Zarqa (1969)
It is based on the life of Zarqa, a Palestinian dancer girl and a freedom activist, who killed herself for the liberation of Palestine involving Israeli-occupied territories and Palestinian liberation movement. It also addresses a real event of Neelo (The Actress) when she was forcibly invited by Nawab Malik Amir Mohammad Khan, the governor of West Pakistan to his office to perform a stage dance during the 1965's official visit of Mohammad Reza Pahlavi to Pakistan.
- Date of release
- 1969-10-17
- TMDB
- 7.0 / 10 (1)
- Runtime
- 2h 25m
- Genres
- Drama
- Director
- Riaz Shahid
Casting
- Neelo — Zarqa
- Ejaz Durrani
- Allauddin
- Abdul Karim Baloch
- Fomi
- Fazal Haq
- Ilyas Kashmiri
- Nasira
- Talish
- Aslam Pervaiz
- Zulfi
- Yusuf Khan
Interesting facts
Zarqa is a 1969 Pakistani epic historical drama film directed, produced and written by Riaz Shahid while the music is composed by Rashid Attre and Wajahat Attre. It features Neelo, Alauddin, Ejaz Durrani, Saqi and Nasira as protagonist characters. It is based on the life of Zarqa, a Palestinian dancer girl and a freedom activist, who killed herself for the liberation of Palestine involving Israeli-occupied territories and Palestinian liberation movement.
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