Andaleeb

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Andaleeb
Andleeb.jpg
Directed byFareed Ahmed
Written bySalma Kanwal
Produced byRashid Mukhtar
Starring Waheed Murad
Shabnam
Aliya
Mustafa Qureshi
"Jugnu" Durdana Zareen
Ibrahim Nafees
Talish
Salma Mumtaz
Music by Nisar Bazmi
Release date
  • 29 August 1969 (1969-08-29)
Running time
180 minutes
CountryPakistan
Language Urdu

Andaleeb is a 1969 Pakistani Urdu colour film starring Waheed Murad, Shabnam, Aliya, and Mustafa Qureshi, and Talish. It was a golden jubilee hit directed by Farid Ahmed, produced by Rashid Mukhtar, and music composed by Nisar Bazmi. Andaleeb received 4 Nigar Awards in different categories. [1]

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Plot

This film is a musical love story based on Salma Kanwal's novel by the same title, "Andaleeb".

Cast

Music

The music of the film was composed by well-known musician Nisar Bazmi. [1] The song Kuch log rooth kar be lagte hain kitne pyare written by Masroor Anwar was one of his big super-hit songs for 1969.

Songs of the film are:

Box office

The film was a golden jubilee hit, completing 56 weeks in theaters. [3]

Awards

Andaleeb won four Nigar Awards in the following categories:

CategoryRecipient
Best actor Waheed Murad [4]
Special award Shabnam [4]
Best screenplay Ali Sufiyan Afaqi [4]
Best sound editorA. Z. Baig [4]

Trivia

Initially, the actress Shabnam was not able to speak Urdu fluently, so for Andaleeb, her dialogues were by a lady Kaukab Afzal. [5] [6]

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References

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