Chotay Nawab Explained

Chotay Nawab
Native Name:	Urdu: {{Nastaliq|چھوٹے نواب
Director:	Iqbal Akhtar
Producer:	Begum Ahad Malik
Music:	Nazir Ali
Distributor:	Gala Colour
Runtime:	150 minutes
Country:	Pakistan
Language:	Urdu

Chotay Nawab (ur|{{Nq|چھوٹے نواب) is a 1980 Pakistani film it written by Agha Hassan Imtisal and directed by Iqbal Akhtar it was produced by Begum Ahad Malik. It stars Babra Sharif, Shahid, Neelo, Waheed Murad and Bindiya in leading roles.

Synopsis

Chotay Nawab Saleem Mirza (Shahid) is a pampered young man who spend his ancestral money on his friends to stay relevant the glory of Nawabs. Due to his brat nature, he lost his mansion to Saith Amjad. Later he begins to like his daughter Rabia (Babra) but she is not interested in him due to his childness nature. Jaani (Waheed) a close friend of Rabia begins to like her friend Najma (Neelo) meanwhile Rabia and Najma's wealthy friend (Bindiya) encourages them to married the man they like.^[1]

Cast

• Babra Sharif as Rabia Begum
• Shahid as Chotay Nawab Saleem Mirza
• Neelo as Najma
• Waheed Murad as Jaani^[2]
• Bindiya as Natalia
• Mehboob Alam as Hanif
• Khalid Saleem Mota as Khalid
• Kamal Irani as Saith Amjad
• Saqi as Munshi Kamal
• Ibrahim Nafees as Nawab Hashmat
• Najma Mehboob as Najma's mother
• Masood Akhtar as Dr. Khan
• Mohammad Hanif Azad as Yousuf
• Shah Nawaz Ghumman as Fayyaz

Reception

The film was released on March 14, 1980, and it was a Silver Jubilee hit at the box office.

Notes and References

1. Book: Gazdar, Mushtaq . Mushtaq Gazdar . 1997 . Pakistan Cinema, 1947-1997 . Oxford University Press . 296 . 0-19-577817-0.
2. Web site: Waheed Murad: remembering the Chocolate Hero of Pakistani cinema. Daily Times. March 23, 2020.