Sher Khan (1981 film)

Sher Khan
شیر خان
Directed byYounis Malik
Written byNasir Adeeb
Produced byAnwar Kamal Pasha
Starring
Sultan Rahi
Anjuman
Mustafa Qureshi
Aliya Begum
Nazli
Adeeb
Bahar
Talish
Habib
Nanha
Mumtaz
Ilyas Kashmiri
Iqbal Hassan
CinematographyMasud Butt
Edited byAsghar, Mureed Hussain
Music byWajahat Attre
Production
companies
  • Jaggu Art's
  • Evernew Studio
Distributed byAl Kuwait Films
Release date
  • August 2, 1981 (1981-08-02)
Running time
162 minutes
CountryPakistan
LanguagePunjabi

Sher Khan (Punjabi: شیر خان) is 1981 Pakistani action and musical film. It is directed by Younis Malik and produced by Anwar Kamal Pasha, starring Sultan Rahi, Anjuman, Iqbal Hassan, and Mustafa Qureshi.[1][2][3]

Cast

Guests

  • Talish
  • Rehan
  • Aliya
  • Changezi
  • Ladla

Reception

This film became a runaway success and became a diamond jubilee film. When released, it was one of the highest-grossing film in the history of Pakistan. It ran for 5 years in various cinemas. Anjuman became an overnight star through this film. This movie started the Anjuman-Sultan Rahi era in the Pakistani Punjabi film industry. They appeared in a record number of 117 films together.[2][4][3]

Awards

Won 5 Nigar Awards in 1981 for Best Film, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Actress and Best Music in the Pakistani films (Punjabi language) category.[5]

Film soundtrack

The music of the film is by musician Wajahat Attre.[2]

Sher Khan
Soundtrack album by
Wajahat Attre
Released
  • August 2, 1981 (1981-08-02)
RecordedM Zafar
GenreFilm soundtrack
Length27:04
LanguagePunjabi
LabelEMI Musical
DirectorZahoor Ahmed
ProducerNijmi Khurshad
CompilerKhawaja Pervez
Waris Ludhianavi
Wajahat Attre chronology
Maula Jatt Sher Khan Chan Varyam

The lyrics were penned by Waris Ludhianavi and Khawaja Pervez. This was one of Wajahat Attre's three hit scores from the year 1981, the others being Chan Varyam (1981) and Sala Sahib (1981).

Track listing

No.TitleArtist(s)Length
1."Main Vi Badnam Sayyan, Tu Vi Badnam En..[1]"Noor Jehan3:06
2."Chhad Kay Mela Tur Chalya En.."Masood Rana4:55
3."Jhanjhria Pehna Do, Bindia Vi Chamka Do..[1]"Noor Jehan5:14
4."Tun En Mahi Chhaila, Tay Main Aan Teri Laila..[1]"Noor Jehan4:41
5."Main Charhi Chubaray Ishq, Ajj Lay Kay Tera Naa..[1]"Noor Jehan5:07
6."Tu Jay Meray, Hamesha Kol Rahwen..[1]"Noor Jehan4:02

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f "Review of Sher Khan". Pakistan Film Magazine website. Archived from the original on 16 June 2017. Retrieved 16 March 2022.
  2. ^ a b c d e f "Sher Khan (1981 film)". Complete Index To World Film website. Archived from the original on 21 April 2018. Retrieved 16 March 2022.
  3. ^ a b "Lollywood Pairs - Sultan Rahi and Anjuman". Cineplot.com website. 2 January 2011. Archived from the original on 8 September 2017. Retrieved 16 March 2022.
  4. ^ a b c "Anjuman in Sher Khan (1981)". Cineplot.com website. Archived from the original on 16 August 2017. Retrieved 16 March 2022.
  5. ^ "Pakistan's "Oscars": The Nigar Awards". The Hot Spot Online Film Reviews website. 24 November 2017. Archived from the original on 13 June 2020. Retrieved 16 March 2022.