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Niggo
Niggo (died 5 January 1972) was a popular traditional Pakistan, Pakistani dancer and film Actor, actress. She mainly worked on Punjabi language, Punjabi and Cinema of Pakistan, Urdu films in the 1960s. Early life Niggo was born in Lahore, Pakistan. At that time, women from Lahore were often the first choice of Pakistani filmmakers. Those who were good at dancing joined the film industry. Career Niggo's mother was also a dancer in Lahore who made a living by performing Mujra, a traditional Indian dance. Niggo inherited her mother's profession and she worked as a dancer and performed the dance. Niggo had good dancing skills, and once the film producers came to her Red-light district, red light district to select actresses, her dance performance caught the attention of the film producers. It was common for the girls to join Lollywood and become famous actresses. Niggo's career in the film industry started the same way. Because of her exceptional dancing skills, she was usually ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tawaif
A ''tawaif'' () was a highly successful courtesan singer‚ dancer‚ and poet who catered to the nobility of the Indian subcontinent, particularly during the Mughal era. Many tawaifs (" nautch girls" to the British) were forced to go into prostitution due to a lack of opportunities by the time of the British Raj. Known variously as ''tawaifs'' in North India, ''Baijis'' in Bengal and ''naikins'' in Goa, these professional singers and dancers were dubbed as “ nautch girl” during the British rule. Tawaifs were largely a North Indian institution central to Mughal court culture from the 16th century onwards and became even more prominent with the weakening of Mughal rule in the mid-18th century. They contributed significantly to the continuation of traditional dance and music forms. The tawaifs excelled in and contributed to music, dance ( mujra), theatre, and the Urdu literary tradition, and were considered an authority on etiquette. Indian writer and scholar Pran Nevi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mohabbat (1972 Film)
''Mohabbat'' is a 1972 Pakistani Urdu romantic drama film directed by S. Suleman. The lead cast included Zeba, Muhammad Ali, Sabiha Khanam, Santosh, Andleeb, and Begum Khurshid Mirza. The film was based on the novel ''Tamanna'' by ''Hameeda Jabeen''. Cast * Zeba * Muhammad Ali * Sabiha Khanam * Santosh * Andleeb * Begum Khurshid Mirza * Rangeela * Saiqa * Roshan * Saqi * Qavi * Sahira * Niggo * Chham Chham * Parvez Sajjad * Ghayyur Akhtar Music and soundtracks The music of the film was composed by Nisar Bazmi. The lyricists were Qateel Shafai, Habib Jalib, and Ahmad Faraz: * ''Agar Koi Poochhay, Baharon Ka Matlab''... Singer(s): Ahmad Rushdi, Runa Laila, Poet: Qateel Shafai * ''Banwra Mann, Aisay Dharka Na Tha''... Singer(s): Noor Jehan, Poet: ? * ''Di Mubarakbad Us Nay, Shukriya Is Dillagi Ka''... Singer(s): Runa Laila, Poet: ? * ''Khudara, Mohabbat, Mohabbat Na Karna''... Singer(s): Ahmad Rushdi, Poet: ? * ''Kisi Ki Ankhon Nay Kiya Hay Aisa Jadoo''... Singer(s): ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Love In Jungle
''Love in Jungle'' is a Pakistani film released in 1970. Starring Aliya in her first leading role, she was co-starred by Azeem (in his first West-Pakistan film), Nanha, Adeeb and Gul Hameed. Gul Hameed made his debut in this film and played the role of a man who lives in a jungle with wild animals, much like Tarzan. The screenplay was written by Fayyaz Hashmi and music was composed by Tassaduq Hussain. It was the first film in the series of ''Love in''. It celebrated its silver jubilee on the Box office. ''Love in Jungle'' is the third of three films which were released in East Pakistan (present day Bangladesh) with Bengali-dubbed versions. Plot In a war, many people run to save their lives from aerial shelling. Many of them die and the survivors flee into a nearby jungle. They encounter several problems in the jungle, including bloodthirsty and wild animals. They also encounter a wild man who lives and behaves like the animals, who saves them from the wild animals at one po ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nai Laila Naya Majnu
''Nai Laila Naya Majnu'' is a 1969 Pakistani Urdu romantic comedy film directed by ''Munawar Rasheed''. The lead cast included Naseema Khan, Kemal, Aliya, Lehri, and Asad Bukhari. The film won 2 Nigar Awards in different categories. Plot The film tells humorous love stories of two boys ''Jamal'' and ''Shahid'' with two modern girls ''Salma'' and ''Shamim''. Jamal wants to fool Salma and Salma was thinking that she had fooled Jamal. On the other hand, Shamim and Shahid are also having fun with each other, even Shahid is beaten up by Shamim's friends in this fun. Jamal's mother is a conservative woman who wants to marry her son among her relatives. Jamal was crazy about Salma. Nai Laila Nai Majnu, as the meetings continued, the talk became interesting and beyond mischief, the story began to turn into love. Salma's father Seth Masood has also arranged his daughter's marriage with one of his loved ones. Salma and Jamal perform a dramatic prank against their parents' relationship, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Afsana (1970 Film)
''Afsana'' is a 1970 Pakistani Urdu romantic drama film directed by ''Luqman''. The film starred Waheed Murad, Deeba, Rozina, Nanha, and others. One of the film's playback songs, "''Yun Kho Gaye Tere Piyar Mein Hum''" (vocalized by Mujeeb Alam) was a hit track of the time. Plot A modest son of a businessman, ''Nasir'', develops feelings for his classmate girl, ''Nahid'', who comes from a low-income household. Both of their parents approve of their marriage after a brief drama. After returning from his wedding with ''Nahid'', ''Nasir'' dies in a car accident and Nahid gets injured. Nasir's father designates his daughter-in-law as the successor while still alive. Here comes a criminal named ''Zafar'', who resembles ''Nasir''. He starts living with Nahid and her mother in Nasir's home under the guise of being a distant cousin of Nasir. Actually, Nasir's former colleague ''Ghazala'', who was jealous of ''Nasir'' and ''Nahids marriage, gives him the role to take her revenge. Cast ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andaleeb
''Andaleeb'' is a 1969 Pakistani Urdu colour film starring Waheed Murad, Shabnam, Aliya, and Mustafa Qureshi, and Talish. It was a golden jubilee hit directed by Farid Ahmed, produced by Rashid Mukhtar, and music composed by Nisar Bazmi. ''Andaleeb'' received 4 Nigar Awards in different categories. Plot This film is a musical love story based on Salma Kanwal's novel by the same title, "''Andaleeb''". Cast * Shabnam * Waheed Murad * Aliya Begum * Mustafa Qureshi * Talish * Salma Mumtaz * Lehri * Ibrahim Nafees * Rajni * Baby Durdana * Atia Ashraf * Talat Siddiqi * Meena Chaudhry * Pandit Shahed * Sultana Iqbal * Niggo * Meena Chaudhary Music The music of the film was composed by well-known musician Nisar Bazmi. The song ''Kuch log rooth kar be lagte hain kitne pyare'' written by Masroor Anwar was one of his big super-hit songs for 1969. Songs of the film are: * by Runa Laila * by Ahmad Rushdi [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pakistan
Pakistan, officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by population, fifth-most populous country, with a population of over 241.5 million, having the Islam by country#Countries, second-largest Muslim population as of 2023. Islamabad is the nation's capital, while Karachi is List of cities in Pakistan by population, its largest city and financial centre. Pakistan is the List of countries and dependencies by area, 33rd-largest country by area. Bounded by the Arabian Sea on the south, the Gulf of Oman on the southwest, and the Sir Creek on the southeast, it shares land borders with India to the east; Afghanistan to the west; Iran to the southwest; and China to the northeast. It shares a maritime border with Oman in the Gulf of Oman, and is separated from Tajikistan in the northwest by Afghanistan's narrow Wakhan Corridor. Pakistan is the site of History of Pakistan, several ancient cultures, including the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Year Of Birth Missing
A year is a unit of time based on how long it takes the Earth to orbit the Sun. In scientific use, the tropical year (approximately 365 solar days, 5 hours, 48 minutes, 45 seconds) and the sidereal year (about 20 minutes longer) are more exact. The modern calendar year, as reckoned according to the Gregorian calendar, approximates the tropical year by using a system of leap years. The term 'year' is also used to indicate other periods of roughly similar duration, such as the lunar year (a roughly 354-day cycle of twelve of the Moon's phasessee lunar calendar), as well as periods loosely associated with the calendar or astronomical year, such as the seasonal year, the fiscal year, the academic year, etc. Due to the Earth's axial tilt, the course of a year sees the passing of the seasons, marked by changes in weather, the hours of daylight, and, consequently, vegetation and soil fertility. In temperate and subpolar regions around the planet, four seasons are ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1972 Deaths
Within the context of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) it was the longest year ever, as two leap seconds were added during this 366-day year, an event which has not since been repeated. (If its start and end are defined using Solar time, mean solar time [the legal time scale], its duration was 31622401.141 seconds of Terrestrial Time (or Ephemeris Time), which is slightly shorter than 1908 in science#Astronomy, 1908). Events January * January 1 – Kurt Waldheim becomes Secretary-General of the United Nations. * January 4 – The first scientific hand-held calculator (HP-35) is introduced (price $395). * January 7 – Iberia Airlines Flight 602 crashes into a 462-meter peak on the island of Ibiza; 104 are killed. * January 9 – The RMS Queen Elizabeth, RMS ''Queen Elizabeth'' catches fire and sinks in Hong Kong's Victoria harbor while undergoing conversion to a floating university. * January 10 – Independence leader Sheikh Mujibur Rahman returns to Bangladesh after s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pakistani Murder Victims
Pakistanis (, ) are the Pakistani nationality law, citizens and nationals of the Pakistan, Islamic Republic of Pakistan. Pakistan is the List of countries and dependencies by population, fifth-most populous country, with a population of over 241.5 million, having the Islam by country#Countries, 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-Iranian languages, Indo-Iranic family (Indo-Aryan languages, Indo-Aryan and Iranian languages, Iranic subfamilies). Located in South Asia, the country is also the source of a Pakistani diaspora, significantly large diaspora, most of whom reside in the Arab states of the Persian Gulf, 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 Europ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Actresses In Urdu Cinema
An actor (masculine/gender-neutral), or actress (feminine), is a person who portrays a character in a production. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. The analogous Greek term is (), literally "one who answers".''Hypokrites'' (related to our word for hypocrite) also means, less often, "to answer" the tragic chorus. See Weimann (1978, 2); see also Csapo and Slater, who offer translations of classical source material using the term ''hypocrisis'' (acting) (1994, 257, 265–267). The actor's interpretation of a rolethe art of acting pertains to the role played, whether based on a real person or fictional character. This can also be considered an "actor's role", which was called this due to scrolls being used in the theaters. Interpretation occurs even when the actor is "playing themselves", as in some forms of experimental performance art. Formerly, in ancient Greece and the medieval ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
