Andaleeb
| Andaleeb | |
|---|---|
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| Directed by | Fareed Ahmed |
| Written by | Salma Kanwal |
| Produced by | Rashid Mukhtar |
| Starring | Waheed Murad Shabnam Aliya Mustafa Qureshi "Jugnu" Durdana Zareen Ibrahim Nafees Talish Salma Mumtaz |
| Music by | Nisar Bazmi |
Release date |
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Running time | 180 minutes |
| Country | Pakistan |
| Language | Urdu |
Andaleeb is a 1969 Pakistani Urdu colour film starring Waheed Murad, Shabnam, Aliya, and Mustafa Qureshi, and Talish. It was a golden jubilee hit directed by Farid Ahmed, produced by Rashid Mukhtar, and music composed by Nisar Bazmi. Andaleeb received 4 Nigar Awards in different categories.[1]
Plot
This film is a musical love story based on Salma Kanwal's novel by the same title, "Andaleeb".
Cast
- Shabnam[1]
- Waheed Murad[1]
- Aliya Begum[1]
- Mustafa Qureshi[1]
- Talish
- Salma Mumtaz
- Lehri
- Talat Siddiqui
- Niggo
- Ibrahim Nafees
- Rajni
- Baby Durdana
- Atia Ashraf
- Meena Chaudhry
- Pandit Shahed
- Sultana Iqbal
- Meena Chaudhary
Music
The music of the film was composed by well-known musician Nisar Bazmi.[1] The song Kuch log rooth kar be lagte hain kitne pyare written by Masroor Anwar was one of his big super-hit songs for 1969.
Songs of the film are:
- Nanhi munni guria rani... by Runa Laila
- Kuch log rooth kar bhi lagte hain kitne pyaare by Ahmad Rushdi[2]
- Gaisuyon ke anchal mein... by Ahmad Rushdi
- Mere dil ki mehfil saja dene wale... by Ahmad Rushdi and Noor Jehan
- Tere waadon ne sanam... by Runa Laila
- Kuchh log rooth kar bhi... by Noor Jehan
- Pyar kar ke ham buhat pachhtaye... by Noor Jehan, film song written by Kaleem Usmani[2]
- Jhoote waado se na dil behlaiye... by Runa Laila and Dina Laila
Box office
The film was a golden jubilee hit, completing 56 weeks in theaters.
Awards
Andaleeb won four Nigar Awards in the following categories:
| Category | Recipient |
|---|---|
| Best actor | Waheed Murad[3] |
| Special award | Shabnam[3] |
| Best screenplay | Ali Sufiyan Afaqi[3] |
| Best sound editor | A. Z. Baig[3] |
Trivia
Initially, the actress Shabnam was not able to speak Urdu fluently, so for Andaleeb, her dialogues were by a lady Kaukab Afzal.[4][5]
References
- ^ a b c d e f "Andaleeb (1969 film)". Complete Index To World Film (CITWF) website. 16 August 2011. Archived from the original on 16 December 2017. Retrieved 21 April 2022.
- ^ a b Soundtrack of film Andaleeb (1969) on IMDb website Retrieved 25 May 2019
- ^ a b c d "Nigar Awards (1969)". Cineplot.com website. 17 August 2010. Archived from the original on 10 October 2011. Retrieved 21 April 2022.
- ^ "'Andaleeb' screened at Lok Virsa". The News. Retrieved 25 September 2021.
- ^ "The making of a legend". The News. Retrieved 25 September 2021.