Mukhra (1958 film)

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Mukhra
Directed byJaffar Malik
Story by Shabab Kiranvi
Produced byMian Ehsan
Santosh Kumar
StarringAfzal
Allauddin
Ilyas Kashmiri
Sabiha Khanum
Santosh Kumar
Anjum
Darpan
Bibbo
Asha Posley
Nayyar Sultana
Music by Rasheed Attre
Distributed byCrescent Pictures of Mian Ehsan
Release date
  • 29 June 1958 (1958-06-29)
Country Pakistan
Language Punjabi

Mukhra is a super-hit 1958 Pakistani Punjabi-language film. Many of its songs became very popular due to its superb music by Rasheed Attre. [1]

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Cast

Reception

This film was rated as a "hit" Punjabi film of 1958 in Pakistan. [4] [1]

Soundtrack

The music of the film was composed by Rasheed Attre with famous singers of the time including Zubaida Khanum, Naseem Begum, Munir Hussain and Sain Akhtar. The popular film songs were written by Waris Ludhianvi. [3] [1] [2]

Special screening at Lok Virsa Museum

On 11 August 2018, this old classic Pakistani Punjabi film was selected to be screened by the Lok Virsa Museum management (Lok Virsa Film Club Mandwa). [1]

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