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Kaneez (1965 film)

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Kaneez
Film poster of Kaneez
Directed byHassan Tariq
Written byAli Sufiyan Afaqi
Produced byHassan Tariq
Ali Sufiyan Afaqi
StarringWaheed Murad
Zeba
Mohammad Ali
Sabiha Khanum
Lehri
Saqi
Adeeb
Talish
Nabeela
Santosh Kumar (guest appearance)
Aslam Pervaiz (guest appearance)
CinematographyKamran Mirza
Edited byAsghar
Music byKhalil Ahmed
Release date
  • 26 November 1965 (1965-11-26)
Running time
approx. 3 hours
CountryPakistan
LanguageUrdu

Kaneez is a 1965 Pakistani Urdu black-and-white film directed by Hassan Tariq and produced by Hassan Tariq and Ali Sufiyan Afaqi. Its cast had Waheed Murad, Zeba, Mohammad Ali, Sabiha Khanum, Lehri, Saqi, Adeeb and Talish. The film revolves around a family having high traditions.[1]

A golden jubilee hit film of the year, it won 5 Nigar Awards at the annual ceremony.[1][2]

Cast

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Release

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Kaneez was released on 26 November 1965 in Pakistani cinemas.[3] The film completed 16 weeks on Naz Cinema and 50 weeks on other cinemas of Karachi and, thus, became a Golden Jubilee film.[2]

Music

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The music of the film was composed by Khalil Ahmed and Tasadduq Hussain[3] and the songs were written by Himayat Ali Shair and Agha Hashar Kashmiri. Playback singers were Ahmed Rushdi, Mala, Naseem Begum and Masood Rana. A list of the songs of the film is as follows:

Awards

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Kaneez won 5 Nigar Awards in the following categories:[4][1]

Category Recipient
Best actor Mohammad Ali[4][1]
Best screenplay Ali Sufiyan Afaqi[4]
Best supporting actor Talish[4][1]
Best editing Asghar[4][1]
Best comedian Lehri[4][1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n Aijaz Gul (12 November 2016). "Mandwa to screen 'Kaneez' today". The News International (newspaper). Retrieved 10 June 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Pakistani Film Database - 1965". Cineplot.com website. Archived from the original on 6 October 2012. Retrieved 10 June 2022.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g "Kaneez (1965 film)". Pakistan Film Magazine website. Archived from the original on 29 June 2017. Retrieved 10 June 2022.
  4. ^ a b c d e f "Nigar Awards for Kaneez (1965 film)". Cineplot.com website. 13 May 2010. Archived from the original on 10 October 2011. Retrieved 10 June 2022.
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