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A great year for film business
Sher Khan created all time record with 444 combined weeks
in Lahore's cinemas, Sala Sahib crossed 300-weeks and Chann
Veryam more than 200 weeks. Qurbani, Yeh Zamana aur hai and Athra Puttar were other diamond jubilee films..
Anjuman, Sultan Rahi & Mustafa Qureshi Era started. Their four
films celebrated diamond jubilees this year.
After five years in the box office, the showing of Aaina comes to an end in
Karachi's mini cinema Scala, where it ran for more than 4 years (401 weeks
combined in Karachi's cinemas). It has been the most popular Urdu film in the country's history.
Eid Days: (16 films; 4 Urdu, 10 Punjabi, 1 Pashto, 1 Sindhi)
7 films on Eid-ul-Fittar (1401 hijri) on Sunday, August 2, 1981
2 Urdu: Watan & Alladin
5 Punjabi: Sher Khan, Sala sahib, Chan Veryam, Chacha Bhatija & Miley ga
zulm da badla
9 films on Eid-ul-Fittar (1401 hijri) on Friday, October 9, 1981
2 Urdu: Yeh zamana aur hay & Gherao
5 Punjabi: Jeedar, Moula Jatt te Noori Natt, Basheera te Qanoon, Muftbar
& Tor deyo zanjeeran
1 Sindi: Gha too Ghar na aya
1 Pashto: Novey o nagrezey
OBITUARIES:
Directors: Director/producer Fazal Ahmed Kareem Fazli died.
Remarkable Musical Movies |
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Iqbal Hassan
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Sher Khan |
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Kemal Films
Sher Khan
(Punjabi - Colour) |
Released on:
Eid-ul-Fittar,
August 2nd, 1981 |
 Anjuman got break through from this mega hit action and musical film. Anjuman-Sultan Rahi-era started, they appeared in a record number of
117 films together. (Their last film was Madam Rani 1995). Iqbal Hassan performed extremely well in the
title role. Also Madam Noor Jehan and musician Wajahat Attre became box office demand after three mege hit musical films.
Film Business:
This film completed continuously 172 weeks at Naghma Cinema and 35 weeks at Mehfil cinema Lahore and combined 444 weeks in its first run. This film celebrated Solo Golden Jubilee in Rawalpindi and Multan and solo silver jubilees in Gujranwala, Sialkot, and Faislabad. This film celebrated Diamond Jubilee in Karachi and Golden Jubilee in Lahore at its second run. This film also celebrated Silver Jubilees in Lahore and Hydrabad at its third run. (Thanks to Mr. Waseem Khawar, Saudi Arabia) |
| Actors |
Anjuman, Sultan Rahi, Mustafa Qureshi, Aliya, Nazli, Bahar, Nanha, Adeeb, Changezi,
Iqbal Durrani, Altaf Khan, Seema, Ladla, Talish, Rehan, Habib and Iqbal Hassan |
| Producer |
Anwar Kemal Pasha |
| Director |
Younis Malik |
| Writer |
Nasir Adeeb |
| Music |
Wajahat Attre |
| Lyrics |
Waris Ludhianvi, Khawaja Pervez |
| Singers |
Madam Noor Jehan, Masood Rana |
Film songs:
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Ismael Productions
Sala Sahib
(Punjabi - Colour) |
Released on:
Eid-ul-Fittar,
August 2nd, 1981 |
| This film completed continuously 130 weeks at Metropole cinema Lahore and completed combined 318 weeks. This film had also celebrated solo Silver jubilee at Gujranwala, Faislabad, Multan and Rawalpindi. Its golden jubilee film in Karachi as well and has great golden jubilee in second run in Lahore and silver jubilee in its 3rd run in Sialkot. (Thanks to Mr. Waseem Khawar, Saudi Arabia) |
| Actors |
Mumtaz, Ali Ejaz, Anjuman, Nanha, Rangeela, Abid Kashmiri, Najma Mehboob, Nazli, Iqbal Hassan, Ishrat Chouhdry,
Zahir Shah, Altaf Khan, Nasrullah Butt, Ahmad Ali, Hairat Angez and Sultan Rahi |
| Producer |
Choudhary Mohammad Ismael |
| Director |
Altaf Hussain |
| Story |
Jalil Afghani |
| Screenplay, Dialogs |
Basheer Niaz |
| Music |
Wajahat Attre |
| Lyrics |
Hazin Qadri, Khawaja Pervez |
| Singers |
Madam Noor Jehan, Naheed Akhtar, Mehnaz, Masood Rana |
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Bahu Films Corporation
Chann Waryam
(Punjabi - Colour) |
Released on:
Eid-ul-Fittar,
August 2nd, 1981 |
| This film completed continuously more than 53 weeks at Gulistan Cinema and 27 weeks at Naz cinema Lahore and completed combined 205 weeks. This film had also celebrated solo golden jubilee (50 Weeks) at Gujranwala and solo silver jubilee in Multan and Rawalpindi.
(Thanks to Mr. Waseem Khawar, Saudi Arabia) |
| Actors |
Anjuman, Sultan Rahi, Iqbal Hassan, Nazli, Afzaal, Mustafa Qureshi.... |
| Producer |
Mohammad Server Bhatti |
| Director |
Jahangir Qaisar |
| Story |
Nasir Adeeb |
| Music |
Wajahat Attre |
| Lyrics |
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| Singers |
Madam Noor Jehan, Mehnaz |
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Shabab Productions
Lajawab
(Urdu - Colour) |
Released on:
Februay 13th, 1981 |
| A diamond jubilee film in Karachi... |
| Actors |
Babra Sharif, Nadeem, Shujaat Hashmi, Nanha, Tani, Jameel Fakhri |
| Producer & Director |
Shabab Keranvi |
| Music |
M. Ashraf |
| Lyrics |
--- |
| Singers |
Mehnaz, Ghulam Abbas.... |
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A.R. Films
Bara Aadmi
(Urdu - Colour) |
Released on:
April 3rd, 1981 |
| Actors |
Babra Sharif, Mohammad Ali, Shahid, Bindia, Ruhi Bano... |
| Producer |
Rehmat Ullah Ashraf |
| Director |
Shams Chouhdry |
| Music |
Nazir Ali |
| Lyrics |
--- |
| Singers |
Madam Noor Jehan, Mehdi Hassan |
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Wah Wah Productions
Qurbani
(Urdu - Colour) |
Released on:
May 22nd, 1981 |
| A big diamond jubilee film.... |
| Actors |
Shabnam, Nadeem, Nimmo, Aurangzeb, Najma Mehboob, Hanif, Master Khurram |
| Producer & Director |
Pervez Malik |
| Dialogs |
Amjad Islam Amjad |
| Cinematography |
Riaz Bukhari |
| Music |
M. Ashraf |
| Lyrics |
Masroor Anwar |
| Singers |
Mehnaz, Naheed Akhtar, Ghulam Abbas |
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Ismael Productions
Athra Puttar
(Punjabi - Colour) |
Released on:
June 12th, 1981 |
| Actors |
Asiya, Sultan Rahi, Bazgha, Nanha, Ali Ejaz, Rangeela, Ajmal, Mustafa Qureshi, Sawan |
| Producer |
Choudhary Mohammad Arif |
| Director |
Altaf Hussain |
| Music |
Wajahat Attre |
| Lyrics |
--- |
| Singers |
Madam Noor Jehan, Masood Rana.... |
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Shabab Productions
Yeh Zamana aur hai
(Urdu - Colour) |
Released on:
Eid-ul-Azha,
October 9th, 1981 |
| Actors |
Babra Sharif, Faisal, Ayyaz, Tani, Jameel Fakhri, Tamanna, Saqi.. |
| Producer & Director |
Shabab Keranvi |
| Music |
M. Ashraf |
| Lyrics |
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| Singers |
Mehnaz, A. Nayyar |
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Rasheed Films
Jeedaar
(Punjabi - Colour) |
Released on:
Eid-ul-Azha,
October 9th, 1981 |
| A hit film... |
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Total 85 Released Films
Super hit Urdu films
- Lajawab
Babra, Nadeem, Shujaat
- Qurbani
Shabnam, Nadeem, Khurram
- Yeh Zamana aur hai
Babra, Faisal, Ayyaz
- Manzil
Babra, Mohammad Ali, Waseem
Lahore: January 2,
Prince/5, 13/35 weeks
Karachi: January 2,
Nasheman/21, 14/82 weeks
Hit Urdu films
- Kiran aur Kalli
Shabnam, Mohammad Ali, Waheed
- Amanat
Bazgha, Gullu, Rangeela
Average Urdu films
- Bara Aadmi
Babra, Mohammad Ali, Shahid
- Gun Man
Babra, Mohammad Ali, Waheed
- Kala dhanda gore log
Mumtaz, Waheed, Kemal
- Alladin
Babra, Faisal, Talish
- Sangram
Mumtaz, Mohammad Ali, Asif
- Gherao
Shabnam, Mohammad Ali, Waheed
Flop Urdu films
- Resham
Najma, Mustasfa Qureshi
- Dil ek Khilona
Sangeeta, Shahid, Lehri
- Laggan
Babra, Rehman, Ishrat
- Dil ne phir yaad kiya
Babra, Shahid, Waheed
- Watan
Rani, Mohammad Ali, Shahid
- Azeem qoum ki azeem ki Beti
Nimmi, Naeem Khan
- Faslay
Shabnam, Mohammad Ali, Nanha
- Tange wali
Shabnam, Mohammad Ali, Afzaal
- Wafa
Babra, Asif Raza, Faisal
- Khote sikke
Babra, Mohammad Ali, Gullu
- Do Dil
Babra, Asif Raza, Gullu
- Mohabbat aur majboori
Babra, Gullu, Allauddin
- Hundred Rifles
Musarrat Nazir, Sultan Rahi
- Mere apnay
Shamim Ara, Waheed, Shahid
Super hit Punjabi films
- Sher Khan
Anjuman, Sultan Rahi
- Sala Sahib
Mumtaz, Ali Ejaz, Nanha
- Chann Waryam
Anjuman, Sultan Rahi
- Athra Puttar
Asiya, Sultan Rahi, Nanha
- Jeedaar
Anjuman, Sultan Rahi
- Milega zulm da badla
Anjuman, Sultan Rahi
- Muftbar
Anjuman, Sultan Rahi
- Rustam
Asiya, Sultan Rahi, Mumtaz
- Anokha Daaj
Asiya, Sultan Rahi, Waheed
- Waryam
Anjuman, Sultan Rahi
- Sher medan da
Asiya, Sultan Rahi, Qureshi
- Jatt in London
Asiya, Sultan Rahi, Qureshi
Hit Punjabi films
- Khan-e-Azam
Asiya, Sultan Rahi, Qureshi
- Mr. Aflatoon
Mumtaz, Ali Ejaz, Rangeela
- Akhri qurbani
Musarrat Nazir, Sudhir
Average Punjabi films
- Ik Puttar ik Weer
Najma, Mustafa Qureshi
- Sheran de Puttar Sher
Asiya, Sultan Rahi, Qureshi
- Toofaan te Chattan
Asiya, Sudhir, Qureshi
- Basheera te Qanoon
Asiya, Sultan Rahi, Talish
- Chhanga te Manga
Anjuma, Yousuf, S. Rahi
Flop Punjabi films
- Dushman dar
Najma, Sultan Rahi, Qureshi
- Shart
Asiya, Sultan Rahi, Shahid
- Kala Rupia
Najma, Mustafa Qureshi
- Rabb te Maa
Farah Deeba, Iqbal Hassan
- Ghabhroo
Asiya, Yousuf, Bahar
- Mouladad
Asiya, Yousuf, M.Qureshi
- Fattafatt
Mumtaz, Shahid, Nanha
- Geeo Shera
Chakori, Kaifee, Afzaal
- Parwah naeeen
Mumtaz, Yousuf, Qureshi
- Chacha Bhateeja
Anjuman, Ali Ejaz, Nanha
- Jatt da wair
Asiya, Sultan Rahi, Qureshi
- Dara Sikandar
Mumtaz, Sultan Rahi, Qureshi
- Chann Suraj
Mumtaz, Sultan Rahi, Qureshi
- Khar damagh
Asiya, Sultan Rahi, Iqbal
- Qanoon shikan
Asiya, Sultan Rahi, Afzaal
- Moula Jatt te Noori Natt
Mumtaz, Ali Ejaz, Nanha
- Tor deyo Zanjeeran
Musarrat Nazir, Iqbal Hassan
- Zehreela Dushman
Najma, Sultan Rahi, Bahar
- Posti
Mumtaz, Yousuf, Afzaal
- Billo Sher
Musarrat Nazir, Yousuf, Afzaal
- Athra te jeedaar
Najma, Sultan Rahi, Kaifee
- Notan da Badshah
Najma, Mustafa Qureshi
- Sultan te Waryam
Mumtaz, Yousuf, Qureshi
- Parwah naeen
Kaveeta, Waheed, Yousuf
Flop Sindhi films
- Ghato ghar na aya
Balqees, Babur Sultan
Hit Pashto film
- Daagh
Yasmin, Badar Munir
- Akhri nakha
Musarrat Nazir, Afzaal
- Sogandh
Yasmin, Badar Munir
- Nave ongrezey
Musarrat Nazir, Badar Munir
- Dosti
Yasmin, Badar Munir
Average Pashto film
- Pakhton Walait
Mumtaz, Waheed, Asif
- Farz
Yasmin, Badar Munir
- Ujrati Qatil
Musarrat Nazir, Badar Munir
- Aashna
Musarrat Nazir, Badar Munir
Flop Pashto film
- Khabar da izzat da
Musarrat Nazir, Badar Munir
- Ghairat zama iman
Yasmin, Badar Munir
- Chamnai Khan
Surayya, Badar Munir
- Da gaz da medan
Yasmin, Badar Munir
- Ghazab
Nadra Mumtaz, Badar Munir
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