| Bedari | |
|---|---|
 Classified of the film published in Pakistan Times | |
| Directed by | Rafiq Rizvi |
| Produced by | Wazir Ali Rizvi |
| Starring | |
| Music by | Fateh Ali Khan |
| Release date |
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| Running time | approx. 3 hours |
| Country | Pakistan |
| Language | Urdu |
Bedari is a Pakistani Urdu black and white film which was released in 1956.
The film was premiered at Regent cinema, Lahore. It was the first film of Rattan Kumar in Pakistan, after he moved from India with his family. Bedari was commercially successful primarily due to its songs.
Bedari was a plagiarized version of Ratan Kumar's Indian film Jagriti (1954), with replacement of some words, and music was taken directly from Jagriti as well. Upon its release in 1956, it grossed well in its first few weeks. However, on the discovery of plagiarism by the cinemagoers, there was a mass uproar that caused public demonstrations against the exhibition of the film. The Censor Board of Pakistan immediately put a ban on the film.
Cast
Music
The music of the film was composed by Ustad Fateh Ali Khan, a veteran Pakistani sitar player. The songs were written by Fayyaz Hashmi, and sung by Munawwar Sultana and Saleem Raza. A song which was a straight lift of the 'De Di Humein Azaadi' tune was titled Aye Quaid-e-Azam Tera Ehsaan Hai Ehsaan. The lines 'De di humein azaadi bina khadag bina dhal/ Sabarmati ke sant tu ne kar diya kamaal' had been changed to 'De di humein azaadi kay duniya huyi hairaan/ Aye Quaid-e-Azam tera ehsaan hai ehsaan'. In other words, a song celebrating the Indian Father of the Nation had been transposed to eulogize his Pakistani counterpart.
- Aey Qaid-e-Azam, tera ehsan hai ehsan, by Munawwar Sultana
- Hum laayein hain toofan se kashti nikaal ke, by Saleem Raza
- Aao Bachho Sair Karain Tum Ko Pakistan Ki, by Saleem Raza
- Chalo Chalen Maan Sapnon ke Gaon Mein
Highlight of this film was its popular film songs and music. Ustad Fateh Ali Khan was the foremost sitar player at that time in Pakistan and composed the music of this film. Bedari was also a debut film of now renowned Pakistani actor Qazi Wajid who, as a teenage student, played a very funny role of a student with a stammer disorder.
References
- Salma Siddique (16 February 2023). Evacuee Cinema: Bombay and Lahore in Partition Transit, 1940–1960. Cambridge University Press. p. 188. ISBN 978-1009151207.
- ^ Gazdar, Mushtaq (1997). Pakistan Cinema, 1947-1997. Oxford University Press via Google Books website. p. 64, 246. ISBN 0-19-577817-0.
- ^ Sayed GB Shah Bokhari (5 November 2015). "Paying plagiarised tribute to Quaid". Dawn newspaper. Archived from the original on 16 August 2022. Retrieved 25 November 2024.
- ^ Rudradeep Bhattacharjee (28 December 2015). "Gandhi replaced with Jinnah: The story of how an ode to India was plagiarised in Pakistan". Scroll.in website. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
- Omair Alvi (12 February 2018). "OBITUARY: QAZI WAJID'S LAST ACT SADDENS FANS". Dawn newspaper. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
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