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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] |
Hassan Latif
Hassan Latif (1916 – 9 November 1979) was a Pakistani music director known for composing popular film songs like, "''Ja apni hasraton pe aanson baha ke sou ja''" (Film: ''Susral'' 1962) and "''Gaadi ko chalana babu zara halkay halkay''" (Film: ''Anokhi'' 1956). Latif composed a ''Naʽat'' for the film ''Noor-e-Islam'' (1957), "''Shah-e-Madina Yathrib Ke Waali''", that is still regarded as a classic. Early life and career Hassan was born in 1916 in Sahiwal, Punjab, British India. He started his career as a music director with an Urdu film "Judai" that was released in 1950. He composed only one song, "''Gaari ko chalana babu''" for the movie "Anokhi" (1956) that became very popular, while rest of the songs of the movie were composed by a visiting Indian musician Timar Barn. Hassan's first breakthrough was a religious-themed movie, "Noor-e-Islam" (1957). He composed an Urdu naat for the movie, "''Shah-e-Madina Yathrib Ke Waali Saray Nabi Teray Dar Ke Sawaali''" that is popular ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saleem Raza (singer)
Noel Dias (4 March 1932 – 25 November 1983), better known as Saleem Raza ( ur, ), was a Pakistani playback singer. He started his singing career from Lahore, Pakistan and quickly gained popularity. Raza was a classically- trained singer and was more famous for singing sad songs. Raza's career suffered due to the rise of singer Ahmed Rushdi in the late 1950s. He left playback singing in 1966 as he lost his popularity with the film composers and moved to Canada where he died in 1983. Career Saleem Raza was born Noel Dias in a Christian family. After the independence of Pakistan in 1947, he migrated to Pakistan and settled in Lahore. He first sang for Lahore Radio Station. Raza also made friends with an artist of the time, Mohni Hameed. Raza and Hameed were often seen attending events together. Additionally, Raza learned music from the music composers of the day including Master Sadiq Ali, and Ustaad Aashiq Husain. He was introduced to the Pakistani film industry by veter ... [...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] |
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] |
Naeem Hashmi
Naeem Hashmi (died 27 April 1976) was a Pakistani film, television and stage actor, writer, poet, producer, and director. He was known for his roles as a villain in the late 1940s and 1950s, but he later took character roles in over 100 films.Legendary Actor Naeem Hashmi's Death Anniversary to Observe Today Pakistan Media Updates website, Published 27 April 2015, Retrieved 4 July 2021Profile of Naeem Hashmi on Pak 101.com website Retrieved 4 July 2021 Career Naeem Hashmi first made his film debut in |
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] |
Nazar (comedian)
Nazar (died 20 January 1991), was a Pakistani comedian and film actor. He debuted in films with a Punjabi language film ''Gul-Baloch'' which was released in 1944,In this film Famous Indian singer Mohammed Rafi was also introduced first time as playback singer. Nazar later played comedic role in Pakistan's first feature film '' Teri Yaad'' and Pakistan's first silver jubilee film ''Pheray'' (1949). As an actor, he appeared in many films and played lead role in film ''Judai'' (1950)‚ directed by Amin Malik. During the early era of Pakistani films, he worked in Lollywood extensively alongside film actress Zeenat. In 1960, he was awarded the Nigar Award The Nigar Awards ( ur, , translit=Inʿām Negār, lit=Picture Awards) were presented in an annual award show to recognize outstanding achievement in Pakistani cinema. The honors are awarded by Nigar Magazine founded in 1948. The Nigar Awards a ... for best comedian for ''Humsafar (1960)'' film. Filmography Awards De ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Darpan (actor)
Syed Ishrat Abbas ( ur, ), (1928 – 8 November 1980) better known by his stage name Darpan ( ur, ), was one of the original romantic heroes of the "golden age" of Pakistan's film industry (also commonly known as Lollywood). Background Syed Ishrat Abbas was born into a middle-class Shia Islam, Shia Muslim family originally from the United Provinces of British India, United Provinces of British Raj, India, where he was born in 1928. His older brother, Syed Musa Raza, Santosh Kumar, was also a film actor. Another brother, S. Sulaiman, is a film director. Career Darpan was introduced in the film ''Amanat'' in 1950 and went on to feature in the Pakistani Punjabi film ''Billo'' in 1951. After starring in a few more films produced in Lahore, he decided to try his luck in India, where he only had moderate level of success. Notable films from this period include ''Barati (1954 film), Barati'' (1954), and ''Adl-e-Jehangir'' (1955) opposite Meena Kumari. Darpan came back to Lah ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Irene Perveen
Irene Perveen also spelled as Irene Parveen is a Pakistani playback singer from the 1960s, who mainly sang for Pakistani films. She gained popularity for her film song, "''Tumhi ho mehboob mere''" for movie ''Aaina'' (1966). Early life Irene was born in a Christian family on April 23, 1940. Career In the beginning, ''Irene'' used to sing in Radio Pakistan's music programs. She started her career in the film ''Noor-E-Islam'' in 1957. She sang some popular duets with Masood Rana and Ahmed Rushdi. She later sang many hit songs for 31 films including one super-hit song in film ''Aina (1966)'', ''Tum Hee Ho Mehboob Meray'', film song lyrics by Khawaja Pervez and music by M Ashraf. In the 1960s, she was the most suitable female singer to sing comedy or parody songs, and sang many comedy songs with Ahmad Rushdi and Masood Rana Masood Rana ( ur, , 6 August 1941 – 4 October 1995) was a Pakistani film playback singer. He began his singing career in 1962 with the film ''Inqal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1950s Urdu-language Films
Year 195 ( CXCV) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Scrapula and Clemens (or, less frequently, year 948 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 195 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 has the Roman Senate deify the previous emperor Commodus, in an attempt to gain favor with the family of Marcus Aurelius. * King Vologases V and other eastern princes support the claims of Pescennius Niger. The Roman province of Mesopotamia rises in revolt with Parthian support. Severus marches to Mesopotamia to battle the Parthians. * The Roman province of Syria is divided and the role of Antioch is diminished. The Romans annexed the Syrian cities of Edessa and Nisibis. Severus re-establish his head ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zubaida Khanum
Zubaida Khanum (1935 – 19 October 2013) was a Pakistani playback singer who recorded over 250 songs during Golden Age of Pakistani film music of 1950s and 1960s. She was considered Pakistani equivalent to Marni Nixon of Hollywood for giving voice to featured actresses in movie musicals. Film career Zubaida Khanum made her debut as a singer in film '' Billo'' (1951), when renowned Pakistani music director Ghulam Ahmed Chishti introduced her into the film industry, but she got her big breakthrough from film ''Shehri Babu'' in 1953 in which she instantly had many run-away super-hit film songs. Zubaida also acted as a supporting actress in a handful of films including ''Patay Khan'' (1955). and ''Dulla Bhatti'' (1956). [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tanvir Naqvi
Tanvir Naqvi (born Syed Khursheed Ali; 16 February 1919 1 November 1972), also spelled Tanveer Naqvi, was a Pakistani lyricist and poet. He wrote lyrics for 200 uncertain films, including Lollywood and Bollywood. He made his debut in Indian cinema with ''Swami'' film directed by Abdul Rashid Kardar, and later remained active in Pakistani film industry for over fifteen years. He earned recognition after writing "Aawaz De Kaha Hai" song for ''Anmol Ghadi'' film and "Rang Laayega Shaheedon ka Lahoo" song covering 1965 India-Pakistan war. He was born in Lahore, British India (in modern-day Lahore, Pakistan). He originally belonged to a family of Persian writers from Iran, and married Noor Jehan's sister, Eidan Bai. Career As a lyricist, he started his career around 1946 at early age, but after moving to Pakistan, he wrote lyrics for Urdu and Punjabi language films, including Pakistan's first feature film '' Teri Yaad''. He also wrote for ''Salma (1960)'', Noor's first film as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |