Andaleeb

Andaleeb
Directed by	Fareed Ahmed
Written by	Salma Kanwal
Produced by	Rashid 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
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.[1]

Plot

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

Cast

• Shabnam[1]
• Waheed Murad[1]
• Aliya Begum[1]
• Mustafa Qureshi[1]
• 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.[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:

• Nanhi munni guria rani... by Runa Laila
• Kuch log rooth kar bhi lagte hain kitne pyaare by Ahmad Rushdi[2]
• Gaisuyon ke anchal mein... by Ahmad Rushdi
• Mere dil ki mehfil saja dene wale... by Ahmad Rushdi and Noor Jehan
• Tere waadon ne sanam... by Runa Laila
• Kuchh log rooth kar bhi... by Noor Jehan
• Pyar kar ke ham buhat pachhtaye... by Noor Jehan, film song written by Kaleem Usmani[2]
• 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:

Category	Recipient
Best actor	Waheed Murad[3]
Special award	Shabnam[3]
Best screenplay	Ali Sufiyan Afaqi[3]
Best sound editor	A. Z. Baig[3]

Trivia

Initially, the actress Shabnam was not able to speak Urdu fluently, so for Andaleeb, her dialogues were by a lady Kaukab Afzal.[4][5]

References

1. "Andaleeb (1969 film)". Complete Index To World Film (CITWF) website. 16 August 2011. Archived from the original on 16 December 2017. Retrieved 21 April 2022.
2. Soundtrack of film Andaleeb (1969) on IMDb website Retrieved 25 May 2019
3. "Nigar Awards (1969)". Cineplot.com website. 17 August 2010. Archived from the original on 10 October 2011. Retrieved 21 April 2022.
4. "'Andaleeb' screened at Lok Virsa". The News. Retrieved 25 September 2021.
5. "The making of a legend". The News. Retrieved 25 September 2021.

External links

• Andaleeb at IMDb