Chanda (1962 film) explained
Chanda is an Urdu-language film that was released on 3 August 1962 in Pakistan. It stars Rehman and Sultana Zaman in lead roles. It is the first Urdu-language film to be produced in East Pakistan (present-day Bangladesh).[1]
It was also Shabnam's Urdu film debut.[2]
Cast
Music
Release
Chanda was released on 3 August 1962, six years of the release of Mukh O Mukhosh, the first feature film of East Pakistan. J.C. Anand distributed the film in Punjab and North-West Frontier Province through his distribution company Eveready Pictures. Anis Dosani arranged to distribute the film in other provinces and territories of Pakistan on a commission basis. Chanda was shown in movie theatres for 25 weeks.[4]
Reception
Chanda was a commercial success in Pakistan and became a hit. According to Anupam Hayat, the film ushered in a new era in Pakistan.[5] It changed the fate of Dhallywood positively.[6] Film director Azizur Rahman criticized the poster of the film. He said the film's main theme is not presented in the poster.[7]
Bengali filmmaker Alamgir Kabir said about Chanda in 1969:
Accolades
References
Bibliography
- Cross-wing Filmmaking: East Pakistani Urdu Films and Their Traces in the Bangladesh Film Archive. Lotte. Hoek. BioScope: South Asian Screen Studies . 5 January 2015. 5 . 2 . 99–118 . SAGE Publishing. 10.1177/0974927614547989 . 154148790.
Notes and References
- Web site: Chanda (1962 film). dead. Pakistan Film Magazine website. 1 July 2017. 7 July 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20170701162107/http://pakfilms.net/movies/details.php?pid=296.
- News: Shabnam: Memorable moments in the life of an actress. Sadya Afreen Mallick. 30 September 2012. 7 July 2024. The Daily Star. 27 July 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220727164037/http://archive.thedailystar.net/newDesign/cache/cached-news-details-251772.html. dead.
- News: রানী সরকারকে শেষ শ্রদ্ধা নিবেদন. bn. 7 July 2018. 27 July 2022. Manab Zamin. 27 July 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220727163950/https://mzamin.com/article.php?mzamin=124604. dead.
- News: The Way We Were. Asif. Noorani. Sultaan. Arshad. 11 December 2016. 7 July 2024. Dawn newspaper. 4 July 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190704080604/https://www.dawn.com/news/1301735. dead.
- News: লোকজ কাহিনি থেকে জনপ্রিয় উর্দু ধারার দিকে যাত্রা. bn. Anupam. Hayat. 17 December 2021. 27 July 2022. Ajker Patrika.
- Book: Bangladesh Cinema and National Identity: In Search of the Modern?. Zakir Hossain Raju. 2017. Routledge. 84. 9780815392200. 2022-07-27. 2022-07-27. https://web.archive.org/web/20220727163951/https://books.google.com.bd/books?id=XXDfBQAAQBAJ&pg=PA84&lpg=PA84&dq=Chanda+urdu+film+1962&source=bl&ots=BfbE2cqG3b&sig=ACfU3U1ZHXuSyjOF49GeuJaACW0cazrYtw&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiH7-qch9b4AhXu7TgGHRjoA9MQ6AF6BAgMEAI#v=onepage&q=Chanda%20urdu%20film%201962&f=false. live.
- News: https://www.tbsnews.net/bangla/ফিচার/news-details-84715. bn:যেভাবে পোস্টার হলো বাংলা ছবির মেন্যু কার্ড. bn. Saleh. Shafiq. 28 February 2022. 27 July 2022. The Business Standard. 9 March 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220309052640/https://www.tbsnews.net/bangla/%E0%A6%AB%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%9A%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0/news-details-84715. live.
- Book: The Phrenological Journal and Miscellany, Volume 10. 2015. Palala Press. 69. 2022-07-27. 2022-07-27. https://web.archive.org/web/20220727163951/https://books.google.com.bd/books?id=DIfJH21z7DsC&pg=PT72&lpg=PT72&dq=Chanda+urdu+film+1962+pak+magazine&source=bl&ots=tsdIUsYahe&sig=ACfU3U2ec1LR_r2UGViB1QAhZRGPB8b98g&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwibucaYiNb4AhX0-jgGHbJ9DIwQ6AF6BAgQEAI. live.
