''Sher Khan'' (
Punjabi: ) is 1981 Pakistani
action
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and
musical film directed by Younis Malik and produced by
Anwar Kamal Pasha
Anwar Kamal Pasha ( ur, ), (23 February 1925 – 13 October 1987) was the pioneer in the Pakistan film industry and an early Pakistani film director and producer from Lahore, Pakistan.
Life and career
Pasha was a graduate from the For ...
. Film starring actor
Sultan Rahi,
Anjuman, Iqbal Hassan, and
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 a ...
.
Cast
*
Sultan Rahi[
* Anjuman as Tange wali][
* Nazli as Bano
* Iqbal Hassan as Sher Khan
* Nannha as Gamoo
* ]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 a ...
as Haibat Khan[
* Seema as Mother of Haibat khan
* Bahar Begum as Sabira
* Aliya Begum
* ]Habib
Habib ( ar, حبيب, ''ḥabīb''; ), sometimes written as Habeeb, is an Arabic masculine given name, occasional surname, and honorific, with the meaning "beloved" or "my love", or "darling". It also forms the famous Arabic word ‘''Habibi’'' ...
as Jailer
* 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 friend of Sher Khan
* Ilyas Kashmiri as Hashim Khan
* Altaf Khan
* Iqbal Durrani
* Haider Abbas
* Huma Dar
* Badaal
* Maqbool Butt
Guests
* Talish
* Rehan
* Aliya
* Changezi
* Ladla
Reception
This film became a runaway success and became a diamond jubilee
A diamond jubilee celebrates the 60th anniversary of a significant event related to a person (e.g. accession to the throne or wedding, among others) or the 60th anniversary of an institution's founding. The term is also used for 75th anniver ...
film. When released, it was one of the highest-grossing film in the history of Pakistan. It ran for 5 years in various cinemas. Anjuman became an overnight star through this film. This movie started the Anjuman-Sultan Rahi era in the Pakistani Punjabi film industry. They appeared in a record number of 117 films together.[
]
Awards
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 1981 for Best Film, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Actress and Best Music in the Pakistani films (Punjabi language) category.
Film soundtrack
The music of the film is by musician Wajahat Attre.[
The lyrics were penned by Waris Ludhianavi 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 car ...
. This was one of Wajahat Attre's three hit scores from the year 1981, the others being ''Chan Varyam
''Chan Varyam'' () is a 1981 Pakistani action film. Directed by Jahangir Qaisar and produced by Mohammad Sarwar Bhatti, the film stars Sultan Rahi, Anjuman, Iqbal Hassan, Mustafa Qureshi, Afzaal Ahmed, Humayun Qureshi and Mehboob Alam.
Rel ...
'' (1981) and ''Sala Sahib'' (1981).
Track listing
References
External links
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Pakistani crime action films
Fantasy action films
Punjabi-language Pakistani films
1981 films
Nigar Award winners
1980s Punjabi-language films