''Farangi'' is a 1964 Pakistani Urdu film. It is directed by Khalil Qaiser and written by

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. The film stars Sudhir,

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and

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with Bahar Begum and Allauddin. Set in 1910s and 1920s at the time of

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, ''Farangi'' revolves around the battle of a Pashtun freedome fighter against the british army. The film was a golden jubilee success and features some memorable poems by

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and

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. At Nigar Awards 1964, the film received four awards including Best Actress for Ara.

Plot

At the time of

, Akbar who hails from tribal areas goes to his house for a week's leave. On arrival, his mother tells him that she has fixed her marriage with Zeba. He first refuses to marry her because he loves Gul, but later agrees when he comes across Nadir Khan, who also wants to marry her. At his return to the army's fort, the Major of the army compels him to assist them in attacking at his village but he rebels, manages to escape and start disrupting their plans. In the army's attack, Zeba and her son survive but Gul goes blind. Many years pass away and Akbar, now a rebellious fighter who kills the army's soldiers one day comes across Gul by chance. When she learns that he is fighting against the enemy, she decides to help him in every possible way. They meet in the cave where Gul regularly informs him about the situations. When army's Major comes to know that the rebellious fighter who is killing their soldiers is Akbar, he kidnaps Gul and her father. He asks Akbar's address but she doesn't tell anything. They kill her father and she herself suffers a lot but doesn't tell. On the other hand, Nadir Khan who works for British army kills Zeba when she tries to save Saleem, her son. Saleem escapes but again meets with Nadir Khan who brings him in his house where his mother lives. Nadir Khan's mother who is a determined

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lady, kills her own son when he tries to kill Akbar. There, she gathers the villagers and said them to stand by Akbar Khan as he is fighting fir their freedom. After Nadir Khan's death, the Major imprisons his mother and demand the release of his officer which Akbar has arrested. When Major comes to receive his officer he surprises to know that Akbar Khan is not alone. He goes to the fort where Akbar also follows him along with the villagers who fight the army, defeat them and Akbar kills the Major.

Cast

* Sudhir as Akbar Khan *

as Gul *

as Major of British army * Bahar Begum as Zeba * Allauddin * Mazhar Shah * Saqi * Safia Moini

Soundtrack and music

The music of the film was composed by

Rashid Attre Abdul Rasheed Attra (15 February 1919 – 18 December 1967), also known as Rasheed Attre, was a Pakistani film score composer.Faiz Ahmed Faiz Faiz Ahmad ''Faiz'' (13 February 1911 – 20 November 1984; Urdu, Punjabi: فیض احمد فیض) was a Pakistani poet, and author of Urdu and Punjabi literature. Faiz was one of the most celebrated Pakistani Urdu writers of his time. Out ...

and

Qateel Shifai Muhammad Aurangzeb or Qateel Shifai ( ur, ), (24 December 1919 – 11 July 2001) was a Pakistani Urdu poet and lyricist. Early life and career Qateel Shifai was born in Haripur District as Muhammad Aurangzeb in 1919 in British India (now Paki ...

Track listing

Release and box office

''Farangi'' released on 18 December 1964 and ran for 25 weeks in Karachi theaters, thus became a golden Jubilee success.

Awards

''Farangi'' received 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 ...

in the following categories:

References

External links

* {{IMDb title, 1215055 1964 films Pakistani historical drama films 1960s Urdu-language films Films set in the British Raj Films set in the 1910s Films set in the 1920s Films scored by Rashid Attre Nigar Award winners