Are there film/ music Awards in Pakistan?

V S Rawat

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May 23, 2006, 3:26:24 PM5/23/06

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Are there any national awards or equivalent of Filmfare awards
for Pakistani films/ music?

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Rawat

Jav

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May 24, 2006, 7:32:00 AM5/24/06

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The closet thing would probably be the Nigar Awards. They were started
in late 1950s by a magazine I think and are still running today.
Famous winners in music catergories include Mehdi Hassan, Noor Jehan
and Runa Laila.

V S Rawat

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May 24, 2006, 10:52:07 AM5/24/06

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Jav wrote:

You mean Govt. of Pakistan is not giving any awards in any
fields of Arts?

btw, are there any Miss Pakistan contest? What about Mr Pakistan?

Is there equivalent of Binaca Geet Mala or some Top 10 for
Pakistani songs where we could hear on radio or see on TV the
current hits of Pakistan?

Runa Laila was originally from Bangladesh (Post-division). Has
she rendered in Pakistani film industry also ever since?

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Rawat

V S Rawat

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May 24, 2006, 10:58:53 AM5/24/06

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Jav wrote:

They indeed have some awards.

http://www.punjabilok.com/misc/movies/pakistan_film_award.htm

The above url speaks of:
- Pakistan Film Awards 2000
- 20th Asian Cultural Film Awards 2000, and
- 44th Nigar Film Awards 2000

But, I could not find info on any more latest awards.
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Rawat

Prithviraj Dasgupta

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May 24, 2006, 1:09:54 PM5/24/06

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V S Rawat wrote:
>
> Runa Laila was originally from Bangladesh (Post-division). Has
> she rendered in Pakistani film industry also ever since?
>

AFAIK, Runa Laila's first record was an EMI Pakistan release in the
early 60s (1962?). She has a couple of discs in the 60s, all EMI
Pakistan. Most of these are non-film - ghazals and maybe some Indy-pop,
all Urdu. I've only seen these records, not heard them. Don't have much
idea about her Pakistani film songs output. Maybe someone more familiar
with her body of work could comment.

Her first record in Bengali from India (red nipper HMV label) was a
1981 release, a 45 rpm EP with 4 songs that were very popular. After
that, I think she had a non-film Hindi-pop album called Super-Runa (was
it with BhappiL?) around 1982-3 that was modestly popular.
AFAIR, roughly around this time she gave playback to some Bollywood
film songs as well.

-Prithviraj

Ketan

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May 24, 2006, 2:33:34 PM5/24/06

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In article <1148490594.6...@38g2000cwa.googlegroups.com>, Prithviraj
Dasgupta says...

>Her first record in Bengali from India (red nipper HMV label) was a
>1981 release, a 45 rpm EP with 4 songs that were very popular. After
>that, I think she had a non-film Hindi-pop album called Super-Runa (was
>it with BhappiL?) around 1982-3 that was modestly popular.
>AFAIR, roughly around this time she gave playback to some Bollywood
>film songs as well.

I think she made her debut in India much before 1981. I remember seeing her sing
"Ranjish hi sahi..." and "O laal meri...damadum mast qalandar" on Bombay
Doordarshan as early as 1977 or so.

Ketan

Shekhar

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May 24, 2006, 4:30:20 PM5/24/06

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A year earlier still, actually. She sang the title song of "Ek Se
Badkar Ek" (1976), music by Kalyanji-Anandji.

Regards
Shekhar