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Yasmin (actress)
Yasmin, also spelled as Yasmeen, is a Pakistani actress known for her work in Pakistani cinema. Her career spanned over two decades during which she appeared as a leading lady as well as supporting roles in the films of Golden Age of Pakistani cinema. She retired from acting after her marriage with Shaukat Hussain Rizvi. Personal life Yasmin was born as Zarina in Bombay, British India in 1935. She was educated there. She first married Jaffar Shah Bokhari. After her divorce with Bokhari, she married director Shaukat Hussain Rizvi, who was the former husband of Noor Jehan. Career Yasmeen made her debut in 1949 with A.R. Kardar's '' Dillagi'' in a recurring role. After partition, she shifted to Pakistan and started working in Pakistani cinema. Her debut film in Pakistan was ''Beli'' which was released in 1950, followed by ''Chaan Way'' (1952), ''Dupatta'' (1952), ''Lakht-e-Jigar'' (1956) and ''Morni'' (1956), the latter of which was her debut in a leading role. Filmography ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bombay
Mumbai (, ; also known as Bombay — the official name until 1995) is the capital city of the Indian state of Maharashtra and the ''de facto'' financial centre of India. According to the United Nations, as of 2018, Mumbai is the second-most populous city in India after Delhi and the eighth-most populous city in the world with a population of roughly 20 million (2 crore). As per the Indian government population census of 2011, Mumbai was the most populous city in India with an estimated city proper population of 12.5 million (1.25 crore) living under the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation. Mumbai is the centre of the Mumbai Metropolitan Region, the sixth most populous metropolitan area in the world with a population of over 23 million (2.3 crore). Mumbai lies on the Konkan coast on the west coast of India and has a deep natural harbour. In 2008, Mumbai was named an alpha world city. It has the highest number of millionaires and billionaires among all cities i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baghi (1956 Film)
Baghi is a 1956 Pakistani Urdu film directed by Ashfaq Malik. Sudhir, Musarrat Nazir, Allauddin, and Agha Talish were among the main cast. It is considered the first action film of Lollywood. Plot The film is based on true events from the time of the British rule in the Indian subcontinent. Cast * Sudhir played the role of ''Akbar'' *Musarrat Nazir who played ''Mahesh'' * ''Yasmin'' * Allauddin * Talish * Nazar * ''Zeenat'' * ''Ghulam Mohammad'' *Sultan Rahi (extra) Release and reception The film was the first Pakistani film to be screened in China. Production The music for the film was composed by Rehman Verma, with song lyrics written by the poet Mushir Kazmi, Saghar Siddiqui and A.K. Musarrat. Munawar Sultana, Kausar Praveen, Zubaida Khanum, Pukhraj Pappu and 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, columnis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
IMDb
IMDb (an abbreviation of Internet Movie Database) is an online database of information related to films, television series, home videos, video games, and streaming content online – including cast, production crew and personal biographies, plot summaries, trivia, ratings, and fan and critical reviews. IMDb began as a fan-operated movie database on the Usenet group "rec.arts.movies" in 1990, and moved to the Web in 1993. It is now owned and operated by IMDb.com, Inc., a subsidiary of Amazon. the database contained some million titles (including television episodes) and million person records. Additionally, the site had 83 million registered users. The site's message boards were disabled in February 2017. Features The title and talent ''pages'' of IMDb are accessible to all users, but only registered and logged-in users can submit new material and suggest edits to existing entries. Most of the site's data has been provided by these volunteers. Registered users with a prov ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baaji (1963 Film)
''Baaji'' is a 1963 Pakistani musical romance film directed by S. Suleman. The film features Nayyar Sultana in the titular role with Darpan, Zeba, Agha Talish and Lehri in pivotal roles. The music of the film's soundtrack was composed by Saleem Iqbal. ''Baaji'' depicts the frustrations of a young widow due to her increasing age. The film didn't perform well at box office but received appreciable reviews, primarily due to Sultana's performance. In 2018, the film was selected to screen at Lok Virsa Museum. It received 5 awards at 1963 Nigar Awards, including Best film. Plot Farzana a.k.a. 'Fari' commonly known as Baaji in her circle of friends is a young widow, lives with some of her servants in a bungalow. Baaji lives a lonely life and has no family members living with her. One day, her cousin Nasir comes to meet her and she discovers that he lives nearby with a friend for his work assignment. Nasir then meets Seemi, daughter of Baaji's servant. They both fall for each othe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ghalib (film)
''Ghalib'' is a 1961 Pakistani black and white biographical drama film based on the life of famous Urdu poet, Mirza Asadullah Khan Ghalib. The film was directed and produced by Atta Ullah Hashmi, and the story was written by Shatir Ghaznavi with dialogue by Agha Shorish Kashmiri. The film stars Sudhir in the titular role of Ghalib while Noor Jehan played his love interest and also sang songs for the film. It also marked her last film as an actor after which she shifted her focus towards singing completely. Cast * Sudhir as Mirza Asadullah Khan Ghalib * Noor Jehan as Chaudhvin * Yasmin as Ghalib's wife * Shola as Khursheed Bai * Shamim Bano as Chaudhvin's mother * Khursheed Shahid * Habib Jalib (special appearance) Soundtrack Release and reception ''Ghalib (film)'' released on 24 November 1961 in cinemas of Karachi and Lahore. The film was an average grosser at the box office. Film received mixed response from critics with ''Dawn'' praised its production and compared i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Surayya (film)
''Surayya'' is a Pakistani melodrama film directed by Shabab Kiranvi, who also wrote the screenplay and dialogues. The films stars Nayyar Sultana in the titular role along with Habib-ur-Rehman, who played the male lead, and both played the young to old roles in the film. The film was released in January 1961 and was a box office hit. At annual Nigar Awards, Rehman won Best Actor award for his performance in the film. Plot Surayya and Yousuf love each other since childhood however, get separate when Surayya's brother Toufik decides to marry her with Dilshad. Yousuf sends her mother to Surayya's house with his proposal but Toufik denies her insultingly due to past conflict between the two families. Surayya goes to Lahore after marrying Dilshad. On the other hand, Yousuf's mother gets him married to Yaseem. He gets a job of manager in Dilshad's office in Lahore. After an year, Yasmeen dies after giving birth to a child. On the other hand, Surayya gives birth to still child. Due to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mukhra (1958 Film)
''Mukhra'' is a super-hit 1958 Pakistani Punjabi film. Many of its film songs became very popular due to its superb music by music director Rasheed Attre. Cast * Mohammad Afzal- Himalaywala * Allauddin * Anjum * Darpan * Ilyas Kashmiri * Sabiha Khanum - Sabiha * Santosh Kumar - Santosh * Diljeet Mirza (comedian) * Ghulam Mohammed * Nazar (comedian) * Asha Posley * Bibbo * Nayyar Sultana * Yasmin Reception This film was rated as a "hit" Punjabi film of 1958 in Pakistan. Soundtrack The music of the film was composed by Rasheed Attre with famous singers of the time including Zubaida Khanum, Naseem Begum, Munir Hussain and Sain Akhtar. The popular film songs were written by Waris Ludhianvi. * "Doray khich ke na kajra paayye maapiyan de pind kurriay", Sung by Zubaida Khanum * "Dilla, thehr ja yaar da nazara lain de", Sung by Munir Hussain * "Main dardi Surma na pawan, Akhaan wich mahi wasda..." Zubaida Khanum * (Bhairvi raag on violin) * "Mera ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zehr-e-Ishq
''Zehr-e-Ishq'' is a Pakistani romantic musical film released in 1958. Following ''Intezaar'', ''Zehr-e-Ishq'' is the second film featuring Masood Parvez as a director, Khwaja Khurshid Anwar as a producer, music composer and writer, Qateel Shifai as a lyricist, and Syed Imtiaz Ali Taj as a screenwriter. Musarrat Nazir, Habib ur Rehman and Yasmin appeared in lead roles in the film. Plot Sanwali belongs to a Sapera tribe and is madly in love with Jamil. But Jamil's mother is against this relationship and fixes Jamil's engagement with his cousin Salma, against his wish. Sanwali's father too tries to marry her with someone but she doesn't allow him to do. She plans to marry him by fleeing off from house but fails as his father locks her in the room. He marries her with a guy of their tribe by intoxicating her. When Sanwali does not reach there, Jamil considers her as a disloyal and marries Salam. On his marriage, Sanwali's sister Ratti tells him what happened to her. He then ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Morni
Morni is a village and tourist attraction in the Morni Hills at the height of in the Panchkula district of the Indian state of Haryana. It is located around from Chandigarh, from Panchkula city and is known for its Himalayan views, flora, and lakes. The name of Morni is believed to derive from a queen who once ruled the area two thousand years back. She was a just and noble ruler of her Queendom and after her the Morni was jagir of the Raja of Morni, kotaha and Pindrawal Raja Mir Syed Muhammad Baquar Ali Khan CIE. Geography The Morni Hills are offshoots of the Shivalik range of the Himalayas, which run in two parallel ranges. The village of Morni lies on the mountainside, at above mean sea level. Among the spurs of the hills lie two lakes, the larger of these being about long and broad, and the smaller around either way. Tourism The Haryana Government has constructed the Mountain Quail Resort for tourists, [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Presidencies And Provinces Of British India
The provinces of India, earlier presidencies of British India and still earlier, presidency towns, were the administrative divisions of British governance on the Indian subcontinent. Collectively, they have been called British India. In one form or another, they existed between 1612 and 1947, conventionally divided into three historical periods: *Between 1612 and 1757 the East India Company set up factories (trading posts) in several locations, mostly in coastal India, with the consent of the Mughal emperors, Maratha Empire or local rulers. Its rivals were the merchant trading companies of Portugal, Denmark, the Netherlands, and France. By the mid-18th century, three ''presidency towns'': Madras, Bombay and Calcutta, had grown in size. *During the period of Company rule in India (1757–1858), the company gradually acquired sovereignty over large parts of India, now called "presidencies". However, it also increasingly came under British government oversight, in effect sh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
