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Paigham (1964 Film)
''Paigham'' is a Pakistani social drama film, directed by Nazir Ajmeri, and co-produced by S. M. Yusuf and F. M. Sardar under banner ''F&Y Movies''. It starred Shamim Ara, Sultan and Rukhsana. The film was remade by S. Suleman as '' Aaj Aur Kal'' (1976). ''Paigham'' was a critical and commercial success. At the annual Nigar Award ceremony, it won an award in the category of Best comedian for Lehri. Plot Mumtaz's elder sister took her own life due to the ill treatment by her in-laws, who demanded dowry. Mumtaz loved Shahbaz, but his father was greedy and wanted a wealthy bride with a substantial dowry. He preferred Khumar, Mumtaz's affluent friend, but agreed to marry Shahbaz to Mumtaz when her father promised a large dowry. However, on the wedding night, the money was stolen, and Mumtaz's father left empty-handed. Shahbaz's father canceled the wedding, leaving Mumtaz's family devastated. Her father became mentally unstable, and her mother passed away. Shahbaz's father the ... [...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] |
Munir Hussain (singer)
Munir Hussain (1930 – 27 September 1995) was a Pakistani playback singer. While working in Pakistani films for over thirty-eight years, he primarily sung for Urdu and Punjabi language films. His work include 217 songs in 163 films. He was one of the first Pakistani singers who earned his recognition in Lollywood, a film industry that produces Urdu and Punjabi-language films. Despite his classical music background and prominence in film industry, he was not able to achieve recognition initially because of Ahmed Rushdi and later because of Masood Rana. Biography He was born in family of musicians. Music composer Rashid Attre was his uncle. He was active in the industry from 1957 to 85. He was the second prominent singer after Saleem Raza during that period. His duet song from ''Heer Ranjha'' titled "Wanjli Walarya" with Noor Jehan is recognised one of his prominent songs. He later sung "Qarar Lootnay Walay" from '' Saat Lakh'' (1957) film when he was introduced to the indus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pakistani Drama Films
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1960s Urdu-language Films
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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] |
Nigar Awards
The Nigar Awards () were presented in an annual award show to recognize outstanding achievement in Pakistani cinema, after having been revived in 2017 following a 15-year absence. The honors are awarded by Nigar Magazine founded in 1948. The Nigar Awards are Pakistan's version of the Academy Awards. The annual presentation ceremony features performances by prominent artists. The first Nigar Awards ceremony was held in 1957, to honor the accomplishments of Pakistani cinema for the year 1956. In 2002, following the 46th Annual Nigar Awards, Nigar Magazine announced its discontinuation of the awards due to the collapse of the Pakistani cinema industry. After a 15-year hiatus, with the revival of Pakistani cinema, the 47th Nigar Awards were announced to be held on 16 March 2017 in Karachi. History The Nigar Awards were introduced in 1957 by Ilyas Rashidi, also known as ''Baba-e-Filmi Sahafat'' (translation: The Father of Film Journalism) in Pakistan. For almost 50 years, Ni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Noor Jehan
Noor Jehan (21 September 192623 December 2000) was a Pakistani playback singer and actress who worked in both British India and later in Pakistan's cinema of Pakistan, cinema. Her career lasted over six decades, during which she recorded 10,000 songs. Jehan had proficiency in Hindustani classical music, as well as in other genres such as Punjabi and Sindhi. She made her directorial debut with the film ''Chann Wey'' in 1951, becoming the first female film director in Pakistan. She is recognized for her contributions to music in the Indian subcontinent, particularly in Pakistan. She was given the title of Malika-e-Tarannum ("Queen of Melody") in Pakistan. Along with Ahmed Rushdi, she holds the record for having given voice to the largest number of film songs in the history of Pakistani cinema. She recorded about 10,000 songs in various languages, including Urdu, Punjabi, and Sindhi. She sang a total of 2,422 songs in 1,148 Pakistani films during a career that lasted more than hal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Naseem Begum
Naseem Begum (), (24 February 1936 – 29 September 1971) was a famous Pakistani film playback singer. She was known as ''The Tradegy Queen'' for singing sorrowful and downhearted songs in films. She rose to prominence in the late 1950s, and by 1964, she had won the prestigious Nigar Awards on four occasions. Despite originally being billed as a ''Second Noor Jehan'', Naseem Begum quickly carved out her own successful niche in the Pakistani film industry. She was the original singer of the popular song "Aye Rah-e-Haq Ke Shaheedo". Early life Naseem Begum was born in the city of Amritsar, British India, in 1936. She acquired her musical training from the classical singer Mukhtar Begum, the elder sister of the renowned ghazal vocalist Farida Khanum. Career Her first film, as a playback singer, was music director Ghulam Ahmed Chishti composed '' Guddi Gudda'' (1956). In 1958, the music composer Mian Sheharyar was greatly impressed by her vocal range, and gave her the op ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Irene Perveen
Irene Perveen also spelled as Irene Parveen is a Pakistani playback singer from the 1960s, who mainly sang for Pakistani films. She gained popularity for her film song, "''Tumhi ho mehboob mere''" for movie ''Aaina'' (1966). Career In the beginning, ''Irene'' used to sing in Radio Pakistan's music programs. She started her career in the film ''Noor-e-Islam'' in 1957. She sang some popular duets with Masood Rana and Ahmed Rushdi. She later sang many hit songs for 31 films including one super-hit song in film ''Aina (1966)'', ''Tum Hee Ho Mehboob Meray'', with lyrics by Khawaja Pervez and music by M Ashraf. In the 1960s, she was the most suitable female singer to sing comedy or parody songs, and sang many comedy songs with Ahmad Rushdi and Masood Rana. Personal life Irene married Cecil Samuel, a man from a prominent Peshawari family. She has lived in England since 1983. Popular songs Irene sang around 800 Urdu and Punjabi film songs. Some of her popular songs are: * ''Tumhi ho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mala Begum
Naseem Begum (Punjabi, ; 9 November 1942 – 5 March 1990), known professionally as Mala (), was a Pakistani playback singer of Urdu and Punjabi films. In the 1960s, Mala was one-half of the 'hit pair for singing duet film songs' with famous playback singer Ahmed Rushdi and they gave numerous hits to Pakistan film industry. She was also called ''Princess Mala Begum'' as she provided the singing voice for actresses who portrayed roles of royal and upper-class families in films. She sang many popular film songs during a singing career spanning almost three decades in the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s. Early life Mala's given name was Naseem Begum. She was born on 9 November 1942 in Faisalabad, Punjab. She was the younger sister of music composer '' Shamim Nazli''. Career Mala was interested in singing and music from a young age. Her elder sister ''Shamim Nazli'' happened to be her first music teacher and Naseem learned the basics of music from her. On her sister's request, music ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fayyaz Hashmi
Fayyaz Hashmi (; 1920 2011) was a Pakistani poet and screenwriter who worked both in the Indian and Pakistani film industry. He penned some memorable songs such as the famous nazm Aaj Jaane Ki Zid Na Karo and ''Tasveer teri dil mera behela nah sakegi''. The latter made the singer Talat Mahmood famous in India back in 1944 and was instrumental in introducing him to the Calcutta film industry. A little known fact about Hashmi is that he wrote the famous 'Na tum mere na dil mera', that was sung by Kamla Jharia, among many others. One of the couplets from this ghazal became popular that reads: 'aye bas naadaniyon par apni naaz karte hain, abhi dekhi kahan hain aapne naadaniyan meri' 'Dil Ko Hai Tum Se Pyar Kyoon, Yeh Na Bata Sakoon Ga Mein' sung by Jag Mohan and then..... "Yeh Raatein, Yeh Mausam, Yeh Hansana Hansaana, Mujhe Bhool Jana, Inhein Na Bhulana" sung by Pankaj Mullick (a non-film song). Early life Fayyaz Hashmi was born in Calcutta in 1920. His father, Muham ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shamim Ara
Shamim Ara (, 22 March 1938 – 5 August 2016) was a Pakistani film actress, director, and producer. She was known as ''The Tragic Beauty'' because of the tragic heroine roles she often portrayed in films. She was one of the most popular actresses of her time and was one of the most successful actresses of the 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s. She is regarded as one of the most influential actresses of all time in Pakistani cinema. Early life She was born ''Putli Bai'' in Aligarh, British India in 1938 but later adopted the film name Shamim Ara. Her acting career spans from the late 1950s till the early 1970s. Career In 1956, Putli Bai's family was visiting some relatives in Lahore, Pakistan, when, after a chance meeting with the well-known film director, Najam Naqvi, she was signed for his next movie. He was searching for a new face for his film ''Kanwari Bewah'' (1956) and was impressed by her cute face, sweet voice, approachable personality, and innocent yet inviting smile. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
