''Chakori'' ( ), is a Pakistani

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feature film. This film was released on 22 March 1967 on Eid-ul-Azha Day in

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(now

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). The film was directed by Captain

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. It was

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's and Shabana's debut film. The film ran for 81 weeks, and became a

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film.

Cast

* Nadeem Baig as Anwer/Anu * Shabana as Chakori *Reshma * Mirza Shahi as Professor Patle Khan Footpathia *Mustafa, Dear Asghar *Jalil Afghani *Irfan

Music

Music director

Robin Ghosh Robin Ghosh (, ; 13 September 1939 – 13 February 2016) was a Pakistani-Bangladeshi playback singer and film music composer, best known for singing and composing music for Lollywood films from 1961 to 1986. Robin Ghosh had a notable contributi ...

won the

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for Best Musician for this film.

Songs

*''Kabhi to tumko yaad ayengi'' Sung by

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, lyrics by Akhtar Yousuf and music by

*''Kahan ho tum ko dhoondh rahi hain'' by

and

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*''Woh mere saamne tasveer bane baithe hain'' by

Mujeeb Alam Mujeeb Aalam (2 September 1948 – 2 June 2004) was a Pakistani playback singer who had a short film career. His singing style was a mixture of Mehdi Hassan and Ahmad Rushdi's style. He sang dozens of hit songs in late 1960s. However, he l ...

*''Woh mere saamne tasveer bane baithe hain'' by

*''Khanak jaye re chaandi ka mora jhoomka'' by

*''Pyaare pyaare yaar hamaare'' by

*''Tujhe Chahein Meri Banhein'' by

*''Rut Hai Jawan'' by Najma Niazi

Box office

The film was a

hit film. It ran in cinemas for 81 consecutive weeks.

Nigar Awards

Impact

''Chakori'' was a debut movie of Nadeem Baig and launched his long and successful career as a superstar in

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References

External links

* 1960s Urdu-language films 1967 romantic drama films Pakistani black-and-white films Pakistani romantic drama films 1967 films Nigar Award winners Films scored by Robin Ghosh Films directed by Ehtesham Urdu-language Bangladeshi films Urdu-language Pakistani films {{Pakistan-film-stub