Ghunghat (1962 film) explained

Ghunghat
Director:	Khwaja Khurshid Anwar
Producer:	Sultan Jilan Khurshid Anwar
Starring:	Santosh Kumar Nayyar Sultana Agha Talish Bibbo Neelo
Cinematography:	Nabi Ahmed
Editing:	Ali
Music:	Khawaja Khurshid Anwar
Country:	Pakistan
Language:	Urdu

Ghunghat (Urdu: گھونگھٹ, "Face-veil") is a 1962 Pakistani musical suspense thriller film directed by Khawaja Khurshid Anwar, who also wrote screenplay and composed the music of the film.^{[1] [2]} The main concept was derived from Ghulam Mohammad's short story Dosheeza. The film features Nayyar Sultana and Santosh Kumar as leads with Neelo, Laila, Ghulam Mohammad and Bibbo in supporting roles.

The film was selected as the Pakistani entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 36th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.^[3] This film won four awards at the 1962 Nigar Awards ceremony held in Pakistan, including Best Actor for Kumar and Best Music.^[4]

The film was featured in British Film Institute's critics and users' polls of "Top ten Pakistani films of all times".^[5] In November 2015, it was screened at the Lok Virsa Museum to keep the historical records of the feature films.^[6]

Plot

Shahid is deceived by his newly married bride Naheed, who elopes on their wedding night which disturbs him badly. He turns alcoholic and is left all alone after this tragic incident. To move on, he decides to visit a hill station with his friend so that he could feel better. However, on reaching there, he is haunted by the spirit of Usha Rani, which he always fantasies as his dream as told in the fairytale in his childhood.

Cast

• Santosh Kumar as Shahid^[1]
• Nayyar Sultana as Naheed / Usha Rani^[7]
• Laila
• Neelo^{[1] [7]}
• A. Shah Shikarpuri
• Agha Talish^{[1] [7]}
• Ghulam Mohammad

Awards

Ghunghat won a total of 4 following Nigar Awards:

• Best Actor - Santosh Kumar^[4]
• Best Music - Khwaja Khurshid Anwar^[4]
• Best Cameraman - Nabi Ahmed
• Best Editing - Ali

See also

• List of submissions to the 36th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film
• List of Pakistani submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film

Notes and References

1. Web site: Ghunghat (1962 film). Complete Index To World Film (CITWF) website . 17 June 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181225082342/https://www.citwf.com/film130615.htm . 25 December 2018 . dead.
2. Web site: Ghunghat (1962) Review . 8 August 2014 . 13 March 2023 . 13 March 2023 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230313191957/https://hindi-movies-songs.com/joomla/index.php/component/content/article/14-khurshid-anwar/121-ghunghat-1962-review .
3. Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
4. Web site: 4 Nigar Awards listed for film Ghunghat (1962). 17 June 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20180903045757/http://cineplot.com/nigar-awards-1962/. Cineplot.com website. 3 September 2018. dead.
5. • Web site: Critics poll: Top 10 Pakistani Films . 2002 . British Film Institute. https://web.archive.org/web/20081012005242/http://www.bfi.org.uk/features/imagineasia/guide/poll/pakistan/. 12 October 2008 . 1 February 2023.
   • Web site: User Poll: Pakistani Top 10 . 2002 . British Film Institute. https://web.archive.org/web/20081011064058/http://www.bfi.org.uk/features/imagineasia/guide/poll/userpoll/pakistan.html. 11 October 2008 . 1 February 2023.
6. News: ‘Ghunghat’ to be screened at Lok Virsa today. 28 November 2015. The News International (newspaper). 19 February 2023.
7. Web site: Ghunghat. Motion Pictures Archives of Pakistan website. 17 June 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20190521131506/https://www.mpaop.org/mpaop/pak-film-database/chronological-of-films/1962-2/ghonghat/. 21 May 2019. dead.