Beqarar
Directed byNazir Ajmeri
Screenplay byNazir Ajmeri
Story byF.D. Sharf
Produced by
  • Nazir Ajmeri
  • S. Gul
Starring
Music byGhulam Haider
Distributed byFilmsaz Productions
Release date
  • 17 July 1950 (1950-07-17)
CountryPakistan
LanguageUrdu

Beqarar is a 1950 Pakistani film directed and co-produced by Nazir Ajmeri under banner Filmsaz Production. The film starred Ragni, S. Gul, Majid, Charlie and Irshad. Ghulam Haider was the music composer of the film's soundtrack.

It was Ajmeri's first film in Pakistan after his migration to the country.[1] A flop film of the year, it became popular due to its music. The film which revolves around the theme of growing maximum grains for the country, was termed as ahead of its time by BBC.[2][3]

Plot

The plot revolves around a poor farmer who is rewarded by the government due to his hard work for the better production of wheat crop. Upon this, the ruffian son of the Landlord of the village becomes his rival. This rivalry deepens further when the both falls for the same girl, and try achieve her.

Cast

  • Ragni
  • S. Gul
  • Irshad
  • Majid
  • Nazir Bedi
  • G.N. Butt
  • Maya Devi
  • Charlie

Music and soundtrack

Ghulam Haider composed the music of the film. Arsh Lakhnavi and Tufail Hoshiarpuri were the lyricists.[4][5]

  • Dil Ko Laga Ke Kabin Bhool Na Jana by Munawar Sultana and Ali Baksh Zahoor[4][5]
  • O Pardesiya, Bhool Na Jana by Munawar Sultana[4][5]
  • Be-Dard Zamanay Se Kabhi Pyar Na Karna by Pukhraj Pappu[4][5]
  • Mere Dil Ki Dunya Ujar Gayi by Munawar Sultana[4][5]
  • Ulfat Bhari Nazar Ke Isharay Badal Gaye by Ali Baksh Zahoor[4][5]

Release

Beqarar was released on 17 July 1950. It completed 18 weeks at the Karachi cinema, thus became a flop and couldn't reach to any status.[6]

References

  1. ↑ Ashish Rajadhyaksha; Paul Willemen (1994). Encyclopaedia of Indian Cinema. British Film Institute. ISBN 978-0-85170-455-5.
  2. ↑ Trishla Goyal (1966). The Marketing of Films. Intertrade Publications.
  3. ↑ "جب پہلی بامقصد فلم بنی". BBC Urdu (in Urdu). 30 September 2005.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "BeQarar (1950) - Pakistani Urdu film". pakmag.net.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Ali Sufiyan Afaqi (26 November 2017). "فلمی و ادابی شخصیات کے سکینڈلز...قسط نمبر 283". Daily Pakistan (in Urdu).
  6. ↑ "پاکستانی فلموں کے عروج کی کہانی!!". Jang (newspaper) (in Urdu). 7 April 2020. Archived from the original on 19 December 2022. Retrieved 30 March 2023.
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