Andaleeb
Andaleeb is a 1969 Pakistani Urdu colour film starring Waheed Murad, Shabnam, Aliya, and Mustafa Qureshi, and Talish. It was a golden jubilee hit directed by Farid Ahmed, produced by Rashid Mukhtar, and music composed by Nisar Bazmi. Andaleeb received 4 Nigar Awards in different categories.[1]
| Andaleeb | |
|---|---|
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| Directed by | Fareed Ahmed | 
| Written by | Salma Kanwal | 
| Produced by | Rashid Mukhtar | 
| Starring | Waheed Murad Shabnam Aliya Mustafa Qureshi "Jugnu" Durdana Zareen Ibrahim Nafees Talish Salma Mumtaz  | 
| Music by | Nisar Bazmi | 
Release date  | 
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Running time  | 180 minutes | 
| Country | Pakistan | 
| Language | Urdu | 
Plot
    
This film is a musical love story based on Salma Kanwal's novel by the same title, "Andaleeb".
Cast
     
- Shabnam[1]
 - Waheed Murad[1]
 - Aliya Begum[1]
 - Mustafa Qureshi[1]
 - Talish
 - Salma Mumtaz
 - Lehri
 - Ibrahim Nafees
 - Rajni
 - Baby Durdana
 - Atia Ashraf
 - Talat Siddiqi
 - Meena Chaudhry
 - Pandit Shahed
 - Sultana Iqbal
 - Niggo
 - Meena Chaudhary
 
Music
    
The music of the film was composed by well-known musician Nisar Bazmi.[1] The song Kuch log rooth kar be lagte hain kitne pyare written by Masroor Anwar was one of his big super-hit songs for 1969.
Songs of the film are:
- Nanhi munni guria rani... by Runa Laila
 - Kuch log rooth kar bhi lagte hain kitne pyaare by Ahmad Rushdi[2][3]
 - Gaisuyon ke anchal mein... by Ahmad Rushdi
 - Mere dil ki mehfil saja dene wale... by Ahmad Rushdi and Noor Jehan
 - Tere waadon ne sanam... by Runa Laila
 - Kuchh log rooth kar bhi... by Noor Jehan
 - Pyar kar ke ham buhat pachhtaye... by Noor Jehan, film song written by Kaleem Usmani[2][3]
 - Jhoote waado se na dil behlaiye... by Runa Laila and Dina Laila
 
Box office
    
The film was a golden jubilee hit, completing 56 weeks in theaters.[3]
Awards
    
Andaleeb won four Nigar Awards in the following categories:
| Category | Recipient | 
|---|---|
| Best actor | Waheed Murad[4] | 
| Special award | Shabnam[4] | 
| Best screenplay | Ali Sufiyan Afaqi[4] | 
| Best sound editor | A. Z. Baig[4] | 
Trivia
    
Initially, the actress Shabnam was not able to speak Urdu fluently, so for Andaleeb, her dialogues were by a lady Kaukab Afzal.[5][6]
References
    
- "Andaleeb (1969 film)". Complete Index To World Film (CITWF) website. 16 August 2011. Archived from the original on 16 December 2017. Retrieved 21 April 2022.
 - Soundtrack of film Andaleeb (1969) on IMDb website Retrieved 25 May 2019
 - "Andaleeb (1969 film)". Pakistan Film Magazine (pakmag.net) website. Archived from the original on 8 June 2017. Retrieved 21 April 2022.
 - "Nigar Awards (1969)". Cineplot.com website. 17 August 2010. Archived from the original on 10 October 2011. Retrieved 21 April 2022.
 - "'Andaleeb' screened at Lok Virsa". The News. Retrieved 25 September 2021.
 - "The making of a legend". The News. Retrieved 25 September 2021.
 
