Sher Khan (1981 film)
| Sher Khan (1981 film) | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Younis Malik |
| Produced by | Anwar Kamal Pasha |
| Written by | Nasir Adeeb |
| Starring |
Sultan Rahi Anjuman Mustafa Qureshi Aliya Adeeb Bahar Begum Talish Habib |
| Music by | Wajahat Attre |
| Cinematography | Masood Butt |
Production company |
Kemal Films |
| Distributed by | Kemal Films |
Release dates | August 2, 1981 |
| Country | Pakistan |
| Language | Punjabi |
Sher Khan is a Pakistani Punjabi film starring Sultan Rahi, Anjuman and Mustafa Qureshi. It is the highest grossing film in the history of Pakistani cinema.[1]
Cast[2]
- Aliya
- Nazli
- Bahar Begum
- Nanha
- Adeeb
- Changezi
- Iqbal Durrani
- Altaf Khan
- Seema
- Ladla
- Talish
- Rehan
- Habib
- Iqbal Hassan
Film's reception among the public
It created a new record for a Punjabi film. When released, it was the highest grossing film in the history of Pakistan. It ran for three and a half years in various cinemas. Anjuman got her breakthrough from this mega hit action and musical film. Anjuman-Sultan Rahi era started, they appeared in a record number of 117 films together. (Their last film was Madam Rani 1995). Iqbal Hassan performed extremely well in a supporting role and till his death was a major star due to the success of this film.
This film was shown continuously 172 weeks at Naghma Cinema and 35 weeks at Mehfil cinema, Lahore and combined 444 weeks in its first run. This film celebrated Solo Golden Jubilee in Rawalpindi and Multan and solo silver jubilees in Gujranwala, Sialkot, and Faislabad. This film celebrated Diamond Jubilee in Karachi and Golden Jubilee in Lahore at its second run. This film also celebrated Silver Jubilees in Lahore and Hydrabad at its third run.[3]
Film Soundtracks
The music of the film is by famous musician Wajahat Attre. The lyrics are penned by Waris Ludhianavi and Khawaja Pervez. Madam Noor Jehan and musician Wajahat Attre became the demand of the box office after three mega hit musical films in the same year, the others being Chan Veryam (1981) and Sala Sahib (1981).
Film Songs
- Main vi badnaam Sayyan, too vi badnaam ein... Sung by Madam Noor Jehan
- Chhad ke Mela tur chalia en, ujri Duniya haye...Sung by Masood Rana
- Jhanjhria vi pehna do, Bindia vi chamka do...Sung by Madam Noor Jehan
- Toon ain Mahi chhailla, te main aan teri Laila...Sung by Madam Noor Jehan
- Main charhi Chubare ishq de aj laike tera naan....Sung by Madam Noor Jehan
- Tu je mere hamesha kol rahwen...Sung by Madam Noor Jehan[4]
References
- ↑ "Review of Sher Khan". Pakistan Film Magazine. Retrieved 11 August 2012., Retrieved 21 September 2015
- ↑ http://www.citwf.com/film316370.htm, film Sher Khan (1981) on Complete Index To World Film website, Retrieved 10 Dec 2015
- ↑ , film Sher Khan (1981), Pakistan Movie Database, Retrieved 21 September 2015
- ↑ , Soundtracks of film Sher Khan (1981) on IMDb website, Retrieved 24 October 2015