| Saat Lakh | |
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| Directed by | Jaffer Malik |
| Screenplay by | Saifuddin Saif |
| Produced by | Saifuddin Saif |
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| Cinematography | Rasheed Lodhi |
| Music by | Rashid Attre |
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| Country | Pakistan |
| Language | Urdu |
Saat Lakh (lit. 'Seven Lakh') is 1957 Pakistani Urdu film directed by Jaffer Malik and produced by Saifuddin Saif. It stars Sabiha Khanum and Santosh Kumar in the lead with supporting role by Nayyar Sultana and guest appearance by Neelo. The film is primarily known for its blockbuster music composed by Rashid Attre.[1]
Based on Mr. & Mrs. '55, it is recognised as one of the successful films of the 1950s. The plot primarily focuses on "money" and other assets of the female lead's father amounting to PKR700,000 that she could inherit if she fulfils the conditions in her father's will.[1] According to that last will and testament of her father, she is only entitled to his property if she marries. Adhering to testator's last wish, the rich heiress betrays a poor man convicted of accidental killing and starts pretending to marry him.[2]
Saat Lakh is the first successful film of Jaffer Malik. It won the inaugural Nigar Award for best film, in addition to 4 awards in others categories.[3] In an article by BBC, the film was included in the list of 10 best films of the Pakistani cinema.[2] The film's success paved the way to establish the careers of Talish, Neelo and Sultana.[4][5]
- ^ a b Gul, Aijaz (4 February 2016). "'Saat Lakh' to be screened at Lok Virsa on Feb 6 – Islamabad". The News International. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
- ^ a b "فلمی نقاد اعجاز گُل کی منتخب کردہ دس بہترین پاکستانی فلمیں". BBC News اردو (in Urdu). 5 September 2020. Retrieved 1 November 2021.
- ^ "'سات لاکھ' سے شہرت حاصل کرنے والے جعفر ملک کی برسی –". Urdu News. Retrieved 1 November 2021.
- ^ Soonha Abro. "Timeline of Pakistani cinema". Dawn (newspaper). Archived from the original on 9 October 2022. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
- ^ Mushtaq Gazdar (1997). Pakistan Cinema, 1947–1997. Oxford University Press. p. 66. ISBN 0-19-577817-0.