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Dulhan (Pakistani film)
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Wikipedia article
'Dulhan' is a 1963 Urdu Pakistani film directed by S. M. Yusuf and produced by J.C. Anand under Eveready Pictures. The lead cast of the film include Shamim Ara, Darpan, Nayyar Sultana and Habib. The music of the film was composed by Rashid Attre. It released on 1 November 1963 and was a flop on box office.
Plot
Zafar and Najma wants to marry but Zafar's father fixes his marriage with another girl. He agrees to do so because of his fathers deteriorated condition. On the wedding night, when he is on a voyage with his bride, a storm comes many people to go missing and some die. At that moment, Zafar's bride changes as both of them had not seen their partners before. It reveals that the girl with Zafar (apparently her bride) is Shabnum and was married to a friend of her brother.
Zafar doesn't tell anyone about this mishap and even Shabnum doesn't realize it. When Najma comes to know that Zafar has married, her heart breaks. When Shabnum comes to know that the person she is living with is not her husband, she escapes from his house and meets with an accident on the road. The woman in the car takes her to hospital where Zafar also comes to find her. She tells there that her name is Mumtaz so that he couldn't access to her. The woman takes her in her house where she lives with her son who is a doctor In her house, it revealed on Shabnum that her son is the same person to which she got married to. She doesn't tell them her truth because she thinks that no one would accept her after living with an unknown person and everyone will inquire the proof of chastity. She lives there as Mumtaz and one day, her brother comes there after surviving but due to storm he becomes blind. Pervaiz operates him and his sight is restored.
Najma becomes ill due to heartbreak and Dr. Pevaiz comes for her checkup regularly. Due to some understanding between them, their mothers decide to fix their marriage to which they both deny but later agree due to constant pressure.
When Pervaiz sees her sister Shabnum, she tells her story to him. Dr. Pervaiz who stands near says that she doesn't need any proof. Najma succeeds in escaping from the wedding but gets into another problem. When she reaches home, Zafar who comes there to prove Shabnum's innocence marries Najma.
Cast
* Shamim Ara
* Darpan
* Nayyar Sultana
* Habib
* Nabeela
* Lehri
* Nasira
* Salma Mumtaz
* Bibbo
Music
The music was composed by Rashid Attre and all lyrics of the songs were weitten by Fayyaz Hashmi, Nakhshab and Aziz Kashmiri.
* 'Mujh Se Mat Pooch Mere Dil Ki Tamanna Kya Hai' by Saleem Raza and Naheed Niazi
* 'Bari Mushkil Se Nigahain Uthi Hain' by Noor Jehan
* 'Chhannak Chhannak, Meri Jhanjhar Chhanke' by Saleem Raza, Naseem Begum and co.
* 'Jan-e-Man, Jan-e-Man, Yeh Khat Nahi' by Irene Perveen and Mala Begum
Release and box office
'Dulhan' released on 1 November 1963 and couldn't even reach the
silver jubilee status thus became flop.
References
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