Bin Badal Barsaat (1975 film)

Bin Badal Barsaat is a 1975 Pakistani film starring Zeba and Mohammad Ali.[1] It is directed and produced by Zeenat Begum. The film follows a married couple, Zarina and Judge Akbar Ali, who struggle to have a child. The film also stars Shahid, Sangeeta, Lehri, Nanha, Nirala and Ilyas Kashmiri.[2][3]

Bin Baadal Barsat
Directed byZeenat Begum
Produced byZeenat Begum
Starring
Music byShamim Nazli
Production
company
Zeenat Films
Release date
  • 7 March 1975 (1975-03-07)
Running time
152 minutes
CountryPakistan
LanguageUrdu

Synopsis

Zarina (Zeba) and Judge Akbar Ali (Ali) struggle unsuccessfully to have a child. The couple eventually succeeds in having a son, but the child goes missing following a convoluted series of events and ends up in a gang of beggars led by Dada (Ilyas Kashmiri). The child and family are eventually reunited thanks to the efforts of a dancing girl named Gori (Sangeeta) and her fiance Badshah.

Cast

Soundtrack

The music is composed by the only female composer of Pakistani film industry Shamim Nazli.[5]

#TitleSinger(s)
1 "Tu Mera Pyar Hay" Mehdi Hassan[2]
2 "Bhar Do Jholi Meri" Sabri Brothers Qawwali Group[1]

Reception

The film was a commercial success upon its release. In a retrospective review published in 2017, the film's plot and acting were panned, but the film's soundtrack, composed by Shamin Nazli, was praised, and the film is described as a valuable case study of women's roles in Lollywood.[1][3]

References
  1. Rabe, Nate. "Sound of Lollywood: When the Sabri brothers qawaali 'Bhar Do Jholi' saved the day". Scroll.in. Retrieved 18 June 2020.
  2. "Pakistan Film Magazine Entry for Bin Badal Barsaat". Pakistan Film Magazine. Retrieved 4 September 2020
  3. Bin Badal Barsaat (1975 film) on Cineplot.com website Published 3 August 2010, Retrieved 4 September 2020
  4. Bin Badal Barsaat (1975 film) on Complete Index To World Film (CITWF) website Retrieved 4 September 2020
  5. Amjad Parvez. "Shamim Nazli — Pakistan's only female film composer". Daily Times (newspaper). Retrieved 4 September 2020
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