Chakori

Chakori
Nadeem Baig and Shabana in Chakori
Directed byCaptain Ehtesham
Produced byFazal Dossani & Mustafiz
Starring
Music byRobin Ghosh
(Won 'Best Music Director' Nigar Award for this film)
Release date
  • 22 March 1967 (1967-03-22)
CountryPakistan
LanguageUrdu

Chakori (Bengali: চকোরী Urdu: چکوری), is a Pakistani Urdu feature film. This film was released on 22 March 1967 on Eid-ul-Azha Day in Dhaka, East Pakistan (now Bangladesh). The film was directed by Captain Ehtesham.

It was Nadeem's and Shabana's debut film. The film ran for 81 weeks, and became a platinum jubilee film.

Cast

Music

Music director Robin Ghosh won the Nigar Award for Best Musician for this film.

Songs

Box office

The film was a platinum jubilee hit film. It ran in cinemas for 81 consecutive weeks.

Nigar Awards

Award Recipient
Best Film Producer: Mustafiz
Best Director Ehtisham
Best Script Atta Ur Rehman
Best Actor Nadeem Baig
Best Musician Robin Ghosh
Best Playback singer (Male) Mujeeb Aalam (for the song: "Woh Mere Saamne Tasveer Bane Baithe Hain"

Impact

Chakori was a debut movie of Nadeem Baig and launched his long and successful career as a superstar in Lollywood.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "The Nigar Awards (1957 - 1971)". The Hot Spot Online website. 17 June 2002. Archived from the original on 24 July 2008. Retrieved 7 July 2024.