Cinema
Ghoonghat
Khwaja Khurshid Anwar · 1962
Synopsis
On the train taking them away after the wedding, a wealthy short-story writer tells his young wife, Naheed, about a woman who has haunted his dreams since childhood and begs her to lift her veil; she refuses. During the night, the bride disappears. Shahid, the husband, is left alone and begins to drink; to draw him out of his grief, a friend takes him to a hill station, where the spirit of a certain Usha Rani comes to haunt him.
Context
Released in November 1962 under the banner of Select Pictures, the film is the complete output of its author, who wrote its story and screenplay, composed its music and produced it with Sultan Jilani; it is drawn from a short story by Ghulam Mohammad. Nayyar Sultana played the double role of Naheed and Usha Rani, opposite Santosh Kumar; Nabi Ahmed was the cinematographer. A review of the time notes that a large part of the story takes place in a dream world.
Who it is for
In Urdu, in black and white; an atmospheric film, whose charm lies in its music of flute and sitar.
Prizes and reception
Four Nigar awards for 1962, including music and actor, and a Pakistani submission for the Oscar.
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