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Noor Jehan – Aslam Pervaiz

Noor Jehan & Aslam Pervaiz

The prince ruled the dreamy kingdom of the films, and the nightingale sang on till the day she was weighed down with the eternal sleep. The word will remember Aslam Parveiz as the villain in flannelled slacks and a top hat perched soberly on the forehead. But the man started off as the Prince charming and in the best of those movies he was paired of with Madam Noor Jehan. They first crossed paths in Patey Khan, in 1955, which was an instant hit. Later, in 1958, they again met in another hit Punjabi flick, Choomantaar.

It is incredible to note today that Aslam played a negative and a positive role opposite Noor Jehan in two films, Neend and Koel, respectively in 1959, and both proved to be successful. With such big hits together, it’s strange that they were never paired again. That’s unlike Lollywood! Aslam Parveiz, a man with a distinct sense of trendy wardrobe and a vital understanding of gestures and foot lingo, was a suave male lead, as against an otherwise sexy, but largely awkward film star, Noor Jehan. The sauce she exuded was due to her liberal pout, high cheekbones and Kajal-decorated eyes which she maintained till the end. She also wore some revealing dresses in her days, including that one-piece bathing suit on the Clifton beach, with Aslam Parveiz by her side. Off the screen, though, Noor Jehan was married to Shaukat Hussain Rizvi and in fact, Aslam Parveiz had longer pairing and more films with Sabiha Khanum. So no hint of an off-the screen romance there.

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