''Intezaar'' () is a Pakistani

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film directed by

Masood Parvez Masood Parvez (1918 10 March 2001), also spelled as Masud Pervaiz, was a Pakistani film director known for his work in Lollywood. He also worked in Cinema of India, Indian films before Partition of India, partition of India and after Muhajir ( ...

. It was co-produced by

Khwaja Khurshid Anwar Khwaja Khurshid Anwar (21 March 1912 − 30 October 1984) was a Pakistani filmmaker, writer, director and music composer who earned recognition in both India and Pakistan. He is credited as being one of the most original and inventive music di ...

who also composed the music for the film.

Noor Jehan Noor Jehan ( Punjabi: ) (born () Allah Rakhi Wasai ; 23 September 1926 – 23 December 2000; sometimes spelled Noorjehan),Ashish Rajadhyaksha and Paul Willemen, ''Encyclopaedia of Indian Cinema,'' British Film Institute, Oxford University Pres ...

and Santosh Kumar played the leading roles in the film with Kumar appeared in the dual role in the film. The film revolves around a blind girl from mountains who waits for her childhood loved one who lives in the city. A musical

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of its time, the film is considered as one of the best musical films of the Lollywood of all times with songs by Jehan,

Kausar Parveen Kauser Parveen (1933 - 1967) was a Pakistani playback singer during the 1950s and 1960s. She is known for vocalizing songs like, "''O Maina Na Jane Kya Hogaya Kahan Dil Khogaya''", "''Pal Pal Jhoomun Jhoom Ke Gaun''", and the film lullaby, "'' ...

and

Iqbal Bano Iqbal Bano ( ur, ; born 1928 in Delhi – died 21 April 2009 in Lahore) was a ghazal singer from Pakistan. She was known for her semi-classical Urdu ghazal songs and classical thumris, but also sang easy-listening numbers in the 1950s films. Iq ...

and lyrics by

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 ...

. The songs of the film "Chand Hsaey Dunya Basey", "Jis Din Se Piya Dil Le Gye", "Aa Bhi Ja" and "O Janey Waley" became memorable.

Plot

Nimmi, a blind girl with a melodious voice lives in a hilly village. She awaits for her childhood friend, Saleem who used to live here fifteen years ago in their childhood. However, they couldn't keep in touch as Slaeem's mother doesn't like her son's friendship with a singer's daughter. Years after when his mother dies, he goes to the mountains to meet Nimmi but there he meets Chhemo, Nimmi's cousin. On the advice of Lachoo, Chhemo deceives Saleem and introduces herself as Nimmi to him, so that she can get her wealth. On the other hand, Nimmi feels that something is wrong as she finds that Saleem is near to her. Things take a turn for all of them when a theatre manager offers a job to both Nimmi and Chhemo in his theater in

Karachi Karachi (; ur, ; ; ) is the most populous city in Pakistan and 12th most populous city in the world, with a population of over 20 million. It is situated at the southern tip of the country along the Arabian Sea coast. It is the former cap ...

. The time finally arrives when Nimmi discovers about Saleem and has yet to meet him but he gets prey of Lachoo's attack who injures his leg and throws him from the bridge. Nimmi then goes to Karachi where she sings the songs in the theater. The theatre was actually belonged to Saleem's twin brother Naeem who falls in love with her.

Cast

as Nimmi * Santosh Kumar as Saleem/ Naeem *

Asha Posley Sabira Begum better known as Asha Posley ( Punjabi, ur, ) (1927 – 25 March 1998) was the first heroine of Pakistani films. Early life Asha Posley was born as Sabira Begum in Patiala, Punjab, British India in 1927. Asha Posley was the da ...

as Chhemo * Majeed * Rakhshi * Ghulam Mohammed

Soundtrack

Release

The film was released on 12 May 1956. It also had a theatrical release in India.

Reception

Mushtaq Gazdar Mushtaq Gazdar ( ur, مشتاق گزدر) (1940 – 15 November 2000) was a Pakistani cinematographer, who scripted, directed and produced around 190 short feature films, documentary films and newsreels on subjects including poverty-stricken ...

, a well-known film critic, in his book "Pakistan Cinema 1947 - 1997" termed some of the songs of the film as 'immortal masterpieces of classic film music'.

Lata Mangeshkar Lata Mangeshkar () (born as Hema Mangeshkar; 28 September 1929 – 06 February 2022) was an Indian playback singer and occasional music composer. She is widely considered to have been the greatest and most influential singers in India. Her cont ...

termed the music of the film as one of her favourite Pakistani music score.

References

External links

* {{IMDb title, 0233948 1950s Urdu-language films Pakistani romantic musical films Urdu-language Pakistani films Pakistani black-and-white films Films directed by Masood Parvez