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| Directed by | W. Z. Ahmed |
| Written by | W. Z. Ahmed |
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| Cinematography | Nabi Ahmed |
| Music by | Rasheed Attre |
Production company | Crescent Films |
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| Country | Pakistan |
| Language | Urdu |
Waadah is a 1957 Pakistani musical romance film directed by W.Z. Ahmed. It is the first film that Ahmed made in the country after he migrated to Pakistan and he made two films in Pakistan.[1][2][3] Sabiha Khanam and Santosh Kumar played the lead roles in the film.
The film became a hit due to its music which was composed by Rashid Attre, especially the songs "Jab terey sehar sey guzarta hoon" and "Bar bar barseen morey nain" became widely popular at that time.[4] Waadah was a commercially successful of 1957 and won two awards at Nigar Awards including Best actor for Kumar and best director.[4][5]
The film was screened at Lok Virsa Museum in 2018.[4] In an article published by BBC, Waadah was listed among the "10 best films of Pakistani cinema".[6] It was also selected among the same list as published in "Asian Film Journeys: Selection from Cinemaya".[7]
- ^ Chaudhry, Nazir Ahmad (1998). Lahore: Glimpses of a Glorious Heritage. ISBN 9789693509441.
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dt0was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ a b c "Lok Virsa to screen 1957's super-hit musical film". Daily Times (newspaper). 9 March 2016. Retrieved 11 August 2022.
- ^ "List of Nigar awards from 1957 to 1971". The Hot Spot Online. 17 June 2002. Archived from the original on 3 August 2008. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
- ^ "فلمی نقاد اعجاز گُل کی منتخب کردہ دس بہترین پاکستانی فلمیں". BBC News اردو (in Urdu). 5 September 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2022.
- ^ Asian Film Journeys: Selections from Cinemaya. Wisdom Tree. 1 May 2011. ISBN 978-81-8328-178-2.