Baharo Phool Barsao
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Urdu | بہارو پُھول برساؤ |
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Written by | Mehmood Sadiq |
Produced by | Mehmood Sadiq |
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Edited by | Ali |
Music by | Nashad |
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Running time | approx. 3 hours |
Country | Pakistan |
Language | Urdu |
Baharo Phool Barsao (transl. Shower Flowers O Spring), is a 1972 Pakistani Urdu-language romance film produced and directed by Indian director Mehmood Sadiq (a.k.a. M. Sadiq). He had come from India to produce and direct this film, but died halfway through its production. It was completed by the Pakistani film director Hassan Tariq.[1]
It cast Waheed Murad, Rani, Rukhsana, Munawar Zarif, Saiqa, Kamal Irani, Tamanna, Ilyas Kashmiri, Aslam Pervaiz and Sangeeta (as guest star). The film is based on India's Lucknow culture.[1]
Summary[]
Nawab Parvez Akhter (Waheed Murad) spends a lot of money on his wedding and his newly wedded wife (Rani), plunging himself into huge debt, also his rival Nawab Fakhru (Aslam Pervaiz) plots against him.
Cast[]
- Rani as Salma
- Waheed Murad as Nawab Parvez Akhter
- Rukhsana
- Aslam Pervaiz as Nawab Fakhru
- Ilyas Kashmiri as Shabbo Pehalwaan
- Saiqa as Yasmeen
- Kamal Irani
- Munawar Zarif as Mirza
- Sangeeta (Special appearance)
Reception[]
Film was released by Sadiq Productions on 11 August 1972 in Pakistani cinemas. The film completed 23 weeks on main cinema and 64 weeks on other cinemas of Karachi and thus became a blockbuster Golden Jubilee film of the year.[1] The film was again released in 1983, after Waheed Murad's death, in Lahore's cinemas and it again celebrated Golden Jubilee in its second run.
Music[]
The music of the film is composed by Nashad and the songs are written by Shewan Rizvi. Playback singers are Masood Rana, Noor Jehan, Ahmad Rushdi, Mala, Tassawar Khanum, Irene Perveen, and Shaukat Ali. The songs of the film became very popular esp. Mere dil ki hai awaz..., Yeh ghar mera gulshan hai... and Chanda re chanda.... A list of the songs of the film is as follows:
- Mere dil ki hai awaz... by Masood Rana
- Yeh ghar mera gulshan hai... by Noor Jehan
- Chanda re chanda... by Noor Jehan
- Aye mohabbat tera jawab nahin... by Shaukat Ali, Irene Perveen and Tassawar Khanum
- Aye parda-nasheen... by Tassawar Khanum and Mala
- Meri jaan yaar badsha... by Ahmed Rushdi and Tassawar Khanum
Awards[]
Film Baharo Phool Barsao won 4 Nigar Awards in the following categories:[2]
Category | Recipient |
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Best film[1][2] | M. Sadiq |
Best script writer | M. Sadiq |
Best lyricist | Shevan Rizvi[1][2] |
Best comedian | Munawar Zarif[1][2] |
References[]
- ^ a b c d e f Another take for Pakistani cinema - Film review of Baharo Phool Barsao (1972) on Dawn (newspaper) (scroll down to this title) Retrieved 20 December 2021
- ^ a b c d "THE NIGAR AWARDS 1972 - 1986". The Hot Spot Online website. Archived from the original on 25 July 2008. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
- 1972 films
- Urdu-language films
- Pakistani films
- Nigar Award winners
- Culture of Lucknow
- Pakistani film stubs