Salgira

Salgira (Urdu: سالگرہ) (English: Anniversary) is an Urdu-language Pakistani black-and-white film released in 1969.[1] It is a melodious love story directed by Qamar Zaidi and produced by Najma Hassan and written by Shams Hanafi.[1]

Salgira
Directed byQamar Zaidi
Produced byNajma Hassan
Written byShams Hanafi
StarringWaheed Murad
Shamim Ara
Tariq Aziz
Santosh Rissal
Nighat Sultana
Nirala
Talish
Asif Ali Zardari (as child artist)
Music byNashad
Release date
14 February 1969
Running time
approx. 3 hours
CountryPakistan
LanguageUrdu

Cast

The film cast Waheed Murad, Shamim Ara, Tariq Aziz, Santosh Rissal, Nirala, Nighat Sultana and Talish.[1] Included in the soundtrack are two hits songs, Meri zindagi hai naghma, meri zindagi tarana... and Lay aai phir kahan par qismat hamein kahan se... sung by Noor Jehan.

Asif Ali Zardari, ex-president of Pakistan, acted as the young protagonist Waheed Murad. This is his only known film as a child actor.

Release

Salgira was released on the Valentines Day in 1969. The film completed 20 weeks at the main cinemas and 61 weeks at the other cinemas of Karachi and thus became a golden jubilee film.[2][3]

Music

The music of Salgira is composed by Nashad and the lyrics are written by Shevan Rizvi and Taslim Fazli. Playback singers are Noor Jehan, Mehdi Hassan, Irene Parveen and Ahmed Rushdi.[2]

Songography

Awards

Salgirah won 2 Nigar Awards in the following categories:

Category Recipient
Best music Nashad[4]
Best female play back singer Noor Jehan[4]

References
  1. film Salgira (1969) on Complete Index To World Film (CITWF) website Retrieved 24 May 2019
  2. Salgirah (1969 film) on pakmag.net website Retrieved 24 May 2019
  3. Salgirah (1969 film) on Pakistani Film Database – 1969 cineplot.com website, Published 22 May 2010, Retrieved 24 May 2019
  4. Nigar Awards -- 1969 for Salgirah (1969 film) on cineplot.com website Published 13 May 2010, Retrieved 24 May 2019


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