''Shabana'' is a 1976

Pakistan Pakistan, officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by population, fifth-most populous country, with a population of over 241.5 million, having the Islam by country# ...

Urdu language Urdu (; , , ) is an Indo-Aryan languages, Indo-Aryan language spoken chiefly in South Asia. It is the Languages of Pakistan, national language and ''lingua franca'' of Pakistan. In India, it is an Eighth Schedule to the Constitution of Indi ...

romantic drama Romance films involve romantic love stories recorded in visual media for broadcast in theatres or on television that focus on passion (emotion), passion, emotion, and the affectionate romantic involvement of the main characters. Typically their ...

film produced by A. Hameed and directed by ''Nazar Shabab''. The film stars

Babra Sharif Babra Sharif (; born 10 December 1954) is a Pakistani film actress, best known for her acting roles from the mid-1970s to the 1990s. She is one of the most popular actress of 1970s, 1980s and 1990s as well a leading actress in urdu films. She ...

Waheed Murad Waheed Murad (; 2 October 1938 – 23 November 1983), also known as Chocolate Hero, was a Pakistani film actor, producer and script writer. Famous for his charming expressions, attractive personality, tender voice and unusual talent for acting, ...

and

Shahid ''Shahid'' ( , , ) denotes a martyr in Islam. The word is used frequently in the Quran in the generic sense of "witness" but only once in the sense of "martyr" (i.e. one who dies for his faith); the latter sense acq ...

. The film was released on 12 November 1976. The film completed more than 100 weeks at Pakistani cinemas and became a Diamond Jubilee film. The film gave a boost to

's career and she won her first

Nigar award 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 ...

as best actress.

Plot

The story of the film revolves around two sisters; Shabana and Farzana (

in a double role). They are identical twins who have very different personalities. Farzana is a shy and innocent girl, whereas her sister, Shabana, has a lively and confident personality. Farzana works as a secretary to the wealthy playboy, Akhter (

). He lusts after Farzana, but is unable to seduce her. He finally manages to trap her by promising marriage. A secret marriage takes place between them, attended only by Akhter's closest aides and a dubious ''

maulvi Mawlawi (), is an Islamic religious title given to Muslim religious scholars, or ulama, preceding their names, similar to the titles Mawlānā, Mullah, or Sheikh. Mawlawi generally means a highly qualified Islamic scholar, usually one who has ...

''. After consummating the marriage, Akhter informs a stunned Farzana of his true intentions. When she refuses to leave quietly, he pushes her out of the apartment window in an attempt to kill her. However, she survives and when she returns home, her mother and Shabana are horrified to hear her story. Shabana decides to take revenge on Akhter for having deceived her now pregnant sister. Akhter is astonished and afraid when an apparently resurrected Farzana (who is really Shabana in disguise) returns to the office and resumes her duties as his secretary. Meanwhile, Akhter's father passes away and his younger brother Anwar (

) returns home. Anwar finds Akhter behaving strangely. Shabana begins to blackmail Akhter about the attempted murder to ensure that he suffers for the cruelty he inflicted on her family. Anwar and Shabana fall in love and get married. Shabana moves into Akhter and Anwar's house and continues to harass Akhter. Anwar, unaware that his wife is actually Shabana not Farzana, overhears a conversation between his wife and elder brother and becomes despondent. The film ends with Akhter repenting his terrible actions and taking back Farzana and his child. Shabana and Anwar also reconcile.

Cast

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.

* Tamanna *

Masood Akhtar Masood Akhtar may refer to: * Masood Akhtar (cricketer) * Masood Akhtar (actor) * Masood Akhtar (politician) {{hndis, Akhtar, Masood ...

* Nazam * Zarqa * Parveen Boby * Seema *

Kamal Irani Syed Kamal Udin Safavi, (5 August 1932 – 13 September 1989) popularly known as Kamal Irani, was a Pakistani film actor who worked in over 244 films in various languages including Urdu, Punjabi, Pashto, and Sindhi. Life and career Irani ...

* Chakram * Saqi * Murid Ahmad

Release and reception

''Shabana'' was released by Nazar Arts Productions at Pakistani cinemas on 12 November 1976. The film ran continuously 38 weeks at main cinemas and 101 other cinemas in

Karachi Karachi is the capital city of the Administrative units of Pakistan, province of Sindh, Pakistan. It is the List of cities in Pakistan by population, largest city in Pakistan and 12th List of largest cities, largest in the world, with a popul ...

. The film created a history when it became the first Pakistani film to cross the double 'Diamond Jubilee' barrier i.e. a 200-week theatrical run all over

Soundtrack

The music and the songs, especially ''Tere siva dunya mein...'' and ''Jo dard mila, apno se mila...'' of the film became very popular. The music is composed by

M Ashraf M. Ashraf or Muhammad Ashraf (1 February 1942 – 4 February 2007) was a Pakistani film composer. In the early 1960s, he first started as one member of the music directors duo of ''Manzoor – Ashraf'' in the Pakistan film industry. By t ...

and the songs are written by ''Taslim Fazli''. *''Jo Dard Mila, Apnon Sey Mila...'' by

Mehdi Hassan Mehdi Hassan Khan (; 18 July 1927 – 13 June 2012), known as Mehdi Hassan, was a Pakistani ghazal singer and playback singer of great renown. Widely considered one of the greatest and most influential figures in the history of ghazal singing, ...

*''Bewafa Kaun Hai, Kaun Harjai Hai...'' by

*''Yeh Tera Nazuk Badan Hai, Ya Koi Mehka Ghulab...'' by

*''Tere Siwa Dunia Mein Kuchh Bhi Nahin...'' by

Naheed Akhtar Naheed Akhtar (also spelled Nahid Akhtar; born 26 September 1956) is a Pakistani playback singer. She is tagged as the "''Nightingale of Pakistan''". She was the top Lollywood playback singer during the second half of the 1970s and 80s. She i ...

Awards

Shabana (1976) won 5 Nigar film awards for 1976. They are listed as below:

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Shabana (1976 Film) 1976 films 1970s Urdu-language films Nigar Award winners Films scored by M Ashraf Films about twins 1976 romantic drama films Urdu-language Pakistani films Pakistani romantic drama films