The Golden Era of the Pakistani Film Industry

by Anis Ahmed Shakur

FIRST THINGS FIRST

1. Ahmed Rushdi's first song was "Bunder Road say Keamari" (1954) not recorded for movie.

2. Waheed Murad's first film was "Aulad" (1962)

3. Mohammed Ali's first film was " Chiragh Jalta Raha" (1962)

4. Deeba's first film was " - "

5. Kamal Irani's first film was " - "

6. Nadeem's (Nazeer Baig) first film was "Chakori" (1966)

7. Noor Jehan's first movie was "Zeenat" (1939)

8. Sohail Rana's music debut "Jabse Dekha Hai Tumhe" (1962)

9. Shamim Ara's first film was "Kunwari Bewa" (1956)

10. Mehdi Hasan's first song in film "Shikar" (1962)

11. Pakistan's first movie was "Teri yaad" (1948)

12. Karachi's first movie was "Hamari Zaban" which was followed by 'Inqilab', 'Bara Aadmi and 'Maska Palish'

NUMBER ONE 1. Ahmed Rushdi's number one song was 'Akele Na Jana'. 2. Waheed Murad's number one film was 'Armaan' 3. Sohail Rana's number one music was for 'Akele Na Jana' 4. Masroor Anwar's number one lyrics were 'Akele Na Jana' 5. Zeba's best movie was "Armaan" 6. Waheed Murad's best script was for "Armaan" 7. Waheed Murad's best production was "Armaan" 8. Mehdi Hasan's number one song was "Elahi Aansoo bhari". 9. S.B. John's number one song was "Too jo nahi hai .(Sawera) 10. Muneer Husain's best song was "Qaraar lootnay walay". (Saat Lakh) 11. M. Kaleem's number one na'at was "Saba Medinay agar ho jana" 12. Alamgir's number one song was "Shaam say pehlay ana"(Not recorded for film) 13. Number one qawwali "Meri tauba tauba (Saleem Raza and associates for "Tauba") 14. Mala's number one song was "Akele Na Jana" 15. Suraiya Hyderabadi's number one lori was "Chanda kay hindolay mein" (Lori)

16. Zubaida Khanum's number one song was "Laila, Laila, Laila"

17. Suraiya Multani Kar's number one song was "Baray bay murawwat hain".

18. Mehdi Zaheer's number one national song was "Hum ta ba abad" (1974)

19. Runa Laila's best ghazal was "Aziz itna he rakho" (Ubaid Ullah Aleem's)

20. Iqbal Banu's number one song was "Ulfat ki nai manzil" (Badnam)

21. Naseem Begum's number one song was "Aye raah-e- haq kay shaheedo" (National song)

22. Naseem Begum's number one song was " Hum ne jo phool chunay" (Saheli)

23. Bashir Ahmed's number one song was "Tumharay liye is dil mein" (Darshan)

24. Naheed Niazi's number one song was "Raat saloni aye"

25. Saleem shehzad's number one song was " Mohabbat kay diye jalalo" (Assalam Alaikum)

26. Akhlaq Ahmed's number one song was "Sona na chandi" (Bandish)

27. Saleem Raza's number one romantic song was "Jan-e- baharan (Azra)

28. Saleem Raza's number one sad song was "Zindagi mein aik pal (Hamsafar)

29. Saleem Raza's number one national song was "Aao baccho sair karaein

NIGAR AWARDS

1. Ahmed Rushdi received nigar award for "Chand sa mukhra, gora badan" (Saperan)

2. Ahmed Rushdi received another nigar award for "Goal guppay wala" (Mehtab: 1961)

3. Waheed Murad received nigar award for best actor in "Heera Aur Pathar"(1964)

4. Waheed Murad received nigar award for best producer in "Armaan" (1966)

5. Waheed Murad received nigar award for best actor in "Armaan" (1966)

6. Waheed Murad received nigar award for best actor in "Andaleeb" (1969)

7. Waheed Murad received nigar award for best actor in "Mastana mahi"(1971)

Nigar awards were first announced in Pakistan for female singers in 1958 and for male singers in 1960.This explains why great singers like Saleem Raza, Muneer Husain , Sharafat Ali etc could not receive nigar awards for their magnificent songs between 1950 and 1959.