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Nighat Sultana
Nighat Sultana was a Pakistani actress. She acted in both Urdu and Punjabi films and is known for her roles in films ''Chann Mahi'', ''Umar Marvi'', ''Saat Lakh'', ''Insaf'', ''Insan Badalta Hay'', ''Neend'', '' Dil Mera Dharkan Teri'', ''Afsana Zindagi Ka'' and ''Kabhi Alwida Na Kehna''. Early life Hasan Ali her father was from a Bengali family and he worked in army and was sent to Iraq during the World War I there he married Iraqi Kurd woman. Nighat was born in 1935 in Khurdistan, Iraq. When Nighat was fourteen years her parents then left Iraq and went to settled in Pakistan at Karachi. Nighat's father wanted her to become a doctor. She studied nursing and became a nurse and worked in an army hospital before joining films. After sometime her father Hasan suffered from some blindness illness. In 1953 Nighat went to Lahore and there she met director Aslam Irani and he cast her in his film ''Tarrap''. In the film ''Tarrap'' she worked with Sudhir, Shammi and Allauddin. Career ...
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Iraqi Kurdistan
Iraqi Kurdistan or Southern Kurdistan ( ku, باشووری کوردستان, Başûrê Kurdistanê) refers to the Kurdish-populated part of northern Iraq. It is considered one of the four parts of "Kurdistan" in Western Asia, which also includes parts of southeastern Turkey (Northern Kurdistan), northern Syria (Western Kurdistan), and northwestern Iran (Eastern Kurdistan). Much of the geographical and cultural region of Iraqi Kurdistan is part of the Kurdistan Region (KRI), an autonomous region recognized by the Constitution of Iraq. As with the rest of Kurdistan, and unlike most of the rest of Iraq, the region is inland and mountainous. Etymology The exact origins of the name ''Kurd'' are unclear. The suffix ''-stan'' is an Iranian term for region. The literal translation for Kurdistan is "Region of Kurds". The name was also formerly spelled ''Curdistan''. One of the ancient names of Kurdistan is '' Corduene''.A.D. Lee, ''The Role of Hostages in Roman Diplomacy with Sa ...
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Nooran
''Nooran'' ( pa, نوراں), also spelled ''Nooraan'', is a 1957 Pakistani Punjabi-language musical romance film directed and produced by J.C. Anand and starring Noor Jehan and Sudhir in lead roles. Hazeen Qadri weote the film, songs lyrics and dialogues of the film. The film revolves around Nooran and Sohna Baloch who falls for each other first sight but their families are enemies of each other for many years. Although, the film didn't well at box office but over the years, the film's song became popular and inspired the others, especially that sung by Jehan. Cast * Noor Jahan * Sudhir * Zeenat * Nazar * Saleem Raza * M. Ajmal * Kamla * G.N. Butt * Rakhshi * Maya Devi * Ismael Qamar * Rangeela * Afzal Beg * Saeed Akhtar * Nighat Sultana (guest appearance) Production The film was made in Lahore by Ever-ready Pictures. It was produced by ''J.C Anand'', directed by ''M.A Khan'', story/lyrics by ''Hazin Qadri'', and music composed by ''Safdar Hussain''. Music Safdar Hussai ...
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Actresses In Sindhi Cinema
An actor or actress is a person who portrays a character in a performance. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. The analogous Greek term is (), literally "one who answers".''Hypokrites'' (related to our word for hypocrite) also means, less often, "to answer" the tragic chorus. See Weimann (1978, 2); see also Csapo and Slater, who offer translations of classical source material using the term ''hypocrisis'' (acting) (1994, 257, 265–267). The actor's interpretation of a rolethe art of actingpertains to the role played, whether based on a real person or fictional character. This can also be considered an "actor's role," which was called this due to scrolls being used in the theaters. Interpretation occurs even when the actor is "playing themselves", as in some forms of experimental performance art. Formerly, in ancient Greece and the medieval world, and in England at the time of Willi ...
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Actresses In Urdu Cinema
An actor or actress is a person who portrays a character in a performance. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. The analogous Greek term is (), literally "one who answers".''Hypokrites'' (related to our word for hypocrite) also means, less often, "to answer" the tragic chorus. See Weimann (1978, 2); see also Csapo and Slater, who offer translations of classical source material using the term ''hypocrisis'' (acting) (1994, 257, 265–267). The actor's interpretation of a rolethe art of actingpertains to the role played, whether based on a real person or fictional character. This can also be considered an "actor's role," which was called this due to scrolls being used in the theaters. Interpretation occurs even when the actor is "playing themselves", as in some forms of experimental performance art. Formerly, in ancient Greece and the medieval world, and in England at the time of Willi ...
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21st-century Pakistani Actresses
The 1st century was the century spanning AD 1 ( I) through AD 100 ( C) according to the Julian calendar. It is often written as the or to distinguish it from the 1st century BC (or BCE) which preceded it. The 1st century is considered part of the Classical era, epoch, or historical period. The 1st century also saw the appearance of Christianity. During this period, Europe, North Africa and the Near East fell under increasing domination by the Roman Empire, which continued expanding, most notably conquering Britain under the emperor Claudius (AD 43). The reforms introduced by Augustus during his long reign stabilized the empire after the turmoil of the previous century's civil wars. Later in the century the Julio-Claudian dynasty, which had been founded by Augustus, came to an end with the suicide of Nero in AD 68. There followed the famous Year of Four Emperors, a brief period of civil war and instability, which was finally brought to an end by Vespasian, ninth Roman emperor, a ...
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Actresses In Punjabi Cinema
An actor or actress is a person who portrays a character in a performance. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. The analogous Greek term is (), literally "one who answers".''Hypokrites'' (related to our word for hypocrite) also means, less often, "to answer" the tragic chorus. See Weimann (1978, 2); see also Csapo and Slater, who offer translations of classical source material using the term ''hypocrisis'' (acting) (1994, 257, 265–267). The actor's interpretation of a rolethe art of actingpertains to the role played, whether based on a real person or fictional character. This can also be considered an "actor's role," which was called this due to scrolls being used in the theaters. Interpretation occurs even when the actor is "playing themselves", as in some forms of experimental performance art. Formerly, in ancient Greece and the medieval world, and in England at the time of Wil ...
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1935 Births
Events January * January 7 – Italian premier Benito Mussolini and French Foreign Minister Pierre Laval conclude Franco-Italian Agreement of 1935, an agreement, in which each power agrees not to oppose the other's colonial claims. * January 12 – Amelia Earhart becomes the first person to successfully complete a solo flight from Hawaii to California, a distance of 2,408 miles. * January 13 – A plebiscite in the Saar (League of Nations), Territory of the Saar Basin shows that 90.3% of those voting wish to join Germany. * January 24 – The first canned beer is sold in Richmond, Virginia, United States, by Gottfried Krueger Brewing Company. February * February 6 – Parker Brothers begins selling the board game Monopoly (game), Monopoly in the United States. * February 13 – Richard Hauptmann is convicted and sentenced to death for the kidnapping and murder of Charles Lindbergh Jr. in the United States. * February 15 – The discovery and clinical development of ...
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Beyond The Last Mountain
''Beyond the Last Mountain'' (1976) is a Pakistani English language film written and directed by Javed Jabbar. It was Pakistan’s first English language film, which was shown at the 6th International Film Festival of India in New Delhi. It was also released in an Urdu language version with the title "Musafir".New genres for Pakistani directors
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The story is set in the post-1971 disintegrated . A young man returns to from abroad along with his politician father. The father gets assassinated, and the ...
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Saiqa (film)
''Saiqa'' is a 1968 Pakistani Urdu romantic film directed by Laiq Akhtar and produced by Shamim Ara. The film was based on Razia Butt's novel by the same name. The lead cast included Shamim Ara, Mohammad Ali, Darpan, Lehri, and Zamurrad. Saiqa won 9 Nigar Awards in various categories, including the "Best Film" of the year. Plot The heroine of the film is ''Saiqa'', a twenty-year-old orphan girl who lives in a palace with her grandmother, aunts, and uncle. The palace, however, is a horrible place for her because she is treated badly due to her parents' deeds. Her distant aunt ''Anjum Ara'', who visits occasionally, and her uncle ''Fakhr'', who doesn't overtly express his affection for her because of his wife, are the only people who truly adore her. Saiqa secretly loves her most annoying cousin ''Rehan'', but he likes his other cousin. The superstitious adults with hate-filled hearts have misled ''Rehan'' and other kids in the palace into thinking that Saiqa's presence is a ...
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Sassi Punnu (1958 Film)
''Sassi Punnu'' ( sd, سَسُئيِ پُنهوُن, Sassui Punhun) is a 1958 Pakistani film adapted from a popular Sindhi folk tale, produced by Syed A. Haroon, directed by Akbar Ali. It was released on 30 May 1958 and starred Nighat Sultana, Sayani and Rakhshi. This is a black and white film in Sindhi language.Sassi Punnu (1958 film) listed on cineplot.com website
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Sassi Punnu (1958 film) on Motion Pictures Archives of Pakistan (mpaop.org) website
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