''Chanway'' or ''Chan Wey'' () is a 1951 Pakistani
Punjabi-language film directed
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 10,00 ...
(in her directorial debut) with the supervision of
Shaukat Hussain Rizvi.
[
It was written by Syed Imtiaz Ali Taj. Feroz Nizami provided the music for the film's soundtrack.][ It premiered in ]Lahore
Lahore ( ; ; ) is the capital and largest city of the Administrative units of Pakistan, Pakistani province of Punjab, Pakistan, Punjab. It is the List of cities in Pakistan by population, second-largest city in Pakistan, after Karachi, and ...
's Regent Cinema on 24 March 1951.
The film was the first Pakistani film directed by a woman.[ "Mundeya Sialkotiya" was a popular track from the film's soundtrack.][
]
Cast
The cast of the film includes:[
* ]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 10,00 ...
as Seema[
* Santosh Kumar as Feroze][
* Ghulam Mohammad as Fazal][
* Jahangir Khan][ as Aslam
* Saleem Raza as Chiragh
* Nafees Begum as Khairaan
* Himalyawala as Doctor
* Yasmin as Shaddo
]
Production
After migrating from India, Shaukat Hussain Rizvi established his Shahnoor Studios and decided to produce a film. He was advised to produce film in Punjabi language
Punjabi, sometimes spelled Panjabi, is an Indo-Aryan languages, Indo-Aryan language native to the Punjab region of Pakistan and India. It is one of the most widely spoken native languages in the world, with approximately 150 million native sp ...
because at that time Punjabi films such as '' Pheray'' (1949) and ''Laraay'' (1950) were commercially successful rather than Urdu language films. So, he directed and produced ''Channway'' and his spouse 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 10,00 ...
was credited as the director because he himself did not know the Punjabi language. Thus, it became the first Pakistani film by a female director.[
The film also marked Noor Jehan's return to the screen since her last film '' Jugnu'' (1947), also directed by Rizvi and had music composed by Nizami.]
Release and reception
The film premiered on 24 March 1951 in Lahore
Lahore ( ; ; ) is the capital and largest city of the Administrative units of Pakistan, Pakistani province of Punjab, Pakistan, Punjab. It is the List of cities in Pakistan by population, second-largest city in Pakistan, after Karachi, and ...
's Regent cinema. It became commercially successful with a theatrical run of 18 weeks.[
]
Soundtrack
Feroz Nizami composed the film's music on the lyrics of F.D. Sharf and Ustad Daman. All songs were performed by 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 10,00 ...
except one, which was performed by Ali Bakhsh Zahoor.
Track listing
References
External links
* {{IMDb title, 0212051
1950s Punjabi-language films
1951 directorial debut films
Pakistani black-and-white films
Punjabi-language Pakistani films
Films scored by Feroz Nizami