Acting

Talish

Born November 10, 1927

Died February 19, 1998 · aged 70

Legendary actor Talish was Pakistan's best character actor, who played some unforgettable roles in some big films. Talish was introduced in a pre-partition film Saraey Kay Baher in 1947. He was seen as supporting actor in his first film Nath in 1950. He acted as hero in two Islamic films with Yasmin in Darbar-e-Habib (1956) and with Nayyar Sultana in Touheed in 1958. He was second hero in Punjabi…

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Nachay Nagin

Nachay Nagin · 1987

Infamous snake revenge movie. A cobra hijacks a truck and chases a bad man. Musical numbers also happen.

Aakhri Nishan

Aakhri Nishan · 1958

Aakhri Nishan (1958) is a Pakistani Urdu-language action film. Directed by Ashfaq Malik, starring Sudhir, Meena Shorey, and Neelo.

Yeh Aman

Yeh Aman · 1971

A film about the Indian government's atrocities in the Indian occupied valley of Kashmir, and the Kashmiri struggle for independence.

Malangi

Malangi · 1965

MovieDramaMusic

Malangi is a 1965 Pakistani biographical and musical film directed by Rashid Akhtar and produced by Chaudhry Mohammad Aslam. The cast included Akmal, Shirin, Yousuf Khan and Talish. This was a 'Golden Jubilee' film of 1965 and had super-hit film songs by the music director Master Abdullah.

Mushkil

Mushkil (1995) is an intense action-drama following a devastated family whose young son is abducted by a powerful international human trafficking syndicate. Left helpless by standard law enforcement, the desperate parents take matters into their own hands, braving a dangerous criminal underworld across borders to hunt down the syndicate and rescue their child.

Neela Parbat (Blue Mount)

Neela Parbat (Blue Mount) · 1969

Neela Parbat (Blue Mount)

It was Pakistan's one of the earliest experimental feature films. It had experimentation by the film director with the Freudian sensual themes which was very unusual for Pakistan at that time. So the film received a 'for adults only' rating. In this film, actress Komal had a really interesting foray into the parallel cinema. She portrayed the sensual play thing for actor Mohammad Ali.

Buzdil

MovieDramaRomance

The Urdu film Buzdil (1969) was directed by Saqlain Razvi.

Farishta

Farishta · 1961

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Nachay Nagin

Nachay Nagin · 1987

Infamous snake revenge movie. A cobra hijacks a truck and chases a bad man. Musical numbers also happen.

Aakhri Nishan

Aakhri Nishan · 1958

Aakhri Nishan (1958) is a Pakistani Urdu-language action film. Directed by Ashfaq Malik, starring Sudhir, Meena Shorey, and Neelo.

Yeh Aman

Yeh Aman · 1971

A film about the Indian government's atrocities in the Indian occupied valley of Kashmir, and the Kashmiri struggle for independence.

Malangi

Malangi · 1965

MovieDramaMusic

Malangi is a 1965 Pakistani biographical and musical film directed by Rashid Akhtar and produced by Chaudhry Mohammad Aslam. The cast included Akmal, Shirin, Yousuf Khan and Talish. This was a 'Golden Jubilee' film of 1965 and had super-hit film songs by the music director Master Abdullah.

Mushkil

Mushkil (1995) is an intense action-drama following a devastated family whose young son is abducted by a powerful international human trafficking syndicate. Left helpless by standard law enforcement, the desperate parents take matters into their own hands, braving a dangerous criminal underworld across borders to hunt down the syndicate and rescue their child.

Neela Parbat (Blue Mount)

Neela Parbat (Blue Mount) · 1969

Neela Parbat (Blue Mount)

It was Pakistan's one of the earliest experimental feature films. It had experimentation by the film director with the Freudian sensual themes which was very unusual for Pakistan at that time. So the film received a 'for adults only' rating. In this film, actress Komal had a really interesting foray into the parallel cinema. She portrayed the sensual play thing for actor Mohammad Ali.

Buzdil

MovieDramaRomance

The Urdu film Buzdil (1969) was directed by Saqlain Razvi.

Farishta

Farishta · 1961

Suhag

MovieRomanceDrama

A love story undone by circumstance takes a darker turn when the past refuses to stay buried.

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Baaghi (Rebel)

Baaghi (Rebel) · 1956

MovieActionHistory

An Urdu action blockbuster set during liberation struggles against British colonizers. The first movie of Pakistani Actor Sultan Rahi

Zarqa

It is based on the life of Zarqa, a Palestinian dancer girl and a freedom activist, who killed herself for the liberation of Palestine involving Israeli-occupied territories and Palestinian liberation movement. It also addresses a real event of Neelo (The Actress) when she was forcibly invited by Nawab Malik Amir Mohammad Khan, the governor of West Pakistan to his office to perform a stage dance during the 1965's official visit of Mohammad Reza Pahlavi to Pakistan.

Bandish

Bandish · 1980

MovieRomanceDrama

Faisal (Nadeem Baig) travels from Pakistan to Indonesia to claim the property of his late father. An accident makes him lose his memory as he forgets about the five crucial days that he had spent in Singapore.

Baitee

MovieDramaFamily

A rising film star's career ambitions drive a wedge into her marriage. But when a family tragedy strikes, she is forced to confront the true price of her stardom.

Qaidi

MovieDramaRomance

Raaz

Yeh Duniya

Yeh Duniya · 1960

Haqeeqat

Haqeeqat · 1974

Shera Daku falls in love with Chandni and abducts her. Though she initially resents him, Chandni gradually begins to return his feelings. To be with her, Shera must leave behind his outlaw life and sacrifice his past in order to bring her peace and love.

Darwaza

Darwaza · 1962

Dosti

MovieDramaAdventure

A Pakistani man goes abroad his country for earning money.

Al-Asifa

Al-Asifa · 1971

A fictional story about Palestinian struggle against the Israeli occupation of their homeland..

Shake Hand

Shake Hand · 1962

Zinda Laash (The Living Corpse)

Zinda Laash (The Living Corpse) · 1967

Zinda Laash (The Living Corpse)

MovieCrimeDrama

A rendition of the Dracula tale with many similarities to the British 1950s Dracula.

Doctor

Farangi

Farangi · 1964

MovieActionHistory

Set in 1910s and 1920s at the time of British Raj, Farangi revolves around the battle of a Pashtun freedom fighter against the British army. At Nigar Awards 1964, the film received four awards including Best Actress for Shamim Ara.

Saat Lakh

Saat Lakh · 1957

MovieDramaRomance

A heiress has to marry in order to spend her financial assets and physical possessions worth PKR seven lakh each. As part of this condition, she makes a plan to marry a convicted man....