Rahguzar Explained

Director:	Zia Sarhadi
Producer:	Chodhary Eid Mohammad
Country:	Pakistan
Language:	Urdu

Rahguzar is a Pakistani film directed and written by Zia Sarhadi.

It was Sarhadi's debut in Lollywood, after his migration to Pakistan.^[1] Sabiha Khanam, Nayyar Sultana and Aslam Pervaiz played the lead roles in the film.

Muslehuddin was the music composer while Tanvir Naqvi was the lyricist.^[2] It was released on 15 January 1960.

Cast

• Sabiha Khanam^{[1] [2]}
• Aslam Pervaiz^{[1] [3] [2]}
• Nayyar Sultana^{[1] [2]}
• Laila
• Nighat Sultana
• Allauddin
• Agha Talish^{[1] [2]}
• Asad Jafri
• Diljeet Mirza
• Rakhshi^[2]
• Abbu Shah
• Saqi
• Bibbo

Soundtrack

The music was composed by Muslehuddin,^[2] all lyrics were written by Tanvir Naqvi.

Track listing

• Dil hai be-sahara, aaja mere mahiya by Zubaida Khanum^[2]
• Dil mera aa geya, aa geya by Munir Hussain
• Tujhe pyar aaye kisi pe kab by Saleem Raza^{[2] [3]}
• Lehar lehar lehraye, gaye milan ke geet by Saleem Raza and Naheed Niazi
• Tere jahan mein, hamain kya mila by Zubaida Khanum and Saleem Raza^[2]
• Sham ki bela hai, koi akela hai by Kausar Parveen
• O dil walay, muskara le, duniya kitni haseen hai by G. M. Durrani

Notes and References

1. Book: Gazdar, Mushtaq . Mushtaq Gazdar . 1997 . Rahguzar (1960 film) - Pakistan Cinema, 1947-1997 . 84 and 248 . 0-19-577817-0.
2. Web site: Rahguzar (1960) – Film Review. 28 October 2017. 23 July 2024. Cineplot.com website. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20190915215050/http://cineplot.com/rahguzar-1960-review. 15 September 2019.
3. News: Understanding Aslam Pervaiz, the hero and subsequent villain of Pakistani cinema. 3 December 2018. The News International newspaper. Suhayb Alavi. 23 July 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20230221125325/https://www.thenews.com.pk/amp/401100-understanding-aslam-pervaiz-the-hero-and-subsequent-villain-of-pakistani-cinema. 21 February 2023. dead.