Naseem Begum, known professionally as Mala, was a Pakistani playback singer of Urdu and Punjabi films.
Arthur Nayyar, commonly known as A. Nayyar, was a Pakistani film playback singer. He started his career in 1974 with a duet song. Nayyar always claimed famous singer Ahmed Rushdi as an important contributor to his career as he learned film playback singing from Rushdi. Nayyar and Akhlaq Ahmed remained dominant playback singers of the Pakistani film industry in the late 1970s and throughout the 1980s.
Aulaad (transl. Progeny) is a 1962 Pakistani Urdu-language black and white film. The film was released on 3 August 1962, and was directed by S. M. Yusuf who also co-produced it with F. M. Sardar under banner F & Y Movies. The story, dialogues and lyrics were written by Fayyaz Hashmi. The cast included Nayyar Sultana, Habib, Waheed Murad, Talish and Rehana. The music composition was done by A. Hameed. The film revolves around the struggles and greatness of a woman as a mother and wife. It marked the debut of Murad as an actor who later went on to become a superstar of Pakistani cinema.
Noel Dias, better known as Saleem Raza, was a Pakistani playback singer. He converted to Islam and started his singing career from Lahore, Pakistan, quickly gaining popularity. Raza was a classically- trained singer and was more famous for singing sad songs. Raza's career suffered due to the rise of singer Ahmed Rushdi in the late 1950s. He left playback singing in 1966 as he lost his popularity with the film composers and moved to Canada where he died in 1983.
Fayyaz Hashmi was a Pakistani poet and screenwriter who worked both in the Indian and Pakistani film industry.
Jeeto Pakistan is a Pakistani game show, hosted by actor Fahad Mustafa on ARY Digital. The show was launched on May 18,2014. It has been called the "biggest game show" in Pakistan. Jeeto Pakistan's participants are selected randomly from a studio audience who require passes to attend the show.
Manzil is a TV serial about a girl living in hostel far away from hometown and falls in love with a boy. The serial is directed by Kamran Qureshi, written by Zubair Abbasi and produced by Humayun Saeed & Abdullah Kadwani's production house 7th Sky Entertainment.
Dikhawa is a Pakistani anthology series that premiered on 25 April 2020, on Geo Entertainment. It was created by Abdullah Kadwani and Asad Qureshi under 7th Sky Entertainment. Being the spin-off to the anthology series Makafaat, it features different short episodic stories focusing on religious and social repercussions of showing off, pretentiousness, and posturing.
Saheli is a 1960 Pakistani Urdu language music blockbuster classical film directed by S. M. Yusuf and co-produced by F. M. Sardar. It is written by Hasrat Lakhnavi while music is composed by A. Hameed. It features Nayyar Sultana, Shamim Ara and Darpan in the lead while supporting actors features Aslam Pervaiz along with others. It was screened in 2016 by the Lok Virsa Museum. Saheli is the first film of Yusuf to be made in the country after he migrated to Pakistan, and the 1960s first prominent film of Sultana, Ara and Darpan, leading the film to celebrate golden Jubilee.
Amanat is a 2021 Pakistani television series produced by Samina Humayun Saeed and Sana Shahnawaz under banner of Next Level Entertainment in collaboration with Six Sigma Plus. It features Imran Abbas, Urwa Hocane, Saboor Aly in lead roles and Haroon Shahid, Srha Asghar and Gohar Rasheed in supporting roles. It airs weekly on ARY Digital starting from its premier on 21 September 2021.
Eid Mubarak is a 1975 Pakistani muslim social directed by S. M. Yusuf who also wrote the screenplay for the film, based on a story written by Fayyaz Hashmi. It features Waheed Murad, Zeba, Habib and Rukhsana in leading roles. The film had songs performed by Mala, Ahmed Rushdi and Munir Hussain and a Naat in the music composition of A. Hameed. The film performed well at the box office and was a silver jublee hit. It won a Nigar Award for Best sound editing.
Behan Bhai is a 1968 Pakistani drama film directed by Hassan Tariq who also wrote the screenplay.
Dulhan is a 1963 Urdu Pakistani film directed by S. M. Yusuf and produced by J.C. Anand under Eveready Pictures. The lead cast of the film include Shamim Ara, Darpan, Nayyar Sultana, Nabeela and Habib. The music of the film was composed by Rashid Attre. It released on 1 November 1963 and was a flop at the box office.
Paigham is a Pakistani social drama film, directed by Nazir Ajmeri, and co-produced by S. M. Yusuf and F. M. Sardar under banner F&Y Movies. It starred Shamim Ara, Sultan and Rukhsana. The film was remade by S. Suleman as Aaj Aur Kal (1976).
Rangeela is a 1970 Pakistani Urdu romantic comedy film directed and produced by Rangeela. The lead cast included Nisho, Rangeela, Aqeel, Saiqa, Salma Mumtaz, and Munawar Zarif.
Zamana Kya Kahega is a Pakistani film directed by Iqbal Yousuf, son of veteran filmmaker S. M. Yusuf who co-produced it as well under banner F&Y Movies. Story writer was Fayyaz Hashmi with screenplay by Hasrat Lakhnavi. The film stars Shamim Ara, Kamal and Lehri. The soundtrack was composed by Muslehuddin.
