Mehdi Hassan Khan, known mononymously as Mehdi Hassan, was a Pakistani ghazal singer and playback singer of great renown. Widely considered one of the greatest and most influential figures in the history of ghazal singing, Hassan is referred to as the Shahenshah-e-Ghazal. Known for his "haunting" baritone voice, Hassan is credited with bringing ghazal singing to a worldwide audience. He is unique for his melodic patterns and maintaining integrity of the ragas in an innovative way.
Sabira Begum better known as Asha Posley was the first heroine of Pakistani films.
Inayat Hussain Bhatti (Urdu: عِنایَت حُسَین بھٹّی; 12 January 1928 – 31 May 1999) was a Pakistani film playback singer, film actor, producer, director, script writer, social worker, columnist, religious scholar and an active advocate of the development of the Punjabi language and literature.
Masood Rana (Urdu: مسعُود رانا), was a Pakistani film playback singer. He began his singing career in 1962 with the film Inqalab, became one of the top male singers in Urdu and Punjabi films for more than three decades and remained a busy singer until his death in 1995.
Nashad was a film composer and music director of Indian and Pakistani film industry. He composed music for Hindi films in the 1940s and 1950s, credited on-screen under the names Nashad and then later migrated to Pakistan in 1964.
Parveen Rizvi, better known as Sangeeta, is a Pakistani film actress, filmmaker and director of television drama serials.
Noel Dias, better known as Saleem Raza, was a Pakistani playback singer. He belonged to a Pakistani Christian family and remained Christian but adopted the Islamic name so he could sing in the Islamic Republic of Pakistan. Thus, he started his singing career from Lahore, Pakistan, quickly gaining popularity. Raza was a classically- trained singer and was more famous for singing sad songs. Raza's career suffered due to the rise of singer Ahmed Rushdi in the late 1950s. He left playback singing in 1966 as he lost his popularity with the film composers and moved to Canada where he died in 1983.
Safirullah Siddiqui, commonly known by his stage name Lehri, was a Pakistani comedian and an actor in the Urdu film industry of Pakistan.
Allauddin Butt, better known as simply Allauddin (Urdu: علاءُ الدین; 2 February 1920 – 13 May 1983) was a Pakistani actor who worked in Pakistani Lollywood movies. His film career spanned over 4 decades.
Abdul Rasheed Attray, also known as Rasheed Attre, was a Pakistani film score composer.
Wahiduddin Ziauddin Ahmed was a Pakistani filmmaker, known primarily for his work in the 1940s. After the partition of India, Ahmed continued to make movies in Pakistan but was able to make only two films.
Shaheed is a 1962 Pakistani Urdu language music blockbuster classical film directed and produced by Khalil Qaiser under the production banner of K. K. Productions, and was a new banner that Qaiser formed.
Saat Lakh is 1957 Pakistani Urdu film directed by Jaffer Malik and produced by Saifuddin Saif. It stars Sabiha Khanum and Santosh Kumar in the lead with supporting role by Nayyar Sultana and guest appearance by Neelo. The film is primarily known for its blockbuster music composed by Rashid Attre.
The Nigar Award for Best Actor, also known as Nigar Public Film Award for Best Actor is an award constituted for the cinema of Pakistan to recognise contribution of a lead actor in Lollywood. Established in 1958 by Ilyas Rashidi, it is presented annually by Nigar magazine as part of its annual ceremony of Nigar Awards. The award ceremony takes place independently and is not associated with any government or for-profit entities such as production house or television channel.
Kauser Parveen was a Pakistani playback singer during the 1950s and 1960s. She is known for vocalizing popular songs like, "O Maina Na Jane Kya Hogaya Kahan Dil Khogaya", "Pal Pal Jhoomun Jhoom Ke Gaun", and the film lullaby, "Raaj Dularey, Meri Ankhiyon Ke Taray".
Anarkali is a 1958 Pakistani historical drama film, directed by Anwar Kamal Pasha and starring Noor Jehan and Sudhir in lead roles. Based on the Urdu play of the same name by Imtiaz Ali Taj, the screenplay is written by Qamar Ajnalvi. The film revolves around the love of Jahangir for a slave girl, Anarkali, which creates a serious conflict between Prince Jahangir and his father, Mughal emperor Akbar. The film was released on 4 June 1958, and its performance was 'average' at the box office.
Farangi is a 1964 Pakistani Urdu film. It is directed by Khalil Qaiser and written by Riaz Shahid. It was the second film produced by Khalil Qaiser's newly formed K. K. Productions. The film stars Sudhir, Shamim Ara and Agha Talish with Bahar Begum and Allauddin.
Aag Ka Darya is a 1966 Pakistani black and white film, directed by Humayun Mirza. The dialogues and story writer was Riaz Shahid, with cinematography by Raza Mir. It stars Shamim Ara and Mohammed Ali in leading roles. An unofficial remake of the 1963 Hindi film Mujhe Jeene Do, it revolves around a bandit and a dancing girl. The film features songs and milli naghmay by Noor Jehan, Naseem Begum, Mala Begum, Irene Parveen, Saleem Raza, Ahmad Rushdi and Masood Rana. Aag Ka Darya is one of the few films for which the poetry is done by the renowned Urdu poet, Josh Malihabadi. Theatrically released on 24 January 1966, the film was a commercially successful film of the year, it was released. The film received praise due to its cinematography but was criticised for copied the plot, and is known for its Nigar Award-winning music and national songs. It became a landmark in Ali's career, establishing him as one of the leading actors of the Pakistani cinema.
Zahida Parveen was a Pakistani classical singer and a film playback singer.
Sharafat Ali was a Pakistani singer who is best known for vocalizing the song "Jab Teray Shehar Se Guzarta Hun" for the film Waada (1957).
