Dopatta is a Pakistani Urdu language film released on 28 March 1952.[1] Produced by M Akbar Khan
Plot summary
The film story revolves around a girl who marries an army officer. They both soon have a baby daughter. Soon the husband is sent to the front of World War II. Later he is reported missing. After many months of anxiety and heartbreak, the husband returns disfigured, mutilated and not easily recognizable. The devoted wife still accepts him back despite his handicaps.
This film was directed by Sibtain Fazli and the music composer was Feroz Nizami whose film music and film songs became highly popular.[4][5] The film's screenplay was written by Hakim Ahmad Shuja.[2][6][5][7][8]
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Film notes
Chandani Raatein, Sab Jug Soye, Hum Jaagein, Taaron Say Karein Baatein[1]
^Iftikhar H. Malik (26 August 2023). Dopatta (1952 film). Greenwood Publishing. ISBN9780313331268. Retrieved 7 October 2022 – via Culture and Customs of Pakistan (page 181) via Google Books website.
^Salma Siddique (30 November 2022). Dopatta (1952 film). Cambridge University Press. ISBN9781009151207. Retrieved 7 October 2022 – via Evacuee Cinema: Bombay and Lahore in Partition Transit, 1940-1960 (page 119) via Google Books website.