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List Of Pakistani Films Of 1957 ...
A list of films produced in Pakistan in 1957 (see 1957 in film) and in the Urdu language: 1957 See also * 1957 in Pakistan References External links Search Pakistani film - IMDB.com {{DEFAULTSORT:Pakistani Films Of 1957 1957 Lists of 1957 films by country or language Films A film also called a movie, motion picture, moving picture, picture, photoplay or (slang) flick is a work of visual art that simulates experiences and otherwise communicates ideas, stories, perceptions, feelings, beauty, or atmosphere ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pakistan
Pakistan ( ur, ), officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan ( ur, , label=none), is a country in South Asia. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies by population, fifth-most populous country, with a population of almost 243 million people, and has the world's Islam by country#Countries, second-largest Muslim population just behind Indonesia. Pakistan is the List of countries and dependencies by area, 33rd-largest country in the world by area and 2nd largest in South Asia, spanning . It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and Gulf of Oman in the south, and is bordered by India to India–Pakistan border, the east, Afghanistan to Durand Line, the west, Iran to Iran–Pakistan border, the southwest, and China to China–Pakistan border, the northeast. It is separated narrowly from Tajikistan by Afghanistan's Wakhan Corridor in the north, and also shares a maritime border with Oman. Islamabad is the nation's capital, while Karachi is its largest city and fina ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ishq-e-Laila
''Ishq-e-Laila'' is a 1957 Pakistani Urdu language fantasy romance film directed by Munshi Dil and produced by J.C. Anand. The film is primarily known for its blockbuster music by Safdar Hussain and lyrics by Qateel Shifai. It stars Sabiha Khanum, Santosh Kumar and Allaudin in the lead. In 2017, Lok Virsa Museum screened the film as part of special showcase of the feature films in the country. It talks about Layla and Majnun, a tragic love story by Nizami Ganjavi. The film consists of twelve to fourteen songs, leading it to become the first and the only film of the Pakistani film industry with maximum number of songs recorded till century. The filmmakers are argued to have introduced central character in an informal manner, leading it to create a discrepancy between the film story and the poem. During the filming process, the protagonist actor appeared well dressed with a good physical appearance, contradict to the two lovers of the poem who appears in a poor health conditi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Waada (film)
''Waadah'' is a 1957 Pakistani musical romance film directed by W.Z. Ahmed. It is the first film that Ahmed made in the country after he migrated to Pakistan and he made two films in Pakistan. Sabiha Khanam and Santosh Kumar played the lead roles in the film. The film became a hit due to its music which was composed by Rashid Attre, especially the songs "Jab terey sehar sey guzarta hoon" and "Bar bar barseen morey nain" became widely popular at that time. ''Waadah'' was a commercially successful of 1957 and won two awards at Nigar Awards including Best actor for Kumar and best director. The film was screened at Lok Virsa Museum in 2018. In an article published by BBC, ''Waadah'' was listed among the "10 best films of Pakistani cinema". It was also selected among the same list as published in "Asian Film Journeys: Selection from Cinemaya". Plot Bahadur works as a servant for Akbar Ali Khan. His several encounters with Fareeda make them start liking each other. They fall in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Syed Kamal
Syed Kamal or simply called Kamal ( ur, ; (27 April 1937 – 1 October 2009) was a Pakistani film and TV actor, producer and director. He had worked in 4 Bollywood films before migrating to Pakistan in 1956. Early life and career Syed Kamal was born in Meerut, Uttar Pradesh, British India on 27 April 1937.Syed Kamal 1937 – 2009 The News International (newspaper), Published 2 October 2009, Retrieved 3 July 2021 Syed Kamal was a popular film star in the 1960s and the 1970s. Kamal, whose film ''Tauba (1963)'' became a success at the box office, had a striking resemblance to the n filmstar |
Rasheed Attre
Abdul Rasheed Attra (15 February 1919 – 18 December 1967), also known as Rasheed Attre, was a Pakistani film score composer.Tuningin: Legends live on (Tribute to Rasheed Attre) (newspaper), Published 30 May 2010, Retrieved 11 July 2021 Early life and career Rasheed Attre was born in Amritsar, , |
Agha Talish
Agha Ali Abbas Qizilbash (also known as Agha Talish, ur, ) (13 November 1923 – 19 February 1998) was a Pakistani actor who made his debut in 1947 and was mostly known and recognized in Pakistan for playing character actor or villain roles. Talish was honoured by a Pride of Performance award, by the Government of Pakistan in 1989. Life and career Talish was born in Ludhiana, British India in 1923. His breakthrough film in Pakistan was film producer Saifuddin Saif's ''Saat Lakh'' (1957) where his on-screen performance for this popular hit song was widely admired, ''Yaaro Mujhe Maaf Rakho Mein Nashe Mein Hoon''. On 5 January 1962 ''Shaheed'' was released, his biggest hit film. A film on the relevant theme of Palestine with a script by Riaz Shahid and music by Rasheed Attre; it was produced and directed by Khalil Qaiser. The highlight was the instant hit ''Uss Bewafa Ka Sheher Hai Aur Hum Hain Dostau'' by renowned poet Muneer Niazi, music by Rasheed Attre. Death Talish died ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nayyar Sultana
Nayyar Sultana (born Tayyaba Bano; 1937 – 27 October 1992), sometimes referred to in Pakistan as ''Malka-i-Jazbaat'' (Queen of Sentiments), was a Pakistani film actress. She became one of the foremost screen actresses of Lollywood in the 1950s and 1960s. Career She started her movie career with Anwar Kamal Pasha's film ''Qatil'' in 1955 as a supporting actress. Her parents were related to actress Shamim Bano, wife of famous Pakistani film producer/director Anwar Kamal Pasha. Later the same year, she landed the second lead in Humayon Mirza’s ''Intikhab (1955)''. Thereafter, she started performing lead roles with the screen name ''Nayyar Sultana''. Her notable films include ''Saat Lakh (1957)'', ''Baaji (1963)'', ''Mazloom (1959)'', '' Saheli (1960)''. She briefly left the industry after her marriage with Darpan. She had a comeback in the late 1960s, but most of her films like ''Ek Musafir Ek Haseena (1968)'', ''Meri Bhabhi (1969)'', ''Hamjoli (1970)'' and ''Azmat (1973 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saat Lakh
''Saat Lakh'' () is 1957 Pakistani Urdu film directed by Jaffer Malik and produced by Saifuddin Saif. It stars Sabiha Khanum and Santosh Kumar in the lead with supporting role by Nayyar Sultana and guest appearance by Neelo. The film is primarily known for its blockbuster music composed by Rashid Attre. It is the first successful film of Jaffer Malik. Based on '' Mr. & Mrs. '55'', it is recognised one of the successful films of the 1950s with primary focus on "money" and other assets amounting to PKR700,000 of each asset including cash amounting seven lakh as described by the last will and testament. According to that last will and testament of heiress's father, his daughter is only entitled to his property if she marries. Adhering to testator's last wish, the rich heiress betrays a poor man convicted of accidental killing and starts pretending to marry him. Plot A heiress has to marry in order to spend her financial assets and physical possessions worth PKR seven lakh ea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Asha Posley
Sabira Begum better known as Asha Posley ( Punjabi, ur, ) (1927 – 25 March 1998) was the first heroine of Pakistani films. Early life Asha Posley was born as Sabira Begum in Patiala, Punjab, British India in 1927. Asha Posley was the daughter of music composer Inayat Ali Nath, who worked with HMV in Delhi, and the sister of renowned film playback singer Kausar Parveen and another sister Rani Kiran. Career She made her debut as a supporting actress in Lahore-made Punjabi film ''Gawandi (1942)'', then the lead role in Hindi film ''Champa'' (1945), filmed in British India. She was given her professional name Asha Posley by the renowned music director Ghulam Haider. After the independence of Pakistan in 1947, she migrated with her family to the newly created Pakistan. She was the heroine of the first-ever released film in Pakistan in Urdu language, '' Teri Yaad'' (1948). She played the female lead opposite Nasir Khan, famous Indian actor Dilip Kumar's brother, who playe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swaran Lata (actress)
Swaran Lata ( ur, ), ( hi, स्वर्न लता), 20 December 1924 – 8 February 2008) was a Pakistani film actress. She started her career in the film industry in British India and later moved to Pakistan. She was known as ''The Tragedy Queen'' after she proved her mettle in her emotional, tragic roles, her presence on the film screen and her moving dialogue delivery. She worked both in Bollywood and in Pakistani cinema. Early life Swaran Lata was born into a Siyal Khatri Sikh family in Rawalpindi, British India, now in Pakistan on 20 December 1924. She did her Senior Cambridge diploma from Delhi and then joined the Academy of Music and Arts, Lucknow. In the early 1940s, her family moved to Bombay. She acted in a total of 22 movies in British India from 1942 to 1948. Swaran Lata later converted to Islam after she married Nazir Ahmed, a famous actor, director and producer at the time. She changed her name to ''Saeeda Bano''. The ''Swaran-Nazir'' pair was a ve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nazir Ahmed Khan
Nazir Ahmad Khan ( ur, ) (1904 – 26 August 1983) was a Pakistani film actor, director and producer. Biography It was back in 1929, when a young artistic man left the city of Lahore to go to Calcutta to fulfill his passion and make movies. This man was Nazir Ahmed Khan (1910-1983), a Kakazai Pathan, determined to make a mark on the silver screen of the sub-continent. Nazir Ahmed Khan was a versatile and renowned Pakistani/Indian film actor, director and producer. He was the first successful film hero in Pre-Partition India and later in Pakistan. He was widely known as Bao Jee in the film industries on both sides of the border. It was in the late 1920s when Nazir went to Calcutta along with AR Kardar, and appeared in a character role in Kardar’s ‘Sarfarosh’ aka ‘Brave Heart’ in 1929. Kardar later made ‘Heer’ in which Nazir played the role of the Qazi. Both these films are from the silent era. He also did a secondary role in Kardar’s ‘Mysterious Bandit’. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Noor-e-Islam
''Noor-e-Islam'' is a 1957 Pakistani costume drama film directed by Nazir and produced by J.C. Anand under banner Eveready Pictures. The cast included Swaran Lata, Darpan, Naeem Hashmi, Majid, Nazar, Asha Posley and Nazir himself in leading roles. The film tells the story on the style of Arabian Nights, and revolves around the conflict between Muslims and Mongols. The film features the popular Naʽat ''Shah-e-Madina, Yasrab Ke Wali'' by Irene Perveen and Saleem Raza. It was Perveen's first film for which she lent her voice. Cast * Swaran Lata * Darpan * Nazir * Asha Posley * Naeem Hashmi * Nazar * Majeed Soundtrack ''Noor-e-Islam'' became popular due to its Naʽat ''Shah-e-Madina, Yasrab Ke Wali'' which was performed by Irene Perveen and Saleem Raza with chorus. The Naʽat was written by Naeem Hashmi while the rest of the lyrics were penned by Tanvir Naqvi. Hassan Latif was the music composer for the film's soundtrack. Track listing * ''Dil Kisi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |