Shaam Dhalay

Shaam Dhalay
شام ڈھلے
Directed by	Santosh Kumar
Produced by	Santosh Kumar
Starring	Santosh Kumar Sabiha Khanum Allauddin Rukhsana Nazar
Cinematography	Suhail Hashmi
Edited by	M. Akram
Music by	Rashid Attre
Production company	Cressant Films
Release date	10 December 1960 (1960-12-10)
Country	Pakistan
Language	Urdu

Shaam Dhalay
Awards	This film won 4 Nigar Awards in 1960

Shaam Dhalay is a Pakistani romance drama film directed and produced by Santosh Kumar.

It was the only film that Kumar ever directed and produced. ^{[1] [2]} Santosh Kumar also played the lead role opposite Sabiha Khanum. ^[3] The music of the film was composed by Rashid Attre. ^{[1] [3]}

Although a commercially average film of the year 1960, it became popular due to Ghulam Mustafa Tabassum's ghazal Sau Baar Chaman Mehka, Sau Baar Bahar Aaee, performed by Naseem Begum for the film. ^{[4] [5]}

The film won 4 Nigar Awards, at the annual Nigar Awards ceremony. ^[6]

Cast

• Santosh Kumar ^{[3] [1] [5]}
• Sabiha Khanam ^{[3] [5]}
• Allauddin
• Rukhsana ^[5]
• Nazar ^{[3] [5]}
• Azad
• Rakhshi
• Sahira

Music

All music is composed by Rashid Attre ^{[3] [1]}

Shaam Dhalay

No.	Title	Lyrics	Singer (s)	Length
1.	"Sau Baar Chaman Mehka, Sau Baar Bahar Aaee [1] [5] "	Ghulam Mustafa Tabassum [1]	Naseem Begum [1]
2.	"Shokh Hawayen, Meri Chunri Urayen"	Tanvir Naqvi	Naseem Begum
3.	"Balma Na Sata, Ab To Maan Ja"	Tanvir Naqvi	Naseem Begum
4.	"Murli Bajaye Ja, Dil Mein Samaye Ja [5] "	Tanvir Naqvi	Naseem Begum
5.	"Palkon Pe Ashkon Ke Deep Jalay, Shaam Dhalay"	Tufail Hoshiarpuri	Naseem Begum
6.	"Meri Mast Jawani Lehrai"	Ghulam Mustafa Tabassum	Zubaida Khanum
7.	"Mohabbat Aik Dault Thi"	Ghulam Mustafa Tabassum	Munir Hussain
8.	"Preet Pe Jab Shaam Dhal Jaye Gi"	Ghulam Mustafa Tabassum	Naseem Begum

Awards

Shaam Dhalay received 4 Nigar Awards in the following categories: ^{[6] [7]}

Category	Awardee
Best Lyricist	Tanvir Naqvi
Best Female Playback Singer	Naseem Begum
Best Editing	M. Akram
Best Sound	Taj Malik

References

1. Amjad Parvez (3 October 2019). "Remembering Santosh Kumar: the first romantic hero of Pakistan — Part II". Daily Times newspaper. Archived from the original on 4 October 2019. Retrieved 25 August 2025.
2. The Herald. Vol. 23. Pakistan Herald Publications. 1992.
3. "Sham Dhalay (1960 film) - cast and crew". Complete Index To World Film (CITWF) website. Archived from the original on 3 December 2019. Retrieved 25 August 2025.
4. "فلموں سے مقبول ہونے والی غزلیں - Film songs of Shaam Dhalay". Jang newspaper. 23 November 2021. Archived from the original on 20 September 2022. Retrieved 25 August 2025.
5. "Shaam Dhalay (1960 film)- cast and crew". Motion Pictures Archive of Pakistan (Mpaop.com) website. Archived from the original on 25 March 2016. Retrieved 28 August 2025.
6. "Nigar Awards – 1960". Cineplot.com website. 13 May 2010. Archived from the original on 12 November 2020. Retrieved 25 August 2025.
7. "THE NIGAR AWARDS 1957 - 1971". The Hot Spot Online. Archived from the original on 3 August 2008. Retrieved 25 August 2025.

External links

• Shaam Dhalay at IMDb