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Saiqa
صاعقہ
Directed by	Laiq Akhtar
Screenplay by	Masroor Anwar
Story by	Razia Butt
Based on	Saiqa by Razia Butt
Produced by	Shamim Ara
Starring	Shamim Ara Mohammad Ali Darpan Lehri Zamurrad Ragni Talish Nighat Sultana Qavi Nabeela
Cinematography	Kamran Mirza
Music by	Nisar Bazmi
Production company	Shamim Ara Productions
Release date	13 September 1968 (1968-09-13)
Country	Pakistan
Language	Urdu

Saiqa is a 1968 Pakistani Urdu romantic film directed by Laiq Akhtar and produced by Shamim Ara in her debut production under Shamim Ara Productions. The film was based on Razia Butt's novel by the same name. The lead cast included Shamim Ara, Mohammad Ali, Darpan, Lehri, and Zamurrad.

Saiqa is considered as one of the best performances of Ara, winning her a Nigar Award for Best Actress also. Collectively, the film received 9 Nigar Awards in different categories including "Best Film".

Plot

The protagonist of the film is Saiqa, a twenty-year-old orphan girl who lives in a palace with her grandmother, aunts, and uncle. The palace, however, is a horrible place for her because she is treated badly due to her parents' deeds. Her distant aunt Anjum Ara, who visits occasionally, and her uncle Fakhr, who does not overtly express his affection for her because of his wife, are the only people who truly adore her.

Saiqa secretly loves her most annoying cousin Rehan, but he likes his other cousin. The superstitious adults with hate-filled hearts have misled Rehan and other kids in the palace into thinking that Saiqa's presence is a curse. Finally, Saiqa succeeds in convincing Rehan about her true love for him.

Cast

• Shamim Ara as Saiqa
• Mohammad Ali as Rehan
• Darpan
• Lehri
• Zamurrad
• Ragni
• Nabeela
• Sabira Sultana
• Nighat Sultana
• Talish
• Qavi
• Asad Jafri
• Shakir
• Chham Chham
• Klawati
• M.D. Sheikh
• M.A. Rasheed

Music and soundtracks

The music of the film was composed by Nisar Bazmi and the songs were written by Masroor Anwar:

• A Baharo, Gawah Rehna, A Nazaaro, Gawah Rehna — Singer(s): Ahmad Rushdi, Mala
• Aaja Teray Pyar Mein Hay Dil Be-Qarar — Singer: Runa Laila
• Husn Ka Jalwa Bijli Ban Kar Kab Kis Par Gir Jaye — Singer(s): Mala, Naseem Begum
• Ik Sitam Aur Meri Jan, Abhi Jan Baqi Hay — Singer: Mehdi Hassan
• Jo Hamguzar Rahay Hayn, Woh Zindagi To Nahin — Singer: Mala
• Teri Tasvir Mein Jo Baat Hay, Woh Tujh Mein Kahan — Singer: Mala

Production

The film was based on Razia Butt's best-seller Saiqa. The filming took place in Swat.

Release and box office

Saiqa was released on 13 September 1968.

Awards

Saiqa received 9 Nigar Awards in the following categories:

References

1. ^ "Saiqa (1968 film) - a film review". The Hot Spot Film Reviews website. 7 October 2001. Archived from the original on 13 February 2008. Retrieved 30 September 2022.
2. ^ Gul, Aijaz (4 January 2019). "Lok Virsa to screen classical film 'Saiqa' tomorrow". The News International (newspaper). Retrieved 30 September 2022.
3. "Illustrated Weekly of Pakistan". Herald. Vol. 22, no. 1–9. Pakistan Herald Publications. 1969.
4. ^ "Saiqa (1968 film)". Complete Index To World Film website. Archived from the original on 26 June 2020. Retrieved 30 September 2022.
5. ^ "Saiqa (1968 film)". Pakistan Film Magazine website. Archived from the original on 1 July 2017. Retrieved 30 September 2022.
6. "Saiqa" shooting at Swat. Vol. 20. Pakistan Herald Publications. 26 August 1968. p. 32. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)
7. "THE NIGAR AWARDS 1957 - 1971". The Hot Spot. Archived from the original on 3 August 2008.
8. "Pakistan's "Oscars"; The Nigar Awards". The Hot Spot Film Reviews website. Archived from the original on 13 June 2020. Retrieved 30 September 2022.
9. "یومِ وفات: لئیق اختر کی فلم "صاعقہ" نے 9 نگار ایوارڈ اپنے نام کیے تھے". ARY News (in Urdu). 28 June 2021.

External links

• Saiqa at IMDb

• 1968 films
• 1968 romantic drama films
• 1960s Urdu-language films
• Nigar Award winners
• Pakistani romantic drama films
• Films based on Pakistani novels
• Urdu-language Pakistani films