''General Bakht Khan'' ( ur, ) is a 1979
Pakistani film about the
Indian Rebellion of 1857
The Indian Rebellion of 1857 was a major uprising in India in 1857–58 against the rule of the British East India Company, which functioned as a sovereign power on behalf of the British Crown. The rebellion began on 10 May 1857 in the fo ...
, directed by Sarshar Akhtar Malik and produced by Nosheen Malik. Film starring actor
Mohammad Ali
Muhammad Ali (; born Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr.; January 17, 1942 – June 3, 2016) was an American professional boxer and activist. Nicknamed "The Greatest", he is regarded as one of the most significant sports figures of the 20th century, a ...
,
Yousuf Khan,
Sultan Rahi and
Sudhir.
[Bakht Khan: Winner of a lost battle]
TwoCircles.net website, Published 15 August 2012, Retrieved 25 March 2022
Cast
* Sultan Rahi – جنرل بخت خان[
* ]Neelo
Neelo Begum (born Cynthia Alexander Fernandes; ''née'' Abida Riaz; 30 June 1941 – 30 January 2021) was a Pakistani veteran film actress. She made her film debut in 1956 with Hollywood film ''Bhowani Junction''. She was known as ''The Qu ...
– (Love interest of General Bakht Khan)[
* ]Mohammad Ali
Muhammad Ali (; born Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr.; January 17, 1942 – June 3, 2016) was an American professional boxer and activist. Nicknamed "The Greatest", he is regarded as one of the most significant sports figures of the 20th century, a ...
– Haji Baba
* Badar Munir – Jamil Baig
* Sudhir – (Commander) Zubair
* Yousuf Khan – (Mujahid-e-Awwal) Farooq Khan[
* ]Adeeb
Muzaffar Adeeb (1934 – 26 May 2006), known mononymously as Adeeb, was a Pakistani film actor. He appeared in 38 Indian films from 1940 to 1962, although he did not start performing in films very actively until the 1950s. In 1962, he shifted ...
– (General) Sheel
* Badar Munir – (father of Bakht) Abdullah Khan
* Ilyas Kashmiri – Baba
* Changezi – (General) Mauoos
* Nasrullah Butt – (General) Ladkand
* Badal
* Abu Shah
Soundtrack
The music of the film is by musician Akhtar Hussain Akhian. The lyrics are penned by Khawaja Pervez
Khawaja Pervez ( ur, ),
(28 December 1930 – 20 June 2011) was a prominent Pakistani film composer- lyricist and film songwriter for both Urdu and Punjabi language films. His real name was Khawaja Ghulam Mohiuddin. His professional car ...
and singer is Mehdi Hassan.[
* ''Yaad Kar Karbala Ka Woh Zamana'' sung by Mehdi Hassan][
]
References
External links
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Films set in the British Raj
Films set in the Mughal Empire
1979 films
1970s historical films
1970s Urdu-language films
Pakistani historical films
Films about the Indian Rebellion of 1857
1979 directorial debut films
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