''Chief Saab'' is a 1996 Pakistani musical comedy film, directed by

Javed Sheikh Jawed Sheikh (also spelled Javaid and Javed; born 8 October 1954) is a Pakistani actor, film director and producer who works in Lollywood and Bollywood. He is best known for working in the Hindi films ''Om Shanti Om'', '' My Name Is Anthony Gon ...

and starring himself,

Neeli Neeli ( ur, , born Neelofar) is a former Pakistani film actress who acted in both Urdu and Punjabi language films.Saleem Sheikh Saleem Sheikh ( ur, ) (also spelled Saleem Shaikh) is a Pakistani film and television actor. He made his on-screen debut from PTV's ''Shama'' where he portrayed the younger version of Jawed Sheikh's character. He then appeared as child artist ...

and

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in the lead roles. It was a super-hit musical film of 1996.

Cast

Neeli Neeli ( ur, , born Neelofar) is a former Pakistani film actress who acted in both Urdu and Punjabi language films. *

Saleem Sheikh Saleem Sheikh ( ur, ) (also spelled Saleem Shaikh) is a Pakistani film and television actor. He made his on-screen debut from PTV's ''Shama'' where he portrayed the younger version of Jawed Sheikh's character. He then appeared as child artist ...

Behroze Sabzwari Behroze Sabzwari ( ur, بہروز سبزواری; born 1957) is an actor from Pakistan, appearing in films, on television, and in voice acting roles alike. Career Behroze began his career in Radio Pakistan as a radio presenter. In the late 197 ...

Zeba Bakhtiar Zeba Bakhtiar ( ur, ; born 5 November 1962) is a Pakistani film/TV actress and a television director. She is known for her TV drama ''Anarkali'' (1988), the Bollywood romantic drama ''Henna'' (1991), and the Lollywood movie, '' Sargam'' (1995 ...

Ismail Tara Ismail Tara ( ur, اسماعیل تارا; 16 November 1949 – 24 November 2022) was a Pakistani actor and comedian. He worked in stage plays, television and Lollywood films. He was a five time Nigar Awards winner for the best comedian in Ha ...

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 ...

* Asif Khan

Music

The music was arranged by

Amjad Bobby Amjad Bobby ( Punjabi, ur, ; 1942 15 April 2005) was an acclaimed Pakistani music composer and director. Early life and career He was born in Amritsar, British India in 1942. His father wanted him to be a clerk but he preferred to become a ...

. The film song lyrics were penned by ''Saleem Ahmad Saleem'' and ''Athar Zaman''. The songs were sung by famous playback singers

Shazia Manzoor Shazia Manzoor ( Punjabi, ur, ) is a Pakistani playback and folk singer. She is known for her song, "''Chann Meray Makhna''". Early life and career Shazia Manzoor was born in Rawalpindi, Punjab, Pakistan. She first started singing by perfor ...

Fariha Pervez Fariha Pervez ( pa, ) is a Pakistani pop singer-songwriter, and a music producer. She is specially known for the rendition of various popular and famous Ghazals. She started her career anchoring and acting from a very young age on PTV (Pakista ...

Sajjad Ali Sajjad Ali (born 1962) is a Pakistani semi-classical, pop and rock singer, poet, actor, film director as well as a film producer from Karachi, Pakistan.Waris Baig Waris Baig ( pa, ) is a Pakistani film playback singer. Early life and career Waris Baig was born in Lahore. He completed his education at Government College Lahore. His first music album was released in 1989 called “Music 89”. He sta ...

. Some of the songs became most popular among the public, especially the song " ''MAIN NE TUJHE KHOYA TAU AISA LAGA''" written by Athar Zaman and separately sung by Waris Baig and Shazia Manzoor attracted much attention of the audience. Other significant tracks are: * Bas Bhaii Bas Ziada Baat Nahin, Chief Sahib ... Sung by

Sajjad Ali Sajjad Ali (born 1962) is a Pakistani semi-classical, pop and rock singer, poet, actor, film director as well as a film producer from Karachi, Pakistan.Shazia Manzoor Shazia Manzoor ( Punjabi, ur, ) is a Pakistani playback and folk singer. She is known for her song, "''Chann Meray Makhna''". Early life and career Shazia Manzoor was born in Rawalpindi, Punjab, Pakistan. She first started singing by perfor ...

and

Waris Baig Waris Baig ( pa, ) is a Pakistani film playback singer. Early life and career Waris Baig was born in Lahore. He completed his education at Government College Lahore. His first music album was released in 1989 called “Music 89”. He sta ...

* Raat Nasheeli, Nazrein Mila Lay ... Sung by

and

Awards

Nigar Award 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 ...

for Best Comedian

in Chief Sahib (1996).

References

External links

* 1996 films 1990s Urdu-language films Pakistani musical comedy films 1990s musical comedy films 1996 comedy films Films scored by Amjad Bobby Nigar Award winners {{musical-comedy-film-stub