Shehri Babu

Shehri Baboo
Directed by	Nazir Ahmed Khan
Written by	Baba Alam Siaposh
Produced by	Nazir Ahmed Khan
Starring	Swaran Lata Santosh Kumar M. Ismael Nazar Asha Posley Allauddin
Music by	Rashid Attre Safdar Hussain (assistant)
Release date	13 June 1953 (1953-06-13)
Country	Pakistan
Language	Punjabi

Shehri Babu is a 1953 Pakistani Punjabi-language film directed by Nazir Ahmed Khan. The lead roles were played by Santosh Kumar and Nazir's wife Swaran Lata.

Cast

• Swaran Lata ^{[1] [2] [3]}
• Santosh Kumar ^{[1] [3]}
• Asha Posley
• Allauddin ^{[1] [3] [4]}
• Inayat Hussain Bhatti ^{[1] [3]}
• Nazar ^{[1] [3]}

Soundtracks

Music for the film was rendered by Rashid Attre ^[3] and song lyrics are by Tufail Hoshiarpuri, Hazin Qadri and Waris Ludhianvi. Playback singers are Zubaida Khanum, Munawar Sultana and Inayat Hussain Bhatti. ^[1]

For Rashid Attre and Zubaida Khanum, Shehri Babu was a breakthrough film and also his first big musical hit in the newly-independent Pakistan. ^{[1] [5] [6]}

Song title	Sung by	Lyrics by	Music by	Film notes
Gallan Sun Ke Mahi De Naal Merian, Dopatta Beimaan Ho Gaya, Ni Chandra Shaitan Ho Gaya	Zubaida Khanum	Hazin Qadri	Rashid Attre
Mera Naram Kaalja Dol Gaya	Zubaida Khanum	Waris Ludhianvi	Rashid Attre
Ik Kurri Di Cheez Gawachi, Palkay Chaita Aaway Ga	Inayat Hussain Bhatti and Zubaida Khanum	Waris Ludhianvi	Rashid Attre
Raatan Merian Bana Ke Rabba Nehrian, Naseeban Waalay Taaray Dubb Gaey	Zubaida Khanum	Tufail Hoshiarpuri	Rashid Attre	[6]
Bhagan Waleo, Naam Japo Maula Naam	Inayat Hussain Bhatti	Tufail Hoshiarpuri	Rashid Attre

References

1. "Shehri Babu (1953 film)". Motion Pictures Archive of Pakistan (Mpaop) website. Archived from the original on 29 August 2017. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
2. "Profile of Swaran Lata (1924 - 2008)". Cineplot.com website. Archived from the original on 11 October 2011. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
3. "Shehri Babu". Upperstall.com website. Archived from the original on 9 September 2011. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
4. Muhammad Suhayb (22 June 2021). "Good to be Bad: The Villains of Pakistani Cinema". Youlin Magazine. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
5. "Shehri Babu (1953 film)". Pakistan Film Magazine website. Archived from the original on 15 June 2017. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
6. M. Saeed Malik (2006). Lahore: A Musical Companion. Baber Ali Foundation. p. 152.

External links

• Shehri Babu at IMDb