Heera Aur Pathar (1964 film)
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Waheed Murad and Zeba in Heera Aur Pathar (1964 film)
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| Directed by | Pervaiz Malik |
| Produced by | Waheed Murad |
| Starring | Waheed Murad Zeba Nirala Ibrahim Nafees Kamal Irani |
| Music by | Sohail Rana |
| Edited by | M. Aqeel Khan |
| Distributed by | Film Arts |
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Release dates
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12 November 1964 |
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Running time
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approx. 3 hours |
| Country | Pakistan |
| Language | Urdu |
Heera Aur Pathar (Urdu: ہیرا اور پتھر) is a 1964 Pakistani Urdu black-and-white film. It is the first film of Waheed Murad as a lead actor. The film was released at Karachi's Naz Cinema on November 12, 1964, and completed 56 weeks at cinemas with 25 weeks at the main cinemas in Karachi. Waheed Murad introduced film director Pervaiz Malik for the first time in the Pakistani cinema world.Also he had introduced film editor, M. Aqeel Khan, who had later received the Nigar award for this movie for his work.It was a 'hit' film of 1964.[1]
Cast and film crew
Casting includes Waheed Murad, Zeba, Nirala, Ibrahim Nafees and Kamal Irani. Waheed Murad played the role of a gadha gari wala (Donkey cart owner). This film is based on his innocent love with Zeba. At that time, the film attracted many Indian cinema-goers to see this film. Waheed Murad won Nigar award as the best actor of 1964. Heera Aur Pathar proved to be a lucky film for all of the film cast and the production crew, as it gave breakthroughs to the careers of Waheed Murad, Pervaiz Malik, Sohail Rana, M. Aqeel Khan and Zeba.[2]
Film's Music
The music of the film was composed by Sohail Rana. Sohail earned plaudits from his fans for the composition of Mujhay tum say mohabbat hai.... Although, he did not earn a Nigar Award for this film. The songs were written by Masroor Anwar and Mauj Lakhnavi. Playback singers are: Khursheed Nurali (Sheerazi) Ahmed Rushdi, Najma Niazi, Khursheed Begum, Saleem Shahzad, Mala, Wasim Farooqui and Talat Siddiqui.
Film's Songography
- Mujhay tum se mohabbat hai... by Ahmed Rushdi and Najma Niazi
- Gori simti jaye sharam se... by Ahmed Rushdi
- Aaj mujhe kya hua... by Najma Niazi
- Rahey himmat jawan apni... by Khursheed Nurali (Sheerazi) and Saleem Shahzad
- Ja ja rey chanda... by Mala
- Mujhay ek larki se pyar ho gaya... by Saleem Shahzad and Talat Siddiqui[3]
- Aao manaen picnic... by Waseem Farooqui and Khursheed Begum
Awards
Film Heera Aur Pathar won two Nigar awards for the year 1964. Waheed Murad won award in the best actor category, and M. Aqeel Khan won the award in the best film editor category.
References
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