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Noorjahan as playback singer..

Friday, 17 June, 1960

Madam Noorjahan started her career as playback singer with an Urdu film "Salma" and Punjabi film "Rani Khan". But Naseem Begum was the most dominating playback singer after her marvelous performance in the melodious film "Saheli", which was the only super hit film of the year.

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2017-01-31

: Pakistan lifts ban on screening of Indian films

2016-02-28

: A Girl in the River: Another Oscar Award for Pakistan..!

2015-11-20

: Film Devdas released as Ishq Nay Ham Ko Loota..

2014-02-11

: Bomb blast in Shama cinema Peshawar

2014-02-02

: Bomb blast in Picture House cinema Peshawar

2013-10-19

: Shaan's film Waar won the Eid battle..!

2013-09-21

: Postage stamp on Madam Noorjahan

2013-08-30

: Neuplex Cinema in Karachi

2013-06-08

: Naheed Akhtar sang after 22 years..!

2013-05-11

: Haml-o-Mah Gunj will be released soon

2013-01-06

: Shatrughan Sinha attended wedding of grandson of dictator Zia

2012-09-21

: A Black Day for Pakistani Cinemas

2012-07-31

: Only 11% cine gore in Pakistan

2012-05-20

: Pakistan won film award in SAARC film festival

2012-04-24

: Shabnam and Robin Gosh visited Pakistan

2012-02-26

: Saving Face: Pakistan won its first Oscar Award..!

2011-11-18

: Reema married in USA

2011-08-02

: Wohti Lay Kay Jani A celebrated silver jubilee

2010-03-23

: Sitara-e-Imtiaz to Waheed Murad..!

2009-03-24

: Majajan - 300 weeks and 3 years run..!

2008-12-31

: Very poor business of Indian movies in Pakistan

2007-12-31

: A terrible year for Pakistan..!

2006-04-23

: Indian movies again on Pakistani cinemas

2006-04-13

: The Qur'an reading at Metropole cinema..!!!

2005-12-31

: Cinema crises continued..

2005-07-24

: Saima married Syed Noor

2005-02-01

: First film channel in Pakistan

2004-12-31

: Record Pashto film business..!

2004-12-31

: Shaan & Saima's diamond jubilee as pair

2003-12-31

: A disastrous year for film business

2003-08-17

: Khamosh Pani - A Pakistani film won the first prize in Switzerland

2003-08-06

: Golden jubilee for Yousuf Khan

2003-03-23

: Sitara-e-Imtiaz to Ahmad Rushdi..!

2002-07-19

: Pakistani film with Indian Singers..

2001-08-23

: Punjabi movies - again violent..!

2000-12-23

: Madam Noorjahan died

1999-03-29

: Saima & Shaan era started..

1998-11-07

: Jinnah - A film on Qaid-e-Azam

1998-10-25

: Choorian - a great comeback by Punjabi movies

1998-10-16

: Sahiba and Jan Rambo married

1997-08-16

: Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan died

1996-12-31

: Revival of Urdu movies in this year

1996-01-09

: Sultan Rahi assassinated..!

1995-04-14

: First diamond jubilee Urdu film in Lahore - Munda Bigra Jaye

1994-12-31

: Many big artists passed away..

1993-12-24

: Syed Noor as film director

1993-10-22

: Moin Akhtar failed on silver screen

1992-12-31

: Non-film singers on silver screen..

1992-06-12

: Umar Sharif as hero..!

1991-12-31

: Pashto movies dominating..!

1991-09-06

: Amazing Masood Rana..!

1990-12-31

: Some big new comers..!

1990-04-27

: Pakistani movie footage in the international media

1989-05-07

: Double version Punjabi/Urdu movies..

1988-07-25

: Nadeem in Punjabi movies..!

1987-08-07

: Sudhir ends his film career

1987-08-07

: Shabnam in Punjabi movies..!

1986-12-31

: Co-productions movies

1986-12-31

: 100 movies in this year..!

1986-06-02

: Nanha committed suicide..!

1985-09-01

: Javed Sheikh married Salma Agha

1984-11-14

: Iqbal Hassan killed in a car accident..!

1983-12-31

: Decline of Urdu movies

1982-01-14

: Aina ends it run after 5 years..!

1980-05-23

: Some Indian movies released in Pakistan after dictators orders..!

1980-01-11

: First Platinum jubilee Urdu film in Lahore - Bandish

1979-11-03

: Nanha and Ali Ejaz as comedy heroes

1979-02-11

: Gandasa culture started in Pakistani movies..

1978-12-31

: Decline of Pakistani films began..!

1978-09-22

: Firdous lost her property..

1978-05-12

: Shabnam Rape Case

1978-03-03

: Ejaz in jail in London..

1978-02-05

: Babra Sharif and Shahid married

1977-03-18

: Film Aina became a record breaking film

1976-12-31

: Hat tricks of more than 100 movies pr. year

1976-12-17

: First Pakistan made English film Beyond the last Mountain

1976-04-29

: Munawar Zarif died..!

1975-12-31

: A Golden year..!

1975-10-31

: Allah-o-Akbar - An Islamic documentary film

1974-08-23

: Khatarnak Awami Dour..!

1973-12-07

: First Siraiki film in Pakistan - Dhian Nimania

1973-09-14

: Munawar Zarif became hero

1973-05-28

: NAFDEC, National Film Development Corporation

1972-10-01

: Legendary writer Riaz Shahid died

1971-12-30

: Film director Zaheer Rehan disappeared..!

1971-12-16

: Pakistan lost East Pakistan..!

1971-04-28

: Noorjahan and Ejaz seperated..!

1970-12-01

: First Pashto film in Pakistan - Yousuf Khan Sher Bano

1970-12-01

: First Gujarati film in Pakistan - Maa tay Maa

1970-08-09

: PPP leader Amin Fahim married Dina Laila

1969-10-17

: First diamond jubilee film in Pakistan - Zarqa

1969-09-28

: Nadeem married

1968-12-31

: More than 100 movies released first time..!

1968-12-22

: First color Punjabi film in Pakistan - 5 Darya

1968-04-19

: Khana-e-Khuda - first Iranian film in Pakistan

1967-08-09

: Amazing record by Bashir Ahmad in film Darshan

1967-06-11

: Akmal died..!

1966-12-31

: Super Stars era started..

1966-09-29

: Zeba & Mohammad Ali married..

1966-08-12

: Son of Pakistan - a Dacca based Bengali film

1965-12-17

: Malangi - double golden jubilee film..

1965-12-17

: Ritz cinema's gallery collapsed!

1965-12-03

: First cinema scope film in Pakistan - Mala

1965-11-19

: First Platinum jubilee film in Pakistan - Jeedar

1965-09-06

: Indian movies banned in Pakistan..

1965-02-11

: Neelo's and the military regime..!

1964-04-23

: First color film in Pakistan - Sangam

1963-08-30

: Allauddin as solo hero..

1962-12-31

: Many big artists discovered..

1962-12-01

: Nayyar Sultana married Darpan

1961-11-24

: The last film as actress for Noorjahan

1961-10-27

: Gul Bakavli - first B/W film with colour songs..

1960-10-30

: Zarif died..

1960-06-17

: Noorjahan as playback singer..

1959-10-19

: Noorjahan and Ejaz married

1959-06-18

: Kartar Singh - a great film released..

1959-05-25

: Jago Hua Savera - the inugarual Dhaka based Urdu film..

1958-10-01

: Sabiha and Santosh married..

1957-02-22

: Film Yakkay Wali created all time business record..!

1956-08-03

: First Bengali film in Pakistan - Mukh-o-Mukhush

1956-03-12

: Umar Marvi - first Sindhi film in Pakistan..

1955-06-10

: First Karachi made film - Hamari Zuban

1954-11-18

: First banned film in Pakistan - Ruhi

1954-07-09

: Jaal movement

1953-06-24

: Noorjehan & Nazar Mohammad scandal..

1952-03-29

: Dopatta was a big hit..

1951-03-29

: Madam Noorjahan in Pakistan..!

1951-02-04

: Film name changed after protest..!

1950-04-07

: First silver jubilee Urdu film in Pakistan - 2 Aansoo

1949-11-18

: Evernews Pictures first film Mundri

1949-07-28

: First super hit film in Pakistan - Pheray

1949-03-18

: First silver jubilee Pakistani film in India - Shahida

1948-08-07

: Lahore film industry after the partition..

1948-08-07

: First feature film in Pakistan - Teri Yaad

1948-07-23

: Kashmir Hamara Hay - The first documentary film in Pakistani cinemas

1948-02-16

: First film studio in Pakistan inaugurated..

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