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Chakori

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Chakori
Nadeem Baig and Shabana in Chakori
Directed byCaptain Ehtesham
Produced byFazal Dossani & Mustafiz
Starring
Music byRobin Ghosh
(Won 'Best Music Director' Nigar Award for this film)
Release date
  • 22 March 1967 (1967-03-22)
CountryPakistan
LanguageUrdu

Chakori (Bengali: চকোরী Urdu: چکوری), is a Pakistani Urdu feature film. This film was released on 22 March 1967 on Eid-ul-Azha Day in Dhaka, East Pakistan (now Bangladesh). The film was directed by Captain Ehtesham.

It was Nadeem's and Shabana's debut film. The film ran for 81 weeks, and became a platinum jubilee film.

Cast

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Music

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Music director Robin Ghosh won the Nigar Award for Best Musician for this film.[1]

Songs

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Box office

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The film was a platinum jubilee hit film. It ran in cinemas for 81 consecutive weeks.

Nigar Awards

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Award Recipient
Best Film[1] Producer: Mustafiz
Best Director Ehtisham[1]
Best Script Atta Ur Rehman
Best Actor Nadeem Baig[1]
Best Musician Robin Ghosh[1]
Best Playback singer (Male) Mujeeb Aalam (for the song: "Woh Mere Saamne Tasveer Bane Baithe Hain"[1]

Impact

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Chakori was a debut movie of Nadeem Baig and launched his long and successful career as a superstar in Lollywood.

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f "The Nigar Awards (1957 - 1971)". The Hot Spot Online website. 17 June 2002. Archived from the original on 24 July 2008. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
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