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1969

Zarqa

Directed by Riaz Shahid

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.

Duration

2h 25m

Released

October 17, 1969

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Cast12

  • Neelo
  • Ejaz Durrani
  • Allauddin
  • Abdul Karim Baloch
  • Fomi
  • Fazal Haq
  • Ilyas Kashmiri
  • Nasira
  • Aslam Pervaiz

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