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Heera Aur Pathar (1964)

Heera Aur Pathar poster
Original title
ہیرا اور پتھر
Directed by
Pervez Malik
Genre
drama, music
Country
Pakistan
Runtime
3h
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A young man works to prove his worth and win the heart of his beloved. The story follows his journey through love and ambition in 1960s Pakistan.

sentimentallighthearteddramaticupliftingromanticclassicoptimistic

What happens

Heera Aur Pathar (transl. Diamond and Stone) is a 1964 Pakistani Urdu language black-and-white film. It was the first film of Waheed Murad as a lead actor who also produced it. The film was released on 11 December 1964. Murad introduced film director Parvez Malik for the first time to Pakistani cinema, marking his directorial debut. Also he had introduced film editor, M. Aqeel Khan, who would later receive the Nigar Award for his work in the movie. It was a hit film of 1964. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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