Hamraz
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| Original title | ہم راز |
| Directed by | Khawaja Khurshid Anwar |
| Written by | Khawaja Khurshid Anwar |
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| Cinematography | Nabi Ahmad |
| Music by | Khawaja Khurshid Anwar |
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| Country | Pakistan |
| Language | Urdu |
Hamraz[a] is a Pakistani suspense thriller mystery film directed by Khwaja Khurshid Anwar.[1] The film was loosely based on Wilkie Collins's 1860's novel The Woman in White.[2] It started Shamim Ara and Mohammed Ali. Agha Talish, Lehri, Tariq Aziz and Meena Shorey appeared in supporting roles. It was released on 20 October 1967. The film is one of the Anwar's signature films for which he wrote the screenplay and composed the music also.[3] The plot revolves around two sisters, and the conspiracy against them to grab their property.[4]
Plot[edit]
At a deserted place, Dr. Javed meets with a girl, who comes running towards there in a bad condition. He is giving her first aid in his car when some people come and takes her away. But, she drops a letter in his car which he gets later. His colleague, Dr. Afandi tells him about the letter and the girl Bano, who is the princess of the Qasierabad state. He goes to the palace of the state Qaiser Mahal, where the Bano's uncle Nawab Ahsan is unhappy on his arrival. The girl also refuses to recognise him. He comes to know that she has some disease and decides to treat her.
Nawab Ahsan Mirza wants to marry Bano with his mentally challenged son Nawab Sultan Mirza so that he becomes the owner her property. However, Javed comes to know about this and opposes his decision as a doctor, and treats her. At that night, Nawab tried to kill Javed but fails. In his next meeting with Bano, he finds that there are no marks on her arm that he observed last night. He discovers that the girl he treated last night was Shehzadi, the twin sister of Bano. Nawab Ahsan confesses there that Shehzadi and Bano are twin sisters and presents an older servant of the palace as witness, who was the caretaker of Bano in childhood.
After revealing his secret that he had hide to grab the both sisters' property, Nawab Ahsan makes his last move with the help of Husan Ara who is apparently Bano's governess but actually she is Nawab's wife. He agrees Shehzadi to sacrifice for her sister by marrying Nawab Sultan in place of Bano for her happiness. He shuts down Bano in the older palace, where he had kept the Shehzadi for years. He orders his servant to set the palace on the fire but he doesn't do so and tries to assault her. She fights him and gets saved when Javed reaches there with the help of Afandi and Bano's friend. Nawab Ahsan manipulates his son's mind to kill Shehzadi and a maid sees him doing this. After marriage, Shehzadi's condition deteriorates further and she faints.
Cast[edit]
- Shamim Ara as Shehzadi/ Gul Bano
- Mohammed Ali as Dr. Javed
- Agha Talish as Nawab Ahsan Mirza
- Lehri as Altaf
- Tariq Aziz as Dr. Afandi
- Nabeela as Fakhra
- Rangeela as Nawabzada Sultan Mirza
- Meena Shorey as Husan Ara Begum
- Ajmal as Rehman Baba
- Saiqa as the maid
Soundtrack[edit]
The music director of the film was Khwaja Khurshid Anwar, and the lyrics were written by Qateel Shifai.[5]
Track list[edit]
| Title | Singer(s) |
|---|---|
| Janey kal talak teri hayat ho na ho | Noor Jehan |
| Sahelio kahan ho tum awaaz do | Noor Jehan |
| Kahan ho tum sahelio | Noor Jehan and co.[6] |
| Yeh haseen, nazneen, yeh pyar ke dushman haseen | Mehdi Hassan |
| Waada karo, chhor ke na jao ge | Mala |
| Mujhe aise piya ka pyar mile | Mala |
| Kis dil se main jane du tum ko | Mala |
Notes[edit]
- ^ alternatively spelled as Hamraaz
References[edit]
- ^ "Hamraaz (1967)". Cineplot.com. Archived from the original on 13 September 2019. Retrieved 13 February 2023.
- ^ Karan Bali (20 November 2016). "The debt that Indian cinema owes to Wilkie Collins and his 'The Woman in White'". Scroll.in. Archived from the original on 31 March 2023. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
- ^ "Khwaja Khurshid Anwar – Musician of the millennium". Bol News. 23 January 2022.
- ^ Gönül Dönmez-Colin (2004). Women, Islam and cinema. London: Reaktion Books. p. 81. ISBN 1-86189-220-9.
- ^ "Hamraz (1967)". Pakistan Film Magazine. Retrieved 14 February 2023.
- ^ Amjad Parvez (17 February 2019). "Three uniquely shot Pakistani film songs". Daily Times. Retrieved 14 February 2023.
