Noor Jehan
Also Known As: Noorjahan, നൂർജഹാൻ, Noor Jahan, نور جہاں, ਨੂਰ੍ ਜਹਾਂ, Allah Rakhi Wasai, Malika-e-Tarannum , ملکہ ترنّم, नूरजहान, رَکھی وسائی, Noorjehan, Madam Noor Jahan, Madam Noor Jehan, Nur Jehan, Nurjehan, Baby Noor Jahan, Baby Noor Jehan
Biography: Noor Jehan (September 21, 1926 – December 23, 2000), also known by her honorific title Malika-e-Tarannum (Queen of Melody), was a widely-admired Pakistani playback singer and former actress whose career lasted for more than half a century. She started in British India in the 1930s but moved to Pakistan with its inception, and came to be considered one of the greatest and most influential singers in Indian subcontinent history. She holds the record for having given voice to the largest number of film songs in the history of Pakistani cinema. Noor Jehan received more than 15 Nigar Awards for Best Female Playback Singer, eight for Best Urdu Singer Female and the rest for Punjabi Playback. She was the first Pakistani singer to sing at the Royal Albert Hall London and even she received the third-highest honour and civilian award of the country, the Sitara-e-Imtiaz.
Department: Sound
Place of Birth: Kasur, Punjab, British India
Adult: No
Birthday: September 21, 1926
Age: 98 years old
Gender: Female
Deathday: December 23, 2000
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Dupatta
Overview: A young woman (Yasmin) brings her husband to an elderly doctor to restore her husband's disfigured face following a horrific accident. The doctor tells her he has given up plastic surgery long back and tells her a tale to prove that true love should overlook physical looks.
Genres: Music
Original Language: ur
Release Date: 1952-01-01
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Khandaan
Overview: A young man gets jailed for killing a woman who seduces him. When he gets released, he tries to stop his employer's son from committing the same kind of crime he did.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1942-04-25
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Anarkali
Overview: Based on a popular historical legend, Prince Salim has a passionate love affair with a beautiful, sassy commoner.
Genres: History Romance
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1953-01-02
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Nau Bahar
Overview: A rich blind man who falls for a poor girl, regains his sight and is forced to marry a wealthy girl whom his father has chosen.
Genres: Drama Family
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1952-01-01
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Chhoo Mantar
Overview: Film starring Noor Jehan.
Genres: Romance Music
Original Language: pa
Release Date: 1958-04-21
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Hulchul
Overview: Peter (O. P. Ralhan) and Kitty (Helen) love each other, but due to Peter's poverty, they are unable to marry each other. One day, during a secret rendezvous, Peter accidentally overhear a conversation between one Mahesh Jetley and his paramour, where Mahesh tells her that he is soon going to bump off his wife on a certain date. Peter and Kitty decide to foil this man's plans. However, there are 2 problems: 1 - They have not seen Mahesh or his paramour's face. 2 - Even if they had, no one would believe their story. Hence, the lovers decide to do a little investigation on their own. They find three Mahesh Jetleys. On some snooping, they find that each man is married and each of them has a miserable married life. To find their suspect, they devise a plan whereby they will stage an attack on each man's wife. Whoever the culprit is, will freak out and his identity will be revealed.
Genres: Adventure Comedy Crime
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1971-01-01
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Deshadanakkili Karayarilla
Overview: Two school students plan to runaway while on the school trip. But with the entering of an uninvited man in the situation for their help and one of them falls in love with him, something is revealed which is not so pleasant.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ml
Release Date: 1986-03-17
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Anarkali
Overview: Prince Jahangir loves the slave girl Anarkali, which creates a serious conflict between Prince Jahangir and his father, Mughal emperor Akbar.
Genres: Music Drama
Original Language: ur
Release Date: 1958-06-04
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Chann Wey
Overview: Not only is it the First Pakistani movie of Noor Jehan, but it is also the very first Pakistani movie directed by a female director
Genres: Romance Music
Original Language: pa
Release Date: 1951-03-30
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Two Acres of Land
Overview: An impoverished man and his young son travel to Calcutta and look for work, in order to make money that'll save their ancestral land from being seized by a corporation.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1953-01-02
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Aar Paar
Overview: Kalu is a taxi-driver in Bombay, India. He has two women who love him and would like to marry him. Kalu first wants to establish himself, and become rich, before he can even think of marriage. One of the women who loves him, has a father who is involved in gangster-type activities, and would like Kalu also to join him so that he can get rich soon. Kalu has now to decide to become rich quick or sleep better.
Genres: Drama Romance Crime
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1954-07-09
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Chaudhvin Ka Chand
Overview: Aslam and Nawab fall in love with the same girl, Jameela. Misunderstandings and bad luck drive the narrative and ultimately lead to tragedy. But at the heart of the story is the importance of sacrifice and friendship.
Genres: Music Romance
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1960-01-01
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Zeenat
Overview: A disgraced widow is forced to work as a maid for her fatherless child.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1945-11-16
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Anmol Ghadi
Overview: Childhood sweethearts from opposing social standings are separated when one's family moves elsewhere, leaving behind only a watch as a token of their friendship. Years later, as adults, they strive to meet again.
Genres: Drama Music Romance
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1946-11-11
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Mirza Sahiban
Overview: The movie revolves around a young mischievous boy named Mirza who is sent away to his uncle's home for further studies. Mirza is passionate about archery and is an expert at it. He starts living with his uncle where he meets his uncle's daughter Sahiban.
Genres: Drama Romance Mystery
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1947-01-01
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Koel
Overview: A poor musician is invited to participate in a competition abroad but his plane crashes on the way. Though the musician survives, he decides to stay away and pretend to be dead as wife and daughter will be given one lakh rupees in life insurance. But fate has other things in store for the women and when the musician returns ten years later he discovers that his daughter has become a dancer.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ur
Release Date: 1959-12-25
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Neend
Overview: A romance between a wealthy businessman and a poor coal collector turns sour.
Genres: Romance Drama
Original Language: ur
Release Date: 1959-10-16
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Village Girl
Overview: Jani, a village boy, is sent on the warfront. He comes back victorious and becomes the Sunedar Major.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1945-01-01
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Jugnu
Overview: Suraj and Jugnu fall in love while studying at the same college
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1947-05-23
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Nooran
Overview: A great musical and romantic film, which was inspired by the story of Heer Ranjha.
Genres: Romance Drama
Original Language: pa
Release Date: 1957-05-30
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Lal Haveli
Overview: Mukta and Anand are childhood friends and love each other. But Mukta belongs to higher social class than Anand and her family wants to arrange her marriage with Jawahar, son of a rich man.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1944-12-16
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Mela
Overview: A convicted murderer is released from prison. His only possession is a broken figurine - the last token of his love. The tragic story of how he came to be incarcerated and the significance of the figurine is the subject of this tale of star-crossed lovers whose destiny is moulded by society's rigid rules and the villainy of a scoundrel.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1948-04-09
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Patay Khan
Overview: Pakistani movie starring Noor Jehan.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: pa
Release Date: 1955-11-18
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Anjan Hai Koyee
Overview: Anand (Feroz Khan), traveling by rail to meet his future bride, Sima (Aruna Irani), discovers a dead man in his train compartment. Arriving in his fiancee’s village, Anand witnesses another killing, this time a young woman (Noorjahan) he sees in an old, abandoned haveli. Reaching Sima’s home, he finds that his bride-to-be has been crippled in an accident and is under the care of a Dr. Prakash (Rakesh). Sima’s brother, Suraj (Suraj), and best friend, Sandhya (Nalini) are also staying with her. At a party for Sima, Anand spots the woman he saw murdered in the old shack and chases after her. But she suddenly disappears. A few days later he sees her again, swimming in a pond, but then she vanishes just like before. Meanwhile, it appears that someone is trying to kill Sima, and it also turns out that Anand is not who he claims to be.
Genres: Mystery Horror
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1969-10-31
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Badi Maa
Overview: Notable 1945 Indian production
Genres: Drama
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1945-01-01
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Intezar
Overview: Childhood friends Nimmi and Saleem are separated because Saleem's mother does not approve of Nimmi's parentage. When Saleem returns for Nimmi after his mother's death, new complications keep the young lovers apart.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ur
Release Date: 1956-05-12
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