It talks about Layla and Majnun, a tragic love story by Nizami Ganjavi.[3] The film consists of twelve to fourteen songs, leading it to become the first and the only film of the Pakistani film industry with maximum number of songs recorded till century.[4][5] The filmmakers are argued to have introduced central character in an informal manner, leading it to create a discrepancy between the film story and the poem. During the filming process, the protagonist actor appeared well dressed with a good physical appearance, contradict to the two lovers of the poem who appears in a poor health condition due to distress events experienced during their relationship span.[6]
Cast
Santosh Kumar as Qais, playing protagonist character of Majnun
Sabiha Khanum as Laila, playing as central role in film as Majnun's lover[3]
