Waqt (1965 film)

Waqt वक्त وقت
1965 movie poster
Directed by	Yash Chopra
Produced by	B. R. Chopra
Written by	Akhtar-Ul-Iman (dialogue) Akhtar Mirza (story)
Starring	Balraj Sahni Sunil Dutt Sadhana Raaj Kumar Shashi Kapoor Sharmila Tagore
Music by	Ravi
Cinematography	Dharam Chopra
Edited by	Pran Mehra
Distributed by	Yash Raj Films
Release date	1965
Running time	206 min.
Language	Hindi / Urdu

Waqt (Hindi: वक्त, English: Time) is a 1965 bollywood disaster drama film, directed by Yash Chopra. It made it onto the BFI's long list of films in consideration for their top ten of Indian films award. It was produced by B. R. Chopra and starred an ensemble cast including Sunil Dutt, Raaj Kumar, Shashi Kapoor, Sadhana, Balraj Sahni, Madan Puri, Sharmila Tagore, Achala Sachdev and Rehman.

It pioneered the concept of films with multiple stars, starting a trend followed by other films. The film took the top spot at the box office in 1965. The plot of this movie re-introduced the lost and reunite formula in Bollywood, originally featured in the 1943 Ashok Kumar, Mumtaz Shanti starrer Kismat (fate). A happy family separated by Waqt (time) goes through a series of trials trying to reunite. The film was later remade into the Telugu as Bhale Abbayilu (1969) and in Malayalam as Kolilakkam (1981).

The film contains the popular Hindi songs "Din Hai Bahaar Ke" sung by Mahendra Kapoor and Asha Bhosle, "Waqt se din aur raat sung by legendary Mohammed Rafi Aage Bhi Jaane Na Tu sung by Asha Bhosle, and Ae Meri Zohra Jabeen, sung by Manna Dey, composed by Ravi and picturised on Balraj Sahni and Achala Sachdev.