Yousuf Khan Sher Bano

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.

Yousuf Khan Sher Bano
Directed byAziz Tabassum[1]
Produced byNazir Hussain
Written byAli Haider Joshi
StarringYasmin Khan[1]
Badar Munir[2]
Nemat Sarhadi
Music byLal Mohammad Iqbal
Distributed byUnited Arts
Release date
December 1, 1970[3]
CountryPakistan
LanguagePashto
Budget2lak
Box office40lak [1]

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


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