Aakhri Station (film)
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Directed by | Suroor Barabankvi |
Screenplay by | Suroor Barabankvi |
Based on | Pagli by Hajra Masroor |
Produced by | Suroor Barabankvi |
Starring | |
Music by | Khan Atta-ur-Rehman |
Release date | 1965 |
Country | Pakistan |
Language | Urdu |
Aakhri Station (transl. The Last Station) is a 1965 Pakistani Urdu film based on short story Pagli by feminist Urdu literature writer Hajra Masroor while screenplay is written by Suroor Barabankvi. Directed and produced by Barabankvi also, the film stars Haroon and Rani in lead roles along with Shabnam in supporting role.[1][2]
Aakhri Station is a prime example of East Pakistan film making: literary and socially conscious. The story of the film revolves around the romamce of Fozia, station master's daughter and Jameel, an honest engineer surrounded by corrupt contractors.[3]
Plot[]
Jamil, a young engineer comes to East Pakistan where he joins the railway department. On station, there is a mentally retarted girl who often wanders there. It comes across to Jamil that there is a backstory behind her mental retardation. Some time before, her marriage was called off because her father could not fulfill the groom's demand of huge dowry. Her father died in result and she became unconscious/mad.
Cast[]
Awards and nominations[]
Year | Award | Category | Awardee | Result | Ref. |
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N/A | Nigar Awards | Best Scriptwriter | Hajra Masroor | Won | [2] |
Best Supporting Actress | Shabnam |
References[]
- ^ "'Anti-Pakistan': 6 lesser-known Pakistani movies and state's mistrust of culture". Daily Times. 2018-01-14.
- ^ a b "فلمی نقاد اعجاز گُل کی منتخب کردہ دس بہترین پاکستانی فلمیں". BBC News اردو (in Urdu). 2020-09-05. Retrieved 2021-11-18.
- ^ "Sound of Lollywood: A touch of warm Bengali folk music in 'Aakhri Station'". Scroll.in. 18 November 2017. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
- ^ Suhayb Alavi (2017-05-05). "The making of a legend". The News. Retrieved 2021-11-18.
External links[]
- 1965 films
- Pakistani black-and-white films
- Urdu-language films
- Films based on short fiction
- Pakistani films