Mukhra (1988 film)
Mukhra (1988 film) | |
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Directed by | |
Music by | Wajahat Attre |
Distributed by | N.I. Productions |
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Country | Pakistan |
Language | Punjabi |
Mukhra (
This film won 8 Nigar Awards in different categories in 1988.[1]
Plot
Powla (
His mother (Nighat Butt) dies suddenly due to a snake bite. Powla wishes to die too so that he may reunite with his mother in death. He tries to commit suicide by laying down on a railroad track but his plan is foiled when some men find him there and take him to their boss. The men are gangsters and seeing Powla's naivety they want to take advantage of him. They plan to use his death as a way to commit insurance fraud. Soniya (Babra Sharif) is the gangsters' secretary.
Powla keeps trying to find a way to kill himself. One day, a lady is injured by a car of some gangsters. Powla sees her and takes her to a hospital. Her daughter (
Meanwhile, the gangsters are still trying to kill him and commit insurance fraud. Soniya overhears their plan to kill him and decides to save him. She saves his life twice, but never reveals her true identity to him. The villagers mistakenly start to believe that it is Powla who is fending off his attackers and start considering him to be a brave man.
Powla eventually discovers Soniya's identity. His sister's marriage is due to be held, but the gangsters come again once and for all to completely destroy Powla. They wound his adoptive mother & abduct his sister. She kills herself when they attempt to rape her. Finally, Powla is no longer afraid. He teams up with Soniya and takes revenge against the villains.
Cast
- Adeeb as Adeeb[2][3]
- Babra Sharif as Soniya[2][3]
- Samina Peerzada as Powla's sister[2][3]
- Nighat Butt as Powla's mother
- Talish[3]
- Ismail Shah
- Afzaal Ahmad
- Humayun Qureshi
Soundtrack
The music of the movie was composed by
- Bindi Da Lashkara, Meri Bindi Da Lashkara, Sung by Noor Jehan[3]
- Mundia, Dopatta Chhad Mera, Nahin Sharman Da Ghund Lai Da... Sung by Khawaja Pervez[3]
- Teinu Takkia Pharak Gayi Akh Ni, Tere Qadman Che Dil Ditta Rakh Ni, Dhak Dhina Dhin Dil Gaya Sung by Nadeem and Masood Rana[3]
- Ik Mera Mukhra Pyara, Pagal Zamana Sara... Sung by Humaira Channa[3]
- Vekh Ve Din Charya Ke Nayi... Sung by Noor Jehan
- Cheechi Wich Challa Mere Ranjhan Da Sung by Noor Jehan
Awards
Nigar Awards - Mukhra (1988 film) won 8 awards in the following Punjabi language categories:
- Best Film of 1988 in the Punjabi-language category[1]
- Best Director - Iqbal Kashmiri[1]
- Best Script - Bashir Niaz
- Best Actor - Nadeem
- Best Actress - Babra Sharif[1]
- Best Supporting Actress - Samina Peerzada
- Best Music - Wajahat Attre[1]
- Best Singer - Mehnaz Begum
References
- ^ a b c d e "Pakistan's 'Oscars': The Nigar Awards". The Hot Spot Film Reviews website. 24 November 2017. Archived from the original on 13 June 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
- ^ a b c d e Alan Goble. "Mukhra (1988 film)". Complete Index To World Film (CITWF) website. Archived from the original on 14 February 2019. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Mukhra (1988 film)". Pakistan Film Magazine website. Archived from the original on 14 June 2017. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
External links
- Mukhra at IMDb