Andaleeb
{{short description|1969 Pakistani film}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2018}}
{{Use Pakistani English|date=June 2018}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Andaleeb
| image = Andleeb.jpg
| caption =
| director = Fareed Ahmed
| producer = Rashid Mukhtar
| writer = Salma Kanwal
| narrator =
| starring = Waheed Murad
Shabnam
Aliya
Mustafa Qureshi
"Jugnu" Durdana Zareen
Ibrahim Nafees
Talish
Salma Mumtaz
| music = Nisar Bazmi
| cinematography =
| editing =
| distributor =
| released = {{Film date|1969|08|29|df=y}}
| runtime = 180 minutes
| country = Pakistan
| 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.{{cite web|url=http://www.citwf.com/film15057.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171216155312/http://www.citwf.com/film15057.htm |title=Andaleeb (1969 film)|date=16 August 2011|archive-date=16 December 2017|website=Complete Index To World Film (CITWF) website|access-date=21 April 2022}}
Plot
This film is a musical love story based on Salma Kanwal's novel by the same title, "Andaleeb".
==Cast==
- Shabnam
- Waheed Murad
- Aliya Begum
- Mustafa Qureshi
- Talish
- Salma Mumtaz
- Lehri
- Ibrahim Nafees
- Rajni
- Baby Durdana
- Atia Ashraf
- Talat Siddiqi
- Meena Chaudhry
- Pandit Shahed
- Sultana Iqbal
- Niggo
- Meena Chaudhary
Music
The music of the film was composed by well-known musician Nisar Bazmi. 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:
- {{Transliteration|ur|Nanhi munni guria rani...}} by Runa Laila
- {{Transliteration|ur|Kuch log rooth kar bhi lagte hain kitne pyaare}} by Ahmad Rushdi[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0369234/soundtrack?ref_=tt_trv_snd Soundtrack of film Andaleeb (1969) on IMDb website] Retrieved 25 May 2019
- {{Transliteration|ur|Gaisuyon ke anchal mein...}} by Ahmad Rushdi
- {{Transliteration|ur|Mere dil ki mehfil saja dene wale...}} by Ahmad Rushdi and Noor Jehan
- {{Transliteration|ur|Tere waadon ne sanam...}} by Runa Laila
- {{Transliteration|ur|Kuchh log rooth kar bhi...}} by Noor Jehan
- {{Transliteration|ur|Pyar kar ke ham buhat pachhtaye...}} by Noor Jehan, film song written by Kaleem Usmani
- {{Transliteration|ur|Jhoote waado se na dil behlaiye...}} by Runa Laila and Dina Laila
Box office
The film was a golden jubilee hit, completing 56 weeks in theaters.
Awards
Andaleeb won four Nigar Awards in the following categories:
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| Category
! Recipient |
|---|
| Best actor
| Waheed Murad{{cite web|url=http://cineplot.com/nigar-awards-1969/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111010202947/http://cineplot.com/nigar-awards-1969/ |title= Nigar Awards (1969)|website=Cineplot.com website|date=17 August 2010|archive-date=10 October 2011|access-date= 21 April 2022|url-status=dead}} |
| Special award
| Shabnam |
| Best screenplay |
| Best sound editor |
Trivia
Initially, the actress Shabnam was not able to speak Urdu fluently, so for Andaleeb, her dialogues were by a lady Kaukab Afzal.{{cite web |title=‘Andaleeb’ screened at Lok Virsa |url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/62302-andaleeb-screened-at-lok-virsa |website=The News |access-date=25 September 2021}}{{cite web |title=The making of a legend |url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/magazine/instep-today/202512-The-making-of-a-legend |website=The News |access-date=25 September 2021}}
References
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External links
- {{IMDb title|0369234|Andaleeb}}
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Category:Pakistani romantic drama films
Category:Urdu-language Pakistani films