Seven Lacs (1957)
October 11, 1957Release Date
Plot.
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Cast & Crew.

Santosh Kumar

Sabiha Khanum

Neelo

Nayyar Sultana

Agha Talish

Jaffer Malik
Director

Santosh Kumar
Actor

Rashid Attre
Music

Rasheed Lodhi
Cinematography

Saifuddin Saif
Screenplay / Producer

Nighat Sultana
Actress

Saifudin Saif
Writer
Details.
Release DateOctober 11, 1957
Original NameSaat Lakh
StatusReleased
Running Time2h 10m
Genres
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Saat Lakh (lit.β'Seven Lakh') is 1957 Pakistani Urdu film directed by Jaffer Malik and produced by Saifuddin Saif. It stars Sabiha Khanum and Santosh Kumar in the lead with supporting role by Nayyar Sultana and guest appearance by Neelo. The film is primarily known for its blockbuster music composed by Rashid Attre.
Based on Mr. & Mrs. '55,
it is recognised as one of the successful films of the 1950s. The plot primarily focuses on "money" and other assets of the female lead's father amounting to PKR700,000 that she could inherit if she fulfils the conditions in her father's will. According to that last will and testament of her father, she is only entitled to his property if she marries. Adhering to testator's last wish, the rich heiress betrays a poor man convicted of accidental killing and starts pretending to marry him.
Saat Lakh is the first successful film of Jaffer Malik. It won the inaugural Nigar Award for best film, in addition to 4 awards in others categories. In an article by BBC, the film was included in the list of 10 best films of the Pakistani cinema. The film's success paved the way to establish the careers of Talish, Neelo and Sultana.