Chakori

{{for|Pakistani film actress|Chakori (actress)}}

{{for|hill station in Uttarakhand|Chaukori}}

{{Short description|1967 film}}

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{{Infobox film

| name = Chakori

| image = File:Chakori_IMDb_Poster.jpg

| caption = Nadeem Baig and Shabana in Chakori

| director = Captain Ehtesham

| producer = Fazal Dossani & Mustafiz

| starring = {{ubl|Nadeem Baig|Shabana|Mirza Shahi}}

| music = Robin Ghosh
(Won 'Best Music Director' Nigar Award for this film)

| released = {{Film date|1967|03|22|df=y}}

| country = Pakistan

| language = Urdu

}}

Chakori ({{langx|bn|চকোরী}} {{langx|ur|چکوری}}), is a Pakistani Urdu feature film. This film was released on 22 March 1967 on Eid-ul-Azha Day in Dhaka, East Pakistan (now Bangladesh). The film was directed by Captain Ehtesham.

It was Nadeem's and Shabana's debut film. The film ran for 81 weeks, and became a platinum jubilee film.

Cast

Music

Music director Robin Ghosh won the Nigar Award for Best Musician for this film.

Songs

Box office

The film was a platinum jubilee hit film. It ran in cinemas for 81 consecutive weeks.

Nigar Awards

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Award

! Recipient

Best Film{{cite web|url=http://www.thehotspotonline.com/moviespot/bolly/Lollywood/NigarAwards.htm |date=17 June 2002|archive-date=24 July 2008|title=The Nigar Awards (1957 - 1971)|website=The Hot Spot Online website|access-date=7 July 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080724022517/http://www.thehotspotonline.com/moviespot/bolly/Lollywood/NigarAwards.htm}}

| Producer: Mustafiz

Best Director

| Ehtisham

Best Script

| Atta Ur Rehman

Best Actor

| Nadeem Baig

Best Musician

| Robin Ghosh

Best Playback singer (Male)

| Mujeeb Aalam (for the song: "Woh Mere Saamne Tasveer Bane Baithe Hain"

Impact

Chakori was a debut movie of Nadeem Baig and launched his long and successful career as a superstar in Lollywood.

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