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Maula Jatt
''Maula Jatt'' ( pnb, ), is a 1979 Pakistani Punjabi language action, musical film directed by Younis Malik and produced by ''Sarwar Bhatti''. The film is an unofficial sequel to the 1975's ''Wehshi Jatt'', starring Sultan Rahi as Maula Jatt and Mustafa Qureshi as his arch-rival Noori Natt, two of the most iconic characters in Pakistani cinema.(Yousuf Mehmood9 Most Iconic Films in the History Of Pakistani cinemaPakistani Cinema website, Published 17 May 2019, Retrieved 9 November 2020 This movie belongs to a genre which represents the rural culture of Pakistani central Punjab. Its success set the trend of action films being popular in Pakistan and cemented Sultan Rahi as Lollywood's main hero. The film was inspired by Ahmed Nadeem Qasmi's short story "Gandasa" which described the culture of Gujranwala's rural areas. It received positive reviews from critics. An unofficial sequel titled ''Maula Jatt in London'', also directed by the Yunus Malik, was released in 1981. Pl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nasir Adeeb
Nasir Adeeb (born 6 March 1947), is a Pakistani scriptwriter, chiefly working in Punjabi language films of Lollywood. He holds unasserted world record for writing maximum number of film scripts until date. He also wrote many novels, including an espionage spy novel which was published during his school days. He earned his recognition in the 1970s with his first classical film Wehshi Jatt and subsequently with '' Maula Jatt'', a mass market blockbuster film and with its characters like ''Noori Natt''. The film became a subject between the government of Pakistan and the filmmakers for its story written by Nasir Adeeb. The recipient of numerous awards and accordion, including Presidential Pride of Performance, he wrote scripts and dialogues for more than four hundred films and is also credited for introducing ''"gandasa"'' genre in films which according to ''The Diplomat'' brought significant improvements to the Pakistan film industry during its unsuccessful productions. Life ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kabirwala
Kabirwala ( ur, , Punjabi ), is a town of Khanewal District in the Punjab province of Pakistan. The town is the headquarters of Kabirwala Tehsil, an administrative subdivision of the district. Kabirwala was 118th biggest city, with a population of over 684,000 residents, according to the 1998 Population Census of Pakistan, which is estimated at a million in 2017 by the Pakistan Population Census 2017. Location Kabirwala is in Punjab, Pakistan. Its geographical coordinates are 30°20'10" North, 70°43'30" East. It is one of four tehsils in Khanewal District. Kabirwala lies 10 km north of the district capital Khanewal on the Multan-Jhang road. Kabirwala is a city north 40 km from Multan City. History The city is named Kabirwala after Baba Pir Kabir who lived in the area. Kabirwala was part of Multan until restructuring made the largest sub division of Khanewal district. Sirai Sidhu, a historic city, used to be the tehsil headquarters of the whole district Khanewa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alam Lohar
Alam Lohar ( pa, ) was a prominent Pakistani Punjabi folk music singer. He is credited with creating and popularising the musical term Jugni. Early life and career Alam Lohar was born in 1928 in Achh, near Kotla Arab Ali Khan, Gujrat Tehsil, Gujrat District of Punjab, British India. He was born into a family of blacksmiths. As a child, Lohar read ''Sufiana Kalaam'', a collection of Punjabi stories and poetry and started singing from a childhood age. His family and children now live all around the world with most of his children in the UK. Alam Lohar modified a new style of singing the Punjabi Vaar, an epic or folk tale which made him popular when he toured villages and towns in the Punjab region. He is famous for his rendition of Waris Shah's ''Heer'' along with other songs such as Saif ul Maluk. He recorded his first album at the age of 13 and throughout his career he accomplished 15 Gold Disc LP's (record sales) for the following with mainly EMI/HMV Pakistan and other regiona ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Inayat Hussain Bhatti
Inayat Hussain Bhatti ( ur, ), (12 January 1928 – 31 May 1999) was a Pakistani film playback singer, film actor, producer, director, script writer, social worker, columnist, religious scholar and a promoter of the development of the Punjabi language and literature. Early life history Bhatti was born in Gujrat on 12 January 1928 in a Punjabi family. In December 1948, he moved to Lahore to study law and initially stayed at MAO College Lahore hostel in Lahore. A few months after his arrival in Lahore, he did his first performance on stage in the YMCA Hall, Lahore. After his YMCA auditorium performance, Bhatti accompanied Ijaz Gilani to Radio Pakistan, Lahore, where he met and became a formal pupil of ''Master Niaz Hussain Shami'', a composer then working for Radio Pakistan in Lahore. It was his association with and training under Master Niaz Hussain Shami, which facilitated Bhatti's participation in regular radio programs as a singer. He sometimes used to accept character ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mehnaz
Mehnaz Begum (1958 – 19 January 2013) was a Pakistani TV, radio, and film singer. She was well known as a film playback singer in the 1970s and 1980s. She was the recipient of Nigar Awards. Dawn (newspaper), 10 April 2006. Retrieved 21 April 2020 Early life and career Mehnaz Begum was born at Mahmudabad, Uttar Pradesh, India in 1958. Her family migrated to Pakistan in the late 1950s. She received her initial training in music from her mother Kajjan Begum who was also a singer. She started her career as a playback singer in the early 1970s. Saleem Gilani, ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Noor Jehan
Noor Jehan ( Punjabi: ) (born () Allah Rakhi Wasai ; 23 September 1926 – 23 December 2000; sometimes spelled Noorjehan),Ashish Rajadhyaksha and Paul Willemen, ''Encyclopaedia of Indian Cinema,'' British Film Institute, Oxford University Press, New Delhi, 2002, pp. 166. also known by her honorific title Malika-e-Tarannum (Queen of Melody), was a Punjabi playback singer and actress who worked first in India and then in the cinema of Pakistan. Her career spanned more than six decades (the 1930s–1990s). Considered to be one of the greatest and most influential singers in Indian subcontinent, she was given the honorific title of ''Malika-e-Tarannum'' in Pakistan. She had a command of Hindustani classical music as well as other music genres. Along with Ahmed Rushdi, she holds the record for having given voice to the largest number of film songs in the history of Pakistani cinema. She recorded about 20,000 songs in various languages including Urdu, Hindi, Punjabi and Sindhi. S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bilal Lashari
Bilal Lashari is a Pakistani filmmaker, cinematographer, screenwriter and occasional actor. He made his directorial debut with ''Waar'' (2013), which at the time of release became Pakistan's List of highest-grossing Pakistani films, highest-grossing film (currently 11th highest). His next project titled ''The Legend of Maula Jatt'' (2022) was a remake of the 1979 film Maula Jatt. The film broke box office records and became List of highest-grossing Pakistani films, Pakistan's highest grossing film. Lashari won awards in four categories at the ARY Film Awards 2014 for his directorial debut. Early life Bilal Lashari was born into a Baloch people in Punjab, Punjabi Baloch family. His father, Kamran Lashari, is a retired senior Pakistani bureaucrat who served as a Federal Secretary and did a lot in cultural preservation in Lahore, while his paternal grandfather was a landlord, lawyer and poet. His younger brother, Rohail Lashari, an MBA graduate from HEC Paris, was the lead vocalis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jeene Nahi Doonga
''Jeene Nahi Doonga'' is a 1984 Bollywood action film directed by Rajkumar Kohli. The film stars Dharmendra, Shatrughan Sinha, Raj Babbar, Anita Raj, Roshni in lead roles. Its plot bears resemblance to the Pakistani Punjabi movie '' Maula Jatt''. Cast * Dharmendra as Roshan / Raka (Double Role) * Shatrughan Sinha as Shaka *Raj Babbar as Badal * Anita Raj as Bijli * Roshni as Reshma * Shakti Kapoor as Shakti Singh * Raza Murad as Jabbar *Vinod Mehra as Police Inspector *Parikshit Sahni as Fakeer Baba *Jagdeep as Jhumru * Jayshree T. as Jayshree *Jagdish Raj as Jailor * Neeta Mehta as Chandni *Leena Das as Dancer *Mehar Mittal as Ghasitaram *Kader Khan Kader Khan (22 October 1937 – 31 December 2018) was an Indian actor, screenwriter and film director. As an actor, he appeared in over 300 Bollywood films after his debut film in the 1973 film '' Daag'', starring Rajesh Khanna, in which h ... as Narrator Plot Bitter animosity and hatred has existed between the commun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Khalid Saleem Mota
Khalid Saleem Mota is a Pakistani former comedian actor who worked in TV dramas and films during the 1970s and 1980s. Life and career Mota was born in 1947 in Chiniot, District Jhang. He received early school education at his home town. Later, he moved to Faisalabad as a young boy with his family because the majority of his family members are business owners. Later, his family moved to Hyderabad, where he went on to do his matriculation and intermediate. Mota relocated to Lahore after earning his bachelor degree with the intention of becoming an actor. He was introduced to television by the writer Athar Shah Khan Jaidi. He appeared in more than 300 Urdu and Punjabi films. Personal life In 2010, his both legs were amputated due to diabetes, making him unable to continue his acting career. He has 3 sons and 2 daughters. Presently, he is living a retired life. Filmography A list of his selected films includes: * 1968: Kanjus (Punjabi) * 1971: Ucha Naa Pyar Da (Punjabi) * 1972: K ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Albela (actor)
Akhtar Hussain Albela ( pa, ) (21 September 1940 – 17 July 2004) was a Pakistani actor and comedian. Albela died of a heart failure at age 63 in Lahore on 17 July 2004. Early life and career Albela was born in Gojra, Punjab, British India (now in Toba Tek Singh District, Punjab, Pakistan) in 1940. He performed in numerous films, television and theater plays in his career spanning over 50 years. Some of his hit Punjabi films were Bharia Mela (1966), Badnam (1966), Baoo Ji (1968) and Ishq Nachaway Gali Gali (1984).Film, stage actor Albela passes away (includes Profile and obituary of Albela (actor) on Dawn (newspaper) Published 18 July 2004, Retrieved 31 January 2022 He has 7 daughters and two sons. His son, Honey Al ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saeed Khan Rangeela
Mohammad Saeed Khan (1 January 1937 – 24 May 2005), better known as Rangeela, was a Pakistani Lollywood actor, singer and director. He is regarded as one of the finest comedians of the Pakistani film industry. He performed in over 300 films in his career spanning over 4 decades. Early life and career His birth name was Mohammad Saeed Khan and he was born in Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan. His family moved to Peshawar, Pakistan when he was very young. He took a keen interest in bodybuilding and physical exercises as a teenager. He moved to Lahore at a young age and earned his livelihood by painting billboards for the Pakistani film industry. Once, when the shooting of a film was taking place, an actor for the film's jolly character role was needed. The film director asked Mohammad Saeed Khan to play the part which he did. All those present during the shooting were amused by his acting style and he became an actor through sheer luck. Rangeela made his professional cinemati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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