Do Ansoo, (Urdu: دو آنسُو; Two Tears) is a Pakistani film made in 1949 and released on 7 April 1950.[1][2] Starring Santosh Kumar, M. Ajmal, Sabiha Khanum and Allauddin, it was the first directorial success of director Anwar Kamal Pasha. The story of the film was adapted from the novel of Pasha's father Hakim Ahmad Shuja, Baap Ka Gunah (transl. Father's Sin).[3]
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Directed by | Anwar Kamal Pasha Murtaza Gilani (assistant director) |
Written by | Hakim Ahmad Shuja (story) |
Starring | M. Ajmal Allauddin Gulshan Ara Himalaywala Asif Jah Santosh Kumar Sabiha Khanum Shah Nawaz Shamim Bano |
Music by | Mubarak Ali |
Distributed by | Nobahar Films |
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Country | Pakistan |
Language | Urdu |
The music was composed by Mubarak Ali. Do Ansoo became an instant hit and Sheikh Lateef's Naubahar Films, as a result, got some recognition due to the film's success.[2] Do Ansoo attained a 25-week viewing after being released on 7 April 1950, rendering it the first ever Urdu language film to celebrate a silver jubilee in the new Pakistani film industry.[1][2]
Cast
edit- M. Ajmal
- Allauddin
- Gulshan Ara
- Himalaywala
- Asif Jah
- Santosh Kumar
- Sabiha Khanum
- Shah Nawaz
- Shamim Bano
References
edit- ^ a b COVER STORY: Trouble in tinsel town Dawn (newspaper), Published 17 December 2008, Retrieved 30 June 2021
- ^ a b c "Do Ansoo film review". Cineplot.com website. Archived from the original on 15 September 2019. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
- ^ Salma Siddique. Evacuee Cinema: Bombay and Lahore in Partition Transit, 1940–1960. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-1009151207.