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'Chanda' was a Pakistani Urdu-language film released on 3 August 1962 in Pakistan. It starred Rehman and Sultana Zaman in lead roles. It is the first Urdu-language film produced in East Pakistan (now Bangladesh). Also, it was the first Urdu-language film acted by Shabnam.

Cast



* Rehman

* Sultana Zaman

* Shabnam

* Golam Mustafa

* Subhash Dutta

* Rani Sarker

Music



Release



The film was released on 3 August, after six years of making the first feature film of East Pakistan, 'Mukh O Mukhosh'. J.C. Anand distributed the film in Punjab and North-West Frontier Province through his distribution company named Eveready Pictures. Anis Dosani arranged to distribute the film to other provinces and territories of Pakistan on a commission basis. The film was shown in movie theaters for 25 weeks.

Reception



The film was a commercial success in the country and became a super duper hit. According to Anupam Hayat, the film ushered in a new era in Pakistan. It changed the fate of Dhallywood positively. Film director Azizur Rahman criticized the poster of the film. He said the main theme of the film was not presented in the poster.

Alamgir Kabir, a renowned filmmaker of the country, expressed his thoughts about the film in 1969,

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