Aakhri Station (film)

Aakhri Station (transl. The Last Station) is a 1965 Pakistani Urdu film based on short story Pagli by feminist Urdu literature writer Hajra Masroor while screenplay is written by Suroor Barabankvi. Directed and produced by Barabankvi also, the film stars Haroon and Rani in lead roles along with Shabnam in supporting role.[1]

Aakhri Station
Directed bySuroor Barabankvi
Screenplay bySuroor Barabankvi
Based onPagli
by Hajra Masroor
Produced bySuroor Barabankvi
Starring
Music byKhan Ataur Rahman
Release date
1965
CountryPakistan
LanguageUrdu

Aakhri Station is a prime example of film making of East Pakistan: literary and socially conscious. The story of the film revolves around the romance of Fozia, station master's daughter and Jameel, an honest engineer surrounded by corrupt contractors.[2] Shabnam's performance in the film was praised and is regarded as one of her career's best.[3] The film was included in the list of 10 Best Films of Pakistani cinema by BBC Urdu.[4]

Plot

Jamil, a young engineer comes to East Pakistan where he joins the railway department. On station, there is a mentally retarded girl who often wanders there. It comes across to Jamil that there is a backstory behind her mental retardation. Some time before, her marriage was called off because her father could not fulfill the groom's demand of huge dowry. Her father died in result and she became unconscious/mad.

Cast
  • Rani
  • Haroon
  • Shabnam[5]
  • Shaukat Akbar
  • Jalil Afghani
  • Mushtaq
  • Aziz
  • Sattar

Awards and nominations
Year Award Category Awardee Result Ref.
— Nigar Awards Best Scriptwriter Hajra Masroor Won [4]
Best Supporting Actress Shabnam

References
  1. Rao, Hamza (14 January 2018). "'Anti-Pakistan': 6 lesser-known Pakistani movies and state's mistrust of culture". Daily Times. Retrieved 4 July 2022.
  2. "Sound of Lollywood: A touch of warm Bengali folk music in 'Aakhri Station'". Scroll.in. 18 November 2017. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  3. Hajra Masroor (2022). The Monkey's Wound and Other Stories. Translated by Tahir Naqvi. Penguin Modern Classics. ISBN 978-0670096114.
  4. "فلمی نقاد اعجاز گُل کی منتخب کردہ دس بہترین پاکستانی فلمیں". BBC News اردو (in Urdu). 5 September 2020. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  5. Suhayb Alavi (5 May 2017). "The making of a legend". The News. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
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