Yakke Wali
| Yakke Wali | |
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| Directed by | M. J. Rana |
| Produced by | Bari Malik |
| Starring | Musarrat Nazir Sudhir |
| Music by | Ghulam Ahmed Chishti |
Release date | 1957 |
| Country | Pakistan |
| Language | Punjabi |
Yakke Wali is a 1957 Pakistani
Yakke Wali was successful at the box office and received rave reviews.[3][4] The film was such a hit at the box office that the producer of the film built a film studio in Lahore, Bari Studio, from the film's earning.[5]
Plot
Yakke Wali revolves around a hardworking and brave Punjabi woman, Laali, who supports her family by driving a tanga. She drives around her village but one day owing to her fight with some of the villagers, she leaves the village and goes to the city of Lahore. Being a female in Lahore, it becomes difficult for her to drive the tanga, so she decides to disguise herself as a man and starts driving for her survival and to make a daily living.
Cast
- Musarrat Nazir as Laali[1][3]
- Sudhir as Aslam[1][3]
- Zarif[1][3]
- Nazar[1][3]
- Ilyas Kashmiri[1][3]
- M. Ajmal[1][3]
- Neelo[3]
- Zeenat Begum
- Sultan Rahi (as extra character)[3]
Music
All music is scored by music director Ghulam Ahmed Chishti and film songs and dialogue were by Ahmad Rahi.[3]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g "Yakke Wali (1957 film)". Complete Index To World Film (CITWF) website. 17 December 2012. Archived from the original on 9 January 2018. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
- ^ Khurram Suhail (11 May 2019). "Manto and the film world". Dawn (newspaper). Retrieved 9 August 2022.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Yakke Wali (1957 film)". Pakistan Film Magazine website. 1 May 2016. Archived from the original on 19 June 2017. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
- ^ Hamza Rao (11 December 2017). "Seven unforgettable, daring Pakistani films (includes film review of Yakke Wali)". Daily Times (newspaper). Retrieved 9 August 2022.
- ^ Sheharyar Rizwan (30 August 2021). "Evernew Studios – a picture of the film industry's decline". Images (Dawn Group of newspapers). Retrieved 9 August 2022.
External links
- Yakke Wali at IMDb
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