It was a remake of the director's own Sassi Punnu (1939), which was based on the legend of the same name. In this 1954 film, Sabiha played the title role opposite Sudhir, while Asha Posley, Nazar, and Ghulam Mohammad were in supporting roles. The musical score of the film was composed by G. A. Chishti. Sassi was a commercially successful film, and is recognised as the first golden jubilee hit film of the Pakistani cinema.[1]
Plot summary
The plot is based on Sassui Punnhun, one of the four popular tragic romances of Punjab. It revolves around Sassi, who faces hardships and difficulties while seeking his beloved husband, who was separated from her by the rivals.
Sassi was the remake of director Dawood Chand's 1939 film Sassi Punnu. Sabiha Khanum played the title role in the film, the role played by her mother in 1939 version. The film had a big production budget for that time. Filming took place in Swat region and some areas of Lahore.[1][2][3]
Hemant Kumar's song Na Yeh Chand Hoga, Na Taray Rahen Ge was plagiarized in the film.[3]
Release and reception
Sassi was released on 3 June 1954 in the cinemas of Lahore and Karachi. The film ran for 51 weeks and created history by being the first Pakistani film to celebrate its Golden jubilee at the box office.[1][4]
While reviewing the film for the Indian magazine Filmindia, the panned the film stating, ""Sassi" is a trashy import from Pakistan and an ugly rotten affair as a motion picture. This length of darkened exhibition is not worth seeing and not worth looking free by exhibitors. The picture constitutes a damnable risk to any conscientious exhibitor."[6]
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