''Baharo Phool Barsao'' (), is a 1972 Pakistani

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romance film Romance films or movies involve romantic love stories recorded in visual media for broadcast in theatres or on television that focus on passion, emotion, and the affectionate romantic involvement of the main characters. Typically their journey ...

produced and directed by Indian director Mehmood Sadiq (a.k.a. M. Sadiq). He had come from India to produce and direct this film, but died halfway through its production. It was completed by the Pakistani film director

Hassan Tariq Hassan Tariq (22 October 1934 – 24 April 1982) was a Pakistani film director, film producer and screenwriter who was famous for making films like Anjuman, Kaneez, Baharo Phool Barsao, ''Dewar Bhabhi''. Early life and career Hassan was born ...

.Another take for Pakistani cinema - Film review of Baharo Phool Barsao (1972) on Dawn (newspaper) (scroll down to this title)
Retrieved 20 December 2021 It cast

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 ...

Rani ''Rani'' in Indian Subcontinent and Southeast Asia, sometimes spelled ''Ranee'', is a Hindu/Sanskrit feminine given name. The term is the female form of the term for princely rulers in South and Southeast Asia and applies equally to the wife of a ...

, Rukhsana,

Munawar Zarif Munawar Zarif ( Punjabi, ur, منور ظریف) (25 December 1940 – 29 April 1976) was a Pakistani film actor and comedian. His fans named him ''Shahenshah-e-Zarafat'' ( ur, شہنشاہِ ﻇﺮﺍﻓﺖ), meaning ''The Emperor of Humo ...

, Saiqa,

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, Tamanna,

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and Sangeeta (as guest star). The film is based on India's

Lucknow Lucknow (, ) is the capital and the largest city of the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh and it is also the second largest urban agglomeration in Uttar Pradesh. Lucknow is the administrative headquarters of the eponymous district and division ...

culture.

Summary

Nawab Parvez Akhter (

) spends a lot of money on his wedding and his newly wedded wife (

), plunging himself into huge debt, also his rival Nawab Fakhru (

) plots against him.

Cast

as Salma *

as Nawab Parvez Akhter * Rukhsana *

as Nawab Fakhru *

as Shabbo Pehalwaan * Saiqa as Yasmeen *

as Mirza * Sangeeta (Special appearance)

Reception

Film was released by Sadiq Productions on 11 August 1972 in Pakistani cinemas. The film completed 23 weeks on main cinema and 64 weeks on other cinemas of

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and thus became a blockbuster

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film of the year. The film was again released in 1983, after Waheed Murad's death, in

Lahore Lahore ( ; pnb, ; ur, ) is the second most populous city in Pakistan after Karachi and 26th most populous city in the world, with a population of over 13 million. It is the capital of the province of Punjab where it is the largest city. ...

's cinemas and it again celebrated Golden Jubilee in its second run.

Music

The music of the film is composed by

Nashad Nashad ( ur, ) (11 July 1923 – 14 January 1981) was a film composer and music director of Indian and Pakistani film industry. He composed music for Hindi films in the 1940s and 1950s, credited on-screen under the names Nashad and then later ...

and the songs are written by Shewan Rizvi. Playback singers are

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 ''Inqalab'', became one of the top male singers in both Urdu and Punjabi films for more than th ...

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 ...

Ahmad Rushdi ), Rushdi Sahab ( ur, ) , birth_date = , birth_place =Hyderabad Deccan, British India , death_date = , death_place = Karachi, Pakistan , origin = Pakistani , instrument = Vocalist , genre = , ...

, Mala,

Tassawar Khanum Tassawar Khanum (born 1950) is a Pakistani Ghazal and playback film singer. She is mostly known for singing in Urdu and Punjabi in Pakistani films and television during the 1970s and 1980s. Early life and career Tassawar Khanum was born in ...

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 w ...

, and

Shaukat Ali Shaukat Ali, also known as Shaukat Ali Khan, (3 May 1944 – 2 April 2021) was a Pakistani folk singer. Early life and career Born on 3 May 1944, into a family of artists in Malakwal, a town in District Gujrat (now falls in new District Mandi ...

. The songs of the film became very popular esp. ''Mere dil ki hai awaz...'', ''Yeh ghar mera gulshan hai...'' and ''Chanda re chanda...''. A list of the songs of the film is as follows: * ''Mere dil ki hai awaz...'' by

* ''Yeh ghar mera gulshan hai...'' by

* ''Chanda re chanda...'' by

* ''Aye mohabbat tera jawab nahin...'' by

and

* ''Aye parda-nasheen...'' by

and Mala * ''Meri jaan yaar badsha...'' by

Ahmed Rushdi ), Rushdi Sahab ( ur, ) , birth_date = , birth_place =Hyderabad Deccan, British India , death_date = , death_place = Karachi, Pakistan , origin = Pakistani , instrument = Vocalist , genre = , ...

and

Awards

Film Baharo Phool Barsao won 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 a ...

in the following categories:

References

1972 films Films scored by Nashad Pakistani romance films 1970s Urdu-language films Nigar Award winners Culture of Lucknow Films directed by M. Sadiq {{Pakistan-film-stub