Saheli (1960)
December 23, 1960Release Date
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Cast & Crew.
Shamim Ara
Actress
Bahar Begum
Actress
Darpan
Actor
Aslam Pervaiz
Actor
S.M. Yusuf
Director
F.M. Sardar
Producer
Sultan Rahi
Actor
Nayyar Sultana
Actress
Naseem Begum
Playback Singer
Irene Parveen
Playback Singer
A. Hameed
Music
Saleem Raza
Playback Singer
Kousar Parveen
Playback Singer
M. Fazil
Camera Operator
Fazal Hussain
Playback Singer
Fayyaz Hashmi
Lyricist
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Saheli (lit. 'Friend') is a 1960 Pakistani Urdu language music blockbuster classical film directed by S. M. Yusuf and co-produced by F. M. Sardar. It is written by Hasrat Lakhnavi while music is composed by A. Hameed. It features Nayyar Sultana, Shamim Ara and Darpan in the lead while supporting actors features Aslam Pervaiz along with others. It was screened in 2016 by the Lok Virsa Museum. Saheli is the first film of Yusuf to be made in the country after he migrated to Pakistan, and the 1960s first prominent film of Sultana, Ara and Darpan, leading the film to celebrate golden Jubilee.
It was later nominated for the presidential awards and subsequently became the recipient of four Nigar Awards, a film award in Pakistan presented by the Nigar magazine to recognise those who have made contributions to the cinema of Pakistan. At the time of award ceremony, Shamim Ara refused to accept the Best Supporting Actress award, citing she played protagonist role while Nayyar Sultana appeared as supporting actress. Both actresses, according to the BBC Urdu, appeared in the lead. The publication also included it in the list of ten best films from Pakistan.