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'', '' Nadeem'', and ''Diana Christina''. ''Bandish'' was shot in

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and

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. The film was a commercial success and won 7

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in different categories. The movie songs, "''Sona na chandi na koi mehal''" and "''Do piyasay dil ek hue hein''" became the most iconic melodies of the era.

Plot

The central idea of ''Bandish'' was taken from the

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(1942). The story is about a married Pakistani man who is a son of an industrialist and husband of a loving wife. He goes on a business trip to Indonesia. There he receives a head injury in a boat accident. Though he survives the accident and reaches ashore on an island but due to the trauma, he now experiences amnesia, forgetting his personal identity and his family back in Pakistan. On the island, he meets an Indonesian girl who takes him to her home and takes care of him. Days pass by and the Indonesian girl starts learning his language, Urdu. Meanwhile, his wife starts tracking him and finally finds him. Then a drama occurs between the three characters; a man with lost memory, a worried wife, and a girl in love with a foreigner.

Cast

* Nadeem * Dana Christina (from

), * Roy Marten * Talish * Allauddin * Talat Hussain (guest appearance)

Music and soundtracks

The music of ''Bandish'' was composed by

Robin Ghosh Robin Ghosh ( bn, রবিন ঘোষ, ur, ; 13 September 1939 – 13 February 2016) was a Pakistani-Bangladeshi playback singer and film music composer, best known for singing and composing music for Lollywood films from 1961 to 1986. Pla ...

and it was one of the strongest points of the film. The soundtracks became very popular: * ''Do Pyasay Dil Eik Huway Hayn Kaisay''... Singers:

Mehdi Hassan Mehdi Hassan Khan ( ur, مہدی حسن خاں , translit=) 18 July 1927 – 13 June 2012) was a Pakistani ghazal singer and playback singer for Lollywood. Widely considered one of the greatest and most influential figures in the history of gh ...

A Nayyar Arthur Nayyar (14 April 1950 – 11 November 2016), commonly known as A. Nayyar, was a Pakistani film playback singer. He started his career in 1974 with a duet song. Nayyar always claimed famous singer Ahmed Rushdi as an important contributor t ...

, Poet:

Riaz ur Rehman Saghar Riaz-Ur-Rehman Saghar ( Punjabi, ur, ریاض الرحمان ساغر, (born 1 December 1941, Bathinda, Punjab, British India; died 1 June 2013, at Lahore, Pakistan) was a poet and a film song lyricist active in Pakistani cinema. He had been ...

* ''Hello Hello Saing''... Singers: Nayyara Noor,

, Poet: Taslim Fazli * ''Sona Na Chandi Na Koi Mahal Jan-e-Mann''... Singer: Akhlaq Ahmed, Poet: Saeed Gilani * ''Tujhay Dil Say Laga Loun Palkon Mein Chhupa Loun''... Singers:

Mehnaz Mehnaz Begum (1958 – 19 January 2013) was a Pakistani TV, radio, and film singer. She was well known as a film playback singer in the 1970s and 1980s. She was the recipient of Nigar Awards. The film received very positive reviews from cinema fans and the critics. Due to the Indonesian actress ''Diana Kristina'', ''Bandish'' also got attention in

Awards

''Bandish'' won 7

in the following categories: * Best supporting actor: Allauddin * Best lyricist: Tasleem Fazli * Best cinematographer: Kamran Mirza * Best playback female singer:

Mehnaz Mehnaz Begum (1958 – 19 January 2013) was a Pakistani TV, radio, and film singer. She was well known as a film playback singer in the 1970s and 1980s. She was the recipient of Nigar Awards.Akhlaq Ahmed * Best film editor: K.D. Mirza * Special award: Diana Kristina

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Bandish (1980 film) 1980 films 1980 multilingual films Films shot in Indonesia Indonesian multilingual films Pakistani multilingual films Pakistani musical films 1980s Indonesian-language films 1980s Urdu-language films Nigar Award winners Films scored by Robin Ghosh 1980 romantic drama films Pakistani romantic drama films Urdu-language Pakistani films