Aik Gunnah Aur Sahi
| Aik Gunnah Aur Sahi | |
|---|---|
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| Directed by | Hassan Tariq |
| Screenplay by | Agha Hassan Imtisal |
| Based on | Mummy by Saadat Hassan Manto |
| Produced by | Safdar Masood |
| Starring | |
| Music by | Nisar Bazmi |
Release date |
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| Country | Pakistan |
| Language | Urdu |
Aik Gunnah Aur Sahi is a Pakistani Urdu film directed by Hassan Tariq, and based on short story "Mummy" by Saadat Hassan Manto released in 1975.[1][2]
Plot
[edit]Mummy, a supplier of young girls loves one of her girls as her daughter, yet she has no hesitations to send her to rich men to spend night with them. One day, she comes across a man who saves her life by taking her to hospital. After knowing her more, he decides to marry her, Mummy allows him to do so but hides her past. He brings her to his house where she is shocked to see her father-in-law, the same person who had spent a night with her.
Cast
[edit]Guest appearances
[edit]Release
[edit]Aik Gunnah Aur Sahi was released on 25 July 1975. It ran for 52 consecutive weeks in Karachi and became a platinum jubilee film.[1][2]
Soundtrack
[edit]| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Singer (s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Mein Jo Kehta Hun Begunah" | Masroor Anwar[2] | Nisar Bazmi[2] | Mehdi Hassan | |
| 2. | "Kya Haseen Jisam Hai" | Saifuddin Saif[2] | Nisar Bazmi | Mehnaz Begum[2] |
Reception
[edit]Critical reception
[edit]Sabiha Khanum's performance in the film was met with critical acclaim.[3] While commenting on her performance, a reviewer noted that despite overacting sometimes and being pretentious, she managed to give a good performance... a 'Madame with a heart of gold' who is constantly helping destitute women down on their luck'.[1][4]
Awards
[edit]The film received 4 Nigar Awards in 1975 in the following categories.[5][6]
| Category | Awardee |
|---|---|
| Best screenplay | Agha Hassan Imtisal |
| Best cinematographer | Babar Bilal |
| Best Art director | Islam Shahabi |
| Special Award | Sabiha Khanam |
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g h i Omar Khan (13 January 2002). "Aik Gunah Aur Sahi (1975 film) - Film Review". The Hot Spot Online Film Reviews website. Archived from the original on 13 February 2007. Retrieved 12 July 2024.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j Nate Rabe (20 May 2017). "Sound of Lollywood: Cashed-up Pakistanis don't realise the joke is on them in 'Kya Haseen Jism Hai'". Scroll.in website. Archived from the original on 7 February 2023. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
- ^ Amjad Parvez (18 October 2019). "Rani: top class heroine of Pakistani cinema's golden era — Part II". Daily Times newspaper. Archived from the original on 22 March 2023.
Sahiba's performance as Mummy is outstanding. Not just through her lines – delivered in the perfect accent of a non-native English educated Urdu speaker – but in her repeated confrontations with Asif and other men far more powerful than herself
- ^ K. S. Hosain (1975). Cinema the World Over. Vol. 1–3. National Film Development Corporation (Pakistan). p. 47 and 51.
- ^ "THE NIGAR AWARDS 1957 - 1971". The Hot Spot Online website. Archived from the original on 3 August 2008. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
- ^ "Pakistan's "Oscars"; The Nigar Awards". The Hot Spot Film Reviews website. Archived from the original on 13 June 2020. Retrieved 13 July 2024.