''Do Ansoo'', ( ur, ; ''Two Tears'') film made in 1949 and released in
Pakistan
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on 7 April 1950, was the first
Urdu language
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film
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to attain a
silver jubilee status in
Pakistan
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.
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''Do Ansoo'' attained a 25-week viewing after being released on 7 April 1950, rendering it the first ever Urdu language film to celebrate a
silver jubilee in the new
Pakistani film industry
Cinema of Pakistan, popularly known as Lollywood ( ur, ), refers to the filmmaking industry in Pakistan. Pakistan is home to several film studios centres, primarily located in its three largest cities – Karachi, Lahore, and Faisalabad.
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Starring Santosh Kumar, ]M. Ajmal
Mohammad Ajmal Qadri (popularly known as Ajmal) (17 May 1910 – 19 June 1988) was best known for his role as ''Kaido'' in classic Pakistani Punjabi film Heer Ranjha (1970 film).
This film had super-hit music by music director Khwaja Khurs ...
, Sabiha Khanum
Sabiha Khanum ( ur, ; born Mukhtar Begum; 16 October 1935 – 13 June 2020), was a Pakistani film actress. She is also known as the "First Lady of Pakistani Cinema", and is often recognized for her role in Pakistani cinema during the 1950s an ...
and Allauddin.[ It marked a directorial success for ]Anwar Kamal Pasha
Anwar Kamal Pasha ( ur, ), (23 February 1925 – 13 October 1987) was the pioneer in the Pakistan film industry and an early Pakistani film director and producer from Lahore, Pakistan.
Life and career
Pasha was a graduate from the Forman ...
.[ The music was composed by Mubarak Ali, became an instant hit and Sheikh Lateef's ''Naubahar Films'', as a result, got some recognition due to the film's success.][
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References
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1950 films
Pakistani drama films
1950s Urdu-language films
1950 drama films
Pakistani black-and-white films
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