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Doraha (film)
''Doraha'' is a 1967 Pakistani musical romance film. The film become remarkable due to its music. At the box office, the film failed to become a big hit, as it was expected, but it later gained more importance after several years, especially during the 1980s and 1990s due to its superb music and hit songs. The film was produced by Sohail Rana and Pervaiz Malik and was also directed by Pervaiz Malik. Cast * Waheed Murad * Shamim Ara * Deeba * Ibrahim Nafees * Talish Release The film was released by United Talents on 25 August 1967 on cinemas of Karachi and Lahore. During the same year, Doraha got tough competition from other successful films like ''Chakori'', ''Lakhon Mein Aik'', ''Darshan'' and ''Aag''. Music The music of the film is composed by Sohail Rana. The songs of ''Doraha'', particularly, ''Bhooli hui hoon daastan'' ... , ''Mujhe tum nazar se gira tau rahe ho'' ... ''Haan isi more par'' ... ''Tumhein kaise bata doon'' ... and ''Ajnabi zara souch lo'' ... became very ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pervaiz Malik
Pervez Malik (1937 in Karachi – 18 November 2008) was a Pakistani film director. He was the director of Pakistan's first platinum jubilee film, " Armaan" (1966). He directed more than 20 films, mostly in Urdu language, and received excellent reviews for many of his films from both film critics and the public. Early life Pervez Malik was nine years old when Pakistan became independent in 1947. His family had a background in military service, but he was influenced by his class fellow, Waheed Murad, whose father, ''Nisar Murad'', ran a film distribution business, named Film Arts. With the passage of time, they both learned the art of making and marketing films from Nisar Murad and his colleagues who were mostly film-industry personalities. After graduation, both decided to study film-making in the US, but Waheed Murad was his parents' only child and couldn't be allowed to go away to the US for four years. So Pervez Malik went alone while Waheed Murad was admitted to K ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Radio
Radio is the technology of signaling and communicating using radio waves. Radio waves are electromagnetic waves of frequency between 30 hertz (Hz) and 300 gigahertz (GHz). They are generated by an electronic device called a transmitter connected to an antenna which radiates the waves, and received by another antenna connected to a radio receiver. Radio is very widely used in modern technology, in radio communication, radar, radio navigation, remote control, remote sensing, and other applications. In radio communication, used in radio and television broadcasting, cell phones, two-way radios, wireless networking, and satellite communication, among numerous other uses, radio waves are used to carry information across space from a transmitter to a receiver, by modulating the radio signal (impressing an information signal on the radio wave by varying some aspect of the wave) in the transmitter. In radar, used to locate and track objects like aircraft, ships, spacecraf ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1967 Films
The year 1967 in film involved some significant events. It is widely considered one of the most ground-breaking years in American cinema, with "revolutionary" films highlighting the shift towards forward thinking European standards at the time, including: '' Bonnie and Clyde'', ''The Graduate'', ''Guess Who's Coming to Dinner'', '' Cool Hand Luke'', ''The Dirty Dozen'', '' In Cold Blood'', '' In the Heat of the Night'', ''The Jungle Book'' and '' You Only Live Twice''. Highest-grossing films North America The top ten 1967 released films by box office gross in North America are as follows: Outside North America The highest-grossing 1967 films in countries outside North America. Events * The prototype for the IMAX large-format-film acquisition and screening system is exhibited at Expo 67 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada * The MPAA adopts a new logo, which is still used today. * July 8 - Vivien Leigh, best known for ''Gone with the Wind'' and ''A Streetcar Named Desire'', dies f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1960s Urdu-language Films
Year 196 ( CXCVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Dexter and Messalla (or, less frequently, year 949 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 196 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire * Emperor Septimius Severus attempts to assassinate Clodius Albinus but fails, causing Albinus to retaliate militarily. * Emperor Septimius Severus captures and sacks Byzantium; the city is rebuilt and regains its previous prosperity. * In order to assure the support of the Roman legion in Germany on his march to Rome, Clodius Albinus is declared Augustus by his army while crossing Gaul. * Hadrian's wall in Britain is partially destroyed. China * First year of the '' Jian'an era of the Chinese Han Dynasty. * Emperor Xian of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mehdi Hassan
Mehdi Hassan Khan ( ur, مہدی حسن خاں , translit=) 18 July 1927 – 13 June 2012) was a Pakistani ghazal singer and playback singer for Lollywood. Widely considered one of the greatest and most influential figures in the history of ghazal singing, Hassan is referred to as the "Shahenshah-e-Ghazal" (Emperor of Ghazal). Known for his "haunting" baritone voice,Mehdi Hassan profile on Encyclopedia Britannica Retrieved 31 March 2018 Hassan is credited with bringing ghazal singing to a worldwide audience. He is unique for his melodic patterns and maintaining integrity of the in an innovative way. Born into a family of Kalawant musicians, Hassan was naturally incline ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mala (Pakistani Singer)
Naseem Begum ( Punjabi, ur, ; 9 November 1942 – 5 March 1990), known professionally as Mala ( ur, ), was a Pakistani playback singer of Urdu and Punjabi films. In the 1960s, Mala was a 'hit pair for singing duet film songs' with famous playback singer Ahmed Rushdi and they gave numerous hits to Pakistan film industry. She was also called ''Princess Mala Begum'' as she provided the singing voice for actresses who portrayed roles of royal and upper-class families in films. She sang many popular film songs spanning almost three decades of her singing career in the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s. Mala's career suffered a setback with the arrival of Runa Laila in the Pakistani film industry. Early life Mala's given name was Naseem Begum. She was born on 9 November 1942 in Faisalabad, Punjab. She was the younger sister of music composer ''Shamim Nazli''. Career Mala was interested in singing and music from a young age. Her elder sister happened to be her first music teacher a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ahmed Rushdi
), Rushdi Sahab ( ur, ) , birth_date = , birth_place =Hyderabad Deccan, British India , death_date = , death_place = Karachi, Pakistan , origin = Pakistani , instrument = Vocalist , genre = , occupation = Urdu and regional playback singer , years_active = 1951–1983 , label = , associated_acts = , website = Ahmed Rushdi, SI, PP ( ur, ; 24 April 1934 – 11 April 1983) was a versatile Pakistani playback singer and was "an important contributor to the golden age of Pakistani film music." Regarded as one of the greatest singers in South Asia who could sing high tenor notes with ease, he is best known for his versatility and distinctive voice, with complex and dark emotional expressions. Considered as the first pop singer of South Asia, he sang South Asia's first pop song, "Ko Ko Korina", in the 1966 film '' Armaan''. Born in Hyderabad Deccan, he migrated to Pakistan following partition. In 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Masroor Anwar
Masroor Anwar (6 January 1944 – 1 April 1996) was a ghazal poet, film song lyricist and a film screenwriter. He wrote the lyrics for 'Ko Ko Korina', South Asia's first pop song, and working alongside Sohail Rana, film director Pervez Malik and film producer and actor Waheed Murad in the 1960s, was part of the country's golden age of cinema helping establish Karachi as a major hub for film production. Early life and career He was born in 1944 in Shimla, Punjab, British India and following the partition, moved to Karachi, Pakistan. In Karrachi, he grew up to be a chubby and baby-faced young man. After finishing his basic education from Government Islamia Science College, Karachi, he worked for Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) for a short period and later for Radio Pakistan as a staff artist because of his deep interest in poetry and literature. At Radio Pakistan, he was helped by the film actor Ibrahim Nafees who introduced him to the film producer Iqbal Shehzad. H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lakhon Mein Aik
''Lakhon Mein Aik'' (; ) is a 1967 Pakistani romantic musical film directed by Raza Mir and written by Zia Sarhadi. Set 20 years after the partition of India, the film stars Shamim Ara and Ijaz as star-crossed lovers. It was released on 28 April 1967 and became a commercial success, winning six Nigar Awards including Best Actress for Ara. Plot In 1947, following the partition of India, communal riots emerge in Kashmir. A Hindu family tries to flee to India but is accidentally separated from their young daughter, Shakuntala. Shakuntala and a Muslim boy Mahmood fall in love but then they are separated and feel agony while they are separated. Cast * Shamim Ara as Shakuntala * Ijaz as Mahmood / Dildar Khan * Talish as Ahmed * Saqi as the Pathan truck driver * Mustafa Qureshi as Madhu Production ''Lakhon Mein Aik'' was written by Zia Sarhadi and directed by Raza Mir, who co-produced the film with Afzal Hussain. Cinematography was handled by Kamran Mirza, and editing by Reh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sohail Rana
Sohail Rana (born 31 March 1938) is a Pakistani music composer for films and television. He was introduced by actor Waheed Murad in Pakistan film industry and gained popularity when singer Ahmed Rushdi sang his compositions in such films as Armaan and Doraha.#ThrowbackThursday: Music virtuoso Sohail Rana, Ahmed Rushdi The Express Tribune (newspaper), Published 24 September 2014, Retrieved 27 December 2021 He is now based in .Shades of glory: Sohail Rana |
