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Chiragh Jalta Raha is a 1962 Pakistani Urdu film produced and directed by ''Fazal Ahmad Karim Fazli''. The film introduced
Zeba Shaheen Bano (born 10 September 1945), known professionally as Zeba (), is a Pakistani former actress. She was one of the top stars of the Pakistani film industry in the 1960s and the early 1970s. She was voted among 25 of the greatest acto ...
,
Deeba Deeba (; born 1 August 1947) is one of Pakistan's most popular actresses in the 1960s and 1970s. She is best known for her romantic and tragic roles in Urdu and Punjabi films and for her iconic beauty, earning her the nickname the ''Pakistani ...
,
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, Talat Hussain, and Kemal Irani.
Fatima Jinnah Fatima Jinnah (31 July 18939 July 1967) was a Pakistani politician, stateswoman, author, and Activism, activist. She was the younger sister of Muhammad Ali Jinnah, the List of Pakistan Movement activists, founder and first governor-general of ...
, the sister of Pakistan's founder
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, opened the film's premiere in March 1962. ''Chiragh Jalta Raha'' won a
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in the best script writer category.


Plot

The central theme of the movie revolves around how politicians abuse the system. ''Shakir'' is a principled and virtuous school headteacher in his town. A selfish and greedy politician of the same town, who is also a
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, wants to marry his Jamila (Zeba) to Shakir's son Jameel so that he could use Shakir's honor and good name for their political purposes. Jamila and Jamal's relationship is settled, but Nawab Sahib does not agree with Shakir's principledness. Shakir sends his son Jameel to
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and moves to another village with his daughter ''Saba'' and son ''Munna''. He pretends to be Ayaz, allowing him to experience the pain and suffering of the people. No one knows that it is Nawab Mahmood. Afsar Khan, the lustful younger brother of the same Nawab, casts his eye on Shakir's daughter Saba. Shakir's Begum is a greedy woman, who is under the spell of Afsar Khan. Shaker opposes the marriage of Saba and Afsar Khan. Afsar Khan's brother also forbids Begum from this marriage, but she does not agree and blocks his entry into her house. One day Afsar Khan plans to kidnap Saba through his colleague Luqman. After his daughter's kidnapping, Shakir goes to Karachi, to his son Jameel, where he meets the publisher of his book, Nabi Ahmed. Jameel is also present there. Afsar Khan also comes to his house as a guest of the same publisher. Seeing Jameela, he thinks of making her his wife, but when he finds out that she wants Jameel, Afsar Khan sends Jameel to
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to get him a job, so that he can marry Jameela. Shakir heads back to his town, where he meets his daughter Saba at the station, who tells him that Afsar Khan has ruined his honor by pretending to marry. He goes to Afsar Khan and warns him to accept Saba as his wife, or else he will have to face the court. After hearing this, Afsar Khan jails Shakir with his relations. When Jameel realises the whole situation, he goes to the village to kill Afsar Khan, but is arrested by the police. Father and son meet in prison. Jameel and Shakir are respected by all the prisoners because of their good character. One day Afsar Khan's colleague Luqman falls into the hands of the police, who during the investigation uncovers all the atrocities of Afsar Khan. Nawab Mahmood hands over his brother Afsar Khan to the police and all the others join together. Jamil and Jamila marry. Shakir's book is also published in England, for which he receives 50 thousand as royalty. So Shakir's suffering ends.


Cast

*
Zeba Shaheen Bano (born 10 September 1945), known professionally as Zeba (), is a Pakistani former actress. She was one of the top stars of the Pakistani film industry in the 1960s and the early 1970s. She was voted among 25 of the greatest acto ...
as ''Jameela'' * Arif as ''Jameel'' *
Deeba Deeba (; born 1 August 1947) is one of Pakistan's most popular actresses in the 1960s and 1970s. She is best known for her romantic and tragic roles in Urdu and Punjabi films and for her iconic beauty, earning her the nickname the ''Pakistani ...
as ''Saba'' *
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— as ''Afsar Khan'' * Talat Hussain as ''Munna'' * Waheed Mehmood as ''Shakir'' * Kemal Irani *
Naeema Garaj Naeema Garaj is a Pakistani actress. She is known for her roles in dramas ''Yeh Zindagi Hai'', '' Agar Tum Na Hotay'', '' Mohabbat Jaye Bhar Mein'', '' New York Se New Karachi'' and ''Kab Mere Kehlaoge''. Early life Naeema was born on 1 Octobe ...
* Safia Moini * Ameer Khan * Mughal Basher Ahmed Khan * Roma * Dady * Prinsses Amina


Music

The film's music was composed by ''Nihal Abdulah''. The lyrics were taken from the poetry of
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,
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,
Jigar Moradabadi Ali Sikandar (6 April 1890 – 9 September 1960), known by his pen name as Jigar Moradabadi, was an Indian Urdu poet and ''ghazal'' writer. He received the Sahitya Akademi Award in 1958 for his poetry collection "Atish-e-Gul", and was the seco ...
, Mahir ul Qadri, Ameer Khusro, and ''Fazal Ahmad Karim Fazli''. Among the playback singers were Iqbal Bano,
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,
Kajjan Begum Kajjan Begum (1932 2000) was a Pakistani classical and a film playback singer. Before migrating to Pakistan, she was a famous singer in India. Early life Kajjan Begum's birth name was Imam Baandi. She was born in Lucknow, British India on 2 ...
, ''M. Kaleem'', and ''Shabana''. The Indian playback singer
Talat Mehmood Talat Mahmood (24 February 1924 – 9 May 1998) was an Indian playback singer who is considered as one of the greatest and most popular Indian male film song and ghazal singers. Although he tried his luck as a film actor, he did not succeed a g ...
also vocalized 3 songs for the film.


Release and box office

''Chiragh Jalta Raha'' was released on 9 March 1962. It was premiered by
Fatima Jinnah Fatima Jinnah (31 July 18939 July 1967) was a Pakistani politician, stateswoman, author, and Activism, activist. She was the younger sister of Muhammad Ali Jinnah, the List of Pakistan Movement activists, founder and first governor-general of ...
, who was the chief guest in the opening ceremony held at ''Nishat cinema'',
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. The film received positive reviews from the critics and was crowned as a silver jubilee hit.


Legacy

It was listed among a few films such as ''
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'', '' Aur Bhi Gham Hain'' and ''
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'', all of which deal with some themes in a purposeful manner. In 2017, it was included among the unforgettable and daring Pakistani films in an article by ''
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''.


Historical significance for Pakistani cinema

''Chiragh Jalta Raha'' gave Pakistani cinema multiple stars who would dominate
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for decades to follow. ''Chiragh Jalta Raha'' launched the careers of
Zeba Shaheen Bano (born 10 September 1945), known professionally as Zeba (), is a Pakistani former actress. She was one of the top stars of the Pakistani film industry in the 1960s and the early 1970s. She was voted among 25 of the greatest acto ...
and
Muhammad Ali Muhammad Ali (; born Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr.; January 17, 1942 – June 3, 2016) was an American professional boxer and social activist. A global cultural icon, widely known by the nickname "The Greatest", he is often regarded as the gr ...
who later not only became a popular screen couple but partners in real life as well. The film allowed
Deeba Deeba (; born 1 August 1947) is one of Pakistan's most popular actresses in the 1960s and 1970s. She is best known for her romantic and tragic roles in Urdu and Punjabi films and for her iconic beauty, earning her the nickname the ''Pakistani ...
, who had entered the film industry as a child artist, to play a woman for the first time. The film's hero ''Arif'' did not benefit from the movie and disappeared right after. It was also the debut movie of actors Kemal Irani and Talat Hussain.


Awards


References


External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Chiragh Jalta Raha 1962 films 1960s Urdu-language films Nigar Award winners Urdu-language Pakistani films