Chakori Explained

Chakori
Director:Captain Ehtesham
Producer:Fazal Dossani & Mustafiz
Music:Robin Ghosh
(Won 'Best Music Director' Nigar Award for this film)
Country:Pakistan
Language:Urdu

Chakori (Bengali: চকোরী Urdu: چکوری), is a Pakistani Urdu feature film. This film was released on 22 March 1967 on Eid-ul-Azha Day in Dhaka, East Pakistan (now Bangladesh). The film was directed by Captain Ehtesham.

It was Nadeem's and Shabana's debut film. The film ran for 81 weeks, and became a platinum jubilee film.

Cast

Music

Music director Robin Ghosh won the Nigar Award for Best Musician for this film.

Songs

Box office

The film was a platinum jubilee hit film. It ran in cinemas for 81 consecutive weeks.

Nigar Awards

AwardRecipient
Best Film[1] Producer: Mustafiz
Best DirectorEhtisham
Best ScriptAtta Ur Rehman
Best ActorNadeem Baig
Best MusicianRobin Ghosh
Best Playback singer (Male)Mujeeb Aalam (for the song: "Woh Mere Saamne Tasveer Bane Baithe Hain"

Impact

Chakori was a debut movie of Nadeem Baig and launched his long and successful career as a superstar in Lollywood.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The Nigar Awards (1957 - 1971). 17 June 2002. 24 July 2008. The Hot Spot Online website. 7 July 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20080724022517/http://www.thehotspotonline.com/moviespot/bolly/Lollywood/NigarAwards.htm.