Bin Badal Barsaat

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Bin Baadal Barsat
Directed byZeenat Begum
Produced byZeenat Begum
Starring
Music by Shamim Nazli
Production
company
Zeenat Films
Release date
  • 7 March 1975 (1975-03-07)
Running time
152 minutes
Country Pakistan
LanguageUrdu

Bin Badal Barsaat is a 1975 Pakistani film starring Zeba and Mohammad Ali. [1]

Contents

It is directed and produced by Zeenat Begum. The film follows a married couple, Zarina and Judge Akbar Ali, who struggle to have a child. The film also stars Shahid, Sangeeta, Lehri, Nanha, Nirala and Ilyas Kashmiri. [2] [3]

Synopsis

Zarina (Zeba) and Judge Akbar Ali (Ali) struggle unsuccessfully to have a child. The couple eventually succeeds in having a son, but the child goes missing following a convoluted series of events and ends up in a gang of beggars led by Dada (Ilyas Kashmiri). The child and family are eventually reunited thanks to the efforts of a dancing girl named Gori (Sangeeta) and her fiancé Badshah. [4]

Cast

Soundtrack

The music is composed by the only female composer of Pakistani film industry Shamim Nazli . [6] [4]

#TitleSinger(s)
1"Tu Mera Pyar Hay" Mehdi Hassan [2]
2"Bhar Do Jholi Meri" Sabri Brothers Qawwali Group [1]
3Chor Chor Chor, Machaya Main Shor Mala
4Log Deevanay Hayn Tassawar Khanum
5Na Maa Ka Pyar Mila Mala & Chorus
6Rim Jhim Naina Barsen Noor Jehan
7Sawal Karti Hay Aurat Mala
8Tu Jo Aya To Dil Ko Qarar Mala

Reception

The film was a commercial success upon its release. In a retrospective review published in 2017, the film's plot and acting were panned, but the film's soundtrack, composed by Shamin Nazli, was praised, and the film is described as a valuable case study of women's roles in Lollywood. [1] [3] [4]

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