Salma (1960 film)
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| Directed by | Ashfaq Malik |
| Written by | Nazir Ajmeri |
| Produced by | Ashfaq Malik |
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| Music by | Rashid Attre |
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| Country | Pakistan |
| Language | Urdu |
Salma is a Pakistani film directed by Ashfaq Malik and based on writer Nazir Ajmeri's own 1942 film Sharda. The lead cast of the film include Bahar, Allauddin, Yasmin and Ejaz. The music was composed by Rashid Attre. It was Allauddin's first appearance in a leading role. A film from the Golden Age of Pakistani cinema, it explores the themes such as importance of education for girls and necessity of mutual contest in marital relationships.[1][2][3] A moderately successful film of 1960, it was later remade in 1980 as Saima, starring Babra Sharif and Nadeem.[4][5]
Plot[edit]
Fazlu is a quarrelsome, uneducated and unemployed man from a lower-class family, who lives with her mother who hardly makes the both ends meet. His sister, Hameeda is a devoted housewife whose husband Khalil is not happy with her due to lack of mutual understanding between them. He wants to marry again with Salma due to the reason. When Salma visits Khalil along with her mother, Fazlu comes there for her sister by which Salma comes to know that he is already married.
Salma who doesn't like Fazlu due to her previous unpleasant interactions with him, gets his marriage proposal from her teacher. On revealing the Fazlu as a bridegroom-to-be, Salma's mother leaves his house denying furiously. Fazlu's mother dies there short after, and after her death Salma helps him a lot as he has no means of livelihood. She helps him as she likes him but he considers her favors as a price of her sister's life as Khalil still wants to marry her.
Khalil feels guilty when Hameeda meets with a road accident while caring for him because of him. He apologizes her and thanks Salma to realize him his mistake. She then starts teaching Fazlu.
Cast[edit]
- Bahar as Salma
- Allauddin as Fazal Muhammad “Fazlu”
- Yasmin as Hameeda
- Ejaz as Khalil
- Bibbo as Salma's mother
- Salma Mumtaz as Fazlu's mother
- Talish as Khalil's father
- Rekha as Khalil's mother
- A. Shah Shikarpuri
Release[edit]
The film was released on 17 June 1960, in the theaters of Karachi and Lahore,[4] and celebrated golden jubilee at the main cinema.[2]
Soundtrack[edit]
All lyrics are written by Tanvir Naqvi, Qateel Shifai and Zahoor Nazar; all music is composed by Rashid Attre[4]
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer (s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Zindagi Hai Ya Kisi Ka Intezaar" | Tanvir Naqvi | Noor Jehan | |
| 2. | "Sanwariya, Mann Bhayo Re" | Zahoor Nazar | Naseem Begum | |
| 3. | "Jee Bhar Ke Nazar, Takte Ho Idhar" | Qateel Shifai | Naseem Begum | |
| 4. | "Aye Jan-o-dil Ke Malik, Kyun Mujh Se Tu Khafa Hai" | Zahoor Nazar | Naseem Begum | |
| 5. | "Jab Badli Mein Chanda Chhup Jaye" | Zahoor Nazar | Naseem Begum | |
| 6. | "Kali Kali Raat Mein, Bhayya Barsat Mein" | Zahoor Nazar | Batish | |
| 7. | "Ghari Ghari, Yun Khari Khari" | Tanvir Naqvi | Saleem Raza |
References[edit]
- ^ Cinema the World Over, Volumes 1-3. Madison, Wisconsin: K. S. Hosain. 1975.
- ^ a b "Pakistan Quarterly, Volumes 12-13". Pakistan Publications. 1964.
- ^ Ali Sufiyan Afaqi (1 August 2018). "فلمی و ادبی شخصیات کے سکینڈلز۔ ۔ ۔قسط نمبر485". Daily Pakistan (in Urdu). Archived from the original on 6 October 2018. Retrieved 5 March 2023.
- ^ a b c "Salma (1960) - Pakistani Urdu film". pakmag.net. Archived from the original on 26 September 2022.
- ^ "پاکستانی فلموں کا ری میک". Jang (newspaper) (in Urdu). 11 January 2022. Retrieved 5 March 2023.
