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Zehr-e-Ishq (1958)
Zehr-e-Ishq is a bold experiment in finding new and better values for the Pakistani film. It defies convention in almost every respect – subject matter, treatment, and music. There is no relying on pseudo drama or cheap emotionalism. This clean film raises the crucial question – how far aesthetic values can be adhered to in ...
Zurain
Zurain (real name Zulqarnain) was famous character artiste of late 50s and early 60s. He started his career in 1954, as a drama artist for Radio Pakistan (Rawalpindi). The same year he achieved recognition as an artist of considerable merit. Two years later, he stepped before the studio lights as Zurain and stood out even ...
Jago Hua Savera (1959)
A.J. Kardar’s featurised documentary Jago Hua Savera (released abroad titled Day Shall Dawn) undoubtedly earned Pakistan whatever international prestige it has in the realm of cinema. The theme was based on the lives of the fishermen of East Bengal. It was beautifully shot by the distinguished British photographer Walter Lassally. Kardar received his filmic training ...
Hamraaz (1967)
Khurshid Anwar’s Hamraaz provides an excellent example of a film artist’s ability to make a clean and engaging film even when compelled to compromise in the selection of theme. Hamraaz is a thriller, but vastly different from the thrillers made in Pakistan because the characters symbolize the contest for supremacy in a cognizable social system. ...
Ghoonghat (1962)
An off-beat, purposeful theme, mounted with the skill and precision of a surgeon, and treated with the warmth and imagination of a poet, Ghoonghat is another addition to classic Pakistani films. Ghoonghat is not only a source of inspiration for the imaginative technicians but a slap on the face for the plagiarists and the box-office ...
Jhoomar (1959)
The most characteristic feature of the work of Khurshid Anwar-Masud Parvez unit is their endeavor to broaden the scope of filmic expression to bring screen spectacle closer to natural drama. With their technical skill and understanding of the medium they combine an admirable courage to experiment. In Jhoomar, they have tackled one of the most ...
Saath Laakh (1957)
Saifuddin Saif, a poet turned film maker, produced Saath Laakh, an unusual social drama with all the ingredients of a masterpiece, barring the inadequate sets which were more indicative of a paucity of funds rather than a slur on the director’s imagination. The film can be categorized in the genre of Frank Capra’s comedy of ...
Khurshid Anwar
The cultural capital of Pakistan, Lahore has contributed much to the flowering of cinematic arts, and the melodic culture of the Sub-continent. It has groomed a large number of film-makers, actors-actresses and melodists, whose invaluable contributions to cinema, before and after the partition of the Sub-continent, will forever remain enshrined in the cultural history of ...
A. Hameed
The hallmark of the musicians of early period in our cinema is their adaptability to all situations and all sorts of songs in the film. In this context, one must talk of one very gifted music director, A. Hameed. From a classic sixties music of Saheli to the modern-day rendition of club songs in Hasan ...
Waheed Murad
Born to a successful film distributor/producer, Nisar Murad, on October 2, 1938 in Karachi, and educated at the Marie Calaco School, Waheed graduated in arts from S.M. Arts College in Karachi and then obtained a Master’s degree in English Literature from the Karachi University. He produced a couple of films — Insan Badalta Hai and ...
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V. Shantaram (1901 - 1990):
After Barua's Devdas set a nationwide trend for apocalyptic despondency, Shantaram felt the need...
K.L Saigal (1904 - 1947):
Stars are normally advised to take stardom with a pinch of salt ... Saigal took his with a pint ...
Meena Kumari - Profile:
Born in Bombay to performer parents - her father was a Parsi theater actor, singer, and music te...
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