Intezaar (1956 film)

Intezaar
Directed byMasood Parvez
Written bySyed Imtiaz Ali Taj (dialogues)
Screenplay byKhwaja Khurshid Anwar
Produced by
  • Sultan Jilani
  • Khwaja Khurshid Anwar
Starring
CinematographyNabi Ahmed
Music byKhwaja Khurshid Anwar
Production
company
Select Pictures
Release date
  • 12 May 1956 (1956-05-12) (Pakistan)
CountryPakistan
LanguageUrdu

Intezaar (transl. Wait) is a Pakistani musical romance film directed by Masood Parvez.

It was co-produced by Khwaja Khurshid Anwar who also composed the music for the film. Noor Jehan and Santosh Kumar played the leading roles in the film with Kumar appearing in the dual role in this film. The film revolves around a blind girl from the mountains who waits for her childhood love interest who lives in the city.[1]

A musical blockbuster of its time, the film is considered as one of the best musical films of Lollywood of all times with songs by Noor Jehan, Kausar Parveen and Iqbal Bano and lyrics by Qateel Shifai. The songs of the film "Chand Hsaey Dunya Basey", "Jis Din Se Piya Dil Le Gye", "Aa Bhi Ja" and "O Janey Waley" became memorable.[1][2][3]

Plot

Nimmi, a blind girl with a melodious voice lives in a hilly village. She awaits for her childhood friend, Saleem who used to live here fifteen years ago in their childhood. However, they couldn't keep in touch as Slaeem's mother doesn't like her son's friendship with a singer's daughter. Years after when his mother dies, he goes to the mountains to meet Nimmi but there he meets Chhemo, Nimmi's cousin. On the advice of Lachoo, Chhemo deceives Saleem and introduces herself as Nimmi to him, so that she can get her wealth. On the other hand, Nimmi feels that something is wrong as she finds that Saleem is near to her.

Things take a turn for all of them when a theatre manager offers a job to both Nimmi and Chhemo in his theater in Karachi. The time finally arrives when Nimmi discovers about Saleem and has yet to meet him but he gets prey of Lachoo's attack who injures his leg and throws him from the bridge. Nimmi then goes to Karachi where she sings the songs in the theater. The theatre actually belonged to Saleem's twin brother Naeem who falls in love with her.

Cast

Soundtrack

All lyrics are written by Qateel Shifai; all music is composed by Khwaja Khurshid Anwar[2][1]

Intezaar
No.TitleSinger (s)Length
1."Aa Gaye, Balam Pardesi, Sajjan Pardesi [1]"Noor Jehan 
2."Aankh Se Aankh Mila Le"Noor Jehan, Iqbal Bano 
3."Chand Hasay, Dunya Basay [1]"Noor Jehan 
4."Gazab Kiya Yere Waday Pe Aitebaar Kiya [1]"Noor Jehan 
5."Chhunn Chhunn Nachu Gi, Gunn Gaun Gi [1]"Noor Jehan 
6."Sanwan Ki Ghangor Ghattao [1]"Noor Jehan 
7."Jawani Ki Raatain, Jawani Ke Din"Kausar Parveen & co. 
8."O Janey Waley Rey, Thehro Zra Ruk Jao [1]"Noor Jehan 
9."O Chanda Ja Badli Mein Chhup Ja"Kausar Parveen 
10."Jis Din Se Piya Dil Le Gye [1]"Noor Jehan 

Release

The film was released on 12 May 1956. It also had a theatrical release in India.[2]

Reception

Mushtaq Gazdar, a well-known film critic, in his book "Pakistan Cinema 1947 - 1997" termed some of the songs of the film as 'immortal masterpieces of classic film music'.[3]

Lata Mangeshkar termed the music of the film as one of her favourite Pakistani music score.[5]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m Amjad Parvez (23 September 2019). "Noor Jehan's top 10 most memorable songs". Daily Times newspaper. Archived from the original on 23 February 2023. Retrieved 15 June 2024.
  2. ^ a b c d Amjad Parvez (7 February 2019). "Four successful films that the newly-established Pakistani cinema produced (including Intezaar (1956 film))". Daily Times newspaper. Archived from the original on 3 March 2024. Retrieved 15 June 2024.
  3. ^ a b Gazdar, Mushtaq (1997). Pakistan Cinema, 1947 - 1997. Oxford University Press. p. 56 and 184. ISBN 0-19-577817-0.
  4. ^ Parvez (14 April 2020). "Rakhshi — the first vamp/dancer of Lollywood". Daily Times newspaper.
  5. ^ "India's loss, Pakistan's gain: The journey of singing great Noor Jehan after 1947 (scroll down to read about Intezaar)". Scroll.in website. 20 September 2015. Archived from the original on 25 November 2022. Retrieved 15 June 2024.