''Doorian'' is a 1984 Pakistani film directed by Hassan Askari, based on a story by Bashir Niaz, and produced by S. A. Gul under the banner ''Evernew Pictures''. A

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hit film of the year, it received seven

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 ...

including "best film". ''Doorian'' was also remade in

Bollywood Hindi cinema, popularly known as Bollywood and formerly as Bombay cinema, is primarily produced in Mumbai. The popular term Bollywood is a portmanteau of "Bombay" (former name of Mumbai) and "Cinema of the United States, Hollywood". The in ...

as ''

Aandhiyan Aandhiyan ( Storms) is a 1990 Hindi film directed by David Dhawan. It stars Shatrughan Sinha, Prosenjit Chatterjee, Madhushree and Mumtaz in her comeback role after 13 years. The film marked Bengali actor Prosenjit Chatterjee's Hindi film debut ...

'' (1990).

Plot

Due to the relation of a married couple where the influential and rich husband mistreats his wife, the latter separates from him. The plot then revolves around the struggle of the wife to obtain custody of her son and to lead her life as a single parent.

Cast

Shabnam Jharna Basak (born 17 August 1946), known by her stage name Shabnam, is a Bangladeshi–Pakistani stage and film actress. Actor Waheed Murad introduced her to the Pakistani film industry by offering her a lead role in his film '' Samundar'' in ...

* Mohammed Ali *

Faisal Rehman Faisal Rehman, commonly known as Faisal, is a Pakistani film and television actor, screenwriter and director. He has worked in 36 films and many television shows. Early life and education Faisal Rehman's ancestors hail from Afghanistan with ...

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* Arzoo * Hanif * Ibrahim Nafees

Guest cast

* Ghulam Mohiuddin *

Aslam Pervaiz Aslam Parvez (12 February 1932 – 21 November 1984) was a Pakistani film actor. Early and personal life Aslam Parvez was born as Chaudhary Muhammad Aslam Tarar into a family of traders in Lahore, Punjab, British India on 12 February ...

* Afzaal Ahmad *

Nanha Rafi Khawar ( Punjabi, ) (4 August 1942 – 2 June 1986), popularly known as Nanha (Urdu: ننھا), was a Pakistani actor and comedian. He started his film career in 1966 and earned several awards including 3 Nigar awards.

* Rangeela *

Firdous Jamal Firdous Jamal (; born 9 June 1954) is a Pakistani television, theatre, stage and film actor. Early life and education Firdous Jamal was born as Firdous Khan to Baz Muhammad Khan, a businessman, in Peshawar on 9 June 1954, and after earning h ...

Soundtrack

All songs were written by lyricist Saeed Gillani and the music was composed by

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 ...

Track list

Bas Ek Tere Siwa was remade in the 1990 Indian film

as Dunya Mein Tere Siva pictured on

Prosenjit Chatterjee Prosenjit Chatterjee (born 30 September 1962) is an Indian actor and producer. He is widely regarded as one of the leading actors of modern Bengali cinema. He predominantly works in Cinema of West Bengal, Bengali cinema. He is the son of Bollyw ...

and Mumtaz. It was also remade in the 1990 film

Aashiqui ''Aashiqui'' () is a 1990 Indian musical romantic drama film directed by Mahesh Bhatt and starring Rahul Roy, Anu Aggarwal and Deepak Tijori in pivotal roles. The first installment of the ''Aashiqui'' series, the film is known for its music, ...

as Jaane Jigar Jaaneman pictured on the film's main characters.

Remake

The film was remade in

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in 1990 with the title ''

'', starring

Shatrughan Sinha Shatrughan Prasad Sinha (born 15 July 1946) is an Indian actor and politician. He is a Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha from Asansol constituency as a member of All India Trinamool Congress (TMC). Earlier he was elected as Member of Parliament ...

, Mumtaz,

Awards

At the annual

ceremony, ''Doorian'' won seven awards in the following categories:

References

External links

* {{NigarAwardBestFilm Urdu-language Pakistani films 1980s Urdu-language films Urdu films remade in other languages Pakistani drama films Nigar Award winners