Zehr-e-Ishq is a Pakistani romantic musical film released in 1958. Following Intezaar, Zehr-e-Ishq is the second film featuring Masood Parvez as a director, Khwaja Khurshid Anwar as a producer, music composer and writer, Qateel Shifai as a lyricist, and Syed Imtiaz Ali Taj as a screenwriter.[1] Musarrat Nazir, Habib ur Rehman and Yasmin appeared in lead roles in the film.[2][3][4]
| Zehr-e-Ishq | |
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| Directed by | Masood Parvez |
| Written by | Khwaja Khurshid Anwar |
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| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Nabi Ahmad |
| Music by | Khwaja Khurshid Anwar |
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| Country | Pakistan |
| Language | Urdu |
Plot edit
Sanwali belongs to a Sapera tribe and is madly in love with Jamil. But Jamil's mother is against this relationship and fixes Jamil's engagement with his cousin Salma, against his wish. Sanwali's father too tries to marry her with someone but she doesn't allow him to do. She plans to marry him by fleeing off from house but fails as his father locks her in the room. He marries her with a guy of their tribe by intoxicating her.
When Sanwali does not reach there, Jamil considers her as a disloyal and marries Salam. On his marriage, Sanwali's sister Ratti tells him what happened to her. He then falls ill due to restlessness but recovers later when Sanwali comes to him after killing her husband by pushing from the hill. She then threatens Salam to leave Jamil, to which she decides to leave him for his happiness. On leaving his house, she meets with an accidental and her face bruns completely. She denies her secretary to tell anybody about her survival.
Jamil marries Sanwali and starts living with her, leaving his mother and his son from Salma alone. He tries to convince Sanwali to adopt his son to which she first denies but later accepts on the insistence of her sister and father. He goes to bring his son but his mother refuses flatly which saddens him in his memory. For the sake of his happiness, one day Sawanli secretly goes to his mother's house where she catches her. They both argue there and end up on quarrel when Jamil's mother falls and dies. She then brings the child to her house to Jamil.
On observing, Jamil's increasing affection for his son she decides to kill him by falling him from the mountain but changes his decision when the child calls her by saying "mother". The child then Suffers from pneumonia and Salma comes to see him one night, who keeps coming to see her son even before. Sanwali catches her and suggests her to take him with her. But she then recognizes her, and decides to kill her son. She just starts to poison him when the child calls her "mother", she stops and drinks the poison herself.
Cast edit
- Musarrat Nazir as Sanwali[3]
- Habib-ur-Rehman as Jamil[3]
- Yasmin as Salma[3]
- Bibbo as Jamil's mother[2]
- Shamim Bano as Aapa
- Nusrat Kardar[2]
- Neelo as Ratti, Sanwali's sister[3]
- M. Ismail as Salma's secretary[2]
- Sultan Rahi (extra)
Release edit
Zehr-e-Ishq was released on 21 April 1958 in Karachi cinemas and did 'average' amount of business at the box office.[2]
Soundtrack edit
All lyrics are written by Qateel Shifai[2]; all music is composed by Khwaja Khurshid Anwar[3]
| No. | Title | Singer (s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Janay na dun gi, main janay na dun gi" | Kausar Parveen | |
| 2. | "Pal pal jhoomu, jhoom ke gaun" | Kausar Parveen[2] | |
| 3. | "Dekho ji, bedardi sayya, ja ke nahin aaye" | Naheed Niazi | |
| 4. | "Mohay piya millan ko jane de" | Naheed Niazi[2] | |
| 5. | "Chham chham nachun, meray piya ghar aye" | Zubaida Khanum | |
| 6. | "Raat chandni, main akeli[5][2]" | Zubaida Khanum[2] | |
| 7. | "Un se bichar kar, ye jeena bhi, aye dil koi jeena hai" | Zubaida Khanum | |
| 8. | "So ja ray, so ja, lal hamaray, raj dularay[6]" | Zubaida Khanum | |
| 9. | "Suno arz meri Kamli wale" | Zubaida Khanam |
Awards edit
The film won four Nigar Awards in the following categories:[7][8]
| Category | Recipient |
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| Best Actress | Musarrat Nazir |
| Best Supporting Actress | Bibbo |
| Best Music | Khwaja Khurshid Anwar |
| Best Supporting Actress | Shamim Bano |
| Best Sound | Afzal Husain |
References edit
- ^ Khurshid Javaid (21 September 2014). "Revolutionary musician | Art & Culture". The News International (newspaper).
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Zehr-e-Ishq". Pakistan Film Magazine. Archived from the original on 2 December 2022. Retrieved 21 February 2023.
- ^ a b c d e f "Zehr-e-Ishq (1958) - a film review". Cineplot.com website. 7 November 2009. Archived from the original on 21 December 2018. Retrieved 20 August 2023.
- ^ Salma Siddique (February 2023). Evacuee Cinema: Bombay and Lahore in Partition Transit, 1940–1960. Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin. ISBN 9781009151207.
- ^ Amjad Parvez (13 May 2019). "Timeless tracks that Zubaida Khanum gifted to the industry". Daily Times (newspaper).
- ^ M. Saeed Malik (2006). Lahore: A Musical Companion. Baber Ali Foundation. Retrieved 22 February 2023.
- ^ "THE NIGAR AWARDS 1957 - 1971". The Hot Spot. Archived from the original on 3 August 2008.
- ^ "Pakistan's "Oscars"; The Nigar Awards". The Hot Spot Film Reviews website. Archived from the original on 13 June 2020. Retrieved 21 February 2023.
External links edit
- Zehr-e-Ishq at IMDb
