Intezaar (1956 film)

Intezaar
Directed byMasood Parvez
Written bySyed Imtiaz Ali Taj (dialogues)
Screenplay byKhwaja Khurshid Anwar
Produced by
  • Sultan Jilani
  • Khwaja Khurshid Anwar
Starring
CinematographyNabi Ahmed
Music byKhwaja Khurshid Anwar
Production
company
Select Pictures
Release date
  • 12 May 1956 (1956-05-12) (Pakistan)
CountryPakistan
LanguageUrdu

Intezaar (Urdu: انتظار, lit.'Wait') is a Pakistani musical romance film directed by Masood Parvez.

It was co-produced by Khwaja Khurshid Anwar who also composed the music for the film. Noor Jehan and Santosh Kumar played the leading roles in the film with Kumar appearing in the dual role in this film. The film revolves around a blind girl from the mountains who waits for her childhood love interest who lives in the city.

A musical blockbuster of its time, the film is considered as one of the best musical films of Lollywood of all times with songs by Noor Jehan, Kausar Parveen and Iqbal Bano and lyrics by Qateel Shifai. The songs of the film "Chand Hsaey Dunya Basey", "Jis Din Se Piya Dil Le Gye", "Aa Bhi Ja" and "O Janey Waley" became memorable.