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Zeenat (1975)

Zeenat poster
Original title
زینت
Directed by
S. Suleman
Genre
drama, music
Country
Pakistan
Runtime
2h 35m
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A baby girl faces rejection from her grandfather but grows into a woman. The film follows her struggles and eventual acceptance by him.

melodramaticemotionalheartfeltpoignantslow-pacednostalgicfamily-focused

What happens

Zeenat is a 1975 Pakistani film directed by S. Suleman. Shabnam played the title role in the film opposite Nadeem and Shahid. It revolves around the sufferings of a baby girl and her journey to womanhood, until she is accepted by her grandfather, who hated her throughout his life. The Mehdi Hassan's ghazal featured in the film, "Rafta Rafta Wo Meri Hasti Ka Samaa Hogaye" became hugely popular and he eventually went on to win a Nigar Award for it as a playback singer. The film was a golden jubilee hit at the box office. At 19th Nigar Awards, it won five Nigar Awards. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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