''Chief Saab'' is a 1996 Pakistani musical comedy film, directed by

Javed Sheikh Jawed Sheikh (also spelled Javaid and Javed; born 8 October 1954) is a Pakistani actor, film director and producer who works in Lollywood and Bollywood. He is best known for working in the Hindi films '' Om Shanti Om'', '' My Name Is Anthony Go ...

and starring himself, Neeli, Saleem Sheikh and Meera in the lead roles. It was a super-hit musical film of 1996.

Cast

* Neeli * Saleem Sheikh * Meera * Behroze Sabzwari *

Zeba Bakhtiar Zeba Bakhtiar ( ur, ; born 5 November 1962) is a Pakistani film/TV actress and a television director. She is known for her TV drama ''Anarkali'' (1988), the Bollywood romantic drama ''Henna'' (1991), and the Lollywood movie, '' Sargam'' (1995 ...

* Ismail Tara *

Mustafa Qureshi Mustafa Qureshi is a Pakistani film and television actor. He has acted in more than 600 movies, in Urdu, Punjabi and Sindhi languages. He is best remembered for playing the antagonist Noori Natt in '' Maula Jatt'' (1979). He was born into ...

* Asif Khan

Music

The music was arranged by

Amjad Bobby Amjad Bobby (Punjabi, ur, ; 1942 15 April 2005) was an acclaimed Pakistani music composer and director. Early life and career He was born in Amritsar, British India in 1942. His father wanted him to be a clerk but he preferred to become a f ...

. The film song lyrics were penned by ''Saleem Ahmad Saleem'' and ''Athar Zaman''. The songs were sung by famous playback singers Shazia Manzoor,

Fariha Pervez Fariha Pervez ( pa, ) is a Pakistani pop singer-songwriter, and a music producer. She is specially known for the rendition of various popular and famous Ghazals. She started her career anchoring and acting from a very young age on PTV (Pakista ...

Sajjad Ali Sajjad Ali (born 1962) is a Pakistani semi-classical, pop and rock singer, poet, actor, film director as well as a film producer from Karachi, Pakistan.

and Waris Baig. Some of the songs became most popular among the public, especially the song " ''MAIN NE TUJHE KHOYA TAU AISA LAGA''" written by Athar Zaman and separately sung by Waris Baig and Shazia Manzoor attracted much attention of the audience. Other significant tracks are: * Bas Bhaii Bas Ziada Baat Nahin, Chief Sahib ... Sung by

Sajjad Ali Sajjad Ali (born 1962) is a Pakistani semi-classical, pop and rock singer, poet, actor, film director as well as a film producer from Karachi, Pakistan.

* Sunu Sunu, Bolo Bolo Mera Tum Pe Dil Aa Gaya ... Sung by Shazia Manzoor and Waris Baig * Raat Nasheeli, Nazrein Mila Lay ... Sung by

and Waris Baig

Awards

Nigar Award The Nigar Awards ( ur, , translit=Inʿām Negār, lit=Picture Awards) were presented in an annual award show to recognize outstanding achievement in Pakistani cinema. The honors are awarded by Nigar Magazine founded in 1948. The Nigar Awards ...

for Best Comedian Ismail Tara in Chief Sahib (1996).

References

External links

* 1996 films 1990s Urdu-language films Pakistani musical comedy films 1990s musical comedy films 1996 comedy films Films scored by Amjad Bobby Nigar Award winners {{musical-comedy-film-stub