| Kartar Singh | |
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| Urdu | کرتار سنگھ |
| Directed by | Saifuddin Saif |
| Screenplay by | Saifuddin Saif |
| Produced by | Saifuddin Saif |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Naseem Hussain |
| Music by | Saleem Iqbal |
Production company | G.A. Films |
| Distributed by | G.A. Films |
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| Country | Pakistan |
| Language | Punjabi |
Kartar Singh is a 1959 Pakistani Punjabi-language film about the partition of India in 1947 and the widespread violence that accompanied it.[1]
It describes the conflicts between Hindus, Muslims and the Sikhs. This film is said to be based on real-life events in 1947.[2] The title role is about an antagonist Kartar Singh who is a petty criminal and a trouble-maker, played by Allauddin who became very well-known after it, and often remembered as Kartar Singh. On seeing this film in Indian Punjab theater screens, it is said that Sikhs failed to recognize him as a Muslim, as he is not a Sikh in real life.[2]
Kartar Singh is considered to be one of the blockbuster Punjabi films in Pakistan and ranks highly in the history of Punjabi cinema.[2][3]
This film was also shown for three years in East Punjab, India.[4]
- ^ Karan Bali (9 April 2015). "Kartar Singh (a detailed film review)". Upperstall.com website. Archived from the original on 26 May 2024. Retrieved 20 August 2024.
- ^ a b c Waseem, Humay (17 August 2015). "Film screening: Tales of partition resonate in Kartar Singh". The Express Tribune newspaper. Archived from the original on 30 June 2018. Retrieved 20 August 2024.
- ^ "Kartar Singh (1959)". Desi Movies Reviews. 22 August 2020. Archived from the original on 27 January 2021.
- ^ Kartar Singh (1959 film) – a film review on Google Books website Retrieved 7 June 2022