Chann Mahi

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Chann Mahi
Directed by Anwar Kamal Pasha
Written bySheikh Iqbal
Produced by Anwar Kamal Pasha
Starring Bahar Begum
Asif Jah
Aslam Pervaiz
Nighat Sultana
M. Ismail
Music by Rasheed Attre
Film song lyrics: Tufail Hoshiarpuri
Release date
  • 2 November 1956 (1956-11-02)
Country Pakistan
Language Punjabi

Chan Mahi is a Pakistani Punjabi-language film released on 2 November 1956. The film, directed by Anwar Kamal Pasha, became a popular musical film with many super-hit film songs. [1] [2]

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Producer and director Anwar Kamal Pasha [1] introduced actress Bahar Begum in this film who later became a well-known film actress both in Punjabi and Urdu language films. She stayed very active from the 1950s to the 1980s in Pakistani film industry.

Cast

Some super-hit songs

Tufail Hoshiarpuri and music by Rasheed Attre [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Chan Mahi (film)". Complete Index To World Film (CITWF) website. Archived from the original on 3 July 2019. Retrieved 8 June 2022.
  2. "Chann Mahi (1956 film) on Pakistani Film Database - 1956". Cineplot.com website. Archived from the original on 6 October 2012. Retrieved 8 June 2022.
  3. 1 2 3 Soundtracks of film Chann Mahi (1956) on IMDb website, Retrieved 8 June 2022