''Heera Aur Pathar'' () is a 1964 Pakistani

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'' Waheed Murad Waheed Murad ( ur, ; 2 October 1938 – 23 November 1983), also known as Chocolate Hero, was a Pakistani film actor, producer and script writer. Famous for his charming expressions, attractive personality, tender voice and unusual talent for a ...

as a

lead actor A leading actor, leading actress, or simply lead (), plays the role of the protagonist of a film, television show or play. The word ''lead'' may also refer to the largest role in the piece, and ''leading actor'' may refer to a person who typica ...

who also produced it. The film was released on 11 December 1964. Murad introduced film director

Pervez Malik Pervez Malik (1937 in Karachi – 18 November 2008) was a Pakistani film director. He was the director of Pakistan's first platinum jubilee film, " Armaan" (1966). He directed more than 20 films, mostly in Urdu language, and received e ...

for the first time in the Pakistani cinema world. Also he had introduced film editor, M. Aqeel Khan, who had later received the

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 ...

for this movie for his work. It was a hit film of 1964.

Cast and crew

Waheed Murad Waheed Murad ( ur, ; 2 October 1938 – 23 November 1983), also known as Chocolate Hero, was a Pakistani film actor, producer and script writer. Famous for his charming expressions, attractive personality, tender voice and unusual talent for a ...

* Zeba *

Nirala Nirala, real name Syed Muzaffar Husain Zaidi ( ur, ) (8 August 1937 – 9 December 1990) was a Pakistani comedian and film actor. He only appeared in Urdu films made in Pakistan. His first film was ''Aur bhi gham hain'' (1960). His last ...

* Ibrahim Nafees *

Kamal Irani Syed Kamal Udin Safavi (Born in 1936 and died on September 13, 1989 in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan), better known as Kamal Irani, was an actor of Pakistani cinema (Lollywood). He worked in 244 Urdu, Punjabi, Pashto, and Sindhi films. Films * ''Chira ...

Crew

* Music:

Sohail Rana Sohail Rana (born 31 March 1938) is a Pakistani music composer for films and television. He was introduced by actor Waheed Murad in Pakistan film industry and gained popularity when singer Ahmed Rushdi sang his compositions in such films as ...

* Editing: M. Aqeel Khan * Camera: Nazir Hussain * Assistant Camera: Badar Munir

Music

The music of the film was composed by

. Sohail earned plaudits from his fans for the composition of ''Mujhay tum say mohabbat hai...''. Although, he did not earn a

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 ...

for this film. The songs were written by

Masroor Anwar Masroor Anwar (6 January 1944 – 1 April 1996) was a ghazal poet, film song lyricist and a film screenwriter. He wrote the lyrics for 'Ko Ko Korina', South Asia's first pop song, and working alongside Sohail Rana, film director Pervez M ...

and Mauj Lakhnavi. Playback singers are: Khursheed Nurali (Sheerazi)

Ahmed Rushdi ), Rushdi Sahab ( ur, ) , birth_date = , birth_place = Hyderabad Deccan, British India , death_date = , death_place = Karachi, Pakistan , origin = Pakistani , instrument = Vocalist , genre = ...

, Najma Niazi, Khursheed Begum, Saleem Shahzad, Mala, Wasim Farooqui and

Talat Siddiqui Adeeba Nazeer, also known as Talat Siddiqui was a Pakistani actress and singer. She acted in both Urdu and Punjabi films and is known for her roles in films ''Ishq-e-Habib'' (1965), ''Kon Kisi Ka'' (1966), ''Lori'' (1966), ''Yaar Maar'' (1967), ' ...

Songography

*''Mujhay tum se mohabbat hai''... by

and Najma Niazi *''Gori simti jaye sharam se''... by

*''Aaj mujhe kya hua''... by Najma Niazi *''Rahey himmat jawan apni''... by Khursheed Nurali (Sheerazi) and

Saleem Shehzad Saleem Shehzad (born March 1946) is a Pakistani film, television, and radio singer. He is known for his song, "''Piyar Ki Yaad Nigahon Mein Sajaye Rakhna''", playback vocalized for the Urdu movie ''Talaash'' in 1976. Early life and career Sheh ...

*''Ja ja rey chanda''... by Mala *''Mujhay ek larki se pyar ho gaya''... by Saleem Shahzad and Talat Siddiqui *''Aao manaen picnic''... by Waseem Farooqui and Khursheed Begum

Awards

Film ''Heera Aur Pathar'' won two

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 ...

for the year 1964: *

won

in the Best Actor category * M. Aqeel Khan won

in the Best Film Editor category

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Heera Aur Pathar (1964 Film) Pakistani drama films Pakistani black-and-white films Films scored by Sohail Rana 1960s Urdu-language films 1964 films Nigar Award winners Urdu-language Pakistani films