Baghi (1956 film)

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Baghi
Directed by
  • Ashfaq Malik
Written by
  • Ashfaq Malik
Produced by
  • Ashfaq Malik
  • Riaz Ahmad
Starring
CinematographyRiaz Ahmad
Edited byMuhammad Ismail
Music byRehman Verma
Production
company
A.R. Films
Distributed byShalimar Recording & Broadcasting Company
Release date
  • 14 September 1956 (1956-09-14)(Pakistan)
CountryPakistan
LanguageUrdu

Baghi is a 1956 Pakistani Urdu film directed by Ashfaq Malik. Sudhir, Musarrat Nazir, Allauddin, and Agha Talish were among the main cast. Inspired by the American film Apache (1954), it is considered as the first action film of Lollywood. [1] [2]

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Plot

The film is based on true events from the time of the British rule in the Indian subcontinent.

Cast

Release

The film released on 14 September 1956 in Pakistan. The film was the first Pakistani film to be screened in China. [2]

Production

Music

The music for the film was composed by Rehman Verma, with song lyrics written by the poet Mushir Kazmi, Saghar Siddiqui and A.K. Musarrat. Munawar Sultana, Kausar Praveen, Zubaida Khanum, Pukhraj Pappu and Inayat Hussain Bhatti were the playback singers. [2]

References

  1. ↑ Gazdar, Mushtaq (1997). Pakistan Cinema, 1947-1997. Oxford University Press. p. 58. ISBN   0-19-577817-0.
  2. 1 2 3 Suhayb, Muhammad (27 July 2021). "Baaghi: Pakistan's First Action Film". Youlin Magazine. Retrieved 13 June 2022.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Baghi (1956 film)". Complete Index To World Film (CITWF) website. Archived from the original on 9 January 2018. Retrieved 25 November 2022.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 "Baghi (1956 film)". Pakistan Film Magazine website. Archived from the original on 15 June 2017. Retrieved 25 November 2022.
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