Aurat Raj

Aurat Raj (1979)

A scathing satire on male-dominated societies. The film parodies the concept of heroes and heroines in Pakistani films and is sympathetic to the feminist point of view.

Date of release
1979-07-12
Runtime
2h 23m
Director
Rangeela

Casting

Interesting facts

Aurat Raj is one of the first Pakistani feminist films. Released in 1979, it was produced and directed by Rangeela. It is a satirical movie and was produced during the grim times for women under the conservative dictator, General Zia-ul-Haq's, socio-politically adverse dictatorship. Ahead of its time, it did not do well commercially at the box office.

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