Ghunghat (1962 film)

Ghunghat
Directed byKhwaja Khurshid Anwar
Written byKhwaja Khurshid Anwar
Produced by
  • Sultan Jilan
  • Khurshid Anwar
Starring
CinematographyNabi Ahmed
Edited byAli
Music byKhawaja Khurshid Anwar
Release date
  • 3 November 1962 (1962-11-03)
CountryPakistan
LanguageUrdu

Ghunghat (Urdu: گھونگھٹ, "Face-veil") is a 1962 Pakistani musical suspense thriller film directed by Khawaja Khurshid Anwar, who also wrote screenplay and composed the music of the film.[1][2] The main concept was derived from Ghulam Mohammad's short story Dosheeza. The film features Nayyar Sultana and Santosh Kumar as leads with Neelo, Laila, Ghulam Mohammad and Bibbo in supporting roles.

The film was selected as the Pakistani entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 36th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.[3] This film won four awards at the 1962 Nigar Awards ceremony held in Pakistan, including Best Actor for Kumar and Best Music.[4]

The film was featured in British Film Institute's critics and users' polls of "Top ten Pakistani films of all times".[5] In November 2015, it was screened at the Lok Virsa Museum to keep the historical records of the feature films.[6]

Plot

Shahid is deceived by his newly married bride Naheed, who elopes on their wedding night which disturbs him badly. He turns alcoholic and is left all alone after this tragic incident. To move on, he decides to visit a hill station with his friend so that he could feel better. However, on reaching there, he is haunted by the spirit of Usha Rani, which he always fantasies as his dream as told in the fairytale in his childhood.

Cast

Soundtrack

All lyrics are written by Tanvir Naqvi[7]; all music is composed by Khwaja Khurshid Anwar[1]

Ghunghat
No.TitleLyricsSinger (s)Length
1."Chahay boloon, chahay na boloon[7]" Naheed Niazi 
2."Chhun chhun chhun, meri payal ki dhun[7]" Naseem Begum 
3."Mujh ko awaz day tu kahan hay[7]" Mehdi Hassan 
4."Meri guriya ka hai jalwa nirala" Ahmad Rushdi 
5."Raahon pe thaari main nazrain jamaye, koi aye" Noor Jehan[8] 
6."Meray piya ko dhoondh ke lao"Faiz Ahmed FaizNoor Jehan 

Awards

Ghunghat won a total of 4 following Nigar Awards:

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "Ghunghat (1962 film)". Complete Index To World Film (CITWF) website. Archived from the original on 25 December 2018. Retrieved 17 June 2022.
  2. ^ "Ghunghat (1962) Review". 8 August 2014. Archived from the original on 13 March 2023. Retrieved 13 March 2023.
  3. ^ Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
  4. ^ a b c "4 Nigar Awards listed for film Ghunghat (1962)". Cineplot.com website. Archived from the original on 3 September 2018. Retrieved 17 June 2022.
  5. ^
  6. ^ "'Ghunghat' to be screened at Lok Virsa today". The News International (newspaper). 28 November 2015. Retrieved 19 February 2023.
  7. ^ a b c d e f g h "Ghunghat". Motion Pictures Archives of Pakistan website. Archived from the original on 21 May 2019. Retrieved 17 June 2022.
  8. ^ Amjad Parvez (17 February 2019). "Three uniquely shot Pakistani film songs". Daily Times (newspaper). Retrieved 17 June 2022.


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