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Armaan | |
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Directed by | Pervez Malik |
Produced by | Waheed Murad |
Written by | Waheed Murad |
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Music by | Sohail Rana |
Distributed by | Film Arts |
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approx. 3 hours | |
Country | Pakistan |
Language | Urdu |
Armaan (Urdu: ارمان) is a Pakistani black-and-white film produced by Waheed Murad and directed by Pervez Malik. It was the first Pakistani film to complete 75 weeks in cinemas and, thus, became the first Pakistani (Urdu) 'Platinum Jubilee' film. The film was picturized in black-and-white prints in Karachi.[1][2][3]
- 2Music
- 3Reception
Plot[edit]
The film tells of a beautiful but underprivileged girl Najma (Zeba) living in Murree with her aunt (Bibbo) and her two daughters Dolly and Seema. One Morning she is told to escort Seema home as she has returned from a trip. When she arrives, a tearful Seema tells her of an affair she had with a man called Sohail. As a result of the affair she had become pregnant, however she abstained from telling Sohail as he had finally found the job of his dreams and was going away to work. So she had the baby, hid the child from the world and awaited Sohail's return. But he never came. She entrusts Najma with the responsibility of taking care of the child and keeping her secret. Najma agrees and takes her home, and she leaves the baby with an old peasant in the hills for safekeeping.
Meanwhile, in Karachi, the son of Seth Khan Bahadur (Zahoor Ahmed), Nasir (Waheed Murad), leads a privileged life and is habitual of going to nightclubs and various parties with his friend Shahid (Nirala). One day, after coming home late from a night club, his father catches him red handed and proceeds to scold him. After this he tells Nasir that his late friend's wife has sent a letter to him proposing marriage for one of her two daughters and Nasir is to leave the next day for Murree. Nasir is reluctant but has no choice so he agrees, however he is given the choice to choose between the two daughters. Nasir takes his friend Shahid along and on the way switches roles with him, thereby exempting himself from marriage.
Upon reaching their destination Shahid and Nasir become acquainted with the family and Shahid, acting as Nasir, immediately takes a liking to Dolly. Nasir(acting as Shahid), however, takes a liking to Najma and the two fall in love.
After a while the Shahid and Nasir are told that Seth Khan Bahadur has been invited to Murree to finalize the marriage. Nasir, the real Nasir, comes to the house disguised as his father and successfully fools everyone. However, his real father arrives and exposes the whole truth.
After his father has told him off, Nasir tells him of Najma and how the two are in love and she is the perfect person to take as a wife rather than Dolly or Seema. His father, seeing how serious he is, joyfully agrees. However, when his father talks to Najma's aunt, she reacts strangely and says that Najma is not the innocent girl she seems to be. She then calls the old peasant, who Najma left Seema's baby with, into the room carrying Seema's baby. Najma's aunt asks her to put the baby in his mother's arms. She then puts the baby in Najma's arms, and Najma, bound by her promise to Seema, says nothing. Nasir is shocked by this ill news and refuses to accept it. He desperately tries to persuade Najma to deny the accusation. Najma, sworn to secrecy tells Nasir to forget her. Nasir is crushed and leaves in anger.
Nasir, returned to Karachi, is overcome with depression and resorts to drinking to forget his sadness. His father worries for him and asks him to marry Seema. In Murree, Seema says no to the marriage but is forced into it by her mother. She ventures to find Najma, who now lives with the old peasant and her nephew. She asks Najma to break her promise, but Najma stands by it and tells her to marry Nasir as it is for the best. Finally Seema agrees.
Meanwhile, in Murree, the nephew of the old peasant tries to force Najma to marry him and in the struggle she apparently kills him. Then she runs away to Karachi with the baby and arrives at Nasir's house.
Nasir is infuriated at her arrival and is repulsed because she brought the baby as well. Seema however persuades Nasir to give Najma shelter in their house. This allows her to be close to her baby as well.
Meanwhile, Seema's long gone lover, Sohail returns only to find her married to Nasir. He tries to meet with her but Najma stops him just in time and pleads to him to go back, but doesn't tell him what has happened as she is bound by her promise. Nasir thinks that Sohail is Najma's lover when he sees them talking and falls into another misunderstanding.
Sohail however, keeps writing letters to Seema which the household servant gladly takes to Seema every time, hiding them from Nasir. One day however, he is caught red handed. But Nasir is unaware that the letters were meant for Seema and not Najma. He confronts Sohail at his house and questions his relationship with Najma. When Sohail reveals the truth, he is awe struck.
He confronts Najma and asks her what gave her the right to toy with his emotions and weave this web of lies. He also reveals to Seema's mother who has arrived that Najma had hidden the truth all along and the baby is Seema's. This way she kept away shame from their household. Seema's mother expresses her gratitude to Najma, but tells her to leave because in her midst they would always live in shame. Najma, now dejected by Nasir and completely helpless accepts this.
When she leaves, she is found by the old peasants nephew who hadn't died after all. Their chase proceeds to a railway track above a river and both of them fall over. When this news reaches Nasir he is devastated. Meanwhile, amidst all the depression, Seema takes poison and dies as well.
Nasir and his family, along with Shahid, travels to Murree where Nasir drowns in depression and becomes an alcoholic. He spends his time in the valleys of Murree where he hallucinates that Najma is present among the trees. One day when Shahid is out on a stroll he sees Najma on crutches, it turns out that the fall from the rail track didn't kill her, but broke her legs. Shahid persuades her to come home with him and marry Nasir who is depressed all the time and also tells her about Seema's death.
Both of them proceed to Nasir's home, only to find him missing. His father and Seema's mother welcome her with open arms, but tell her that Nasir has left the house without telling anyone and in his condition, he might do something desperate.
Najma rushes to find him trying to commit suicide on the cliffs. She sings to him and asks him to come back. Nasir sees her and the two embrace each other.
Music[edit]
The brilliant soundtrack composed by Sohail Rana contributed enormously to Armaan's success and is considered to be his magnum opus.[1] The soundtrack is perhaps the most memorable in the history of Pakistani cinema and many of the songs are cited as classics in film music. The soundtrack features the voices of Ahmed Rushdi, Mala, Naseema Shaheen and Khursheed Nurali (Sheerazi). Sohail Rana won the prestigious Nigar Award for Best Musician in 1966 for composing the soundtrack and Ahmed Rushdi won the Nigar Award for Best Male Singer in 1966 for singing 'Akele Na Jaana'.
Songs[edit]
- 'Akele Na Jaana' (Ahmed Rushdi)[3]
- 'Akele Na Jaana' (Mala)
- 'Ko Ko Koreena' (Ahmed Rushdi)[3]
- 'Zindagi Apni Thi Ab Tak' (Khursheed Nurali (Sheerazi) and Ahmed Rushdi)
- 'Betaab Ho Udher Tum' (Ahmed Rushdi)
- 'Jab Pyar Mein Do Dil' (Ahmed Rushdi)
- 'Meri Qismat Bata' (Mala)
- 'Oont Pey Betha Mera Munna' (Naseema Shaheen)
Armaan's soundtrack has remained hugely popular amongst Pakistani citizens since its release. The songs, 'Akele Na Jaana' and 'Ko Ko Koreena' have gained cult status, so much so that they still continue to be favourites almost 50 years after their release.[3]
Reception[edit]
Armaan broke several records at the Pakistani Box Office. It became the first 'Platinum Jubilee' in the history of Pakistani Cinema and ran for 76 weeks. In addition to its commercial success, Armaan won several awards at the Nigar Award ceremony in 1966 including Best Film.[1]
Remake[edit]
Armaan was remade in 2013 starring Fawad Khan and Aamina Sheikh.
Nigar Awards[edit]
In total, the film won 6 Nigar awards:[4]
Award | Awardee |
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Best Movie for the year 1966[4] | Producer: Waheed Murad |
Best Director | Pervez Malik[4] |
Best Actress | Zeba[4] |
Best Musician | Sohail Rana[4] |
Best playback singer | Ahmed Rushdi (for the song: 'Akele na jana')[4] |
Best comedian | Nirala[4] |
References[edit]
- ^ abcArmaan (1966 film) on Dawn (newspaper) Published 17 Dec 2008, Retrieved 24 May 2019
- ^Film cast of Armaan (1966 film) on Complete Index To World Film (CITWF) website Retrieved 24 May 2019
- ^ abcdArmaan (1966 film) on pakmag.net website Retrieved 24 May 2019
- ^ abcdefgNigar Awards - 1966 (list of awards) on cineplot.com website Retrieved 24 May 2019
External links[edit]
- Armaan on IMDb
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Janaan | |
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جاناں | |
Directed by | Azfar Jafri |
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Written by | Osman Khalid Butt |
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Music by |
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Cinematography | Haider A Rizvi |
Edited by | Mitesh Soni |
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Running time | 133 minutes |
Country | Pakistan |
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Budget | Rs11 crore |
Box office | Rs30 crore (US$3.0 million) (Worldwide)[1][2] |
Janaan (Urdu/Pashto: جانان; meaning beloved) is a 2016 Pakistani romantic comedy film directed by Azfar Jafri, written by Osman Khalid Butt and co-produced by Hareem Farooq, Munir Hussain, Imran Raza Kazmi and Reham Khan, under production banners of IRK Films and Munir Hussain Films - UK. The film stars Armeena Khan, Bilal Ashraf and Ali Rehman Khan in lead roles.
The film was released in Pakistan by ARY Films on 12 September 2016 (Eid al-Adha).[3]B4U Films distributed the film Internationally.[4]
- 5Production
Plot[edit]
Meena (Armeena Khan), a student living in Vancouver, Canada, travels to Swat, Pakistan for her cousin Palwasha's (Hania Amir) wedding. Her Canadian friends are worried that she may be married, too. She is met at the airport by the bride's adopted brother, Asafandyar (Bilal Ashraf), and taken back to the house, where festivities are taking a swing.
Upon arrival, Palwasha explains to Meena about her meeting and subsequent engagement with her fiancé Samir, a Punjabi. Daniyal (Ali Rehman Khan), Palwasha's cousin, attempts to impress Meena with some ill-advised stunts (including swallowing a lit cigarette), to Meena's disapproval and derision. The groom's family also arrive for the wedding. Meena breaks a tooth and while having the tooth fixed becomes intoxicated by the painkillers from the dentist- this leads to a chain of events which leads to Samir becoming uncomfortable, mistakenly thinking that Daniyal is attracted to him. Meanwhile, Meena develops a feeling for Asfandyar after seeing his kind nature, at the school where he works- a school funded by wealthy beneficiary Ikramullah.
On the night of Palwasha's mehndi ceremony, Chotu (the driver) reveals to Asfandyar that he was abused by Ikramullah in his childhood and that Ikramullah is a child predator who has been abusing vulnerable children at the school. Upon Ikramullah's arrival at the ceremony, Asfandyar approaches him in anger and punches and slaps him, much to his family's chagrin. This leads to Daniyal's mother denouncing Asfandyar, claiming that his temperament is solely due to his being adopted.
Asfandyar is greatly upset by this but is consoled by Daniyal, who tells him he thinks of him as his real older brother. Before learning about Ikramullah's true nature, Meena slaps Asfandyar out of anger and afterward regrets this action.
Due to his family's disapproval of his earlier actions, Asfandyar refrains from telling the family of Ikramullah's child abuse and remains detached at the Nikkah ceremony. His father learns of what happened to Chotu and the younger students and decides to pursue a court case against Ikramullah with the help of the students' parents. Ikramullah threatens violence against the family if the charges are not dropped.
Meanwhile, Samir and Asfandyar help Daniyal plan a proposal for Meena, a proposal that she rejects. Later that evening, the car that Palwasha and Meena are driving is stopped by Ikramullah's men. Asfandyar and Daniyal are also driving along this road and are injured in a struggle with Ikramullah's men.
On the day of the wedding, Meena receives a full-time job offer from a Canadian middle school, starting from a month after the wedding. After a talk with Daniyal, Asfandyar realizes his feelings for Meena and goes to her room to talk to her where he finds the job offer and leaves, assuming she will leave after accepting the offer.
After the wedding, Ikramullah's men arrive and shoot Chotu, killing him. Asfandyar follows them and finds that they have set the school on fire, in retaliation for Ikramullah's arrest earlier that night. Daniyal and Meena arrive as Asfandyar runs into the flames.
A month later, Meena is seen teaching the children from the burnt school, which is seen being reconstructed. She and Daniyal then travel to a graveyard, where Asfandyar is visiting Chotu's grave, still blaming himself for his death. Asfandyar assumes Meena is planning to return to Canada, having accepted the job offer, but she tells him she wants to stay and help rebuild the school. She then proceeds to propose to Asfandyar. The three then begin to head home.
Cast[edit]
- Armeena Khan as Meena khan/Meena Asfandyar Khan
- Bilal Ashraf as Asfandyar Asad Khan
- Ali Rehman Khan as Daniyal Khan
- Hania Aamir as Palwasha Asad Khan/ Palwasha Samir
- Usman Mukhtar as Samir
- Ajab Gul as Asad Khan
- Mishi Khan as Shireen Gul
- Nayyer Ejaz as Ikramullah
- Shafqat Khan as Khan Zaada
- Saad Zia Abbasi as Chotu
- Sabeena Farooq as Palwasha's friend
- Fahad Ali Panni
- Jalal Khan
Guest appearance[edit]
- Hareem Farooq
- Osman Khalid Butt
Music[edit]
Janaan | |
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Soundtrack album by Salim-Sulaiman, Ahmed Ali & Taha Malik | |
Released | 2016 |
Recorded | 2016 |
Genre | Featured Film Soundtrack |
Language | Urdu, Pashto |
Track listing | |||
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No. | Title | Singer(s) and Composer/Producers | Length |
1. | 'Janaan' | Armaan Malik | |
2. | 'Jaanan Reprise' | Shreya Ghoshal | |
3. | 'Shor Sharaba' | Shadab Fridi, Bhoomi Trivedi | |
4. | 'Reid-i-Gul' | Yusra Iqbal, Awais Niazi | |
5. | 'Jhoom Le' | Taha Malik featuring Natasha Baig |
Production[edit]
Filming & casting[edit]
In May 2015, it was announced that a film named Janaan is in pre-production phase.[5] In August, the cast and crew was revealed on Twitter by the producer. Siyaah's team reunited in this film, with Imran Raza Kazmi returning as producer, Azfar Jafri as director, and Osman Khalid Butt as writer.[6] An agreement was signed between the production team and ARY Films to distribute Janaan.[7][8] The first spell of shooting began from 21 August in Islamabad[9] and lasted till 5 September.[10]
The second spell started in Swat valley. The same month Usman Mukhtar and Hania Aamir were cast. Janaan entered the final phase of its production in mid-October after shooting in Islamabad and Swat.[11]Reham Khan's departure from Pakistan after her divorce with Imran Khan questioned the production status of the film but her co-producer Imran Raza Kazmi stated 'As the popular phrase goes: 'the show must go on' and putting all and any speculation to rest, I would like to say that this news will not affect the film in any manner whatsoever.'[12]
Ajab Gul, Jalal Khan and Mishi Khan were revealed as cast with their character names on 7 November. Three new artists appeared in Janaan for the first time: Hania Aamir, Usman Mukhtar and Saad Zia Abbasi.
Marketing[edit]
Film's first look poster featuring Armeena Khan, Bilal Ashraf and Ali Rehman Khan was revealed online while Teaser Trailer on 18 March 2016.[13][14]
Janaan is the first Pakistani film whose teaser was shown on UK TV broadcasting channel Sky Sports 2 during the World T20 Cup match between India and Pakistan on 19 March 2016.[15]
Further the teaser was played on Shreya Ghoshal Concerts in UK.[16]
The film's theatrical trailer was released on 1 July 2016 on Fahad Mustafa's Jeeto Pakistan show. The trailer was appreciated by critics and film is expected to be a successful endeavor to promote Pashto culture.[17] The trailer is expected to be played on all Arjit Singh's concerts in UK after its release.[18]
Release[edit]
The film was distributed by B4U Films in 17 countries.[19]ARY Films distributed it in Pakistan.[4]
The film was released in the United Arab Emirates on 8 September 2016, and was shown on limited screens the next day in the United Kingdom, United States, Canada, Australia, Malaysia, Fiji, Mauritius, New Zealand, South Africa, East Africa, and Singapore. The film was released in Pakistan on 12 September (Eid al-Adha),[20] and in India on 16 September.
Awards and nominations[edit]
Date of Ceremony | Award | Category | Recipient(s) and nominee(s) | Result | Ref. |
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19 April 2017 | 16th Lux Style Awards | Best Film | Janaan | Nominated | |
Best Director | Azfar Jaffri | Nominated | |||
Best Supporting Actor | Ali Rehman Khan | Nominated | |||
Best Supporting Actress | Hania Amir | Nominated | |||
Best Playback Singer – male | Armaan(for the song 'Janaan') | Nominated | |||
Best Playback Singer - Female | Shreya Ghoshal(for the song 'Janaan') | Nominated | |||
2017 | 5th Hum Awards | Recognition Award - Films | Janaan | Won | |
9 September 2017 | 1st International Pakistan Prestige Awards | Best Film | 'Janaan' | Nominated | |
Best Director | Azfar Jaffri | Nominated | |||
Best Actor | Bilal Ashraf | Nominated | |||
Best Actress | Armeena Rana Khan | Nominated | |||
Best Supporting Actor | Ali Rehman Khan | Nominated | |||
2018 | Pakistan International Film Festival | Best Film | 'Janaan' | Nominated | |
Best Director | Azfar Jaffri | Nominated | |||
Best Male Debut | Bilal Ashraf | Nominated | |||
Ali Rehman Khan | Won | ||||
Best Female Debut | Hania Amir | Won | |||
Best Editor | Mitesh Soni | Won |
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^http://boxofficedetail.com/view_post.php?value=7308
- ^https://www.facebook.com/JanaanOfficial/photos/a.1110859028928227.1073741828.1110562392291224/1410283452319115/?type=3&theater
- ^'ARY FILMS announce to release Reham Khan's Janaan'. ARY News. Retrieved 20 August 2015.
- ^ ab'B4U Movies to distribute 'Janaan' globally'. ARY News. Retrieved 7 September 2016.
- ^'Reham Khan to launch film production career with Jaanan?'. DAWN.com. Retrieved 21 August 2015.
- ^'Just in: Reham Khan announces Janaan's cast and crew on Twitter'. DAWN.com. Retrieved 20 August 2015.
- ^'Reham's first film 'Janaan' to be released by ARY Films'. Daily Times. Archived from the original on 21 August 2015. Retrieved 20 August 2015.
- ^'ARY Films to release Reham Khan's first flick 'Janaan''. The News Tribe. Retrieved 20 August 2015.
- ^'Reham's 'Janaan' to go on floors'. The Express Tribune. Retrieved 21 August 2015.
- ^'First leg of Reham Khan's 'Janaan' is complete'. HiP. Wajiha Jawaid. Retrieved 8 September 2015.
- ^'Janaan to enter final phase of production'. The Express Tribune. Retrieved 23 October 2015.
- ^'Despite Reham Khan's absence, her film Jaanan's shoot goes strong'. DAWN Images. Irfan-ul-Haq. Retrieved 7 November 2015.
- ^'First teaser of ARY Films' Janaan unleashed'. ARY News. Retrieved 18 March 2016.
- ^''Janaan' starring Armeena Khan teaser released'. The News Teller. Retrieved 18 March 2016.
- ^'Teaser of Reham Khan's film 'Janaan' released'. Retrieved 19 March 2016.
- ^'Janaan'. www.facebook.com. Retrieved 16 June 2016.
- ^https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TBAZkttoMsE
- ^'New 'Janaan' trailer to play at Arijit Singh UK Shows | BizAsia Media | The UK's only Asian media news site'. www.media247.co.uk. Archived from the original on 24 June 2016. Retrieved 16 June 2016.
- ^Film 'Janaan' seeks positive global spotlight for Pakistan
- ^'Pakistani 'Janaan' all set to release on Eidul Azha'. Daily Times. Retrieved 7 September 2016.
External links[edit]
- Janaan on IMDb
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