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Saturday, December 18th, 2010 by admin
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In memoriam: Samandar, a parable?

On January 6, 1968, the government of President Ayub Khan announced that a conspiracy had been uncovered between some personnel from East Pakistan and Indian politicians to overthrow the government in East Pakistan and establish an independent state of Bangladesh. Twelve days later, the popular Bengali politician Sheikh Mujibur Rehman was also implicated (he was ...

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Wednesday, May 19th, 2010 by admin
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Armaan (1966)

Armaan was released on Friday, March 18, 1966, at a time when the country was echoing with protests against the Tashkent Agreement signed by President Ayub Khan and the Indian Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri. It was said that a war ‘won’ on the front had been ‘lost’ on the table. Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, the ...

. . . . . Drama

Monday, May 3rd, 2010 by admin
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Waheed Murad – Rani

Getting favorable review from the very first movie he did, Waheed Murad had little time to think of failed films like Saaz-o-Awaz, in 1965. Rani had partnered him in that film on classical music. At that time, Waheed was excited about the formation of his team which was making Arman, so Rani; an ordinary, dusky ...

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Monday, May 3rd, 2010 by admin
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Waheed Murad – Zeba

It was as if the world was waiting for them with bated breath. Fewer pairs in the history of the sub-continental cinema have awakened such interest and curiosity as Waheed Murad and Zeba. She was senior to him and had worked with all top heroes of her time, being cast together with Sudhir (Baghi Sipahi) ...

. . Lollywood

Monday, September 28th, 2009 by admin
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Waheed Murad

Born to a successful film distributor/producer, Nisar Murad, on October 2, 1938 in Karachi, and educated at the Marie Calaco School, Waheed graduated in arts from S.M. Arts College in Karachi and then obtained a Master’s degree in English Literature from the Karachi University. He produced a couple of films — Insan Badalta Hai and ...

. Actors & Actresses . Producers & Directors