Firdous was a promising and unforgettable actress - Real Heer

 

Firdous was a promising and unforgettable actress of Punjabi films who passed away on December 16, 2020.

Firdous The author of the immortal word "Heer Waris Shah" of classical Punjabi literature, the great eighteenth century Sufi poet Waris Shah. That this living picture is more beautiful than he imagined.

Firdous was introduced by director Nakhshab, an actress with tall, fat and intoxicated eyes and charming features who appeared in an extra role in the film Fanoos (1963). The film Malang (1964) was his first film as a heroine in which the popular actor of the time Allauddin was a hero. He did not have to wait long for success. Made her a superstar and by 1973 she had become a leading actress in Punjabi films. What a strange coincidence that Madam Noor Jahan also had a hand in the fall of Firdous because Madam had refused to give playback for Firdous due to her alleged relationship with Ijaz. The songs filmed on him played a major role in the success of a Punjabi film and its actresses and it was not possible to challenge Madam Noorjahan's monopoly in Punjabi film singing.

Heer Syal (1965)

Mirza Jatt (1967)

Heer Ranjha (1970) In his early days, Firdous was paired with Akmal. After that, she was also very popular with Sudhir and Habib, but her pairing with Ijaz has the same place in the film history of Pakistan as the pairing of Sabiha Santosh, Zeba Mohammad Ali, Shabnam Nadeem or Naghma Habib. ۔ It may be recalled that several marriages of Firdous became famous in which besides Akmal and filmmaker Sheikh Nazir Hussain, actor Ijaz is also mentioned. Firdous's memorable films include Malangi (1965), Chacha Ji, Akbara, Mirza Jutt (1967), Roti, Pagri Sanbhal Jata, Bao Ji, Panj Darya (1968), Chen Veer, Ishq Na Pachhe Zaat, Sheeran De Patar Sher, Gentleman (1969), Sajjan Door Diya, Maa Patar, Heer Ranjha, Dunya Matlab Di (1970), Anso, Yar Badshah, Ishq Deewana (1971), Khon Pasina, Zildar, Heera Moti, Patar Da Pyar (1972), Zadi, Banarasi Thug (1973) and Maa Da Lal (1974). Firdous's last film as a heroine was Man Jawani Da (1976). Shortly afterwards, she appeared in Character Role in Sohni Dharti (1979) and played a secondary role in two dozen films.

Firdous's first film with Masood Rana was Jhanjhar (1965) in which a bhangra song "Kali Dang Teri Sone De Rang Vargi ..." was sung. Was filmed One of the most popular memorable duets sung by Masood Rana is "Nake Hindiyaan Da Pyaar, Vekhin Devi Na Vasar ...". The film was in Mirza Jutt (1967) which was sung with Iron Parveen and the film was based on Firdous and Ijaz. The lyrics of this masterpiece song written by Ahmad Rahi were composed by Rasheed Attar and the song was so popular that director Masood Parvez composed his next film Nike Hindiyan Da Pyar (1969) on the first stanza of the same song. About two dozen songs of Masood Rana were sung for Firdous. Apart from these, several masterpiece romantic songs of Masood Rana were also sung especially for Firdous. Firdous and Habib were. There was a special way of writing the names of the actors on the titles, advertisements, billboards, posters, calendars, booklets and stickers, etc., in which the names of the heroines and heroes of the film were written first. Then the names of the side heroines and heroes were written. The names of comedians and supporting actors were then written. At the end, the name of the villain or the actor who played the title role was written. As a child, I had the opportunity to write cinema billboards as well as cinema slides, which will be mentioned later.

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