Ghunghat (1962 film)
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Ghunghat is a 1962 Pakistani musical film
directed by Khurshid Anwar
. The film was selected as the Pakistani entry for the Best Foreign Language Film
at the 36th Academy Awards
, but was not accepted as a nominee. The film won four awards at the 1962 Nigar Awards.
Musical film
The musical film is a film genre in which songs sung by the characters are interwoven into the narrative, sometimes accompanied by dancing. The songs usually advance the plot or develop the film's characters, though in some cases they serve merely as breaks in the storyline, often as elaborate...
directed by Khurshid Anwar
Khawaja Khurshid Anwar
Khwaja Khurshid Anwar was a filmmaker, writer, director and music composer who gained extreme popularity both in India and Pakistan...
. The film was selected as the Pakistani entry for the Best Foreign Language Film
Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
The Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film is one of the Academy Awards of Merit, popularly known as the Oscars, handed out annually by the U.S.-based Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences...
at the 36th Academy Awards
36th Academy Awards
The 36th Academy Awards, honoring the best in film for 1963, were held on April 13, 1964 at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium in Santa Monica, California. They were hosted by Jack Lemmon....
, but was not accepted as a nominee. The film won four awards at the 1962 Nigar Awards.
Cast
- Santosh KumarSantosh KumarSyed Musa Raza better known as Santosh Kumar was a famous Pakistani film actor of 1950s and 1960s era. He belonged to a well educated family from Uttar Pradesh, India. He was married to Sabiha Khanum. His brother Darpan was also a renowned film actor during that period. His other brother S...
as Shahid - Laila
- Ghulam Mohammad
- NeeloNeeloNeelo is a well known actress from Lahore and mother of the film actor Shaan.-Early life:Neelo was born on 30 June 1941 in Bhera, Sargodha. She appeared as an extra standing in a mob scene in Hollywood's Bhowani Junction which was shot in and around Lahore...
- A. Shah
- Nayyar Sultana as Usha Rani
- Agha Talish as (as Talish)