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First B/W film with colour songs..
"Gul Bakawli" (released on October 27th) was the first Pakistani B/W film with colour songs, filmed by M. Fazil, processed by Piaray Khan, music from Safdar Hussain, produced by Qamar Zaman, directed by Munshi Dil and starring Jameela Razzaq and Sudhir.
Ahmad Rushdi sang his first hit song in film "Speran".
Film "Ghalib" was the last released film as heroine for Madam Noor Jehan. A glorious career from Baby Noor Jehan in 1935 as actress and singer till 1961 - 26 years!
Debutants:
Actors: Munawar Zarif in Dandian, Razia in Taj aur Talwar and Asad Bukhar in Surayya.
Singer: Mala in Punjabi film Aabroo and Saleem Shehazad in Ham Eik Hayn.
Musicians: Musicians pair's Bakhshi & Wazir in film "Bekhabar" and Manzoor Ashraf in film "Speran" started their film careers.
Eid Day's: (8 films; 7 Urdu, 1 Punjabi)
4 films on Eid-ul-Fittar (1380 hijri), Friday, March 17, 1961
(Note: It was a controversial Eid/Roza-day in Pakistan)
4 Urdu: Sunehre sapney, Farishta, Zamin ka Chand & Chhotey Sarkar
0 Punjabi: -
4 films on Eid-ul-Azha, Friday, May 26, 1961
3 Urdu: Bombay Wala, Subha kahin shaam kahin & Taj aur Talwar
1 Punjabi: Mangti
OBITUARIES:
Actors: Prominent actors Ghulam Mohammad died on October 3 and Ali Baba on April
19, 1961.
Remarkable Musical Movies |
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Darpan Productions
Gulfaam
(Urdu) |
Released on:
December 29th, 1961 |
 A big costume film... |
| Actors |
Musarrat Nazir, Darpan, Nazar, S. Suleman, Talish, Chham Chham |
| Producer |
Darpan |
| Director |
S. Suleman |
| Music |
Rashid Attre |
| Lyrics |
Tanvir Naqvi |
| Singers |
Naseem Begum, Mala, Naheed Niazi, Salim Raza, Munir Hussain |
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Shabab Productions
Speran
(Urdu) |
Released on:
December 8th, 1961 |
| Actors |
Laila, Habib, Nirala, Nasra, Asad |
| Producer |
Shabab Keranvi |
| Director |
Daud Chand |
| Music |
Manzoor Ashraf |
| Lyrics |
... |
| Singers |
Naheed Niazi, Irene Perveen, Nazir Begum, Salim Raza, Ahmad Rushdi.... |
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Huma Films
Farishta
(Urdu) |
Released on:
Eid-ul-Fittar,
March 17th, 1961 |
| This memorable film was based on a russian novelle.... |
| Actors |
Yasmin, Ejaz, Talish, Allauddin... |
| Producer & Director |
Luqman |
| Music |
Rasheed Attre |
| Lyrics |
... |
| Singers |
Madam Noor Jehan, Salim Raza |
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S.K.Pictures
Ghalib
(Urdu) |
Released on:
November 24th, 1961 |
Madam Noor Jehan last appeared in
this film... Sudhir played the tilte role of Ghalib.
Mirza Asadullah Khan Ghalib (1797-1869), was a legendry classical
Urdu poet.
Ghalib was carefree,
unconventional and without any scruples and was very fond of drinking and gambling as well.
This film is a fictional love story of Mirza Ghalib and a singer/dancer.
Ghalib never worked as such for a livelihood but lived on either state
patronage, credit or generosity of his friends and died on February 15, 1869
in Dehli, British India.
He was born on December 27, 1797 in Agra, India and was married into a family of nobles at the age of thirteen. He
had three or four children, none of whom survived. |
| Actors |
Noor Jehan, Sudhir, Agha Salim Raza |
| Producer &
Director |
(Syed Atta Ullah Shah Hashmi??)
M.M. Billoo Mehra (read more here) |
| Music |
Tasadduq Hussain |
| Lyrics |
Mirza Asad Ullah Khan Ghalib, Tufail Hushiarpuri |
| Singers |
Madam Noor Jehan & Salim Raza |
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Total 38 Released Films
(Total 34 films from West Pakistan
and 4 Bengali films from East Pakistan)
Hit Urdu films
- Surayya
Nayyar Sultana, Habib
- Ajab Khan
Husna, Sudhir, Talish
- Insaan badalta hai
Shamim Ara, Darpan
- Gul Bakavli
Jamila Razzaq, Sudhir
- Speran
Laila, Habib
- Gulfam
Musarrat Nazir, Darpan
Average Urdu films
- Zamana keya kahe ga
Shamim Ara, Kamaal
- Ghalib
Noor Jehan, Sudhir
Lahore: ?
Karachi: November 24, 1961,
Naz/5 Cinemas, 8/18 weeks
Flop Urdu films
- Jan Nisar
Nazo, Rashdi
- Sun of Ali Baba
Nayyar Sultana, Aslam
- Sunehre Sapne
Musarrat Nazir, Aslam
- Farishta
Yasmin, Ejaz, Talish
- Zamin ka Chand
Shamim Ara, Aslam
- Chhote Sarkar
Musarrat Nazir, Aslam
- Mangol
Musarrat Nazir, Aslam
- Habu
Husna, Habib, Talish
- Bombay wala
Nighat, Saqi
- Subha kahin sham kahin
Neelo, Kamaal
- Taj aur Talwar
Laila, Ratan Kumar
- Jadugar
Bahar, Sultan
- Ghazi bin Abbas
Husna, Rattan Kumar
- Gulfarosh
Nayyar Sultana, Kamaal
- Tum na mano
Sabira, Habib
- Sher-e-Islam
Laila, Rattan Kumar
- Do raste
Bahar, Yousuf, Ejaz
- Hum ek hain
Jamila Razzaq, Aslam
- Be-khabar
Nasreen, Sultan
- Teen Phool
Nayyar Sultan, Allauddin
- Bara bajje
Neelo, Allauddin
- Lakhon fasane
Sozi, Darpan
Avarage Punjabi films
- Muftbar
Musarrat Nazir, Akmal
Flop Punjabi films
- Abroo
Bahar, Akmal
- Mangti
Bahar, Aslam
- Dandian
Yasmin, Aslam
4 Bengali films
- Harano Din
- Je Nodi Moru Pothe
- Kokhono Aseni
- Tomar Amar
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