Pheray
Pheray is a 1949 Pakistani Punjabi-language film directed by Nazir Ahmed Khan.[1] The story of the film was a remake of Nazir's own 1945 Indian film Gaon Ki Gori, that was released before partition. The music was given by Ghulam Ahmed Chishti and lyrics were written by G. A. Chishti and Baba Alam Siaposh.[1] The singers were Munawar Sultana and Inayat Hussain Bhatti. The film released on July 28, 1949.
| Pheray | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Nazir Ahmed Khan |
| Produced by | Swaran Lata |
| Starring | Swaran Lata Nazir Ahmed Khan M. Ismael Nazar Zeenat Maya Devi Baba Alam Siaposh |
| Music by | Ghulam Ahmed Chishti |
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| Country | Pakistan |
| Language | Punjabi |
Pheray (1949 film) was a big musical hit and became Pakistan's first ever 'Silver Jubilee' film. It was screened in Lahore for 25 weeks at Palace Cinema and in Karachi for 5 weeks at Taj Mahal cinema.[2]
Plot
Film Pheray was almost an identical love story as the famous folk story of Heer Ranjha. Sawarn Lata loves Nazir but her brother Allauddin is against their relationship. He marry her with a wealthy man M. Ismael. The Hindu wedding ritual of seven steps around the fire (Pheray) are taken by Sawarn Lata's best friend Zeenat, who is hidden in a traditional wedding dress. Sawarn Lata moves to her new home but plays as a sick women to avoid any sexual relation with her husband. M. Ismael getting tired from her sickness and finally find out the real fact of her behavior. He decides to re-arrange the wedding ceremony, but not with him this time, but with his wife's lover - and that was a happy end of Pakistan's first super hit musical film.
Cast
- Swaran Lata
- Nazir Ahmed Khan
- Muhammad Ismael
- Allauddin
- Baba Alam
- Siaposh
- Nazar
- Zeenat
- Maya Devi
- Baba Alam
- Siaposh
References
- Film cast of 'Pheray' (1949) on Complete Index To World Film (CITWF) website Retrieved 13 February 2019
- Film 'Pheray' (1949) on pakmag.net website Retrieved 13 February 2019