Bin Badal Barsaat Explained

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]

Synopsis

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]

Cast

Soundtrack

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
4Log Deevanay HaynTassawar Khanum
5Na Maa Ka Pyar MilaMala & Chorus
6Rim Jhim Naina BarsenNoor Jehan
7Sawal Karti Hay AuratMala
8Tu Jo Aya To Dil Ko QararMala

Reception

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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Rabe. Nate. Sound of Lollywood: When the Sabri brothers qawaali 'Bhar Do Jholi' saved the day. 2020-06-18. Scroll.in.
  2. Web site: Pakistan Film Magazine website. Bin Badal Barsaat . https://web.archive.org/web/20170621133222/http://pakfilms.net/movies/details.php?pid=1456. 21 June 2017. 13 July 2022.
  3. News: Nehash . Sarfraz Farid . یاد گار فلم ’’بنِ بادل برسات‘‘ . Daily Jang . 30 August 2022 . ur.
  4. Web site: Bin Badal Barsaat (1975 film). dead. 1 June 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180601174519/http://www.citwf.com/film37582.htm. Complete Index To World Film (CITWF) website. 13 July 2022.
  5. News: Shamim Nazli — Pakistan's only female film composer. Amjad Parvez. Daily Times (newspaper). Retrieved 4 September 2020
  6. Web site: Bin Badal Barsaat (1975 film) (scroll down to read Bin Badal Barsaat). https://web.archive.org/web/20111025175318/http://cineplot.com/pakistani-film-database-1975/. Cineplot.com website. 3 August 2010. 25 October 2011. 13 July 2022.