Mahnoor
Mahnoor (Urdu: ماه نور) is a Pakistani musical film directed by Adnan Wai Qureshi, written by Zafar Mairaj and produced by Kamran Qureshi and Nadeem J.
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 The logo of film Mahnoor | |
| Genre | Romance Musical Drama |
| Written by | Zafar Mairaj |
| Directed by | Adnan Wai Qureshi |
| Starring | Savera Nadeem Sara Loren Ayub Khoso Sohail Asghar Kamran Jillani Akbar Subhani Afshan Qureshi. |
| Theme music composer | Javed Allahditta |
| Opening theme | Ankhon K Ratjago by Mehnaz |
| Composer(s) | Mohsin Allah Dittah |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language(s) | Urdu/Hindi with English translations |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Raheel Rao (Geo TV) |
| Producer(s) | Kamran Qureshi Nadeem J. (Geo TV) |
| Production location(s) | Karachi, Pakistan |
| Cinematography | Naeem Ahmad |
| Editor(s) | Imran Wai Qureshi |
| Running time | 102 minutes |
| Release | |
| Original network | GEO TV UK, USA & Pakistan |
| Original release | 2004 |
| External links | |
| Evergreen Media Europe | |
It's a story of a young girl, who was brought up in prostitution business area of town and was taught to dance and sing. She was famous for her voice and beauty. One day she went outside the barn for dancing in a birthday party and there after watching the bond of a mother and child, she wished to become a mother.[1][2]
Plot
Kajal (Savera Nadeem), a famous professional eastern classical singer and dancer was invited in a birthday party to perform. She observed the feeling of a mother for child and wished to become a mother.
Kajal's foster mother (Afshan Qureshi) didn't want her to have baby, but she insisted and in the end the mother made a deal with Sikandar Ali Khan (Ayub Khoso) and decided to sell her Virginity to start prostitution.
Her musician, Wafa (Sohail Asghar), told Kajal about her mother's plan and they both ran away leaving the barn in dark. They shifted to another city, got married and started their new life. After some time they were blessed with a baby girl, whom they named Mahnoor (moon light) as they thought she came into the world to enlighten their life.
Mahnoor (Sara Loren) liked a boy Rohail (Kamran Jillani) who loved her very much and wanted to marry her. But the mother wanted her to study as much as she can. Girl shared her feelings with her father who supported her and convinced his wife.
Mahnoor won first prize in college singing function and approached by music company but her mother didn't give her permission. On Mahnoor's refusal, the owner of music company (Hassan Shaheed Mirza) asked Mahnoor, why her mother didn't like her singing when she herself was very famous for her own singing? Mahnoor who was not aware of her parents' past was little surprised by this news.
The college function story covered by the newspaper and Firdos Bai tracked them through that news. Firdos Bai demanded Kajal to give Mahnoor for prostitution and singing at her business place to compensate the loss she had due to Kajal and Wafa's leaving barn.
Her father shared the whole story of their past with Mahnoor. Kajal was not prepared to let her daughter go to that place which she left once. Rather she preferred to go herself with Firdos Bai. Mahnoor after knowing the truth of her parents, helped them along with her fiancé. They ordered Firdos and her pimp Gullo (Akbar Subhani) to leave the house or they will contact police and saved her mother.[3][4]
Cast
- Savera Nadeem as Kajal Bai
- Sara Loren as Mahnoor
- Ayub Khoso as Sikandar Ali Khan
- Sohail Asghar as Ustaad Wafa
- Kamran Jillani as Rohail
- Akbar Subhani as Gullo
- Afshan Qureshi as Firdos Bai
- Hassan Shaheed Mirza as Head of music company
- Hareem Qureshi as Birthday girl
Soundtrack
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There are four situational songs in this serial. Qawwali and music videos were recorded on original locations. The songs were composed by Javed and Mohsin Allahditta, lyricists was M Nasir and Choreography by Farukh Darbar.
| No. | Title | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Ankhon k Ratjago[5]" | Mehnaz | 5:45 |
| 2. | "Sargam Me Sur[6]" | Saima Iqbal | 02:20 |
| 3. | "Dil Ke Sada[7]" | Mohsin Allah Dittah | 5:44 |
| 4. | "Sab Chor K" | Iqbal Shad Qawal | 3:50 |
References
- "Plot Summary". IMDb. Mahnoor. Retrieved 26 June 2015.
- "Adnan Wai Qureshi". VIDPK. Profile. Archived from the original on 27 June 2015. Retrieved 26 June 2015.
- "Mahnoor". Official website. Evergreen. Retrieved 26 June 2015.
- "Mahnoor film". with English subtitles. Retrieved 26 June 2015.
- "Song: Ankhon k Ratjago". Mahnoor. Vimeo. Retrieved 25 June 2015.
- "Song: Sargam Me Sur". Mahnoor. Vimeo. Retrieved 25 June 2015.
- "Song: Dil Ke Sada". Mahnoor. Vimeo. Retrieved 25 June 2015.