Behan Bhai (1979 film)

Behan Bhai
بیہان بھائی
Directed by	Nazar Shabab
Written by	Shabab Kiranvi
Produced by	A. Hameed
Starring	Waheed Murad Rani Mohammad Ali Bindiya
Music by	Kamal Ahmed
Distributed by	Nazar Art
Release date	19 January 1979 (1979-01-19)
Running time	150 minutes
Country	Pakistan
Language	Urdu

Behan Bhai (Urdu: بیہان بھائی, lit. 'Sister and Brother') is a 1979 Pakistani film directed by Nazar Shabab and written by Shabab Kiranvi and produced by A. Hameed.

Plot

The story is about two brothers Mehmood (Mohammad) and Hamid (Waheed) who are honest and are looking for a job. Later they meet a young girl (Rani) who is an orphan; they take her in their care. Then the younger brother Hamid meets a wealthy girl named Beena (Bindiya) who asks him to pretend to be her fake husband so that her grandmother (Sabiha) won't marry her to someone else.

Cast

• Waheed Murad as Hamid[1][2][3]
• Rani as Samina[3][1]
• Mohammad Ali as Mehmood Mian[3][1]
• Bindiya as Beena[3][4]
• Sabiha Khanum as Qudsia Begum (Beena's grandmother)[3]
• Nanha as Saith Sahib[3][1]
• Ali Ejaz as Film director[1]
• Rangeela as Taxi driver
• Kamal Irani as Doctor
• Saqi as 'The man on the street'
• Ibrahim Nafees as Doctor
• Shahnawaz Ghuman as Amjad

Production

Behan Bhai was filmed in Lahore and it was presented by Nazar Art. Bashir Niaz wrote the dialogues and other crew included Chandra Mohan and Beli Ram.

Music

All lyrics are written by Qateel Shifai and Saeed Gilani; all music is composed by Kamal Ahmed[3]

Behan Bhai

No.	Title	Singer (s)	Length
1.	"Do Sathi Jeevan Kay, Ik Doojay Ka Sath Nibhaen Gay"	Mehdi Hassan & Mehnaz Begum	6:29
2.	"Hanstay Hanstay Jeena"	Mehdi Hassan	2:44
3.	"Is Dunya Mein Yaar, Ham To Rahay Anari"	Mehdi Hassan & Ghulam Abbas	4:37
4.	"Tera Mere Pyar Jo"	Naheed Akhtar	5:00
5.	"Do Dilom Ki Mukammal"	Mehnaz Begum & Mehdi Hassan	4:33
6.	"Teri Meri Yari"	Mehnaz Begum	4:05

Awards

Year	Award	Category	Result	Recipients and Nominees	Ref.
1979	PIA Arts Academy Awards	Best Actor	Won	Waheed Murad	[5]
1979	National Award	Best Actor	Won

Reception

The film was released on 19 January 1979, and was a box office hit. It became a golden jubilee film.

References

1. Amjad Parvez (10 October 2019). "Waheed Murad: remembering the Chocolate Hero of Pakistani cinema — Part II". Daily Times newspaper. Archived from the original on 13 April 2023. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
2. "پرنس آف رومانس، وحید مراد کی ہیروئنیں". Daily Jang News. 3 March 2020. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
3. Alan Goble. "Behan Bhai (1979 film)". Complete Index To World Film (CITWF) website. Archived from the original on 5 July 2019. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
4. Gazdar, Mushtaq (1997). Pakistan Cinema, 1947-1997. Oxford University Press. p. 293. ISBN 0-19-577817-0.
5. "Awards received by Waheed Murad". Archived from the original on 1 September 2011. Retrieved 29 August 2024.

External links

• Behan Bhai at IMDb