''Dosti'' is a 1971 Pakistani

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directed by

Sharif Nayyar Sharif Nayyar ( 24 April 2007), was a Pakistani film director. Having a career spanning over four decades, he directed his first film in 1947 in British Indiam and directed a total of 13 films including a Punjabi film. In Pakistani cinema, Nay ...

and produced by

Ejaz Durrani Ejaz Durrani (18 April 1935 – 1 March 2021), known mononymously as Ejaz, was a Pakistani film actor, director and producer active from 1956 to 1984. He was married to legendary Pakistani actress-singer Noor Jehan. He is mostly remembered for ...

who also played the leading role in the film along with

Shabnam Jharna Basak (born 17 August 1946), known by her stage name Shabnam, is a Bangladeshi–Pakistani stage and film actress. Actor Waheed Murad introduced her to the Pakistani film industry by offering her a lead role in his film '' Samundar'' in ...

and Abdur Rahman (actor). The film was released on 7 February 1971, was

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success at box office. It was also released in UK. The film was shot in Northern areas of Pakistan ( Naran, Kaghan) and UK. The film became popular due to its music which was composed by A. Hameed. "Chitthi zara saiyaan ji", "Roothe saiyaan" and "Yeh wadiyaan" were the big hits from the film. At 1971 Nigar Awards, the film won highest number of awards including Best film, Best director and Best actress for Shabnam.

Overview

The film depicts the difference of eastern and western culture. A naive Pakistani villager ''Raju'' goes to England to earn money so that he could become a rich person and marry his lover, ''Rani''. When he goes there he gets deceived by a traveling agent who takes all of his money from him. Now the circumstances compel him to marry someone else while his fiancée ''Rani'' still awaits for him back in Pakistan.

Cast

as Rani *

as Raju * Rahman *

Husna Husna was a Pakistani actress in the late 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s. She was first introduced as a child star in film ''Jan-e-Bahar'' (1958) and played the daughter of Sudhir and Musarrat Nazir. She appeared in such films as ''Changez Khan'' (1958 ...

* Rangeela *

Agha Talish Agha Ali Abbas Qizilbash (also known as Agha Talish, ur, ) (13 November 1923 – 19 February 1998) was a Pakistani actor who made his debut in 1947 and was mostly known and recognized in Pakistan for playing character actor or villain role ...

* Saqi * Tani

Soundtrack

Release and reception

The film released on 7 February 1971 in Pakistan and UK and was a box office success. It achieved the status of

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in Karachi cinema with a theatrical run of 100 days. '' The Statesman (Pakistan)'' praised the film's story and said it was "an entertaining film".

Awards and nominations

References

External links

* {{IMDb title, 0374625 1970s musical drama films 1970s Urdu-language films 1971 films Films shot in England Films shot in Pakistan Nigar Award winners Pakistani romantic drama films Pakistani romantic musical films