Bin Baadal Barsat | |
Director: | Zeenat Begum |
Producer: | Zeenat Begum |
Music: | Shamim Nazli |
Studio: | Zeenat Films |
Runtime: | 152 minutes |
Country: | Pakistan |
Language: | Urdu |
Bin Badal Barsaat is a 1975 Pakistani film starring Zeba and Mohammad Ali.[1]
It is directed and produced by Zeenat Begum. The film follows a married couple, Zarina and Judge Akbar Ali, who struggle to have a child. The film also stars Shahid, Sangeeta, Lehri, Nanha, Nirala and Ilyas Kashmiri.[2]
Zarina (Zeba) and Judge Akbar Ali (Ali) struggle unsuccessfully to have a child. The couple eventually succeeds in having a son, but the child goes missing following a convoluted series of events and ends up in a gang of beggars led by Dada (Ilyas Kashmiri). The child and family are eventually reunited thanks to the efforts of a dancing girl named Gori (Sangeeta) and her fiancé Badshah.[3]
The music is composed by the only female composer of Pakistani film industry Shamim Nazli.[5]
Title | Singer(s) | ||
---|---|---|---|
1 | "Tu Mera Pyar Hay" | Mehdi Hassan | |
2 | "Bhar Do Jholi Meri" | Sabri Brothers Qawwali Group | |
3 | Chor Chor Chor, Machaya Main Shor | ||
4 | Log Deevanay Hayn | Tassawar Khanum | |
5 | Na Maa Ka Pyar Mila | Mala & Chorus | |
6 | Rim Jhim Naina Barsen | Noor Jehan | |
7 | Sawal Karti Hay Aurat | Mala | |
8 | Tu Jo Aya To Dil Ko Qarar | Mala |
The film was a commercial success upon its release. In a retrospective review published in 2017, the film's plot and acting were panned, but the film's soundtrack, composed by Shamin Nazli, was praised, and the film is described as a valuable case study of women's roles in Lollywood.[6]