Doraha (film)

Doraha
Film poster of Doraha
Directed by	Pervaiz Malik
Produced by	Sohail Rana Pervaiz Malik
Starring	Waheed Murad Shamim Ara Deeba Talish Ibrahim Nafees Nirala Talat Siddiqui
Music by	Sohail Rana
Production company	United Talents
Release date	25 August 1967 (1967-08-25)
Running time	180 minutes
Country	Pakistan
Language	Urdu

Doraha is a 1967 Pakistani musical romance film directed by Pervaiz Malik. It starred Waheed Murad and Shamim Ara, with Deeba, Talish and Ibrahim Nafees in the supporting cast. The film become remarkable due to its music, which was composed by Sohail Rana. It was co-produced by Malik and Rana under banner United Talents.^[1][2]

At the box office, the film failed to become a big hit, as it was expected, but it later gained more importance after several years, especially during the 1980s and 1990s due to its music and songs.^[3]

Doraha's plot focuses on the love story of two lovers and its tragic end. The plot centers on Naheed and Nadeem who love each other but couldn't get married due to Naheed's father who does not want to marry his daughter with a singer, as Nadeem used to sing on radio. Thus, he marries his daughter with another person which heartbreaks Nadeem. He thus moves to the hill station where he had first met Naheed. Another girl there loves Nadeem. She loves him so much that Nadeem gets annoyed by her. He decides to leave the place and go back. On the way, he gets robbed and starts to live there. He starts working in a construction company there. The owner of the company trusts him and provides him job owing to his ability. One day, the owner invites him to his marriage anniversary. He performs there but shocked to know that Naheed is his wife. Naheed blames him to which he goes from there leaving the function.

A man who has some problem with the owner, tries to kill the owner. Nadeem saves him but gets injured himself. When Naheed comes to hospital to thank the person who has saved her husband's life, shocked to see that Nadeem has saved his husband's life and by doing so he has gone blind. She requests to that girl who lives on the hill to take care of Nadeem.

• Waheed Murad^[1][2] as Nadeem
• Shamim Ara^[1][2] as Naheed
• Deeba^[1][2]
• Ibrahim Nafees
• Talish^[2]
• Nirala^[2][1]
• Talat Siddiqui^[2]

The film was released by United Talents on 25 August 1967 on cinemas of Karachi and Lahore. During the same year, Doraha got tough competition from other successful films like Chakori, Lakhon Mein Aik, Darshan and Aag.^[2]

The music of the film is composed by Sohail Rana.^[1][2] The songs of Doraha, particularly, Bhooli hui hoon daastan ... , Mujhe tum nazar se gira tau rahe ho ... Haan isi more par ... Tumhein kaise bata doon ... and Ajnabi zara souch lo ... became very popular on the Radio at that time. The evergreen songs of the film were written by Masroor Anwar and mostly sung by Ahmed Rushdi and Mala. Only one song was recorded in Mehdi Hassan's voice. Waheed Murad declared Rushdi's song, "Bhooli hui hoon daastan", his favorite song. The film Doraha proved to be a milestone in Ahmed Rushdi's career.

• Tumhen Kaise Bata Doon by Ahmed Rushdi^[2]
• Bhooli Hui Hoon Daastan by Ahmed Rushdi
• Bhooli Hui Hoon Daastan by Ahmed Rushdi and Mala^[2]
• Mujhe Tum Nazar Se Gira Tau Rahe Ho by Mehdi Hassan^[2]
• Haan Isi Mor Par by Ahmed Rushdi
• Ajnabi Zara Souch Lo by Ahmed Rushdi^[2]
• Koi Mere Dil Mein by Mala
• Wafaaon Ka Badla by Mala
• Ae Chand Zara Ruk Jaana by Mala

The ghazal Mujhe Tum Nazar Se Gira Tau Rahe Ho was later covered by many singers including Ali Zafar.^[4]

• Doraha at IMDb