Baghi is a 1956 Pakistani Urdu film directed by Ashfaq Malik.

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Musarrat Nazir Musarrat Nazir Khawaja ( ur, ; born 13 October 1937) is a Pakistani singer and film actress, who acted in many Urdu and Punjabi films. She, many years later, also sang solo, mostly wedding and folk songs. Early life Her parents were a Punja ...

, Allauddin, and

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were among the main cast. It is considered the first

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Plot

The film is based on true events from the time of the British rule in the Indian subcontinent.

Cast

played the role of ''Akbar'' *

who played ''Mahesh'' * ''Yasmin'' * Allauddin * Talish * Nazar * ''Zeenat'' * ''Ghulam Mohammad'' *

Sultan Rahi Sultan Rahi ( ur, ﺳﻠﻄﺎﻥ ﺭﺍﮨﯽ ; June 24, 1938 – January 9, 1996) was a Pakistani actor, producer and screenwriter. He established himself as one of the leading and most successful actors of Pakistani and Punjabi cinema, and ...

(

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)

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 Rehman Verma (1927 – 11 August 2007) was a Pakistani music director. He composed playback music for Lollywood's first-ever action movie, ''Baaghi'', in 1956. He was one of the musical duo "Sharma Ji-Verma Ji" along with the Bollywood musi ...

, with song lyrics written by the poet

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, Saghar Siddiqui and A.K. Musarrat.

Munawar Sultana Munawar Sultana (8 November 1924 – 15 September 2007) was an Indian cinema actress, who acted in Hindi films. She is cited as one of the "popular" actresses of the late 1940s to early 1950s period, along with Noor Jehan, Swarnalata and Rag ...

, Kausar Praveen,

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 giv ...

, Pukhraj Pappu and

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were the playback singers.

References

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External links

Baaghi
at IMDb Pakistani black-and-white films Pakistani action films 1950s Urdu-language films