Sangam (1964 Urdu film)

Sangam
Sangam
Directed by	Zahir Raihan
Produced by	Iftekharul Alam Kislu
Starring	Rosy; Haroon; Sumita; Khalil;
Cinematography	Afzal Chowdhury
Release date	23 April 1964;
Country	Pakistan
Language	Urdu

Sangam is a Pakistani Urdu film released in 1964, directed by Zahir Raihan, starring Rosy, Haroon, Sumita, and Khalil. It is the first full-length colour movie made in Pakistan.^[1]

The film was made in Bengali-speaking East Pakistan, and Raihan and much of the cast and crew were from there, but for commercial reasons it was produced in Urdu.^[2] Raihan's decision to film in colour was influenced by the first colour laboratory in Pakistan being located in Dacca, at the fledgling government-run East Pakistan Film Development Corporation.^[3]

Most of the film was shot on location in the Chittagong Hill Tracts. Kaptai Lake and its surrounding hills feature prominently.^[3]^[4]

Sangam was produced and directed by Zahir Raihan for Sunny Circle Presentations. It was released on Eid-ul-Azha Day, 23 April 1964.^{[citation needed]}

Music[]

Among the playback singers were Bashir Ahmed, Ferdausi Begum, Mohd. Abdul Jabbar, Akhter Shaad and Mahboubur Rahman.

Khan Ataur Rahman composed the musical scores. More than its cinematic novelty, the film was liked for its musical score.

The most popular song of Sangam was Hazar Saal Jo Buddha Mil Gaya, based on a famous English number and very intelligently adopted by Khan Ataur Rehman. It was sung by Bashir Ahmad and chorus voices. Surfing on the waves of the accordion, and the guitar strings, the song took the local industry by storm and the film got a good reception. Kitni Suhani Rangeen Khwab Dikha Kar, by Ferdausi Begum was a sad melody with the tanpura and violin in attendance. Chali Re Chali had that jovial touch of the Bengali winds. Neela Gagan Hai was a Hemant Kumar type duet, a fabulous number with the banjo and accordion, sung delightfully by Ferdausi Begum and Abdul Jabbar. The Neeli Neeli Aankhon Mein was another lively duet.

References[]

^ Gazdar, Mushtaq (1997). Pakistan Cinema, 1947-1997. Oxford University Press. p. 253. ISBN 0-19-577817-0.
^ Raju, Zakir Hossain (2014) [First published 2008]. Bangladesh Cinema and National Identity: In Search of the Modern?. Routledge. p. 84. ISBN 978-1-317-60180-7.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Hoek, Lotte (December 2016). "Mirrors of Movement: Aina, Afzal Chowdhury's cinematography and the interlinked histories of cinema in Pakistan and Bangladesh". Screen. 57 (4): 491. doi:10.1093/screen/hjw052.
^ Hoek, Lotte (2014). "Cross-wing Filmmaking: East Pakistani Urdu Films and Their Traces in the Bangladesh Film Archive". BioScope. 5 (2): 113. doi:10.1177/0974927614547989.

External links[]

Sangam - IMDB.com

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[1] Gazdar, Mushtaq (1997). Pakistan Cinema, 1947-1997. Oxford University Press. p. 253. ISBN 0-19-577817-0.

[2] Raju, Zakir Hossain (2014) [First published 2008]. Bangladesh Cinema and National Identity: In Search of the Modern?. Routledge. p. 84. ISBN 978-1-317-60180-7.

[Hoek2016-3] Jump up to: ^a ^b Hoek, Lotte (December 2016). "Mirrors of Movement: Aina, Afzal Chowdhury's cinematography and the interlinked histories of cinema in Pakistan and Bangladesh". Screen. 57 (4): 491. doi:10.1093/screen/hjw052.

[4] Hoek, Lotte (2014). "Cross-wing Filmmaking: East Pakistani Urdu Films and Their Traces in the Bangladesh Film Archive". BioScope. 5 (2): 113. doi:10.1177/0974927614547989.

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