Aik Gunnah Aur Sahi Explained
| Aik Gunnah Aur Sahi |
| Director: | Hassan Tariq |
| Screenplay: | Agha Hassan Imtisal |
| Producer: | Safdar Masood |
| Music: | Nisar Bazmi |
| Country: | Pakistan |
| Language: | Urdu |
Aik Gunnah Aur Sahi is a Pakistani Urdu film directed by Hassan Tariq, and based on short story "Mummy" by Saadat Hassan Manto released in 1975.[1]
Plot
Mummy, a supplier of young girls loves one of her girls as her daughter, yet she has no hesitations to send her to rich men to spend night with them. One day, she comes across a man who saves her life by taking her to hospital. After knowing her more, he decides to marry her, Mummy allows him to do so but hides her past. He brings her to his house where she is shocked to see her father-in-law, the same person who had spent a night with her.
Cast
Guest appearances
Release
Aik Gunnah Aur Sahi was released on 25 July 1975. It ran for 52 consecutive weeks in Karachi and became a platinum jubilee film.[1]
Reception
Critical reception
Sabiha Khanum's performance in the film was met with critical acclaim.[2] While commenting on her performance, a reviewer noted that despite overacting sometimes and being pretentious, she managed to give a good performance... a 'Madame with a heart of gold' who is constantly helping destitute women down on their luck'.[1] [3]
Awards
The film received 4 Nigar Awards in 1975 in the following categories.[4] [5]
| Category | Awardee |
|---|
| Best screenplay | Agha Hassan Imtisal |
| Best cinematographer | Babar Bilal |
| Best Art director | Islam Shahabi |
| Special Award | Sabiha Khanam | |
Notes and References
- Web site: Aik Gunah Aur Sahi (1975 film) - Film Review. Omar Khan. 13 January 2002. The Hot Spot Online Film Reviews website. 12 July 2024. 13 February 2007. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20070213003608/http://www.thehotspotonline.com/moviespot/bolly/reviews/e/EkGunahSahi.htm.
- News: Rani: top class heroine of Pakistani cinema's golden era — Part II. Daily Times newspaper. Amjad Parvez. 18 October 2019. 22 March 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230322223309/https://dailytimes.com.pk/485069/rani-top-class-heroine-of-pakistani-cinemas-golden-era-part-ii/. Sahiba’s performance as Mummy is outstanding. Not just through her lines – delivered in the perfect accent of a non-native English educated Urdu speaker – but in her repeated confrontations with Asif and other men far more powerful than herself.
- Book: Cinema the World Over. 1-3. K. S. Hosain. 1975. National Film Development Corporation (Pakistan). 47 and 51.
- Web site: THE NIGAR AWARDS 1957 - 1971 . The Hot Spot Online website . https://web.archive.org/web/20080803194443/http://www.thehotspotonline.com/moviespot/bolly/Lollywood/NigarAwards.htm . 3 August 2008. 13 July 2024.
- Web site: Pakistan's "Oscars"; The Nigar Awards . The Hot Spot Film Reviews website . https://web.archive.org/web/20200613171619/https://www.desimoviesreviews.com/index.php/2017/11/24/pakistans-oscars-nigar-awards/ . 13 June 2020. 13 July 2024.
