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Salgira (1969)

Salgira poster
Original title
Salgirah
Directed by
Qamar Zaidi
Country
Pakistan
Runtime
2h 13m
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A girl goes missing in her childhood. When her parents find her later, she is accused of a murder.

romanticmelodramaticnostalgicmysteriousemotionaltensefamily-oriented

What happens

Salgira (Urdu: سالگرہ, lit. 'Anniversary') is an Urdu-language Pakistani black-and-white film released in 1969. It is a melodious love story directed by Qamar Zaidi, produced by Najma Hassan and written by Shams Hanafi. The film stars Waheed Murad and Shamim Ara in leading roles. The film's story is based on the lost and found formula. The plot revolves around a girl who gets lost in her childhood but when her parents find her, she gets accused of a murder. The film marked the presence of Asif Ali Zardari, the eleventh and fourteenth President of Pakistan, as an actor. He appeared in the film in his childhood as the younger version of Murad's character. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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