Pheray (1949)

Directed by

Nazir Ahmed Khan

Genre

musical film

Country

India

Rating

9.0 of 10 from 1 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This is a Punjabi musical film from early Pakistani cinema. It follows a love story set in a village, with characters navigating romance and tradition. The film is known for its popular songs and upbeat energy.

livelyromanticupbeatnostalgiccatchyearthycelebratorysentimental

What happens

Pheray is a 1949 Pakistani Punjabi-language film directed by Nazir Ahmed Khan. The story of the film was a remake of Nazir's own 1945 Indian film Gaon Ki Gori, that was released before partition. Ghulam Ahmed Chishti composed the music and the lyrics were written by G. A. Chishti and Baba Alam Siyahposh. The singers were Munawar Sultana and Inayat Hussain Bhatti. The film was released on 28 July 1949. Pheray was a big musical hit and became Pakistan's first 'Silver Jubilee' film. It was screened in Lahore for 25 weeks at Palace Cinema and in Karachi for 5 weeks at the Taj Mahal Cinema. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

More like this

• Patanga (1949)
• Balam (1949)
• Mayavathi (1949)
• Barsaat (1949)
• Sunehre Din (1949)
• Kalaavida (1949)
• Jeet (1949)
• Posti (1950)