Yousuf Khan Sher Bano

Yousuf Khan Sher Bano
Directed by Aziz Tabassum[1]
Produced by Nazir Hussain
Written by Ali Haider Joshi
Starring Yasmin Khan[1]
Badar Munir[2]
Nemat Sarhadi
Music by Lal Mohammad Iqbal
Distributed by United Arts
Release date
December 1, 1970[3]
Country Pakistan
Language Pashto

Yousuf Khan Sher Bano was the first ever Pashto film released in Pakistan on December 1, 1970.[3] It was directed by Aziz Tabassum, with debut stars Yasmin Khan and Badar Munir. The story is based on the Pashto folk story Yousuf Khan and Sher Bano.

This first Pakistani Pashto language film completed more than 50 weeks in one cinema of Peshawar, Pakistan.[1][3] This film also marked the start of Pashto language films in the Pakistan film industry.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Yousuf Khan Sher Bano (1970) on IMDb website Retrieved 16 December 2017
  2. 1 2 Yousuf Khan Sher Bano film on Dawn (newspaper) Published 12 October 2008, Retrieved 16 December 2017
  3. 1 2 3 Yousuf Khan Sher Bano film info on PAKfilms website Retrieved 16 December 2017
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