider
Ghulam Haider (1908 – 9 November 1953; also known by the honorary title Master Ghulam Haider) was a Pakistani Pakistanis (, ) are the citizens and nationals of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan. Pakistan is the fifth-most populous country, with a population of over 241.5 million, having the second-largest Muslim population as of 2023. As much as ... music composer who worked both in India and later in Pakistan after its Partition of India, independence in 1947. He changed the face of film songs by combining the popular Raga, Raags with the verve and rhythm of Punjabi music, and also helped raise the status of film music directors in British India. He is also known for giving her first break in the film industry to the well-known playback singer, Lata Mangeshkar in ''Majboor'' (1948 film). In an interview, Lata Mangeshkar herself disclosed on her 84th birthday in 2013, "Ghulam Haider is truly my Godfather. It was his confidence in me that he fought for me to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tufail Hoshiarpuri
Tufail Hoshiarpuri (14 July 1914 – 4 January 1993) was a film song lyricist and a poet from Pakistan. Early life and career Muhammad Tufail was born on 14 July 1914 somewhere near Gauran gate, Sheesh Mahal Bazar in Hoshiarpur, Punjab, British India. His name later was changed to Tufail Hoshiarpuri as his professional name. He started his career as a school teacher in his hometown Hoshiarpur, British India. As the call for the British to quit India grew, the Pakistan movement and the All India Muslim League gained popularity. Tufail Hoshiarpuri started reading patriotic poems in Muslim League political gatherings. British authorities suspended him from his job as a school teacher. Agha Saleem Raza, a film actor at that time, introduced him to some film producers and he, therefore, launched his career as a film song lyricist in 1946. He wrote film songs for some films in British India before the independence of Pakistan in 1947. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nazir Ajmeri
This is a list of Pakistani film directors. A * Shehzad Afzal * Jawad Ahmad * W.Z. Ahmed * M. Akram * Mohammad Ali (actor), Mohammad Ali * Sajjad Ali * Khawaja Khurshid Anwar * Shamim Ara * Ammar Aziz B * Nadeem Baig (director), Nadeem Baig * Ahmad Bashir * Syed Faisal Bukhari C * Nadeem Cheema D * Imtiaz Dharker * Momina Duraid E * Mohammed Ehteshamuddin G * Mushtaq Gazdar * Ajab Gul * Rahim Gul * Sajjad Gul H * Haissam Hussain * Haseeb Hassan I * Alizeh Imtiaz J * Javed Jabbar * Mehreen Jabbar * Yasir Jaswal * Azfar Jafri * Noor Jehan * Ismail Jilani * Aziz Jindani K * Zarrar Kahn * Pervaiz Kaleem * Syed Kamal * Ilyas Kashmiri (actor), Ilyas Kashmiri * Shahzad Kashmiri * Rauf Khalid * Khalique Ibrahim Khalique * Nazir Ahmed Khan * Reema Khan * Uzair Zaheer Khan * Sarmad Khoosat L * Bilal Lashari * Mubashir Lucman M * Pervez Malik * Shoaib Mansoor * Saqib Mausoof * Samar Minallah * Jan Mohammad * Salma Mumtaz * Badar Munir * Waheed Murad N * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Muhajir (Pakistan)
The Muhajir people (also spelled Mohajir and Mahajir) () are a multi-origin ethnic group of Pakistan. They are the Muslim immigrants of various ethnic groups and regional origins, who migrated from various regions of India after the 1947 independence to settle in the newly independent state of Pakistan, and their descendants. A significant population of the community settled in Karachi and other major urban centres of Pakistan. The total population of Muhajrs worldwide is estimated to be around 15 million, and the overwhelming majority of this figure (14.7 million) is located in Pakistan, according to the 2017 Pakistani census. Though the official controversial 2017 census of Karachi, which has historically hosted the country's largest Muhajir population, has been challenged by most of Sindh's political parties. Etymology The Urdu term ''muhājir'' () comes from the Arabic ''muhājir'' (), meaning an "immigrant", or "emigrant". This term is associated in early History ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1950s Urdu-language Films
Year 195 ( CXCV) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known in Rome as the Year of the Consulship of Scrapula and Clemens (or, less frequently, year 948 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 195 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire * Emperor Septimius Severus has the Roman Senate deify the previous emperor Commodus, in an attempt to gain favor with the family of Marcus Aurelius. * King Vologases V and other eastern princes support the claims of Pescennius Niger. The Roman province of Mesopotamia rises in revolt with Parthian support. Severus marches to Mesopotamia to battle the Parthians. * The Roman province of Syria is divided and the role of Antioch is diminished. The Romans annex the Syrian cities of Edessa and Nisibis. Severus re-establishes his headquarters and the colonies th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Urdu-language Pakistani Films
Urdu (; , , ) is an Indo-Aryan language spoken chiefly in South Asia. It is the national language and ''lingua franca'' of Pakistan. In India, it is an Eighth Schedule language, the status and cultural heritage of which are recognised by the Constitution of India. Quote: "The Eighth Schedule recognizes India's national languages as including the major regional languages as well as others, such as Sanskrit and Urdu, which contribute to India's cultural heritage. ... The original list of fourteen languages in the Eighth Schedule at the time of the adoption of the Constitution in 1949 has now grown to twenty-two." Quote: "As Mahapatra says: "It is generally believed that the significance for the Eighth Schedule lies in providing a list of languages from which Hindi is directed to draw the appropriate forms, style and expressions for its enrichment" ... Being recognized in the Constitution, however, has had significant relevance for a language's status and functions. It also has ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pakistani Black-and-white Films
Pakistanis (, ) are the citizens and nationals of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan. Pakistan is the fifth-most populous country, with a population of over 241.5 million, having the second-largest Muslim population as of 2023. As much as 85-90% of the population follows Sunni Islam. A majority of around 97% of Pakistanis are Muslims. The majority of Pakistanis natively speak languages belonging to the Indo-Iranic family ( Indo-Aryan and Iranic subfamilies). Located in South Asia, the country is also the source of a significantly large diaspora, most of whom reside in the Arab countries of the Persian Gulf, with an estimated population of 4.7 million. The second-largest Pakistani diaspora resides throughout both Northwestern Europe and Western Europe, where there are an estimated 2.4 million; over half of this figure resides in the United Kingdom (see British Pakistanis). Ethnic subgroups Ethnically, Indo-Aryan peoples comprise the majority of the population in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
