Saat Lakh (1957)

Directed by

Jaffer Malik

Genre

drama, romance

Country

Pakistan

Runtime

2h 10m

Rated

Approved

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A rich heiress can only inherit her father's money if she gets married. She chooses to pretend to marry a poor man who was convicted of an accidental killing.

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What happens

Saat Lakh (lit. 'Seven Lakh') is a 1957 Pakistani Urdu film directed by Jaffer Malik and produced by Saifuddin Saif. It stars Sabiha Khanum and Santosh Kumar in the lead roles, with supporting role by Nayyar Sultana and a guest appearance by Neelo. The film is primarily known for its blockbuster music composed by Rashid Attre. It is recognised as one of the successful Pakistani films of the 1950s. The plot primarily focuses on "money" and other assets of the female lead's father amounting to PKR700,000 that she could inherit if she fulfils the conditions in her father's will. According to that last will and testament of her father, she is only entitled to his property if she marries. Adhering to testator's last wish, the rich heiress betrays a poor man convicted of accidental killing and starts pretending to marry him. Saat Lakh is the first successful film of Jaffer Malik. It won the inaugural Nigar Award for best film, in addition to 4 awards in others categories. In an article by BBC, the film was included in the list of 10 best films of the Pakistani cinema. The film's success paved the way to establish the careers of Talish, Neelo and Sultana. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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