Parakh (1978 film)

Parakh
پرکھ
Directed by	Jan Mohammad Jumman
Written by	Jalil Afghani
Screenplay by	Bashir Niaz
Produced by	S.M.K. Hussain
Starring	Rani Waheed Murad Asif Khan Usman Pirzada Naveen Tajik Nanha Qavi
Music by	Kamal Ahmed
Release date	7 April 1978 (1978-04-07)
Country	Pakistan
Language	Urdu

Parakh is a 1978 Pakistani Urdu film directed by Jan Mohammad Jumman. It starred Waheed Murad, Rani, Qavi, and Asif Khan in the lead cast. The story was written by Jalil Afghani and the screenplay and dialogues were penned by Bashir Niaz. Parakh was a golden jubilee hit at the box office. ^[1]

Cast

• Rani
• Waheed Murad
• Asif Khan
• Usman Pirzada
• Naveen Tajik
• Nanha
• Qavi
• Tamanna
• Saqi
• Romana
• Jalil Afghani
• Rashid
• Dildar Pervaiz Bhatti

Release and box office

Parakh was released on 7 April 1978. The film completed 52 weeks at the main theaters and was crowned as a golden jubilee hit.

Music and soundtracks

The music of Parakh was composed by Kamal Ahmed and Taslim Fazli was the lyricist:

• Kisi Nay Kisi Ko Itna Nahin Chaha Ho Ga ... Singer(s): Mehnaz, Ghulam Abbas
• Ponchh Lay Aansoo In Ankhon Say ... Singer(s): A. Nayyar
• Rani O Rani, Sapno Ki Rani ... Singer(s): A. Nayyar
• Saathi Koi Aisa Milay ... Singer(s): A. Nayyar, Mehnaz

Awards

Parakh won a Nigar Award for the following category:

Year	Category	Awardee	Ref.
1978	Best supporting actor	Qavi	[2] [3]

References

1. "Director Jan Muhammad Jumman". Nigar Weekly (in Urdu). Golden Jubilee Number: 97. 2000.
2. "THE NIGAR AWARDS 1972 - 1986". Wayback Machine. Archived from the original on 25 July 2008.
3. "Pakistan's "Oscars"; The Nigar Awards". Desi Movies. Archived from the original on 13 June 2020.

External links

• Parakh at IMDb