Choorian (film franchise)
Choorian ( meaning "Bangles") is a Pakistani franchise films. The no. of films is 2 which is released in 1963 and 1998. Both films in a Punjabi language.
Choorian (1963 film)
Choorian is a 1963 black and white Pakistani Punjabi language super-hit MusicAL film.
It was the first Pakistani film to be given the "only for adults" rating by the censors. The film, when seen from today's standards, would seem quite "clean" to most audiences. But at the time, wearing body-baring dresses was taboo in Pakistan.
Actress Nasira, The Famous Pakistani "vamp", wore dresses that exposed more than what was permissible at that time.
Cast (1963)
- Laila
- Akmal Khan
- Nasira
- Razia
- Asif Jah
- Ajmal
- A. Shah Shikarpuri
- Mazhar Shah
- Rangeela
- Fazal Haq
- Saqi
- Gulrez
- Mehboob Kashmiri
- Zarrin Panna
Film's music and super-hit film songs of 1963 film
This film had music by music director Tufail Farooqi , film song lyrics by Baba Alam Siaposh
Song |
Singers |
|---|---|
"Dinghi Pagh Bannhda Ae Munda Numberdar Da" |
Noor Jehan |
"Wey Gall Sunn Haania, Wey Dil Diya Jaania" |
Noor Jehan |
Choorian (1998 film)
Choorian 2 or Choorian (1998) ( meaning "Bangles") is a 1998 Pakistani Punjabi-language action - romance - crime film directed by Syed Noor & produced by Haji Faqir Mohammad. Film stars Moammar Rana and Saima. Choorian is Pakistan’s third highest-grossing domestic film of all-time.
The film has a simple love story. A city boy Bakhtu (Moammar Rana) is sent to live with his uncle back in the village. He soon falls in love with his uncle's older daughter Billo (Saima). Billo is a servant in her own house, and does all the chores which are overseen by Bahar, her stepmother. Bahar treats her like a slave throughout the movie while her two daughters live like queens.
Cast (1998 film)
- Moammar Rana as Bakhtu
- Saima Noor as Billo
- Muzaffar Adeeb
- Bahar Begum
- Babar Butt
- Shafqat Cheema
- Sardar Kamal
- Abid Khan
- Irfan Khoosat
- Nargis
- Azhar Rangeela
- Sana Nawaz
- Deeba
- Naghma
Soundtrack 1998 film
Crew
Film |
Director |
Writer(s) |
Producer(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
Choorian (1963 film) (1963) |
Amin Malik |
Baba Alam Siaposh |
M. Naseem |
Choorian (1998 film) (1998) |
Syed Noor |
Nadeem Shahid Nadeem |
Haji Faqir Mohammad |
Reception
Box office
Film |
Release date |
Budget |
Box office |
|---|---|---|---|
Choorian (1963 film) |
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Choorian (1998 film) |
Rs0.38 crore |
Rs20 crore (US$4.4 million) |
|
Total |
| Rs20 crore (US$4.4 million) |
See also
- List of highest-grossing Pakistani films
- List of Pakistani films of 1963
- List of Pakistani films of 1998