Pakistani films in 2005

2005

Cinema crises continued..
The Sindh province had 204 cinemas but only 75 of them have survived in 2005. Karachi had 120 cinemas but now there are only 34 cinemas left. In Hyderabad only six out of 21 cinemas are running. In Lahore, Naghma cinema on Abbot Road is closed after other main theatres on McLeod Road like Ritz, Mubarak, Rattan, Regent, Palace and Mehfil cinemas were closed due to film crises. Also Karachi's Lyric and Alif Laila, Hydrabad's Rahat and five cinemas (incl. Firdous cinema) in MirPur Khas were closed in this year. See the complete list of Pakistani cinemas here

Pop singer Ibrar-ul-Haq, actor Saud and Adil Murad got married this year.

A private film channel FilmAzia was launched in February.
» Film News 2005

Debutants:
Actors: Dilbar Munir (the son of Badar Munir) Directors: Actress Reema as director

Eid Day's (14 films; 1 Urdu, 2 U/P, 2 Punjabi, 9 Pashto)
8 films on Eid-ul-Azha (1425 hijri), Friday, January 22, 2005
1 Urdu: Mustafa Khan
2 Punjabi: Bhola Sunyara & Wada Chodhary
5 Pashto: Faqeerano sara mah cheera, Mama cheera Pakhton yam, Stadara Malang yam, Meena majboori da & Malangey (Pashto)
6 films on Eid-ul-Fittar, (1426 hijri) Thursday, November 4, 2005
2 Urdu/Punjabi: Sarkar & Khatarnak
4 Pashto: Dakhan kheer Ghawarah, Marma She, Khani na faqeer na maney & Nadarn Zargeye

OBITUARIES:
Actors: Rangeela, Khalifa Nazir, Jamshed Ansari and Aslam Latar, Jamil Bismil, Rehman
Singers: Radio Singer Pervez Mehdi, hero
Musician: Amjad Bobby,
Director: Idris Khan
Writers: Novelist Salma Kanwal, film journalist Yasin Goreja
Other artists: The Editor of weekly Noorjehan Karachi Khalid Chawla and producer and Sound engineer Afzal Hussain.

Remarkable Musical Movies

Koi tujh sa kahan

Kyun tum se itan...

Ziddi Rajput

R.K. Productions
Koi tujh sa kahan
(Urdu - Colour)
Released on: August 12, 2005

This is first film as director by Reema and the story is about a greedy husband and a loving wife...
Film Business:
Lahore: Golden Jubilee (Metropole 22 weeks)
Karachi: Silver Jubilee (?)

Actors	Reema, Moamar Rana, Veena Malik, Babrak Shah, Samran Kochak, Irfan Khoost, Nasir Hussain and Nadeem
Producers & Director	Reema
Story & Dialogs	Khalil-ur-Rehman Qamar
Cinmatography	Farooq Butt
Music	Amjad Bobby
Lyrics:	Ahmad Aqeel Roobi
Singers	(Indian singers)

Watch the complete film:

Film songs:

Vaada hai mera tujh se o jana...	Alka Yagnik, Udit Narayan
Sohni Sohni, neyi teri jeyi koi honi...	Alka Yagnik, Shreya Ghoshal, Udit Narayan
Yeh meri Aankhen jadoo bhari...	Shreya Ghoshal
Koi Tujhsa Kahan..	Udit Narayan
Mareya, teri bewafaian sanu mareya...	Jaspinder Narula
Mousam ne li angrai, Aaja karle pyar...	Abhijeet, Shreya Ghoshal
Pyar Mein...	Alka Yagnik
Ek bewafa ne ki bewafai, khushiyon ki aag lagai	Jaspinder Narula

» Listen to film music here

? Productions
Kyun tum se itna pyar hai
(Urdu - Colour)
Released on: April 29, 2005

Film Business
Lahore: Silver Jubilee (Empire 19 weeks)

Actors	Veena Malik, Ajab Gul, Arbaz Khan, Babrak Shah, Asif Khan, Tahira Wasti, Nighat Chodhary, Priya, Raza, Rasheed Naz, Anita, Talat Hussain & Nadeem
Producer, Direcotr, Story, Dialogs, Music	Ajab Gul
Photography	Waqar Bukhari
Singers	??

Film songs:

? Productions
Ziddi Rajput
(Punjabi)
Released on: August 12, 2005

Film Business
Lahore: Golden Jubilee, (Capital 12 weeks,

Actors	Sana, Shaan, Saud, Laila, Saima Khan, Sardar Kamal, Tariq Shah, Shafqat Cheema, Raheela Agha, Shirin Khan, Baba Prince, Achhi Khan, Babur Butt & Shafqat Cheema
Producer's	Haji Shah Mohammad
Director	Sangeeta
Story & Dialogs	Jaafar Arsh
Photography	Sajjad Rizvi
Music	Tafoo
Singers	Naseebo Lal