Insaniyat (1967 film) | |
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Insaniyat's poster
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Directed by | Shabab Kiranvi |
Produced by | A. Hameed |
Written by | Shabab Kiranvi |
Starring |
Waheed Murad Zeba Tariq Aziz Firdous Nanna Sultan Rahi |
Music by | M Ashraf |
Distributed by | Shabab Productions |
Release date
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24 February 1967 |
Running time
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approx. 3 hours |
Country | Pakistan |
Language | Urdu |
Insaniyat (Urdu:انسانیت ) (English: humanity) is a Pakistani Urdu language black-and-white film produced by A. Hameed. This was a hit film by the director Shabab Kiranvi. The film starred Waheed Murad, Zeba, Tariq Aziz, Firdous and Nanna.
Insaniyat was released on February 24, 1967 by Shabab Productions in Pakistani cinemas. The film completed 12 weeks on Karachi's Rivoli Cinema (main cinema) and 30 weeks in other cinemas. Thus the film got the status of Silver Jubilee in Karachi and Golden Jubilee in other cinemas of Pakistan.
Insaniyat is a story of a dedicated doctor (Waheed Murad) and a faithful wife (Zeba). Waheed leaves the country for abroad to get a higher degree in medical sciences whereas his beloved Zeba waits for his return. Before his return, Zeba is forcefully married to Tariq Aziz by her parents. On wedding night, it is discovered that Tariq is a cancer patient. After returning home, Waheed saves his patient's (Tariq Aziz) life who was married to his beloved. Firdous played the role of a mad girl under medical treatment in Waheed's clinic.
The music of Insaniyat is composed by M Ashraf and the lyrics are written by the director Shabab Kiranvi, Khawaja Pervez and Nazim Panipati. Playback singers are Ahmed Rushdi, Mala and Irene Parveen.