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Yakke Wali
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Wikipedia article
'Yakke Wali' is a 1957 Pakistani Punjabi language film directed by M. J. Rana and produced by Bari Malik. It tells the story of a woman who earns a living by driving a tanga. Musarrat Nazir played the title role in the film with Sudhir, M. Ajmal and Neelo in prominent roles. 'Yakke Wali' is inspired by the short story "License" by Saadat Hassan Manto.
'Yakke Wali' was successful at the box office and received rave reviews.
Plot
'Yakke Wali' revolves around a hardworking and brave Punjabi woman, Laali, who supports her family by driving a tanga. She drives around her village but one day owing to her fight with some of the villagers, she leaves the village and goes to the city of Lahore. Being a female in Lahore, it becomes difficult for her to drive the tanga, so she decides to disguise herself as a man and starts driving for her survival and to make a daily living.
Cast
* Musarrat Nazir as Laali
* Sudhir as Aslam
* M. Ajmal
* Neelo
* Ilyas Kashmiri
* Zeenat Begum
* Sultan Rahi (as extra character)
All music is scored by music director Ghulam Ahmed Chishti and film songs and dialogue were by Ahmad Rahi.
References
Category:1957 films
Category:Pakistani films
Category:1950s Punjabi-language films
Category:Pakistani black-and-white films
Category:1957 musical films
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