Roopmati Baaz Bahadur is a 1960 Pakistani romance film based on the story of Roopmati and Baz Bahadur.
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| Urdu | روپ متی باز بہادُر |
| Directed by | Zakaullah Shah |
| Produced by | Syed Atiq |
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| Music by | Tassaduq Hussain (won the 'Best Music Director' President's Award for this film) |
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| Country | Pakistan |
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It stars Shamim Ara and Aslam Pervaiz in the title roles. The film was directed by Zakaullah Shah, with music composed by Tassaduq Hussain for which he won the President Award for best music director.[1][2][3]
It also won President's Award for best singer for Roshan Ara Begum.[4][5][3]
Plot
editThe story revolves around the romance of a singer Roopmati with Baz Bahadur, who was the Sultan of Malwa but introduced himself as a soldier to her. After a few meetings with her, he manages to invite all the singers from the state to perform, so that he can spend time with her. When Roopmati gives her final performance, Thakur comes there and accuses him of killing his father while in actual he was accidentally killed by him when he was trying to humiliate Roopmati. Thakur is the same person whose father was the teacher of Roopmati and he himself wants to get her.
After his accusation, Sultan orders to imprison her.
Cast
edit- Shamim Ara as Roopmati[2]
- Aslam Pervaiz as Baz Bahadur[2]
- Talish as Balbir Singh[2]
- Saleem Raza as Thakur[2]
- Saqi
- Naaz
- Rafi
- Anwar Majeed
Soundtrack
editAll lyrics are written by Tufail Hoshiarpuri, Saifuddin Saif; all music is composed by Tassaduq Hussain[1][2]
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer (s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Meri Dastaan-e-Hasrat, Wo Suna Suna Ke Roye" | Saifuddin Saif | Kausar Parveen | |
| 2. | "Sun Le Pukar Aaj Mori" | Tufail Hoshiarpuri | Kausar Parveen | |
| 3. | "Prem, Rang Rang, Ang Ang Mein Samayo Re" | Tufail Hoshiarpuri | Kausar Parveen | |
| 4. | "Main To Piya Ki Bani Re Jogan" | Tufail Hoshiarpuri | Kausar Parveen | |
| 5. | "Tum Rakhiyo, Prabhu, Aaj Mori Laaj" | Tufail Hoshiarpuri | Roshan Ara Begum, Ghulam Hassan Shaggan |
Awards
editThe film won two awards at the President's Awards in the following year:
- Best Music Director - Tassaduq Hussain[3]
- Best Singer - Roshan Ara Begum[3]
References
edit- ^ a b Amjad Parvez (28 July 2020). "Remembering melody maker Tassaduq Hussain — the unsung hero". Daily Times newspaper. Archived from the original on 18 September 2021. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
- ^ a b c d e f Alan Goble. "Roopmatti Baaz Bahadur (1960 film)". Complete Index To World Film (CITWF) website. Archived from the original on 28 June 2020. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
- ^ a b c d "Awards for Film Industry (President's Awards for 1960)". Tareekh-e-Pakistan website. 27 May 1961. Archived from the original on 11 December 2023. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
- ^ "Showbiz Highlights of 1960". Motion Pictures Archive of Pakistan. Archived from the original on 17 October 2019. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
- ^ "تاریخی کرداروں پر بننے والی مہنگی اور زبردست فلمیں ناکام کیوں ہوگئیں؟". Hamari Web (in Urdu). 15 February 2020. Archived from the original on 21 March 2023. Retrieved 25 June 2024.