Jungle Queen (2000 film)
Jungle Queen is a 2000 Pakistani film directed by Syed Noor and written by his then-wife, Rukhsana Noor.
Jungle Queen | |
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Directed by | Syed Noor |
Produced by | Safdar Khan, Safdar Malik |
Written by | Rukhsana Noor |
Starring | Saima, Moammar Rana, Shafqat Cheema |
Music by | M. Arshad[1] Film songs lyrics by Saeed Gillani and Ahmad Anees |
Production company | S.S. Pictures |
Release date | 17 March, 2000[1] |
Running time | 110 minutes |
Country | Pakistan |
Language | Urdu |
The film stars Saima (aka Saima Noor after marrying director Syed Noor in 2005) as the title character. She is a female Tarzan type who lives in the jungle, swings on vines, rides elephants, etc. This standard jungle adventure story has a romantic subplot and, being a Lollywood film, some song and dance numbers.
Cast
- Saima
- Moammar Rana[1]
- Jan Rambo
- Saira Khan
- Khushboo
- Shafqat Cheema
- Nawaz Khan
Plot
Actress Saima plays double role. In the beginning, she is a city girl who was secretly married to a wealthy man. After discovering that she is pregnant, her husband tries to kill her by throwing her in a river. She ends up landing on an island and given shelter by animals. She gives birth to a baby girl and dies, when the girl is five years old. That girl later grows up like Tarzan and that character is also played by Saima.
References
- Jungle Queen (2000 film) on Motion Pictures Archive of Pakistan (mpaop.org) website Retrieved 23 February 2018