Zarqa

1969 · 145 min · Drama

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.

Director: Riaz Shahid
Writer: Riaz Shahid
Released: October 17, 1969
Language: Urdu

Cast

Neelo
Zarqa
Ejaz Durrani
Allauddin
Abdul Karim Baloch
Fomi
Fazal Haq
Ilyas Kashmiri
Nasira
Talish
Aslam Pervaiz
Zulfi
Yusuf Khan

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