Ghunghat (1962 film)

Ghunghat (گھونگھٹ, "Face-veil") is a 1962 Pakistani musical suspense thriller film directed by Khawaja Khurshid Anwar, who also wrote screenplay and composed the music of the film. The main concept was derived from Ghulam Mohammad's short story Dosheeza. The film features Nayyar Sultana and Santosh Kumar as leads with Neelo, Laila, Ghulam Mohammad and Bibbo in supporting roles.

The film was selected as the Pakistani entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 36th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee. This film won four awards at the 1962 Nigar Awards ceremony held in Pakistan, including Best Actor for Kumar and Best Music.

The film was featured in British Film Institute's critics and users' polls of "Top ten Pakistani films of all times". In November 2015, it was screened at the Lok Virsa Museum to keep the historical records of the feature films.

Plot
Shahid is deceived by his newly married bride Naheed, who elopes on their wedding night which disturbs him badly. He turns alcoholic and is left all alone after this tragic incident. To move on, he decides to visit a hill station with his friend so that he could feel better. However, on reaching there, he is haunted by the spirit of Usha Rani, which he always fantasies as his dream as told in the fairytale in his childhood.

Cast

 * Santosh Kumar as Shahid
 * Nayyar Sultana as Naheed / Usha Rani
 * Laila
 * Neelo
 * A. Shah Shikarpuri
 * Agha Talish
 * Ghulam Mohammad

Awards
Ghunghat won a total of 4 following Nigar Awards:
 * Best Actor - Santosh Kumar
 * Best Music - Khwaja Khurshid Anwar
 * Best Cameraman - Nabi Ahmed
 * Best Editing - Ali