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Raaz (1959)

Raaz poster
Directed by
Humayun Mirza
Genre
thriller
Country
Pakistan
Rating
10.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A police officer quits his job to help a friend who is accused of murder. He investigates the crime to prove his friend is innocent.

suspensefulmysteriousdramaticintenseemotionaltensenoirishserious

What happens

Raaz (Urdu: راز; lit. 'Secret') is a 1959 Pakistani suspense thriller film directed by Humayun Mirza, with a screenplay by Riaz Shahid from a story by Saleem Ahmed. It stars Ejaz Durrani, Musarrat Nazir, Allauddin, Talish and Shamim Ara. Its music was composed by Feroz Nizami. The film revolves around a police officer who left his job to prove the innocence of his friend who is accused of a murder. At the annual Nigar Awards ceremony, it received two awards, including Best Film of 1959. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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