Behan Bhai (film)

Behan Bhai (Urdu: بیہان بھائی, lit.'Sister and Brother') is a 1979 Pakistani film directed by Nazar Shabab and written by Shabab Kiranvi and produced by A. Hameed.[2] It stars Waheed Murad, Rani, Mohammad Ali and Bindiya in leading roles.[2]

Behan Bhai
بیہان بھائی
Directed byNazar Shabab
Written byShabab Kiranvi
Produced byA. Hameed
Starring
Music byKamal Ahmed[1]
Distributed byNazar Art
Release date
19 January 1979
Running time
150 minutes
CountryPakistan
LanguageUrdu

Plot

The story is about two brothers Mehmood (Mohammad) and Hamid (Waheed) who are honest and are looking for a job. Later they meet a young girl (Rani) who is an orphan; they take her in their care. Then the younger brother Hamid meets a wealthy girl named Beena (Bindiya) who asks him to pretend to be her fake husband so that her grandmother (Sabiha) won't marry her to someone else.[3]

Cast

Production

Behan Bhai was filmed in Lahore and it was presented by Nazar Art. Bashir Niaz wrote the dialogues and other crew included Chandra Mohan and Beli Ram.[2]

Music

All lyrics are written by Qateel Shifai and Saeed Gilani; all music is composed by Kamal Ahmed[2]

Behan Bhai
No.TitleSinger (s)Length
1."Do Sathi Jeevan Kay, Ik Doojay Ka Sath Nibhaen Gay"Mehdi Hassan & Mehnaz Begum6:29
2."Hanstay Hanstay Jeena"Mehdi Hassan2:44
3."Is Dunya Mein Yaar, Ham To Rahay Anari"Mehdi Hassan & Ghulam Abbas4:37
4."Tera Mere Pyar Jo"Naheed Akhtar5:00
5."Do Dilom Ki Mukammal"Mehnaz Begum & Mehdi Hassan4:33
6."Teri Meri Yari"Mehnaz Begum4:05

Reception

The film was released on January 19, 1979, and was a box office hit it became a "Golden Jubilee".[2]

References

  1. "Remembering iconic music director Kemal Ahmad". Daily Times. December 23, 2022.
  2. "Behan Bhai". Pakistan Film Magazine. March 7, 2023.
  3. Gazdar, Mushtaq (1997). Pakistan Cinema, 1947-1997. Oxford University Press. p. 293. ISBN 0-19-577817-0.
  4. "Waheed Murad: remembering the Chocolate Hero of Pakistani cinema — Part II". Daily Times. January 28, 2023.
  5. "پرنس آف رومانس، وحید مراد کی ہیروئنیں". Jang News. February 18, 2023.
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