Ghunghat (1962 film)

Ghunghat
Directed byKhwaja Khurshid Anwar
Written byKhwaja Khurshid Anwar
Produced by
  • Sultan Jilan
  • Khurshid Anwar
Starring
CinematographyNabi Ahmed
Edited byAli
Music byKhawaja Khurshid Anwar
Release date
  • 3 November 1962 (1962-11-03)
CountryPakistan
LanguageUrdu

Ghunghat (Urdu: گھونگھٹ, "Face-veil") is a 1962 Pakistani musical suspense thriller film directed by Khawaja Khurshid Anwar, who also wrote screenplay and composed the music of the film.[1][2] The main concept was derived from Ghulam Mohammad's short story Dosheeza. The film features Nayyar Sultana and Santosh Kumar as leads with Neelo, Laila, Ghulam Mohammad and Bibbo in supporting roles.

The film was selected as the Pakistani entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 36th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.[3] This film won four awards at the 1962 Nigar Awards ceremony held in Pakistan, including Best Actor for Kumar and Best Music.[4]

The film was featured in British Film Institute's critics and users' polls of "Top ten Pakistani films of all times".[5] In November 2015, it was screened at the Lok Virsa Museum to keep the historical records of the feature films.[6]

  1. ^ "Ghunghat (1962 film)". Complete Index To World Film (CITWF) website. Archived from the original on 25 December 2018. Retrieved 17 June 2022.
  2. ^ "Ghunghat (1962) Review". 8 August 2014. Archived from the original on 13 March 2023. Retrieved 13 March 2023.
  3. ^ Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
  4. ^ "4 Nigar Awards listed for film Ghunghat (1962)". Cineplot.com website. Archived from the original on 3 September 2018. Retrieved 17 June 2022.
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  6. ^ "'Ghunghat' to be screened at Lok Virsa today". The News International (newspaper). 28 November 2015. Retrieved 19 February 2023.