1958

Second generation of top actors..
The second generation of Pakistani actors began their success march from 1958.

  • Sabiha and Santosh married on October 1st, 1958.

    Debutants:
    Actors: Rangeela in Jatti, Zamurrad in Hasrat, Husna in Jane-e-Bahar, Mazhar Shah in Be-gunnah, Abbas Nosha in Rukhsana and Mustafa Qureshi in Sindhi film Perdesi
    Musicians: Salim Iqbal in Sheikh Chilli, Rafiq Ali in Chhoomantar and Musle-ud-din in Aadmi

    Eid Day's:
    (9 films; 6 Urdu, 2 Punjabi, 1 Sindhi)
    6 films on Eid-ul-Fittar (1377 hijri), Monday, April 21, 1958
    4 Urdu: Hasrat, Jan-e-Bhar, Zehr-e-Ishq & Neyi Larki
    1 Punjabi: Choomantar
    1 Sindhi: Perdesi
    3 films on Eid-ul-Azha, Sunday, June 29, 1958
    2 Urdu: Rukhsana & Touheed
    1 Punjabi: Mukhra

    Remarkable Musical Movies
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    Annar Kali Zehr-e-Ishq Chhoomantar
    Mukhra Aadmi

    Noor Jehan
    as
    Annar Kali
    Nigar Pictures big musical Urdu film
    Annar Kali
    Released on: June 6, 1958
    Imitiaz Ali TajThe tomb of Anarkali
    Imtiaz Ali Taj & The tomb of Anar Kali in Lahore
    Another big musical film by Madam Noor Jehan with two music directors, Rasheed Attre and Master Inayat Hussain.
    The story of film Annar Kali was written in 1922 by famous Urdu writer Imitiaz Ali Taj (13.10.1900-19.04.1970). He was inspired by a folk story from 1890 by S. Latif and Kanihya Lal - two history writers from Lahore. This story is filmed many times in India and Pakistan. First time it was made as silent films both in Bombay Watch movies onlineand Lahore in 1928. In 1935 it was filmed as a talkie film and then it became a favorite subject for film producers and was filmed in 1953, 1955, 1960 (as Mughal-e-Azam), 1966 and 1978 in India and once in Pakistan in 1958.
    Actors Noor Jehan (as Anarkali), Sudhir (as Prince Saleem), Ragni (as Dil Aram), Shamim Ara, Zarif, Fazal Haq and Hamalia Wala (as Akbar The Great)
    Producer Mukhtar Ahmad
    Director Anwar Kemal Pasha
    Story Imtiaz Ali Taj
    Music Rasheed Attre, Inayat Hussain
    Lyrics Tanvir Naqvi
    Singers Madam Noor Jehan

    Film songs:
    Kahaan tak sunno ge kahaan tak sunaoo Madam Noor Jehan
    Banwri chakori kare duniya se chori chroi Madam Noor Jehan
    Bewafa, ham na bhoole tujhe, sari Duniya ne.. Madam Noor Jehan
    Keya jane keya armaan lekar ham teri Madam Noor Jehan
    Pehle to apne dil ki ada jaan jeyie Madam Noor Jehan
    Sada hoon apney pyar ki, jehan se be-nyaz Madam Noor Jehan
    Tumhari aarzoo mein koocha-e-qatil tak aal Madam Noor Jehan
    Jalte hain armaan mera dil rota hai Madam Noor Jehan

    Select Pictures
    Zehr-e-Ishq
    (Urdu)    		 Released on:
    Eid-ul-fittar,
    April 21, 1958
    Very famous musical film ....
    Actors Musarrat Nazir, Habib, Yasmin, Neelo, Bibbo...
    Producer Sultan Jeelani, Khursheed Anwar
    Director Masood Pervez
    Music, Story, Screenplay Khursheed Anwar
    Lyrics Qateel Shafai
    Singers Zubaida Khanum, Kausar Perveen, Naheed Niazi

    Film songs:
    Pall pall jhoomun, jhoom ke gaun Kausar Perveen
    Raat Chandni mein akeli raat... Zubaida Khanum
    Janey na doongi, main janey na doongi Kausar Perveen
    Mohe Piya millan ko janey de Naheed Niazi
    Dekho ji, bedardi Sayyan, ja ke nahin aye... Naheed Niazi
    So ja re, so ja, lal hamarey... Zubaida Khanum
    Chham chham nachun, mere Pia ghar aye Zubaida Khanum
    Un se bichhar kar yeh jeena bhi... Zubaida Khanum
    Suno arz meri Kamli wale (pbuh) Zubaida Khanum

    M. H. Pictures Punjabi musical film
    Chhoomantar
    Released on: Eid-ul-fittar, April 21, 1958
    Very famous film...
    Actors Noor Jehan, Aslam Perwez, Laila, Zarif, Salim Raza, Allauddin
    Producer Mian Mushtaq
    Director (Mushtaq Hafiz??) M.M. Billoo Mehra (read more here)
    Music Rafiq Ali
    Lyrics Hazeen Qadri
    Singers Madam Noor Jehan, Zubaida Khanum, Zarif

    Film songs:
    Burre naseeb mere very hoya pyar mera Zarif
    Burre naseeb mere very hoya pyar mera Zubaida Khanum, Zarif
    Athru suk geye, haase muk geye Zubaida Khanum
    Aini gal das deyo nikke nikke tareyo Madam Noor Jehan
    Too ki jane be-qadra Madam Noor Jehan
    Akhiyan we rateen sohn na dendiyan Madam Noor Jehan

    Crescent Pictures musical Punjabi film
    Mukhra
    Released on: Eid-ul-azha, June 28, 1958
    The only super hit Punjabi film of Sabiha & Santosh..
    Actors Sabiha, Santosh, Asha Posley, Nazar, Ghulam Mohammad, Allauddin
    Guest stars: Darpan, Nayyar Sultana, Yasmin, Diljeet Mirza, Bibbo, Ilyas Kashmiri, Hamaliyawala
    Producer Mian Ehsan
    Director Jaafar Malik (assistent: S. Suleman)
    Screenplay & Dialogs Baba Alam Siyaposh
    Music Rasheed Attre
    Lyrics Waris Ludhyanvi
    Singers Zubaida Khanum, Naseem Begum, Munir Hussain, Sain Akhtar

    Film songs:
    Dorey khich ke na rakhiye Mapiyan de Pind... Zubaida Khanum
    Dilla, thehr ja yaar da nazara lain de Munir Hussain
    Main dardi Surma na pawan Akhan wich Mahi wasda...
    (Bhairvi raag on violin)    		 Zubaida Khanum, Munir Hussain, ?,
    Sain Akhtar
    Mera Dil Channa, Kach da Khadona... Zubaida Khanum
    Naley nach naley Gon, te Pambeeri wangu ponh.. Naseem Begum, Munir Hussain
    Mahi sanu takna te assan sharmana.. Zubaida Khanumm
    Dilla, thehr ja yaar da nazara lain de Zubaida Khanum
    Meri Akh tera Dil na chura le... Zubaida Khanum
    Meinu dasdi Chanani teri, we chhup ja Chann.. Zubaida Khanum
    Mere do mastaney Nain, raat din rehnde.. Zubaida Khanum

    Yasmin in Aadmi
    Yasmin
    Huma Films
    Aadmi
    (Urdu)    		 A big film
    Released on:
    November 14th, 1958
    Habib played double role...
    Actors Yasmin, Habib, Nayyar Sultana, Diljeet Mirza, Talish and Allauddin
    Producer & Director Luqman
    Music Musle-ud-din
    Lyrics ...
    Singers Naheed Niazi, Salim Raza
    Film songs:
    Zamana pyar ka itna hi kam tha yeh na socha tha Naheed Niazi
    .... Salim Raza

    Total 33 Released Films
    Super hit Urdu film
    1. Aadmi
      Yasmin, Habib, Nayyar

    Hit Urdu films
    1. Hasrat
      Sabiha, Santosh, Yousuf
    2. Rukhsana
      Musarrat Nazir, Darpan, Nayyar
    3. Bharosa
      Yasmin, Yousuf, Allauddin
    4. Aakhri nishan
      Meena, Sudhir, Allauddin

    Average Urdu films
    1. Annar Kali
      Noor Jehan, Sudhir, Hamalia
    2. Toheed
      Nayyar, Talish, Laila
    3. Darbaar
      Sabiha, Santosh, Habib, Allauddin

    Flop Urdu films
    1. Changez Khan
      Neelo, Kamran, Rukhshi
    2. Be-gunnah
      Nayyar, Anwar Baig, Butt Kashir
    3. Neya zamana
      Musarrat Nazir, Santohs, M. Ismael
    4. Neya Dour
      Jameela, Aslam, Neelo
    5. Lakhpatti
      Nighat, Saqi, Nasreen
    6. Tamanna
      Yasmin, Ejaz, Nighat
    7. Dil mein too
      Sabiha, Ejaz, Nayyar
    8. Jan-e-Bahar
      Musarrat Nazir, Sudhir, Husna
      Lahore: April 21, Monday,
      Reagle, Capital, 5/10 weeks
      Karachi:May 30, Friday,
      Ritz/4, 5/12 weeks
    9. Zehr-e-Ishq
      Musarrat Nazir, Habib, Neelo
    10. Nayi Larki
      Neelo, Aslam, Shahnawaz
    11. Sitaron ki Duniya
      Meena, Sheeda Imam, Rukhsana
    12. Mumtaz
      Neelo, Ayaz, Mazhar Shah
    13. Pehla qadm
      Sozi, Haroon, Naina
    14. Wah re zamanay
      Shamim Ara, Ejaz, Rattan
    15. Aakhri Dao
      Nayyar, Habib, Talish

    Hit Punjabi films
    1. Sheikh Cilli
      Sabiha, Aslam, Asif Jah
    2. Chhoomantar
      Noor Jehan, Aslam, Zarif
    3. Mukhra
      Sabiha, Santosh, Allauddin

    Average Punjabi film
    1. Jatti
      Musarrat Nazir, Sudhir, Neelo

    Flop Punjabi films
    1. Kachian Kalian
      Neelo, Aslam, Zarif
    2. Jagga
      Meena, Aslam, Ilyas
    3. Ghar Jawai
      Bahar, Sultan, A. Shah

    Hit Sindhi film
    1. Perdesi
      Lali, Fazlani, Roomi

    Flop Sindhi films
    1. Sassi Punnu
      Nighat, Saqi, Rukhshi
    2. Prai Zamin
      Sozi, Sultan, Sultan