Parakh (1978 film) explained

Director:	Jan Mohammad Jumman
Producer:	S.M.K. Hussain
Music:	Kamal Ahmed
Country:	Pakistan
Language:	Urdu
Parakh
Screenplay:	Bashir Niaz

Parakh is a 1978 Pakistani Urdu film directed by Jan Mohammad Jumman. It starred Waheed Murad, Rani, Qavi, and Asif Khan in the lead cast. The story was written by Jalil Afghani and the screenplay and dialogues were penned by Bashir Niaz. Parakh was a golden jubilee hit at the box office.^[1]

Cast

• Rani
• Waheed Murad
• Asif Khan
• Usman Pirzada
• Naveen Tajik
• Nanha
• Qavi
• Tamanna
• Saqi
• Romana
• Jalil Afghani
• Rashid
• Dildar Pervaiz Bhatti

Release and box office

Parakh was released on 7 April 1978. The film completed 52 weeks at the main theaters and was crowned as a golden jubilee hit.

Music and soundtracks

The music of Parakh was composed by Kamal Ahmed and Taslim Fazli was the lyricist:

• Kisi Nay Kisi Ko Itna Nahin Chaha Ho Ga ... Singer(s): Mehnaz, Ghulam Abbas
• Ponchh Lay Aansoo In Ankhon Say ... Singer(s): A. Nayyar
• Rani O Rani, Sapno Ki Rani ... Singer(s): A. Nayyar
• Saathi Koi Aisa Milay ... Singer(s): A. Nayyar, Mehnaz

Awards

Parakh won a Nigar Award for the following category:

Notes and References

1. Director Jan Muhammad Jumman . Nigar Weekly. ur . 2000 . Golden Jubilee Number . 97.
2. Web site: THE NIGAR AWARDS 1972 - 1986 . Wayback Machine . https://web.archive.org/web/20080725090554/http://www.thehotspotonline.com/moviespot/bolly/Lollywood/NigarAwards2.htm . 25 July 2008.
3. Web site: Pakistan’s "Oscars"; The Nigar Awards . Desi Movies . https://web.archive.org/web/20200613171619/https://www.desimoviesreviews.com/index.php/2017/11/24/pakistans-oscars-nigar-awards/ . 13 June 2020.