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EARLY DOCUMENTRIES ABOUT PAKISTAN.

TWO Documentaries made in 1950,s & 60,s by a British Broadcast Group telling about the country, its culture & people.

Watch & Enjoy this time capsule.

FILM # 1

FILM # 2

Live At The BBC - Jagjit Singh & Chitra Singh - Kothe Te Aa

CHITRA & JAGJIT SINGH
The Gazal Pair of early eighties from india.


Punjabi Geet: Kotay Utay.





Gazal: Dunya Gisay Kahtay Hain.......

DEWAN E GHALIB

Most beautiful poetry book
by Assadullaha Khan Ghalib.

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http://www.box.net/shared/58kt01j8k8

Kiran Anluwalia " JO DIL PAY GUZARTI HAI"

Ibn e Insha DEWANA

TINA SANI & Faiz Ahmed Faiz. at Coke Studio.

Pakistani Classic Gazal Singer Tina Sani,
Sings Poetry from Faiz Ahmed Faiz Punjabi collection
RABBA SAYCHAYA
at the Coke Studio Platform (2010).

Raja Gidh by Bano Qudsia

Raja Gidh (The Vulture Prince) a Novel by Bano Qudsia was written in the year 1983 , depicting the life & times of Pakistani youth,the society, Truth, Lies & betrayal.
A very complicated plot, drawn in the conscious & the subconscious world.



Download the Novel from the following link:

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BAHADUR SHAH ZAFAR

IQBAL BANO PTV Recoding (1952)

ULFAT KE NAYEE MANZIL PAY CHALA
by
FAIZ AHMED FAIZ.

PTV TALKSHOW FROM THE 1960,s.

JAMIL UD DIN ALLY,IBN e INSHA ,BANO KUDSIA in a PTV talkshow from 1960,s

Abb Kay Saal Punum Main, Jab Tu Ayeege Milnay........

A Unique Audio Track by Asif Ali(1984),
Composed by Nasir Kazmi.

Ab Ke Saal Poonam Mein- Asif Ali - The funniest bloopers are right here

PAKEEZAH 1972

Beautiful Sights & Sounds for all times.

Meena Kumari acts in PAKEEZA the Movie Singing
THARE RAHIYO.......................................................

Pakeezah - Thade Rahiyo O Baanke Yaar - Lata Mangeshkar - Funny videos are here

Faiz Ahmed Faiz.

The Sweet Satire of Ibn e Insha.

Zia Mohyiyuddin reads from the selection of Ibn e Insha writings........

Ibn-e-Insha, Poet,writer, Legend

Ibn-e-Insha (Punjabi, Urdu: ابن انشاء) (b. 15 June, 1927 d. 11 January, 1978) was an eminent Pakistani Leftist Urdu poet, humorist, travelogue writer and columnist. Along with his poetry, he was regarded one of the best humorists of Urdu. His poetry has a distinctive diction laced with language reminiscent of Amir Khusro in its use of words and construction that is usually heard in the more earthy dialects of the Hindi-Urdu complex of languages, and his forms and poetic style is an influence on generations of young poets Ibn e Insha was born on June 15, 1927 as Sher Muhammad Khan (شیر محمد خان) in Phillaur tehsil of Jalandhar District, Punjab, India. His father hailed from Rajasthan. He did B.A. from Punjab University in 1946 and M.A. from University of Karachi in 1953. He was associated with various governmental services including Radio Pakistan, Ministry of Culture and National Book Centre of Pakistan. He also served UN for some time and this enabled him to visit a lot of places and was the reason of his subsequent travelogues. Some of the places that he visited includes Japan, Philippines, China, Hong Kong, Thailand, Indonesia, Malaysia, India, Afganistan, Iran, Turkey, France, UK and US. Insha got the mentors like, Habibullah Ghazanfer Amrohvi, Dr. Ghulam Mustafa Khan and Dr. Abdul Qayyum. Insha spent much of his time in Karachi. He died of Hodgkin's Lymphoma on January 11, 1978 in London and was buried in Karachi.

Major works

• Is Basti Key Ik Koochey Main-Poetry- First edition was published in Aug 1976 and till 2003, 22 more editions have been published
• Chand Nagar-Poetry
• Dil-e-Wehshi- Poetry
• Awara Gard Ki Diary-Travelogue
• Dunya Gol Hey-Travelogue
• Ibn Battuta Kay Taqub Main-Travelogue
• Chaltay Ho To Cheen Ko Chaliye-Travelogue
• Nagri Nagri Phira Musafar-Travelogue
• Khumar e Gandum-Humor
• Urdu Ki Aakhri Kitaab-Humor- First edition was published in Jul 1971 and till 2003, 33 more editions have been published
• Khat Insha Jee Kay-Collection of letters

RAJ KAPOOR.

Ranbirraj "Raj" Kapoor (Hindi: राज कपूर, Urdu: راج کپُور Rāj Kapūr, 14 December 1924 - 2 June 1988), also known as The Show-Man, was an Indian film actor and director of Hindi cinema.^[1] He was the winner of nine Filmfare Awards, while his films Awaara (1951) and Boot Polish (1954) were nominated for the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival.

Raj Kapoor was born in Peshawar, British India, to actor Prithviraj Kapoor and Ramsarni (Rama) Devi Kapoor (née Mehra). He was the eldest of the six children in a Punjabi family.^[2][3][4] He was the grandson of Dewan Basheshwarnath Kapoor and great-grandson of Dewan Keshavmal Kapoor, part of the famous Kapoor family. Raj's younger brothers are the actors Shashi Kapoor , aka Balbir Raj Kapoor and Shammi Kapoor , aka Shamsher Raj Kapoor. He also had a sister whose name was Urmila Sial.He had two more younger brothers who had died in infancy.


Life & Times

At age eleven, he appeared in films for the first time, in the 1935 film Inquilab. After acting in several other films the next 12 years, Raj Kapoor's big break came with the lead role in Neel Kamal (1947) opposite Madhubala in her first role as a leading lady. In 1948, at the age of twenty-four, he established his own studio, R. K. Films, and became the youngest film director of his time. His first movie as a producer, director and star was the 1948 film Aag which was also the first of his many films with actress Nargis. However the film failed to do well at the box office. In 1949 he once again starred alongside Nargis and Dilip Kumar in Mehboob Khan's classic blockbuster Andaz which was his first major success as an actor.

He went on to produce, direct and star in many box office hits such as Barsaat (1949), AwaaraShree 420 (1955), Chori Chori (1956) and Jis Desh Men Ganga Behti Hai (1960). These films established his screen image as The Tramp modeled on Charlie Chaplin's most famous screen persona. In 1964 he produced, directed and starred in Sangam which was his first film in colour. This was his last major success as a leading actor. He moved onto directing and starring in his ambitious 1970 film, Mera Naam Joker (My name is Joker), which took more than six years to complete. When released in 1970, it was however a box office disaster putting him into a financial crisis. Despite this setback, Raj himself regarded this film as his favourite. (1951),

He bounced back in 1971 when he co-starred with his eldest son Randhir Kapoor in Randhir's acting and directorial debut Kal Aaj Aur Kal (1971) which also starred Raj's father Prithviraj Kapoor as well as Randhir's wife to be Babita. From then on he acted in films as a character actor and focused on producing and directing films. He launched his second son Rishi Kapoor's career when he produced and directed Bobby (1973) which was not only a huge box office success but also introduced actress Dimple Kapadia, later a very popular actress, and was the first of a new generation of teen romances. Dimple wore bikinis in the film which was quite unique for Indian films then.

In the latter half of the 1970s and early 1980s he produced and directed films which focused on the female protagonists: Satyam Shivam Sundaram (1978) with Zeenat Aman, Prem Rog (1982) with Padmini Kolhapure and Ram Teri Ganga Maili (1985) which introduced Mandakini.

Raj Kapoor's last major film appearance was in Vakil Babu (1982). His last acting role was a cameo appearance in a 1984 released British made-for-television film titled Kim.

Raj Kapoor suffered from asthma in his later years; he died of complications related to asthma in 1988 at the age of 63. At the time of his death, he was working on the movie Henna (an Indo -Pakistan based love story). The film was later completed by his son, Rishi Kapoor and released in 1991 which became a huge success at the Box Office. When he was given the Dadasaheb Phalke Award; where his brothers, Shashi Kapoor and Shammi Kapoor were also present; the crowd was clapping around when President Venkataraman, who saw Kapoor's discomfort, came down the stage to give the award to the legend in the middle of thundering claps where he was breathing his last breath. And he died shortly after.

RAj KAPOOR IN THE FILM "ANARI" sings
KISI KE MUSKARAHTOON PEY HOO FIDA

THE BOLD SOUND OF ATIF ASLAM.

Atif Aslam (Urdu: عاطف اسلم), born Mohammad Atif Aslam; 12 March 1983 in Wazirabad, Gujranwala, Pakistan) is a Pakistani pop singer. He is widely recognized in South Asia and has given several hit songs such as Aadat, Woh Lamhe, Tere Bin, Pehli Nazar Mein, Tera Hone Laga Hoon, Tu Jaane Na, Tere Liye, Meri Kahani and Jalpari. He is best known for his powerful vocal belting technique. In 2008, he was awarded the Tamgha-e-Imtiaz by the Government of Pakistan.

Atif Aslam along with Raiz Ali Khan sings KINARA at the Coke Studio Pakistan.

POET OF PAKISTAN: ANWAR MASOOD.

Anwar Masood (Urdu: انور مسعود) is a Pakistani poet well known for his comic poetry, however, his works include other genres as well. He writes in Punjabi, Urdu and Persian.

Born in Gujrat, he moved to Lahore and got his early education there. Later on he moved back to Gujrat and studied in Zamindara College Gujrat. He started teaching in Government Islamia High School in Kunjah. He did his masters in Persian from Oriental College, Lahore and achieved gold medal. He has taught in different colleges in Pakistan from 1962 to 1996.

Professor Anwar Masood is a multilingual poet. He is a teacher of the Persian language, and a poet of Urdu and Punjabi. Mostly popular for his Punjabi poetry. His poetry gives the message of the original and pure culture of Punjab. Anwar Masood is the only Punjabi poet who is popular among the masses. The way he has described the different aspects of life in his poetry have never been described before. Some of his poems have become so popular that where ever he went people desire to listen them again and again and have requested him to recite them before them. The most popular of them are Anar Kali Diyan Shana, Aj Kee Pakaeay, Banyan, Juma Bazaar,jehlam da pul, Umree and many more.Anwar Masood was born at 8 november 1935 in the city of Gujrat(Pakistan), his family migrated to Lahore in 1941 where he started his basic education. Again he went back to Gujrat in 1947 and completed his matriculation from Public School. He achieved Role of Honor in B.A. from Zamidara College Gujrat. He started teaching in Govt.Islamia High School Kunjah. He did his master in Persian from Oriental College Lahorein 1961 and achieved gold medal. He started his service as a lecturer in 1962 and have been teaching in different college in Punjab and retired in 1996.