Waada

Directed by

Wahiduddin Ziauddin Ahmed

Country

Pakistan

Elsewhere

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How it feels

A couple in love faces obstacles in 1950s Pakistan. Their story is told through popular songs.

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What happens

Waadah is a 1957 Pakistani musical romance film directed by W.Z. Ahmed. It is the first film that Ahmed made in the country after he migrated to Pakistan and he made two films in Pakistan. Sabiha Khanam and Santosh Kumar played the lead roles in the film. The film became a hit due to its music which was composed by Rashid Attre, especially the songs "Jab terey sehar sey guzarta hoon" and "Bar bar barseen morey nain" became widely popular at that time. Waadah was a commercially successful of 1957 and won two awards at Nigar Awards including Best actor for Kumar and best director. The film was screened at Lok Virsa Museum in 2018. In an article published by BBC Urdu, Waadah was listed among the "10 best films of Pakistani cinema". It was also selected among the same list as published in Cinemaya. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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