Home | Movies By Year | Movies from 1967
Doraha (film)
Buy Doraha (film) now from AmazonFirst, read the Wikipedia article. Then, scroll down to see what other TopShelfReviews readers thought about the movie. And once you've experienced the movie, tell everyone what you thought about it.
Wikipedia article
'Doraha' is a 1967 Pakistani musical romance film. The film become remarkable due to its music.
At the box office, the film failed to become a big hit, as it was expected, but it later gained more importance after several years, especially during the 1980s and 1990s due to its superb music and hit songs. The film was produced by Sohail Rana and Pervaiz Malik and was also directed by Pervaiz Malik.
Cast
* Waheed Murad
* Shamim Ara
* Deeba
* Ibrahim Nafees
* Talish
Release
The film was released by United Talents on 25 August 1967 on cinemas of Karachi and Lahore. During the same year, Doraha got tough competition from other successful films like 'Chakori', 'Lakhon Mein Aik', 'Darshan' and 'Aag'.
Music
The music of the film is composed by Sohail Rana. The songs of 'Doraha', particularly, 'Bhooli hui hoon daastan' ... , 'Mujhe tum nazar se gira tau rahe ho' ... 'Haan isi more par' ... 'Tumhein kaise bata doon' ... and 'Ajnabi zara souch lo' ... became very popular on the Radio at that time. The evergreen songs of the film were written by Masroor Anwar and mostly sung by Ahmed Rushdi and Mala. Only one song was recorded in Mehdi Hassan's voice. Waheed Murad declared Rushdi's song, "Bhooli hui hoon daastan", his favorite song. The film 'Doraha' proved to be a milestone in Ahmed Rushdi's career.
*'Tumhen kaise bata doon' by Ahmed Rushdi
*'Bhooli hui hoon daastan' by Ahmed Rushdi
*'Bhooli hui hoon daastan' by Ahmed Rushdi and Mala
*'Mujhe tum nazar se gira tau rahe ho' by Mehdi Hassan
*'Haan isi mor par' by Ahmed Rushdi
*'Ajnabi zara souch lo' by Ahmed Rushdi
*'Koi mere dil mein' by Mala
*'Wafaaon ka badla' by Mala
*'Ae chand zara ruk jaana' by Mala
References
Buy Doraha (film) now from Amazon
<-- Return to movies from 1967