Underplayed Gems

Chann Mahi (1956)

Chann Mahi poster
Directed by
Anwar Kamal Pasha
Country
Pakistan
Elsewhere
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How it feels

A Pakistani Punjabi musical film from the 1950s that features many popular songs. It introduced a new actress who later became a star.

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What happens

Chan Mahi is a Pakistani Punjabi-language film released on 2 November 1956. The film, directed by Anwar Kamal Pasha, became a popular musical film with many super-hit film songs. Producer and director Anwar Kamal Pasha introduced actress Bahar Begum in this film who later became a well-known film actress both in Punjabi and Urdu language films. She stayed very active from the 1950s to the 1980s in Pakistani film industry. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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