Kaneez (1965 film)
1965 Pakistani film
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Kaneez is a 1965 Pakistani Urdu black-and-white film directed by Hassan Tariq, who co-produced it with Ali Sufiyan Afaqi. Afaqi also wrote the screenplay. The cast includes Waheed Murad, Zeba, Mohammad Ali, Sabiha Khanum, Lehri, Saqi, Adeeb and Talish. The film revolves around a family having high traditions.[1]
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Film poster of Kaneez | |
| Directed by | Hassan Tariq |
| Written by | Ali Sufiyan Afaqi |
| Produced by | Hassan Tariq Ali Sufiyan Afaqi |
| Starring | Waheed Murad Zeba Mohammad Ali Sabiha Khanum Lehri Santosh Kumar Adeeb Talish Nabeela Saqi Aslam Pervaiz S. Suleman Ahmad Rushdi |
| Cinematography | Kamran Mirza |
| Edited by | Asghar |
| Music by | Khalil Ahmed |
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Running time | approx. 3 hours |
| Country | Pakistan |
| Language | Urdu |
A golden jubilee hit film of the year, it won 5 Nigar Awards at the annual ceremony.[1][2]
Cast
- Zeba[3][1]
- Waheed Murad[3][1]
- Mohammad Ali
- Sabiha Khanum[3][1]
- Talish
- Lehri[3]
- Adeeb
- Amy Minwalla
- Gotam
- Imdad Hussain
- Saqi
- Khatana
- Nabeela
- Pappu
- Billu
- (Guest appearances: Santosh Kumar, Aslam Pervaiz, Sabira Sultana,[1] Nasira, Faizi, A. Shah, S. Suleman, Ahmad Rushdi)[3]
Release
Kaneez was released on 26 November 1965 in Pakistani cinemas.[3] The film completed 16 weeks on Naz Cinema and 50 weeks on other cinemas of Karachi and, thus, became a Golden Jubilee film.[2]
Music
The music of the film was composed by Khalil Ahmed and Tasadduq Hussain[3] and the songs were written by Himayat Ali Shair and Agha Hashar Kashmiri. Playback singers were Ahmed Rushdi, Mala, Naseem Begum and Masood Rana. A list of the songs of the film is as follows:
- Jab raat dhali...[1] by Ahmed Rushdi and Mala
- Ghair ki baton ka akhir aitbaar aahee gaya...[1] sung by Naseem Begum, written by Agha Hashar Kashmiri. This ghazal song became a super-hit.
- Pyar mein hum aye jaan-e-tamanna...[1] by Ahmed Rushdi
- Aag hai dono tarf barabar lagi hui... by Ahmed Rushdi
- Tujhe haqeer samjhati rahe gi yeh duniya... by Masood Rana
