Doraha (1967 film)
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Film poster of Doraha
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| Directed by | Pervaiz Malik |
| Produced by | Sohail Rana Pervaiz Malik |
| Starring | Waheed Murad Shamim Ara Deeba Talish Ibrahim Nafees |
| Music by | Sohail Rana |
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Release dates
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August 25, 1967 |
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Running time
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approx. 3 hours |
| Country | Pakistan |
| Language | Urdu |
Doraha, a Pakistani Urdu black & white film, is a classic romantic and melodious film of the 1960s and a remarkable film of Pervaiz Malik's and Waheed Murad's careers. At box office, the film failed to became a big hit, as it was expected, but it later gained more its importance after several years, esp., during the 1980s and 1990s. The film was produced by Sohail Rana and Pervaiz Malik and also directed by Pervaiz Malik. Casting included Waheed Murad, Shamim Ara, Deeba, Ibrahim Nafees and Talish. For Doraha, Waheed Murad originally cast Zeba, but after her marriage with Mohammad Ali, he picked Shamim Ara. His close circles knew that Shamim Ara was just a replacement. All the dialogue and songs were for Zeba.[1]
Release
The film was released by United Talents on August 25, 1967 on cinemas of Karachi and Lahore.[2] During the same year, Doraha got tough competition from the films like Chakori, Laakhon mein ek, Darshan and Aag. It completed only 40 weeks on cinemas with 7 weeks on main cinemas in Karachi, which was far less than the producers' expectations. Nevertheless, the film got the status of 'Silver Jubilee film'.
It was also a big hit in Dhaka and other cities of the then East Pakistan, nowadays Bangladesh.
Music
The music of the film is composed by Sohail Rana. The songs of Doraha, particularly, Bhooli hui hoon daastan..., Mujhe tum nazar se... Haan isi more par... Tumhein kaise bata doon... and Ajnabi zara souch lo... became very popular on Radio those days. The evergreen songs of the film were written by Masroor Anwar and mostly sung by Ahmed Rushdi and Mala. Only one song was recorded in Mehdi Hassan's voice. Waheed Murad declared Rushdi's song, "Bhooli hui hoon daastan", his favorite song.[3] The film Doraha proved to be a milestone in Ahmed Rushdi's career:
- Tumhen kaise bata doon by Ahmed Rushdi
- Bhooli hui hoon daastan by Ahmed Rushdi
- Bhooli hui hoon daastan by Ahmed Rushdi and Mala
- Mujhe tum nazar se by Mehdi Hassan
- Haan isi mor par by Ahmed Rushdi
- Ajnabi zara souch lo by Ahmed Rushdi
- Koi mere dil mein by Mala
- Wafaaon ka badla by Mala
- Ae chand zara ruk jaana by Mala
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