''Susral (1962 film)'' is a Pakistani black and white

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film, directed by Riaz Shahid in his directorial debut, who also wrote the screenplay based on a story from his own novel "Hazar Dastaan". Music was composed by

Hassan Latif Hassan Latif (1916 – 9 November 1979) was a Pakistani music director known for composing popular film songs like, "''Ja apni hasraton pe aanson baha ke sou ja''" (Film: ''Susral'' 1962) and "''Gaadi ko chalana babu zara halkay halkay''" (F ...

with lyrics by

Tanvir Naqvi Tanvir Naqvi (born Syed Khursheed Ali; 16 February 1919 1 November 1972), also spelled Tanveer Naqvi, was a Pakistani lyricist and poet. He wrote lyrics for 200 uncertain films, including Lollywood and Bollywood. He made his debut in Indian cin ...

and

Munir Niazi Munir Ahmed Niazi, ( pa, ) (9 April 1923– 26 December 2006) was an Punjabi and Urdu poet from Pakistan. He also wrote for newspapers, magazines and radio. In 1960, he established a publication institute, ''Al-Misal''. He was later asso ...

. It deals with common man problems such as

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and social injustice. It ranks among the few realistic films of the

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from the 1960s. From the Golden Age of Pakistani cinema, this film was what now is called as an art film. It failed at the box office. This film marked the debut for

Mehdi Hassan Mehdi Hassan Khan ( ur, مہدی حسن خاں , translit=) 18 July 1927 – 13 June 2012) was a Pakistani ghazal singer and playback singer for Lollywood. Widely considered one of the greatest and most influential figures in the history of gh ...

as a solo playback singer, as he performed the song "Jis ne mere dil ko dard diya". On 9 March 2019, it was screened by ‘Mandawa Club’ of Lok Virsa Museum in Pakistan.

Cast

* Yousuf Khan as Ahmad * Laila as Zarina * Allauddin as Majeed "Jeeda" * Nighat Sultana as Safia *

Agha Talish Agha Ali Abbas Qizilbash (also known as Agha Talish, ur, ) (13 November 1923 – 19 February 1998) was a Pakistani actor who made his debut in 1947 and was mostly known and recognized in Pakistan for playing character actor or villain role ...

as Safia's father * Diljeet Mirza as Bhola * Rukhsana * Lehri as

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owner *

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 ...

(as extra actor)

Soundtrack

References

{{Reflist 1960s Urdu-language films Pakistani black-and-white films Urdu-language Pakistani films