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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] |
Sabiha Khanam
Sabiha Khanum ( ur, ; born Mukhtar Begum; 16 October 1935 – 13 June 2020), was a Pakistani film actress. She is also known as the "First Lady of Pakistani Cinema", and is often recognized for her role in Pakistani cinema during the 1950s and 1960s. The recipient of the Pride of Performance and Nigar Awards, she debuted in Lollywood films with ''Beli (1950)'', and also appeared in television dramas. Some of her notable films include Do Ansoo (1950), ''Sassi'' (1954), ''Gumnaam'' (1954), ''Dulla Bhatti'' (1956), ''Sarfarosh'' (1956), '' Mukhra'' (1958), and ''Devar Bhabhi'' (1967). She appeared mostly in Santosh Kumar's films playing protagonist roles opposite to her throughout the career. Sabiha and Santosh are sometimes known for their on-screen chemistry they shared and built following the 1950s and 60s films, in particular after they worked in ''Qatil (1955)'' film. Early life Sabiha Khanum was born Mukhtar Begum in a village near Gujrat in Punjab, Pakistan, to Mohammad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saifuddin Saif
Saifuddin Saif (20 July 1922 12 July 1993) was a Pakistani lyricist, poet, film producer-director, and the founder of Rehnuma Films, a film studio of 1954. He was involved in writing poems and lyrics before and after the Partition. However, most of his films written before partition remained unreleased due to political instabilities in the subcontinent. He was best known for his film Kartar Singh, and is also credited for writing lyrics for Pakistan's historical and first-ever feature film '' Teri Yaad'', which helped him to appear among the prominent writers. As a poet, he wrote eleven gazals and four nazms on various subjects, including fifteen on friendship, fifteen on social, one on hope, and a poetic book titled ''Kham-e-Kakul'', also known as ''Khan-e-Kamal'' (amazing ruler). Early life and education Saifuddin was born and raised in British Raj at Amritsar. He received his education from the Govt. M.A.O. College Lahore, but left midway after he was barred from taking ... [...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] |
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] |
Zahida Parveen (singer)
Zahida Parveen was a Pakistani classical singer and playback singer. She was known as ''The Nightingale'' and ''The Queen of Kafi''. Early life Zahida Parveen was born in 1925 at Amritsar, Punjab during British India. Her parents died when she was very young so she was raised by one of her sisters, Peeran Ditti. She joined Patiala Gharana School to learn singing from sarangi player Baba Taj from Kapurthalla. Then she studied with Hussain Bakhsh Khan, a sarangi player from Amritsar. Career After partition, she moved to Pakistan and learned singing from Ashiq Hussain of Patiala Gharana in Lahore. Then she started singing at Radio Pakistan Lahore. In 1949 she worked as a playback singer and recorded a qawwali with Iqbal Bano and Munawar Sultana in the film ''Mundri''. The qawwali was composed by B.A. Chishti. At Radio Pakistan, she performed the songs "Kya Haal Sunawan Dil Da" and "Maindi Ajj Kal Akh Phurkaandi Aei", a composition of Khwaja Ghulam Farid with kafi style the so ... [...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] |
Kausar Parveen
Kauser Parveen (1933 - 1967) was a Pakistani playback singer during the 1950s and 1960s. She is known for vocalizing songs like, "''O Maina Na Jane Kya Hogaya Kahan Dil Khogaya''", "''Pal Pal Jhoomun Jhoom Ke Gaun''", and the film lullaby, "''Raaj Dularey, Meri Ankhiyon Ke Taray''". She was the younger sister of actress Asha Posley. Early life and family Kausar was born in Patiala, Punjab, British India, in 1933. She migrated to Pakistan, after the partition of India, along with her family. She was the daughter of ''Inayat Ali Nath'', who was the music director of first Pakistani film '' Teri Yaad'' (1948). She was the youngest sister of actresses Asha Posley, Najma Begum and Rani Kiran. Career ''Kausar'' began her singing career in the early 1950s and rose to fame when she gave her voice for Master Inayat Hussain and G.A. Chisthi in the films, ''Gumnaam'' (1954) and ''Sassi'' (1954). 1955 was a pivotal year in her career as a singer. Under the direction of Master Inayat H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sharafat Ali (singer)
Sharafat Ali (16 August 1924 – 17 April 1991) was a Pakistani singer who is known for vocalizing the song "''Jab Teray Shehar Se Guzarta Hun''" for the film ''Waada'' (1957). Life and career ''Sharafat Ali'' was born on 16 August 1924 in Rampur, British India. During his education at Aligarh Muslim University, he started singing on All India Radio. In 1948, he moved to Pakistan and settled in Lahore. ''Sharafat Ali'' was not a professional singer but his passion for music helped him earn an A-grade as a singer at All India Radio. In 1954, during a visit to India, he got an opportunity to record a ghazal for the Indian film Mirza Ghalib. In Lollywood, he sang for only one Urdu film Waada (1957), which was directed by W. Z. Ahmed. He vocalized four songs for the film under the direction of musician Rashid Attre. A song from the film "''Jab Teray Shehar Se Guzarta Hon''" got iconic fame across the country. Later, after a conflict with ''Rasheed Attray'', he departed the film i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Allauddin (Pakistani Actor)
Allauddin Butt, better known as simply Allauddin ( ur, ; 2 February 1920 – 13 May 1983) was a Pakistani actor who worked in Pakistani Lollywood movies.Allauddin filmography on Indian Cinema Heritage Foundation website Retrieved 28 December 2021 His film career spanned over 4 decades. Early life and career Allauddin Butt was born in , in 1923. He was born into a |
Santosh Kumar (actor)
Syed Musa Abbas Raza, ( ur, ; 25 December 1925 – 11 June 1982) better known as Santosh Kumar ( ur, ), was a Pakistani film actor who was popular in the 1950s and 1960s. He was from an Urdu-speaking family from Lahore, Pakistan. His brother Darpan was also a film actor during the same period, while his other brother S. Suleman was a film director. Early life and career Santosh Kumar's birth name was Syed Musa Raza. He was born in 1925 in Lahore, British India. He graduated from Osmania University, Hyderabad, British India. After the Partition of India in 1947, Santosh Kumar migrated to Lahore, Pakistan with his family. Owing to his education and awareness, Santosh Kumar was always designated to lead the entourage to represent Pakistan in meetings held abroad, and because of this became known as the foreign minister of the Pakistani film industry. This was revealed by him in one of his interviews broadcast by the Radio Pakistan in the mid sixties. Initially, he was mar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |