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A. Hameed
A. Hameed (born Shaikh Abdul Hameed; 1924 – 20 May 1991) was a Pakistani film score composer and music director. He started his career in Bombay cinema (in modern-day Bollywood) and later worked in Lollywood. The first Pakistani film he worked as a director was ''Anjaam (1957)'', however he earned his recognition in Pakistani film industry as a music composer. Biography Shaikh Abdul Hameed was born in 1924 in Amritsar, British India (now India). He initially worked in Hindi film industry with Ghulam Haider as a pianist, and subsequently composed music for ''Anjaam'' (1957) and ''Bharosa'' (1977) films. His family later migrated to Pakistan following the partition in 1947 and worked in Pakistani films as a composer. His first hit film song that became very popular was in ''Raat Ke Rahi'' (1960 film). Then, in the same year, a widely popular film '' Saheli'' gained him a lot of recognition as a music composer. Another popular film '' Aulad'' (1962) followed with notabl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amritsar
Amritsar (), historically also known as Rāmdāspur and colloquially as ''Ambarsar'', is the second largest city in the Indian state of Punjab, after Ludhiana. It is a major cultural, transportation and economic centre, located in the Majha region of Punjab. The city is the administrative headquarters of the Amritsar district. According to the United Nations, as of 2018, Amritsar is the second-most populous city in Punjab and the most populous metropolitan region in the state with a population of roughly 2 million. Amritsar is the centre of the Amritsar Metropolitan Region. According to the 2011 census, the population of Amritsar was 1,989,961. It is one of the ten Municipal Corporations in the state, and Karamjit Singh Rintu is the current Mayor of the city. The city is situated north-west of Chandigarh, 455 km (283 miles) north-west of New Delhi, and 47 km (29.2 miles) north-east of Lahore, Pakistan, with the Indo-Pak Border (Attari-Wagah) being only away. Am ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Susral
''Susral'' is a Pakistani black and white social film, directed by Riaz Shahid in his directorial debut, who also wrote the screenplay based on a story from his own novel "Hazar Dastaan". It has Yousuf Khan, Nighat Sultana, Allauddin, Laila and Agha Talish in the leading cast. Music was composed by Hassan Latif with lyrics by Tanvir Naqvi and Munir Niazi. It deals with common man problems such as physical disabilities and social injustice, thus ranks among the few realistic films of the Lollywood from 1960s. From the Golden Age of Pakistani cinema, the film which was a non-commercial film, what now is called as an art film, failed at the box office. The film marked the Mehdi Hassan's debut as a solo playback singer, as he performed the song "Jis ne mere dil ko dard diya". On 9 March 2019, it was screened by ‘Mandawa Club’ of Lok Virsa Museum.https://www.nation.com.pk/09-Mar-2019/lok-virsa-screens-susral-today Cast * Yousuf Khan as Ahmad * Laila as Zarina * Allauddin a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nasim Begum
Naseem Begum ( ur, ), (24 February 1936 – 29 September 1971) was a popular, and well known Pakistani film playback singer. She was known as ''The Tradegy Queen'' for singing sorrowful and downhearted songs in films. She rose to prominence towards the end of the 1950s, and by 1964, she had won the prestigious Nigar Awards on four occasions. Despite originally being billed as a ''Second Noor Jehan'', Naseem Begum quickly carved out her own successful niche in the Pakistani film industry. She was the original singer of the popular song "Aye Rahe Haq Ke Shaheedo". Early life Naseem Begum was born in the city of Amritsar, British India, in 1936. She acquired her musical training from the classical singer Mukhtar Begum, the elder sister of the renowned ghazal vocalist Farida Khanum. Career Her first film, as a playback singer, was music director Ghulam Ahmed Chishti composed ''Guddi Gudda'' (1956). In 1958, the music composer Mian Sheharyar was greatly impressed by h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fayyaz Hashmi
Fayyaz Hashmi ( ur, ; 1920 2011) was a Pakistani poet and screenwriter who worked both in the Cinema of India, Indian and Cinema of Pakistan, Pakistani film industry. He penned some memorable songs such as the famous nazm Aaj Jaane Ki Zid Na Karo and ''Tasveer teri dil mera behela nah sakegi''. The latter made the singer Talat Mahmood famous in India back in 1944 and was instrumental in introducing him to the Calcutta film industry. A little known fact about him is that he wrote the famous 'Na tum mere na dil mera', that was sung by Kamla Jharia, among many others. One of the couplets from this ghazal became popular that reads: 'aye bas naadaniyon par apni naaz karte hain, abhi dekhi kahan hain aapne naadaniyan meri' and then "Yeh Raatein, Yeh Mausam, Yeh Hansana Hansaana, Mujhe Bhool Jana, Inhein Na Bhulana" sung by Pankaj Mullick (a non-film song). [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zubaida Khanum
Zubaida Khanum (1935 – 19 October 2013) was a Pakistani playback singer who recorded over 250 songs during Golden Age of Pakistani film music of 1950s and 1960s. She was considered Pakistani equivalent to Marni Nixon of Hollywood for giving voice to featured actresses in movie musicals. Film career Zubaida Khanum made her debut as a singer in film '' Billo'' (1951), when renowned Pakistani music director Ghulam Ahmed Chishti introduced her into the film industry, but she got her big breakthrough from film ''Shehri Babu'' in 1953 in which she instantly had many run-away super-hit film songs. Zubaida also acted as a supporting actress in a handful of films including ''Patay Khan'' (1955). and ''Dulla Bhatti'' (1956). [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sangdil (film)
Sangdil ( ur, , lit=Stone-Heart) is a 1982 Pakistani film directed by Hassan Tariq and written by Syed Noor and produced by A. Hameed. It stars Nadeem, Babra Sharif and Bindiya in leading roles. Plot The story is about a widower Waqar (Nadeem) and has two children whom he loves deeply. Later he meets Roshi (Babra) a singer and his children begins to like her due to her kind and sweet nature. Then he marries her so that his children can have someone to call a mother. Cast * Nadeem as Waqar / Tiger * Babra Sharif as Roshi * Bindiya as Rita * Sabiha Khanum as Madame * Nanha as Anees * Nabila as Jamila * Sumair as Efi * Talat Siddiqui as Roshi's mother * Aslam Pervaiz as Black Jack * Agha Talish as Shauket Production ''Sangdil'' was filmed in Lahore Lahore ( ; pnb, ; ur, ) is the second most populous city in Pakistan after Karachi and 26th most populous city in the world, with a population of over 13 million. It is the capital of the province of Punjab where i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Behan Bhai (film)
Behan Bhai ( ur, , lit=Sister and Brother) is a 1979 Pakistani film directed by Nazar Shabab and written by Shabab Kiranvi and produced by A. Hameed. It stars Waheed Murad, Rani, Mohammad Ali and Bindiya in leading roles. Plot The story is about two brothers Mehmood (Mohammad) and Hamid (Waheed) who are honest and are looking for a job. Later they meet a young girl (Rani) who is an orphan; they take her in their care. Then the younger brother Hamid meets a wealthy girl named Beena (Bindiya) who asks him to pretend to be her fake husband so that her grandmother (Sabiha) won't marry her to someone else. Cast * Waheed Murad as Hamid * Rani as Samina * Mohammad Ali as Mehmood Mian * Bindiya as Beena * Sabiha Khanum as Beena's grandmother * Nanha as Sat Ji * Ali Ejaz as Amjad * Rangeela * Saqi * Ibrahim Nafees * Shah Nawaz Production ''Behan Bhai'' was filmed in Lahore and it was presented by Nazar Art. Bashir Niaz Bashir Niaz (July 9, 1936 - August 5, 2002) was a Paki ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Awaz (1978 Film)
''Awaz'' (Urdu: ﺁﻭﺍﺯ) (English: The Voice) is a 1978 Pakistani Urdu language film, produced and directed by Zafar Shabab. The film stars Waheed Murad, Shabnam, Ghulam Mohiuddin, Naghma, Nanha and Mohammad Ali. The film was released on 27 October 1978 in Pakistani cinemas. Cast *Waheed Murad *Shabnam * Ghulam Mohiuddin *Naghma *Nanna *Muhammad Ali Soundtrack Music was composed by A. Hameed and the songs were written by Saeed Gillani. Playback singers are Mehdi Hassan, Ghulam Abbas, A Nayyar, Naheed Akhtar and Asad Amanat Ali Khan. Songs *"Tu mere pyar ka geet hai..." by Mehdi Hassan *"Tu mere pyar ka geet hai..." by Naheed Akhtar *"Tu mere pyar ka geet hai..." by Asad Amanat Ali Khan *"Suno suno, shehar ke basio..." by A Nayyar Arthur Nayyar (14 April 1950 – 11 November 2016), commonly known as A. Nayyar, was a Pakistani film playback singer. He started his career in 1974 with a duet song. Nayyar always claimed famous singer Ahmed Rushdi as an important contribu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Begum Jaan (film)
''Begum Jaan'' is a Pakistani drama film directed by Hassan Tariq and is the remake of director's own ''Neend'' (1959). Rani played the titular role of ''Begum Jaan'' in the film opposite Shahid while Qavi Khan, Aurangzeb and Rangeela appeared in supporting roles. The music of the film was composed by A. Hameed with lyrics by Qateel Shifai. The film released on 23 June 1977 and was a box office hit. Plot The film revolves around Begum Jaan, a salesperson who sells smuggled clothes by going home to home. She is smitten by a wealthy man of the city, Seth Shahid who impresses her by acting as a pious man in front of her. Begum Jaan impresses by him and dreams of being marry to him some day. However, the wholesaler of Begum Jaan Khasta Gul Khan wants to marry her. One day, Begum Shaan becomes nervous as a police inspector chases her. She hides the clothes (that she sells) to which inspector suspects her of buying smuggled clothes and inspector takes her to Police station. Inspec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bahisht
''Bahisht'' is a Pakistani family drama film produced by Neelo and written by Riaz Shahid. The film stars Nisho and Nadeem in leading roles with Nayyar Sultana, Talish, Lehri, Zamurrad and Saiqa in the supporting cast. After the censorship that ''Yeh Aman'' (1971) faced, Shahid decided to come up with a more basic theme. The post-production work of the film started during the filming of ''Yeh Aman''. During the film's production, Shahid contacted with Cancer and died halfway leaving the film incomplete, and was directed by Hassan Tariq. The music of the film was composed by Rashid Attre and A. Hameed. A. Nayyar made his debut as a playback singer with the film. The film won 4 Nigar Awards, including the "best film". Plot Khalid and Rehana come across each other in their college, where they fall for each other after the usual bantering, and get married. Rehana who belongs to an upper-class family in contrary to Khalid, faces hurdles in the marriage created by ''Sarkar Maa'' ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yeh Aman
''Yeh Aman'' is a 1971 Pakistani film directed by Riaz Shahid who also wrote the screenplay. The film is produced by his wife and actress Neelo. The film stars Nisho, Sangeeta, Adeeb, Jameel and Allauddin. The film revolves around the Kashmir liberation movement and also highlights the brutalities of Indian armed force on Kashmiris. The music was composed by A. Hameed with lyrics by Habib Jalib. The film was censored, considering it as an anti-state film. However, critics stated that only ground realities were presented in the film. This film couldn't perform well at the box office and was declared as an average film by the critics. Plot The film revolves around the brutalities of Indian armed forces on Kashmiris of Indian occupied Kashmir. The struggle and lives of Kashmiris who led miserable lives under the shadows of fear. The story starts from an innocent mute girl who is arrested by Indian armed forces who take her away with them and suspect her as an agent of Pakista ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
