''Kaneez'' is a 1965 Pakistani

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and produced by Hassan Tariq and Ali Sufiyan Afaqi. Its cast had

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,

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, Lehri, Saqi, Adeeb and Talish. The film revolves around a family having high traditions. The film was a super-hit at the box office.

Cast

* Zeba *

* Mohammad Ali *

* Talish * Lehri * Adeeb * Emi Minwala * Gotam * Imdad Hussain * Saqi * Khatana * Pappu * Billu * (Guest appearances: Santosh Kumar, Aslam Parvez, Sabira Sultana, Nasira, Nabeela, Faizi, A. Shah,

S. Suleman Syed Suleman (29 December 1938 14 April 2021), also known as S. Suleman or Sullu Bhai, was a Pakistani film director. He also appeared in Bollywood films with minor roles before Muhajir (Pakistani), migrating to Pakistan and after migration, h ...

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)

Release

''Kaneez'' was released on 26 November 1965 in Pakistani cinemas. The film completed 16 weeks on Naz Cinema and 50 weeks on other cinemas of

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and, thus, became a Golden Jubilee film.

Film's Music

The music of the film was composed by

Khalil Ahmed Khalil Ahmed (3 March 1936 – 22 July 1997) was a Pakistani composer for radio, television, and films. He started his career with film ''Aanchal (1962)'' and remained one of the leading music directors in Pakistan in the 1960s. He composed ...

and Tasadduq Hussain and the songs were written by

Himayat Ali Shair Himayat Ali Shair ( ur, ; July 14, 1926 – July 15, 2019) was an Urdu poet, writer, film songwriter, actor and radio drama artist from Pakistan. He received the 2002 Pride of Performance Award for his literary services in Urdu literature from ...

and

Agha Hashar Kashmiri Agha Hashar Kashmiri (born Muhammad Shah, 3 April 1879 – 1 April 1935) was an Urdu poet, playwright and dramatist. A number of his plays were Indian Shakespearean adaptations. Early life He started to show interest in stage dramas and mo ...

. Playback singers were

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, Mala,

Naseem Begum Naseem Begum ( ur, ), (24 February 1936 – 29 September 1971) was a popular, and well known Pakistani film playback singer. She was known as ''The Tradegy Queen'' for singing sorrowful and downhearted songs in films. She rose to promine ...

and

Masood Rana Masood Rana ( ur, , 6 August 1941 – 4 October 1995) was a Pakistani film playback singer. He began his singing career in 1962 with the film ''Inqalab'', became one of the top male singers in both Urdu and Punjabi films for more than thr ...

. A list of the songs of the film is as follows: *''Jab raat dhali...'' by

and Mala *''Ghair ki baton ka akhir aitbaar aahee gaya'' Sung by

, Written by

. This ghazal song became a super-hit! *''Pyar mein hum aye jaan-e-tamanna...'' by

*''Aag hai dono tarf barabar lagi hui...'' by

*''Tujhe haqeer samjhati rahe gi yeh duniya...'' by

Film's Awards

''Kaneez'' won 5

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

Kaneez (1965 film) on Complete Index To World Film (CITWF) website - Archived
1960s Urdu-language films Pakistani drama films 1965 films Nigar Award winners {{Pakistan-film-stub