Jannat Ki Talash

Jannat Ki Talash
Directed by	Hassan Askari
Written by	Pervaiz Kaleem
Produced by	Mohammed Younas
Starring	Resham Shaan Sana
Cinematography	Faisal Bukhari
Music by	Zulfiqar Ali Badar Miandad Film song lyrics by Ahmed Faraz and Ustad Daman
Release date	13 August 1999 (1999-08-13)(Pakistan)
Country	Pakistan
Language	Urdu

Jannat Ki Talash is a 1999 Pakistani film which won the Nigar Award for Best Film of the Year for 1999. ^{[1] [2]}

Plot summary

Jannat Ki Talash is set in around the year 1947, when Pakistan was newly formed and revolves around Salma (Resham). Salma and Faraz (Shaan) had been in love before the creation of Pakistan and were fiancees. While Faraz lived in Lahore, Salma lived on the Indian side and frequently met each other. Although when the creation of Pakistan was announced, high proportionate of people where displaced and killed. Salma was presumed dead. It had been three years since her presumed death and Faraz's mother encourages Faraz to marry his cousin Afsana (Sana), which he disapproved but later unwillingly accepts. However Salma returns to Pakistan, upon learning this Faraz hurries to the police station to collect her. There she is lifeless, pale and does not say a word. She is described by Faraz's aunt as a 'living corpse' not saying anything instead feeling powerless and depressed. Faraz feels despondent that the women he once loved has turned into someone else. She does not speak until a turn of events take place and she is forced to defend herself in court. There Faraz forces her to talk of what happened to her in India and to defend herself. She finally speaks and talks of her experience.

Cast

• Resham ^[1] as Salma
• Shaan ^[1] as Faraz
• Sana as Afsana
• Saud as Tara Singh
• Khushboo
• Abid Ali ^[1]
• Shafqat Cheema ^[1]
• Mustafa Qureshi
• Afshan Qureshi

Awards

Year	Awards	Category	Winner	Result	Ref.
1999	Nigar Awards	Best Film	Jannat Ki Talash	Won	[2]
		Best Director	Hassan Askari	Won
		Best Writer	Naveed Pervaiz	Won
		Best Actor	Shaan	Won
		Best Actress	Resham	Won
		Best Supporting actress	Sana	Won
		Best Lyricist	Ahmed Faraz	Won
		Best Playback female singer	Mehnaz	Won
		Best Playback male singer	Asif Mehdi	Won

References

1. "Jannat Ki Talash (1999 film)". Pakistan Film Magazine website. 1 May 2016. Archived from the original on 18 June 2017. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
2. "Pakistan's "Oscars": The Nigar Awards". The Hot Spot Online Film Reviews website. 24 November 2017. Archived from the original on 13 June 2020. Retrieved 22 March 2022.

External links

• Jannat Ki Talash at IMDb