''Raaz'' is a 1957 Pakistani suspense thriller film directed by Humayun Mirza. It stars

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, Allauddin and

Shamim Ara Shamim Ara (22 March 1938 – 5 August 2016) was a Pakistani film actress, director and producer. She was known as ''The Tragic Beauty'' because of the tragic heroine roles she often portrayed in films. She was one of the most popular actres ...

. The film revolves around a police officer who left his job to prove the innocence of his friend who is alleged of a murder. At the annual

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ceremony, it received two awards, including Best Film of 1959.

Plot

A passenger gets caught by police with a corpse in the box. The passenger's friend, who is in police tries to free him from this trouble but losses his job due to being biased towards the alleged murder. The slain's daughter visits the police station regularly but couldn't be satisfied until Inspector ensures her his support.

Cast

* Allauddin *

* Diljeet Mirza * Rekha * Saqi * Bibbo * Sultan Rahi

Soundtrack

The music of the film was composed by

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and, lyrics were penned by Kaleem Usmani and Tufail Ahmed Jamali.

Tracklist

* ''Aye Zindagi Rulaye Ja, Qissa-e-gham Sunaye Ja'' sung by

Mubarak Begum Mubarak Begum (5 January 1936 18 July 2016) was an Indian vocalist who sang in the Hindi and Urdu languages. She was a playback singer in Bollywood films during the 1950s and 1960s. She had also recorded and given public performances in a num ...

* ''Bach Ke Zara, Hat Ke Badmast Raho'' sung by Mubarak Khan * ''Chal Na Sakay Gi 4/20'' sung by

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* ''Maan, Maan, Maan, Zamana Hai Jawan'' by Mubarak Begum and Ahmed Rushdi * ''Meethi Meethi Baton Se Jiya Na Jala'' sung by

Zubaida Khanum Zubaida Khanum (1935 – 19 October 2013) was a Pakistani playback singer who recorded over 250 songs during Golden Age of Pakistani film music of 1950s and 1960s. She was considered Pakistani equivalent to Marni Nixon of Hollywood for giv ...

* ''Mast Nazar, Mori Hai Patli Kamar'' sung by Mubarak Begum

Relsase and box office

The film was released on 18 June 1959 and ran for 50 weeks in theaters.

Awards

At annual

, it received two awards including, Best Film.

References

{{Reflist Pakistani thriller films 1950s Urdu-language films Urdu-language Pakistani films Pakistani black-and-white films Nigar Award winners