Anmol Gharri

Mehoboob Production Ltd. (Bombay)
Anmol Gharri
Urdu/Hindi
Realesed in: 1946
One of the most memorable and melodious film by Noushad Ali from the 40s with to legendry singer/actresses Noor Jehan and Surayya in main roles. Surindra and Zahoor Raja were other main characters in directors Mehboob's big film.
Actors Noor Jehan, Surender, Surayya, Zahoor Raja, Leela Mishra, Anwari Begum, Bhudo Anvari, Murad
Producer & Director Mehboob Khan (1907-64)
One of the greatest film director in the history was illiterate..!
Music Naushad Ali is regarded as one of the greatest Music Directors of Indian Cinema.
Assistent: Ghulam Ahamd (Pakeeza fame)
Lyrics Tanvir Naqvi was a relative of Madam Noor Jehan and a very successful lyricist....
& Anjum Batalvi
Singers Noor Jehan was the most impressive film personality in the IndoPak film history. She was dominating since her debut as a child star 1935....
Surayya was another famous singer/actress from the 40s and 50s. Born in Lahore, she debuted as a child star with Taj Mahal (1941)...
Shamshad Begum was the first generation of top Punjabi film singers (followd by Zubaida Khanum (ind the 50s) and Madam Noor Jehan (from 60s-90s), respectively). I cann't forget Shamsad's megahit Punjabi songs as:
- Batti baal ke Banerey utte rakhni aan
- Meri lagdi kise na wekhi, te tutdi nu jugg janda
- Ni tutt jaye Rail Gadiye, too rok leya Chann mera
- O wela yaad kar...
- Jutt Kurdian toon darda mara
also Zohra Bai Anbalewali, Mohammad Rafi and Surindra


Film songs:

Uran Kathole pe ur jaun, tere haath na ayun... Shamshad Begum,
Zohra Bai
Tera Khilona tuta Balik, hai qismat ne tujh ko... Mohammad Rafi
Woh yaad aa rahe hein, guzre hue zamaney... Sunrindra
Aaja meri barbad mohabbat ke sahare ... Madam Noor Jehan
Awaz de kahan hai, dunya meri jawan hai Surindra,
Madam Noor Jehan
Main Dil mein dard basa lai, Naino se Nain... Surayya
Mere bachpan ke saathi mujhe bhool na jana... Madam Noor Jehan
Mann leta hai angrai, jeevan peh jawani chhai... Surayya
Jawan hai mohabbat, haseen hai zamana... Madam Noor Jehan
Socha tha kya kya ho geya... Surayya
Kya mil geya Bhagwan tumhe dil ko dukha ke.. Madam Noor Jehan
Ab koun hai mera, kaho, ab koun hai mera.. Surindra?

The Last Big "Pakistani" film before partition

The Last Big "Pakistani" film before partition was made under Shoukat Arts Productions
It was Realesed on 1947 in urdu language. This film was the last big film by Madam Noor Jehan and her husband director Shaukat Hussain Rizvi before partition. It was a big musical and romantic film. Madam Noor Jehan was on peak of her film career as singer and film heroine. Dillip Kumar and Mohammad Rafi got breakthrough from this film.
Actors Dilip Kumar - the acting legend - got breakthrough from this mega hit film. He was born in Peshawar...
Noor Jehan, Shashikala, Sulochana, Agha, Latika, Zia, Jillo, Mohammad Rafi and Ghulam Mohammed
Producer & Director Syed Shoukat Hussain Rizvi was a successful film director in India with Khandan, Zeenat and Jugnu but he was a flop film director in Pakistan...
Music Feroz Nizami completed hat trick of three great musical film, first Jugnu in 1947, then Chann We in 1951 and Dopatta 1952 - all with Noor Jehan...
&
G. A. Chishti was a legendry musician in Punjabi films. He dominated Pakistani film music until the beginning of the 70s...
Lyrics Nakhshab, Shari Bhopali, Asghar Sarhadi & Adeeb Saharn Puri
Singers
Madam Noor Jehan, Shamshad Begum,
Mohammad Rafi was a legend and he left behind a rich legacy of songs in Urdu/Hindi, Punjabi and many other languages. Started his singing career from Lahore...
Roshan Ara Begum was acclaimed the best exponent of Kirana gharana style of khayal singing in the subcontinent...

Film songs:

Woh apni yaad dilane ko ik ishq ki Duniya chhor geye... Mohammad Rafi & Co.
Umangen dil ki machlin, muskrai zindgi apni... Madam Noor Jehan
Lot jawani phir nahin aani, beet geyi to... Shamshad Begum
Desh ki pur kaif rangeen si fizaon mein kahin... Roshan Ara Begum
Aaj ki raat saze-dile-pudard na chher Madam Noor Jehan
Yahan badla wafa ka bewafai ke siwa kaya hai Mohammad Rafi, Madam Noor jehan
Tum bhi bhula do main bhi bhula doon... Madam Noor Jehan
Hamein to sham-e-gham mein katni hai... Madam Noor Jehan