1997

Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan died..
The legendry musician Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan died by heart attack at London, he was the best known Pakistani music figure in international media.

Debutantes:
Actors: Jia Ali in Deevaney tere pyar ke
Singers: Waris Baig in Sangam were introduced .

Eid Days:
(15 films; 5 Urdu, 1 Punjabi, 9 Pashto)6 films on Eid-ul-Fittar (1417 hijri) on Sunday, February 9, 1997
3 Urdu: Ham kisi se kam nahin, Uqabon ka Nasheman & Mafia
0 Punjabi: -
3 Pashto: Damarg tohfa, Orbal shapa & Sawalasame sapogale
9 films on Eid-ul-Azha (1417 hijri) on Friday, April 18, 1997
 2 Urdu: Khuda janey & Ashqi kheil nahin
1 Punjabi: Kala Raj
5 Pashto: Pakhton Zalme, Raj da Paise, Odam Asman, Nave nasl & Zaman waz Murree

OBITUARIES:
Other losses were:
Musicians: Khalil Ahmad, Bakhshi Wazir, Ghulam Ali (Sindhi musician) and Mushtaq Ali
Producers: Atta Ullah Shah Hashmi
Actors: Noor Mohammad Lashari and Qurban Jeelani
Other artists: fighter Mijji Shah and journalist Ilyas Rasheedi (the founder of weekly Nigar).

Remarkable Musical Movies
Sangam Kala Raj Ham tumhare hain
Dil kisi ka dost nahin Umar Mukhtar Deevane tere pyar ke
Shahid Films
Sangam
(Urdu - Colour) 		Released on:
July 4th, 1997
Watch Movies OnlineA big musical film...

Film Business:
Lahore: July 4, Friday, Rattan/7, 17/41 weeks
Karachi: July 4, Friday, Star/9, 9/31 weeks
Actors Resham, Shaan, Salim Sheikh, Sana, Tamanna, Talish
Producer S.B. Hussain
Director & Writer Syed Noor
Music Amjad Bobby
Dialogs & Lyrics Rukhsana Noor
Lyrics Rukhsana Noor, Riaz-ur-Rehman Saghar
Singers Saira Naseem, Waris Baig
Film songs
Aa pyar Dil mein jaga... Waris Baig
Aa pyar Dil mein jaga... Saira Naseem
Dil tor ke na ja... Saira Naseem
Sathi mere, tere bina the khawab... Waris Baig
Surmai Badlon ke peechhe chhup gya... Waris Baig
Kyun chup ho, kyun ho khoye khoye... Saira Naseem
Dekh kar tujh ko Dil mera dharka... Saira Naseem,
Waris Baig

Faiz Productions
Kala Raj
(Punjabi - Colour) 		Released on:
Eid-ul-Azha,
April 18th, 1997
Sultan Rahi's last journey was filmed in this film...
Film Business:
Lahore: Silver Jubilee, 45 weeks (Prince 10, Odeon 4 weeks)
Karachi: ?
Actors Saima, Sultan Rahi, Izhar Qazi, Nargis...
Producer & Director Faiz Malik
Music Wajahat Attre
Lyrics ---
Singers Madam Noor Jehan...
Film songs:
?? ??

Daar Films
Ham tumhare hain
(Urdu - Colour) 		Released on:
May 30th, 1997
A musical film...
Actors Reema, Babur Ali, Nadeem, Meera, Saud, Andleeb, Kashif
Producer & Director Aslam Daar
Writer ---
Music R.A.Najaf
Lyrics ---
Singers ??
Film songs:
Too Raja mera main Rani teri.. Humaira Channa
Too Raja mera main Rani teri.. Waris Baig
Teri mast nigahon mein dil mera kho gya... Humaira Channa
Dharke dil mera bheegi raaton mein... Humaira Channa
Dharke dil mera bheegi raaton mein... Waris Baig
Pyar ka rog lagaya too ne mujhe.. Humaira Channa,
Waris Baig
Koel kooke, kookooooo.. Humaira Channa

Sardar Productions
Dil kisi ka dost nahin
(Urdu - Colour) 		Released on:
June 20th, 1997
A dramatic and musical film...
Film Business:
Lahore: Silver Jubliee, 36 weeks (Capital 13 weeks)
Karachi: ?
Actors Saima, Saud, Khoshboo, Arbaz Khan, Sana, Tariq Shah
Producer Imdad Ali
Director Hassan Askari
Writer ---
Music M. Arshad
Lyrics ---
Singers Shazia Manzoor, Saira Naseem, Anwar Rafi
Film songs:
Kuchh log zamane mein aise bhi hain Anwar Rafi
Bhool na jaiye ga ek mulaqat ke baad.. Asif Mehdi
Too samne je howen, dil kehnda.. Tehsin Javed
Sajna, too mera sapna Humaira Channa
Sarsoon ke Khet mein... Humaira Channa

Daaman Films
Umar Mukhtar
(Urdu - Colour) 		Released on:
June 21st, 1997
A social film...
Actors Reema, Yousuf Khan, Nadeem, Arbaz Khan, Ghulam Mohayuddin
Producer Malik Yousuf
Director Hasnain
Music Zulfiqar Ali
Lyrics ---
Singers Anwar Rafi...
Film songs:
Jab zulm ke saye barhte hain... Anwar Rafi


Jia Ali
EverNew Pictures
Deevanay tere pyar ke
(Urdu - Colour) 		Released on:
November 7th, 1997
Jia Ali was introduced in this super hit film...
Film Business:
Lahore: Platinum Jubilee, 90 weeks (Prince 22, Odeon 26 weeks). Completed continuously eleven months in Lahore.
Karaci: ?
Actors Jia Ali, Moamar Rana, Nadeem, Deeba, Suahil Khan
Producer S.A.Gul
Director Syed Noor
Music Amjad Bobby
Lyrics ---
Singers Shazia Manzoor, Tehsin Javed, Waris Baig
Film songs:
Woh ek hai lakhon mein... Shazia Manzoor
Deewana, deewana, ik main hi nahin... Tehsin Javed
Lambian judaian dian raataan... Tehsin Javed
Too Badlon se utra, aur mujhe milne aya... Shazia Manzoor,
Waris Baig
Teri zindgi ka sathi, tere shehar mein aya... Tehsin Javed
Ham nikal aaye aagey, zamana peechhe reh gya... Shazia Manzoor,
Waris Baig

Total 66 Released Films

Super hit Urdu films
  1. Sangam
    Resham, Shaan, Talish
    Lahore: July 4, Friday,
    Rattan/7, 17/41 weeks
    Karachi: July 4, Friday,
    Star/9, 9/31 weeks
  2. Deevanay tere pyar ke
    Jia Ali, Moamar, Nadeem

Hit Urdu films
  1. Ham kisi se kam nahin
    Reema, Babur Ali, Rambo
  2. Mafia
    Reema, Babur Ali, Rambo
  3. Dream Girl
    Meera, Saud, Laila
  4. Raja Pakistani
    Reema, Babur Ali, Rambo

Average Urdu films
  1. Dil kisi ka dost nahin
    Saima, Saud, Khushboo
  2. Khuda janay
    Reema, Babur Ali, Rambo
  3. Dunia hai Dil walon ki
    Reema, Babur Ali, Saud
  4. Aashqi khel nahin
    Meera, Saud, Nirma
  5. Ham tumhare hain
    Reema, Babur Ali, Nadeem
  6. Mard jeene nahin dete
    Neeli, Rambo, Meera
  7. Karishma
    Reema, Saud, Rambo
  8. Sharafat
    Saima, Saud, Resham

Flop Urdu films
  1. Uqabon ka Nasheman
    Reema, Babur Ali, Rambo
  2. Najaiz
    Reema, Babur Ali, Nadeem
  3. Aulad ki qasm
    Reema, Babur Ali, Nadeem
  4. Miss Klashankoff
    Shahida Mini, Gullu, Saima
  5. Main Khilari too Anari
    Reema, Babur Ali, Rambo
  6. Chand Girhan
    Shah Taj, Faisal Qureshi
  7. Ghail
    Babra, Izhar Qazi,, Gullu
  8. Umar Mukhtar
    Reema, Yousuf, Nadeem
  9. KarmDaata
    Neeli, Nadeem, Rambo
  10. Aanchal
    Resham, Rambo, Arbaz
  11. Yes Boss
    Meera, Javed Sheikh, Resham
  12. Jeet
    Meera, Saud, Rambo
  13. Jan Jan Pakistan
    Saiba, Rambo, Sara
  14. Fareb
    Laila, Shaan, Saud
  15. Dil tera aashiq
    Neeli, Mohsin, Khushboo
  16. Mohabbat hai kya cheez
    Resham, Shaan, Nadeem
  17. Dil walay
    Saima, Javed Sheikh, Gullu
  18. Barsat ki raat
    Meera, Shaan, Rambo
  19. Qarz
    Nirma, Babur Ali, Gullu
  20. Dil bhi tera ham bhi tere
    Meera, Saud, Mohsin
  21. Dever Deevanay
    Reema, Babur Ali, Rambo

Hit Punjabi film
  1. Kala Raj
    Saima, Sultan Rahi, Qazi

Flop Punjabi films
  1. Kuri Munda razi
    Sahiba, Rambo, Nargis
  2. Teefa Gujjar
    Saima, Sultan Rahi
  3. Dushman da kharak
    Neeli, Sultan Rahi
  4. Takkar
    Saima, Sultan Rahi
  5. Jaggat Singh Jagga
    Saima, Iqbal Gondal
  6. Sukhan
    Saima, Sultan Rahi
  7. Kalay Naag
    Saima, Izhar Qazi
  8. Lahoria
    Saima, Sultan Rahi

Flop Sindhi films
  • Himmat
    Shahida Malik, Siddiq

    Hit Pashto films
    1. Raj da Paise
      Saba Shaheen, Badar Munir
    2. Audam Aasman
      BabraRaj, Badar Munir
    3. Nave nasal
      Saba Shaheen, Badar Munir
    4. Mashooqa
      Saneeta, Tariq Shah
    5. Drey chhakay
      Kashish, Asif Khan
    6. Sakhi Bacha
      Saneeta, Asif Khan

    Average Pashto films
    1. Damarg Tohfa
      Kashish, Asif Khan
    2. Saboot
      Saneeta, Asif Khan

    Flop Pashto films
    1. Aurbal shapa
      Saba, Asif, Shahid Khan
    2. Sawalasame sapogale
      Shehnaz, Imran, Asif
    3. Pakhton zalme
      Musarrat Nazir, Tariq Shah
    4. Zaman da zamri
      BabraRaj, Inayat
    5. Zalazondyam
      Noori, Badar Munir
    6. Jhatka
      Saba, Inayat Khan
    7. Sher Bano
      Rukhsar, Badar Munir
    8. Akhpal hakumat
      Saba, Asif, Tariq
    9. Da qoum dushman
      Saneeta, Tariq Shah
    10. Sarpanj
      Saba Shaheen, Badar Munir
    11. Kochni
      BabraRaj, Jameel Babur
    12. Leoni Pashto
      Kashish, Asif Khan
    13. Licence
      Kashish, Asif Khan