Yousuf Khan Sher Bano

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Yousuf Khan Sher Bano
یوسف خان شیر بانو
Directed byAziz Tabassum
Written byAli Haider Joshi
Based on Yusuf Khan and Sherbano
Produced byNazir Hussain
Starring Yasmin Khan
Badar Munir
Nemat Sarhadi
Music by Lal Mohammad Iqbal
Distributed byUnited Arts
Release date
  • 1 December 1970 (1970-12-01)
Running time
129 min
Country Pakistan
Language Pashto

Yousuf Khan Sher Bano was the first-ever Pashto film released in Pakistan. It was released on 1 December 1970. [1] [2] [3] It was directed by Aziz Tabassum and produced by Nazir Hussain, [4] with debut stars Yasmin Khan and Badar Munir.

The story is based on the Pashto folk story Yousuf Khan and Sher Bano . The tale has also been referred to as the Pashto version of Romeo and Juliet . [5]

Its music was composed by Lal Muhammad and Buland Iqbal, [6] while the film was written by Ali Haider Joshi. [7]

This first Pakistani Pashto language film completed more than 50 weeks in one cinema of Peshawar, Pakistan, [8] [1] and was met with a positive reception from the Pakhtun audience. [9] This film also marked the start of Pashto language films in the Pakistan film industry. [10]

References

  1. 1 2 Yousuf Khan Sher Bano film info on PAKfilms website Retrieved 16 December 2017
  2. ↑ Awan, M. Saeed (2017-01-09). "The mysterious murder of Sultan Rahi and other Lollywood tragedies". Images. Retrieved 2022-03-13.
  3. ↑ Awan, M. Saeed (2014-10-26). "The dark side of Lollywood". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 2022-03-13.
  4. ↑ Parvez, Dr. Amjad (2018-07-27). "Lal Mohammad Iqbal — the forgotten hero duo". Daily Times . Retrieved 2022-06-21.
  5. ↑ Khaliq, Fazal (2013-11-26). "Silver screen romance: Cameraman of Yousuf Khan Sherbano speaks of film industry's glory days". The Express Tribune . Retrieved 2022-03-13.
  6. ↑ "Mandwa Film Club: Yousaf Khan Sherbano graces Lok Virsa". The Express Tribune. 2015-09-20. Retrieved 2022-03-13.
  7. ↑ "From lights to action : Badar Munir remembered on his sixth death anniversary". The Express Tribune. 2014-10-12. Retrieved 2022-03-13.
  8. ↑ Yousuf Khan Sher Bano (1970) on IMDb website Retrieved 16 December 2017
  9. ↑ Shinwari, Sher Alam (2020-10-18). "NON-FICTION: THE RISE AND FALL OF PASHTO CINEMA". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 2022-03-13.
  10. ↑ "Actor Badar Munir passes away". DAWN.COM. 2008-10-12. Retrieved 2022-03-13.
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