''Andaleeb'' is a 1969 Pakistani

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Waheed Murad Waheed Murad ( ur, ; 2 October 1938 – 23 November 1983), also known as Chocolate Hero, was a Pakistani film actor, producer and script writer. Famous for his charming expressions, attractive personality, tender voice and unusual talent for a ...

Shabnam Jharna Basak (born 17 August 1946), known by her stage name Shabnam, is a Bangladeshi–Pakistani stage and film actress. Actor Waheed Murad introduced her to the Pakistani film industry by offering her a lead role in his film ''Samundar'' in 1 ...

, Aliya, and

Mustafa Qureshi Mustafa Qureshi is a Pakistani film and television actor. He has acted in more than 600 movies, in Urdu, Punjabi and Sindhi languages. He is best remembered for playing the antagonist Noori Natt in ''Maula Jatt'' (1979). He was born into ...

, and Talish. It was a golden jubilee hit directed by Farid Ahmed, produced by Rashid Mukhtar, and music composed by

Nisar Bazmi Nisar Bazmi (1 December 1924 – 22 March 2007) was a composer and music director of Indian and Pakistan film industry.

. ''Andaleeb'' received 4

Nigar Awards 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 ...

in different categories.

Plot

This film is a musical love story based on Salma Kanwal's novel by the same title, "''Andaleeb''".

Cast

Aliya Begum Aliya, also known as Aaliya ( Punjabi, ur, ) is a Pakistani film actress. She acted in both Urdu and Punjabi films and is known for her roles in films '' Andaleeb'', ''Anhoni'', ''Maula Jatt'', '' Yeh Adam'', ''Lado Rani'' and '' Neend Hamari K ...

* Talish *

Salma Mumtaz Salma Mumtaz (1926 – 20 January 2012) was a Pakistani film actress, director and producer. Early life and career Salma Mumtaz made her film debut as an actress in the 1960 Urdu language film, ''Neelofar'' (1960).Lehri * Ibrahim Nafees * Rajni * Baby Durdana * Atia Ashraf * Talat Siddiqi * Meena Chaudhry * Pandit Shahed * Sultana Iqbal * Niggo * Meena Chaudhary

Music

The music of the film was composed by well-known musician

Nisar Bazmi Nisar Bazmi (1 December 1924 – 22 March 2007) was a composer and music director of Indian and Pakistan film industry.

. The song ''Kuch log rooth kar be lagte hain kitne pyare'' written by

Masroor Anwar Masroor Anwar (6 January 1944 – 1 April 1996) was a ghazal poet, film song lyricist and a film screenwriter. He wrote the lyrics for 'Ko Ko Korina', South Asia's first pop song, and working alongside Sohail Rana, film director Pervez M ...

was one of his big super-hit songs for 1969. Songs of the film are: * by

Runa Laila Runa Laila ( bn, রুনা লায়লা, ur, ; born 17 November 1952) is a Bangladeshi playback singer and composer. She started her career in Pakistan film industry in the late 1960s. Her style of singing is inspired by Pakistani p ...

* by

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Soundtrack of film Andaleeb (1969) on IMDb website
Retrieved 25 May 2019 * by

* by

and

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 Pres ...

* by

, film song written by

Kaleem Usmani Kaleem Usmani (born Ehtisham Ilahi; 28 February 1928 28 August 2000) was a Pakistani Urdu poet who wrote ghazals, naats, patriotic songs and more than one hundred songs for thirty-seven Urdu films. However, he earned recognition as a lyricis ...

* by

and Dina Laila

Box office

The film was a golden jubilee hit, completing 56 weeks in theaters.

Awards

''Andaleeb'' won four

in the following categories:

Trivia

Initially, the actress

was not able to speak Urdu fluently, so for ''Andaleeb'', her dialogues were by a lady ''Kaukab Afzal''.

References

External links

* 1969 films Pakistani romantic drama films Urdu-language Pakistani films 1960s Urdu-language films Nigar Award winners Films based on Pakistani novels {{Pakistan-film-stub