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Record business for Yakke Wali...
Yakke Wali created business records..
The East pakistan Film Development Corporation (EPFDC) was established.
Debutantes:
Actors: Syed Kamal in Thandi Sarak, Laila in "Waada" and Rattan Kumar in Bedari
Singers: Munir Hussain in Saat Lakh, Irene Perveen in Noor-e-Islam, Sharafat Ali in "Waada"
1950s most popular Urdu film singers Salim Raza and Munir Hussain got breakthrough from film "Saat Lakh's" super hit songs Yaaro mujhe muaf karo... and Qarar lootne wale..., respectively.
Musicians: A. Hameed in Anjam and Deebo Bhattachariya in Maska Palish
Eid Day's: (7 films; 5 Urdu, 2 Punjabi)
4 films on Eid-ul-Fittar (1376 hijri), Thursday, May 2, 1957
2 Urdu: Waada & Thandi Sarak
2 Punjabi: Palkan & Pholey Khan
3 films on Eid-ul-Azha, Tuesday, July 9, 1957
3 Urdu: Murad, Baap ka gunah & Nigar
0 Punjabi: -
Obituary:
Music director: Khan Sahib Mubarak Ali Khan died on April 8th, 1957.
Remarkable Musical Movies |
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Malik Talckies
Yakke Wali
(Punjabi) |
Golden Jubilee Hit
Record Maker Film
Released on:
22nd February 1957 |
| Memorable box office hit film with the great film heroine Musarrat Nazir in the title role. Producer Bari Malik bought Pakistan's biggest ever film studio Bari Studio (92 kanal) on Multan Road Lahore from the profit of this film. The business of this film was approximately Rs. 4 million and film expenditures was just around about one lakh (Rs. 100.000). This was the first Pakistani film that completed continuously more than 50 weeks at Capital Cinema Lahore. |
| Actors |
Musarrat Nazir, Sudhir, Neelo, Zeenet, Ajmal, Ilyas Kashmiri, Rekha,
Ghulam Mohammad, Iqbal Kashmiri,
Zarif and Nazar |
| Producer |
Bari Malik |
| Director |
M. J. Rana |
| Story: |
Sheikh Iqbal |
| Music |
G. A. Chishti |
| Lyrics |
Ahmad Rahi |
| Singers |
Zubaida Khanum, Azra Sultana & Zarif |
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Ever Ready Pictures
Ishq-e-Laila
(Urdu) |
Super musical hit film
Released on:
April 12th, 1957 |
 This film contains 14 songs which is an all time record for anyPakistani film, most of them were super hit.... |
| Actors |
Sabiha, Santosh, Asha Posley, Nazar, Zeenat, Maya Devi, Sain Akhtar, Imdad Hussain, M. Ismael, Ajmal, Allauddin |
| Producer |
J. C. Annand |
| Director, story, dialogs |
Munshi Dil |
| Music |
Safdar Hussain |
| Lyrics |
Qateel Shafai |
| Singers |
Zubaida Khanum, Iqbal Bano, Salim Raza and Inayat Hussain Bhatti |
| Laila o Laila, shehar khoobaan... |
Zubaida Khanum
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Chand takke chhup chhup ke,
unchi Khajoor se... |
Zubaida Khanum,
Salim Raza |
| Ik halki halki aahat hai, ik halka halka... |
Iqbal Bano
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| Udas hai Dil, nazar preshan... |
Salim Raza
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| A Bad-e-Saba, ik dard bhara pegham... |
Zubaida Khanum
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| Dil se jo Dil takraye... |
Zubaida Khanum
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| Kon kehta hai keh tera yeh Jehan qaim nahin... |
Inayat Hussain Bhatti,
Sain Akhtar
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| Sakhi, kuchh de de rah-e-Khuda... |
Inayat Hussain Bhatti
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| Nikkal kar teri mehfil se yeh deewane |
Inayat Hussain Bhatti
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| Bata a Asmaan wale, mere naalon peh |
Inayat Hussain Bhatti,
Zubaida Khanum |
| Mohabbat ka janaza ja raha hai |
Inayat Hussain Bhatti
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| Laila Laila pukaroon main ban mein |
Inayat Hussain Bhatti |
| Chand si teri Jabeen, kise maalum nahin... |
Zubaida Khanum
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| Haye meri majboor jawani... |
Zubaida Khanum |
| Sitaro tum to so jao, preshan raat sari hai |
Iqbal Bano |
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Cresents Films
Waadah
(Urdu) |
Super hit film
Released on: Eid-ul-fittar
2nd May 1957 |
| One of the best ever musical and romantic hit film from the 50s... |
| Actors |
Sabiha, Santosh, Laila, Allauddin, Ilyas Kashmiri, Majeed, Ghulam Mohammad, Asad Jafri, Anjum, Iqbal Begum,
Al-Hamid, Dr. Nadid Wasi and Neena |
| Producer & Director |
W. Z. Ahmad |
| Music |
Rasheed Attre |
| Lyrics |
Saif-ud-din Saif, Tufail Hoshiarpuri |
| Singers |
Kousar Perveen, Zubaida Khanum, Zahida Perveen, Sharafat Ali, Saleem Raza, Fateh Ali Khan |
| Jab tere Shehar se guzarta hoo... |
Sharafat Ali |
| Bar bar tarsein more nain... |
Kousar Perween,
Sharafat Ali |
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Everready Productions
Nooraan
(Punjabi) |
Released on:
May 30, 1957 |
| Actors |
Noor Jehan, Sudhir, Zeanat, Nazar, Ajmal, Maya Devi, Agha Salim Raza & Rangeela |
| Producer |
J. C. Annand |
| Director |
(M.A. Khan??) M.M. Billoo Mehra (read more here) |
| Music |
Safdar Hussain |
| Lyrics & Dialogs: |
Hazeen Qadri |
| Singers |
Madam Noor Jehan, Iqbal Bano and Munir Hussain |
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Cresents Films
Saat Laakh
(Urdu) |
Super hit film
Released on:
October the 9th, 1957 |
One of the best ever musical and romantic hit film from the 50s...
Neelo, Saleem Raza and Munir Hussain got breakthroug from this film... |
| Actors |
Sabiha, Santosh, Nayyar Sultana, Neelo, Talish, Asif Jah, Hamalia Wala |
| Producer |
Saif-ud-din Saif |
| Director |
Jaafar Malik |
| Music |
Rasheed Attre |
| Lyrics |
Saif-ud-din Saif |
| Singers |
Zubaida Khanum, Kousar Perween, Munir Hussain & Salim Raza |
| Aaye mousam rangeele sohane jia na hi mane |
Zubaida Khanum |
| Yaaro mujhe muaaf rakho main nashe mein hoon |
Salim Raza |
| Yaaro mujhe muaaf rakho main nashe mein hoon |
Salim Raza |
| Qaraar lootne wale too
pyar ko tarse |
Munir Hussain |
| Din ko sataye, raten
jagaye, kaisa tera pyar hai |
Zubaida Khanum |
| Yeh tirchhi nazar, yeh patli kamar... |
Kousar Perveen |
| Ghoonghat utha doon ya ghoonghat gira doon |
Zubaida Khanum |
| Sitamgar mujhe be-wafa janta hai |
Kousar Perveen |
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Film Exchange
Bedari
(Urdu) |
Released on:
December 6th, 1957 |
| This film was with patriotic message but it was a carbon copy of the Indian film "Jagrati". Even a patriotic song was copied with word "Pakistan" inserted in place of "Hindustan"! |
| Actors |
Ratan Kumar, Ragni, Santosh, Meena, Anoradha... |
| Producer |
Sheikh Latif
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| Director |
Rafiq Ghazanvi |
| Music |
Fateh Ali Khan |
| Lyrics |
... |
| Singers |
Munawar Sultan, Salim Raza |
| A Qaid-e-Azam, tera ehsan hai ehsan... |
Munawar Sultana |
| Hum laye hain toofan se Kashti nikal ke... |
Salim Raza
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| Bacho tum ko sair karaun apne Pakistan ki... |
Salim Raza |
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Total 27 Released Films
Super hit Urdu films
- Ishq-e-Laila
Sabiha, Santosh, Allauddin
- Waada
Sabiha, Santosh, Laila, Ilyas
- Saat Laakh
Sabiha, Santosh, Talish
Hit Urdu films
- Aas Paas
Sabiha, Aslam, Allauddin
- Bara Aadmi
Meena, Ejaz, Allauddin
- Sardaar
Sabiha, Santosh, Talish
- Muraad
Yasmin, Kemal, Ilyas
Average Urdu films
- Daata
Sabiha, Sudhir, G.Mohammad
- Aankh ka Nashah
Sabiha, Sudhir, Musarrat
- Baap ka Gunaah
Musarrat Nazir, Darpan, Salim
- Noor-e-Islam
Sawarn Lata, Darpan, Nazir
- Bedaari
Ragni, Ratan, Santosh
- Paasban
Sabiha, Aslam, Allauddin
- Shohrat
Nasrin, Habib, Ilyas, Ajmal
Flop Urdu films
- Seestan
Musarrat Nazir, Shaad, Salim Raza
- Anjaam
Yasmin, Ilyas, Neelo
- Maska Polish
Anoradha, Ayyaz, Azad
- Laila Majnoo
Bahar, Aslam, Shola, Ilyas
- Thandi Sarak
Musarrat Nazir, Kemal, Zarif
- Nigar
Shahina, Ammaan
- Maasoom
Yasmin, Habib, M. Ismael
Super hit Punjabi film
- Yakke Wali
Musarrat Nazir, Sudhir, Ilyas
Average Punjabi films
- Palkaan
Musarrat Nazir, Akmal, Allauddin
- Zulfaan
Bahar, Aslam, Zeenat
- Nooraan
Noor Jehan, Sudhir
Flop Punjabi films
- Bholey Khan
Sabiha, Aslam, Neelo
- Sehti
Musarrat Nazir, Akmal, Neelo
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