Chann Wey (1951)
1h 45m
Running Time
March 30, 1951Release Date
Plot.
Not only is it the First Pakistani movie of Noor Jehan, but it is also the very first Pakistani movie directed by a female director
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noor jehan
Wiki.
Chanway (transl. O, Moon) is a Pakistani Punjabi-language film directed Noor Jehan (in her directorial debut) in the supervision of Shaukat Hussain Rizvi. It was written by Syed Imtiaz Ali Taj. Noor Jehan played the lead role with Ghulam Mohammad, Santosh Kumar and Jahangir Khan in supporting roles. Feroz Nizami provided the music for the film's soundtrack. It premiered in Lahore's Regent Cinema on 24 March 1951.
The film was the first Pakistani film directed by a woman. It became commercially successful and had a successful theatrical run of 18 weeks. "Mundeya Sialkotiya" was a popular track from the film's soundtrack.