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Qatil

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How it feels

A romantic drama set in 1950s Pakistan. A man and a woman navigate love and conflict.

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What happens

Qatil is a 1955 Pakistani Urdu-language film directed by Anwar Kamal Pasha and written by his father Hakim Ahmad Shuja. The film stars Santosh Kumar and Sabiha Khanum in the lead roles. Released nationwide on 21 January 1955, Qatil marked the debut of actors Musarrat Nazir, Aslam Pervaiz, Nayyar Sultana, and Diljeet Mirza in supporting roles, as well as playback singer Saleem Raza. The film is regarded as among the signature works of Pasha. Its ghazal "Ulfat ki nai manzil ko chala", performed by Iqbal Bano, achieved widespread popularity. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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