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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] |
Zia Sarhadi
Zia Sarhadi ( ur, ضیا سرحدی; born Fazl-e-Qadir Sethi 1914 in Peshawar, North West Frontier Province – 27 January 1997 in Karachi, Sindh) was a Pakistani screenwriter and director of films in the Indian Film Industry, whose career spanned what is widely considered the Golden Age of Indian Cinema. Career He was the father of TV and radio actor Khayyam Sarhadi and grandfather of actress Zhalay Sarhadi. As a director, he was probably best known for his films ''Humlog'' (1951), Baiju Bawara (1952) and ''Footpath'' (1953). He was involved in writing the script as a consultant for the film Mother India (1957), considered one of the greatest Indian films of all time, but is rarely credited for his contribution. Described as an"unaffiliated Marxist", his films were known for dealing with social issues of the period. His film ''Footpath'', for instance, dealt with issues of moral guilt in the 1950s India. Filmography As Actor *1936 ''Manmohan'' (Zia Sarhadi also wrote the ... [...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] |
1960s Romantic Musical 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] |
Daily Times (Pakistan)
The ''Daily Times'' (''DT'') is an English-language Pakistani newspaper. Launched on April 9, 2002, ''Daily Times'', is simultaneously published from Lahore, Islamabad and Karachi. The newspaper was owned by Governor of Punjab and Pakistan Peoples Party member Salmaan Taseer.Profile of newspaper Daily Times (Pakistan) on newsepapers.com website Retrieved 23 October 2019 Staff and columnists The ''Daily Times'' is a newspaper that advocates and ideas. The ''Daily Times'' is listed as a member publication on the ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scroll
A scroll (from the Old French ''escroe'' or ''escroue''), also known as a roll, is a roll of papyrus, parchment, or paper containing writing. Structure A scroll is usually partitioned into pages, which are sometimes separate sheets of papyrus or parchment glued together at the edges. Scrolls may be marked divisions of a continuous roll of writing material. The scroll is usually unrolled so that one page is exposed at a time, for writing or reading, with the remaining pages rolled and stowed to the left and right of the visible page. Text is written in lines from the top to the bottom of the page. Depending on the language, the letters may be written left to right, right to left, or alternating in direction (boustrophedon). History Scrolls were the first form of editable record keeping texts, used in Eastern Mediterranean ancient Egyptian civilizations. Parchment scrolls were used by the Israelites among others before the codex or bound book with parchment pages was invented b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Herald (Pakistan)
''The Herald'' was a monthly magazine of politics and current affairs published by the Dawn Media Group from 1970 to 2019 in Karachi, Pakistan. ''The Herald'' has been responsible for producing many large and breaking stories since it started. It was renamed from the ''Illustrated Weekly of Pakistan'' in January 1970, which was published from 1948–1969. It was Pakistan's most widely read monthly magazine, providing in-depth analyses, investigative reporting and an extensive coverage of current affairs. The magazine enjoyed a wide circulation abroad, particularly among academics and Pakistani expatriate communities in the Middle East, United Kingdom and North America. It stopped publication after its July 2019 issue. See also * List of magazines in Pakistan The following is a list of notable magazines in Pakistan. In English * '' Fashion Central'', (Published in Lahore) * ''Herald'', (News magazine, published in Karachi, owned by Dawn Group of Newspapers, suspended its pub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
TV One Pakistan
TVOne Pakistan ( ur, ) is a general entertainment channel from Pakistan that airs dramas, soaps, sitcoms, and foreign (American, British) reality and lifestyle programs. Seema Tahir Khan is the CEO and creative head of the channel. History Started Programming See also * Waseb TV * Sonic TV * News One * Radio1 FM91 FM91 is a radio station in Pakistan, covering Karachi, Lahore, Islamabad and Gawadar with its transmissions. It is owned by Air Waves Media (Pvt) Ltd, the media wing of the Interflow Group. The station is headquartered in Karachi with productio ... References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Tv One (Pakistan) Television stations in Pakistan Television channels and stations established in 2005 Urdu-language mass media Television stations in Karachi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sangeeta (Pakistani Actress)
Parveen Rizvi, better known as Sangeeta, ( ur, ; born 14 June 1947) is a Pakistani film actress, filmmaker and director of television drama serials. Early life Parveen Rizvi was born on 14 June 1947 in Karachi, British India. Parveen Rizvi's (or Sangeeta's) mother Mehtab Rizvi also had a career in show business. Additionally, Parveen's younger sister, Nasreen Rizvi (professionally known as Kaveeta) is also associated with Pakistani Film industry, cinema. The British-American actress Jiah Khan is her niece. Career Acting In 1969, Sangeeta appeared on the film ''Koh-e-Noor'' (1969) as a child star; it was directed by Agha Husaini. In 1971, she moved to Lahore from her birthplace of Karachi and started a more serious career in Lollywood movies in Lahore. Her role as a supporting actress in Riaz Shahid's movie ''Yeh Aman'' (1971) was well-liked by the Pakistani public. She went on to act in dozens of other movies before deciding to become a film producer-director with her own ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henna (film)
''Henna'' is a 1991 Indian romance drama film, written by Khwaja Ahmad Abbas, produced and directed by Randhir Kapoor. It stars Rishi Kapoor, along with Pakistani actress Zeba Bakhtiyar in the title role and Ashwini Bhave. This film was planned and started by director Raj Kapoor, but due to his death during the filming, the remaining portions were directed by his eldest son Randhir. It is considered as the last film of Raj Kapoor. The dialogues of the film were written by the Pakistani writer Haseena Moin. The film was a critical and a commercial success and was also India's submission for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, but was not accepted as a nominee. Plot Chandar Prakash (Rishi Kapoor), who lives in Srinagar, is about to get engaged to Chandni Kaul (Ashwini Bhave), whom he calls Chand. On the day of his engagement, he meets with an accident and mistakenly strays into the Pakistani side of Kashmir. A native girl, Henna (Zeba Bakhtiar), falls in love with him, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raj Kapoor
Raj Kapoor (pronunciation: aːd͡ʒ kəpuːɾ born Shrishti Nath Kapoor; also known as Ranbir Raj Kapoor; 14 December 1924 2 June 1988) was an Indian actor, film director and producer, who worked in Hindi cinema. He is considered one of the greatest and most influential actors and filmmakers in Hindi Cinema. He is often referred to as ''The Greatest Showman of Indian Cinema''. He received multiple accolades, including three National Film Awards and 11 Filmfare Awards in India. The Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award is named after Kapoor. He produced two films, ''Awaara'' (1951) and ''Boot Polish'' (1954), that competed for the Palme d'Or grand prize at the Cannes Film Festival. His performance in ''Awaara'' was ranked as one of the "Top-Ten Greatest Performances of All Time in World Cinema" by ''Time'' magazine. The Government of India honoured him with the Padma Bhushan in 1971 for his contributions to the arts. India's highest award in cinema, the Dadasaheb Phalke Award, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Statesman (Pakistan)
The total number of newspapers are 707 as 2019 according to Pakistan bureau of statistic.Following is a list of newspapers in Pakistan. }) , Pashto , Peshawar , 1983 , , - , 43 , '' Sajjan''(Punjabi:سجن) , rowspan="3" , Punjabi , Lahore , 1989 , First Punjabi newspaper of Pakistan, started in 1989 by Hussain naqi and defunct in 1990. Started online website again in 2019. , - , 45 , '' Daily Lokaai''(Punjabi:لوکائی) , Lahore , 2006 , , - , 47 , '' Bhulekha''(Punjabi:بھلیکھا) , Lahore, Gujranwala , 1989 , , - , 48 , '' Daily Hilal-e-Pakistan''( sd, هلال پاڪستان) , rowspan="4" , Sindhi , Karachi , 1946 , , - , 49 , '' Daily Kawish'' ( sd, ڪاوش) , Hyderabad , 1990 , , - , 50 , '' Daily Koshish'' ( sd, ڪوشش) , Hyderabad , 1998 , , - , 51 , ''Daily Mehran'' ( sd, مهراڻ) , Hyderabad , 1957 , , - , 52 , '' Daily 92''( ur, روزنامہ ٩٢) , Urdu , Islamabad, Karachi, Lahore, Faisalabad, Quetta, Peshawar, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mujeeb Alam
Mujeeb Aalam (2 September 1948 – 2 June 2004) was a Pakistani playback singer who had a short film career. His singing style was a mixture of Mehdi Hassan and Ahmad Rushdi's style. He sang dozens of hit songs in late 1960s. However, he lost his popularity in mid-1970s as more versatile singers like Akhlaq Ahmed and A Nayyar entered Pakistan film industry. Early life and career Mujeeb Alam was born in 1948 in the city of Kanpur and then settled with his parents in Lahore. He started his career at the age of 14 from Radio Pakistan, Lahore. Musician ''Hassan Latif'' gave him the chance to sing in his film Nargis, but the film didn't release. However, in 1966, he recorded songs for the film ''Jalwa'' and in 1967, a song from Chakori ''Woh mere samney'' became popular. He got recognition in the mid- sixties and became one of the prominent playback singers in the industry. He sang over 12,000 songs and won a number of awards. He also performed at hundreds of musical concerts i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
