Zarqa

Overview

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.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

October 17, 1969

Original language

Urdu

Spoken languages

Urdu

Countries

Pakistan

Production

Riaz Shahid Productions

Cast

Neelo,Ejaz Durrani,Allauddin,Abdul Karim Baloch,Fomi,Fazal Haq,Ilyas Kashmiri,Nasira,Aslam Pervaiz,Agha Talishand 2 more

Director

Riaz Shahid

Writer

Riaz Shahid

Producer

Riaz Shahid

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt1464797