''Kalia'' (

Punjabi Punjabi, or Panjabi, most often refers to: * Something of, from, or related to Punjab, a region in India and Pakistan * Punjabi language * Punjabi people * Punjabi dialects and languages Punjabi may also refer to: * Punjabi (horse), a British Th ...

) is a 1984 Pakistani, action drama and

musical film Musical film is a film genre in which songs by the characters are interwoven into the narrative, sometimes accompanied by dancing. The songs usually advance the plot or develop the film's characters, but in some cases, they serve merely as breaks ...

directed by Waheed Dar and produced by Faqooq Malik. Film starring actor

Sultan Rahi Sultan Rahi ( ur, ﺳﻠﻄﺎﻥ ﺭﺍﮨﯽ ; June 24, 1938 – January 9, 1996) was a Pakistani actor, producer and screenwriter. He established himself as one of the leading and most successful actors of Pakistani and Punjabi cinema, and ...

, Mumtaz,

Mustafa Qureshi Mustafa Qureshi is a Pakistani film and television actor. He has acted in more than 600 movies, in Urdu, Punjabi and Sindhi languages. He is best remembered for playing the antagonist Noori Natt in ''Maula Jatt'' (1979). He was born into ...

, and Iqbal Hassan.

Inspiration

The film is dedicated to the dutiful jawans of the

law enforcement Law enforcement is the activity of some members of government who act in an organized manner to enforce the law by discovering, deterring, rehabilitating, or punishing people who violate the rules and norms governing that society. The term en ...

agencies of Pakistan.

Cast

as Kalia * Mumtaz as Chanda *

as Jamal * Nazli as Jamal's love interest * Iqbal Hassan as Akoo * Afzaal Ahmed as DSP *

Ilyas Kashmiri Ilyas Kashmiri, also referred to as Maulana Ilyas Kashmiri, Mufti Ilyas Kashmiri and Muhammad Ilyas Kashmiri (10 February 1964 – 3 June 2011), was a Pakistani ex-Special Forces Islamist guerrilla insurgent who fought against India in K ...

as Chaudhry Balandbakht *

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), ' ...

as mother of Kalia * Sawan as Dara daku * Tani Begum as Begum * Talish (Guests actor appearance) *

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 ...

as heera daku * Jaggi Malik * Altaf Khan * Zahir Shah * Seema * Sajjad Kausar * Ahmad Rahi (child actor) * Gulzar * Ali Ahmad

Soundtrack

The music of Kalia is composed by Wajahat Attre with lyrics penned by Waris Ludhianvi and

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 caree ...

and singers are

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 Naheed Akhtar.

Track listing

References

External links

* 1980s masala films Pakistani action drama films Pakistani musical films 1984 films Punjabi-language Pakistani films 1980s Punjabi-language films {{1980s-crime-film-stub