Shahida (film)
| Shahida | |
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| Directed by | Luqman with Anwar Kamal Pasha assisting |
| Written by | Hakim Ahmad Shuja[1] |
| Produced by | M. Akbar[2] |
| Starring | Shamim Bano Nasir Khan Shammi Shakir Hamaliyawala |
| Music by | Ghulam Haider and Ghulam Ahmed Chishti[2][1] |
| Distributed by | Shuaa Noor Films |
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| Country | Pakistan |
| Language | Urdu |
Shahida is a Pakistani Urdu-language Muslim social film released on 19 March 1949. The film was directed by Luqman. The film was actually the first Pakistani film which was filmed before the independence of Pakistan in 1947 and later released in 1949, unlike Teri Yaad which started its production after independence and was released earlier than Shahida.[1][3]
Shamim Bano played the title role in the film opposite Nasir Khan, who appeared in the leading role in his second and final Lollywood film, after which he left Pakistan and went to India permanently.[3][4]
This film was originally started as a project by Hakim Ahmad Shuja, along with financial backers in British India (circa 1945-46) but could not be filmed due to various problems, in particular the partition in 1947, which also led to the end of the old, joint film industry and its mutual contacts. The project was revived in 1948, by M. Akbar, as producer and Luqman as director. Hakim Ahmad Shuja was asked to revise his original script and to help write out the song lyrics, of classics such as "Dar Ba Dar Phirte Hain" and "Alwidah", with Ghulam Haider and Ghulam Ahmed Chishti giving the music.[1][2][5][3]
Cast
- Shamim Bano as Shahida[3]
- Nasir Khan as Saeed
- Shakir as Kabeer[6]
- G.N. Butt as Ameer Hassan[6]
- Baby Shamshad[6] (Shammi)[3]
- Hamaliyawala[a]
- Begum Parveen[6]
Production
The pre-production of the film began in 1946 as Shafaq with Hammed Khan as a producer and director, however the production came to a halt due to his death.[6] The story writer of the film, Hakim Ahmad Shuja, revived the film in 1948 with Luqman was selected as the director and M. Akbar as the producer. Luqman chose Farida Khanum and Nasir Khan as the leads, however eventually replaced Khanum with Shamim Bano.[6] The production faced challenges due to the tension arising from the Partition of India, including studio sabotage and issues with the film negative, which was subsequently imported directly from London. The film was eventually completed and released in 1949.[7]
References
- ^ a b c d e "Shahida (1949 film)". Pakistan Film Magazine website. Archived from the original on 2 July 2017. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
- ^ a b c d "Pakistani Film Database - 1949". Cineplot.com website. Archived from the original on 6 October 2012. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
- ^ a b c d e f "کلاسیک سینما مسلم سوشل فلم 'شاہدہ'". Jang (newspaper). 24 March 2020. Archived from the original on 18 September 2021. Retrieved 8 February 2023.
- ^ Gazdar, Mushtaq (1997). Pakistan Cinema, 1947-1997. Oxford University Press. p. 32. ISBN 0-19-577817-0.
- ^ Profile of actor Nasir Khan on Indian Cinema Heritage Foundation website Retrieved 18 January 2022
- ^ a b c d e f عقیل عباس جعفری (7 August 2021). "'تیری یاد': نوے دن میں مکمل ہونے والی پاکستان کی پہلی فلم جو بُری طرح فلاپ ہوئی". BBC Urdu (in Urdu). Karachi. Archived from the original on 22 April 2023.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Salma Siddique. Evacuee Cinema: Bombay and Lahore in Partition Transit, 1940–1960. Cambridge University Press. p. 69. ISBN 978-1009151207.