Shahida

Shahida (1949)

Set in the aftermath of the 1947 Partition, it follows a young woman whose life is disrupted as she migrates to a new country, while longing for her lover Saeed and struggling with separation and emotional distress.

Date of release
1949-03-18
TMDB
10.0 / 10 (1)
Genres
Drama
Director
Luqman

Casting

Interesting facts

Shahida is a Pakistani Urdu-language Muslim social film released on 19 March 1949. The film was directed by Luqman. The film was actually the first Pakistani film which was filmed before the independence of Pakistan in 1947 and later released in 1949, unlike Teri Yaad which started its production after independence and was released earlier than Shahida.

Production

The pre-production of the film began in 1946 as Shafaq with Hammed Khan as a producer and director, however the production came to a halt due to his death. The story writer of the film, Hakim Ahmad Shuja, revived the film in 1948 with Luqman was selected as the director and M. Akbar as the producer. Luqman chose Farida Khanum and Nasir Khan as the leads, however eventually replaced Khanum with Shamim Bano.

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