Ghunghat (1962 film)
Ghunghat (Urdu: 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.
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| Directed by | Khwaja Khurshid Anwar |
| Written by | Khwaja Khurshid Anwar |
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| Cinematography | Nabi Ahmed |
| Edited by | Ali |
| Music by | Khawaja Khurshid Anwar |
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| Country | Pakistan |
| Language | Urdu |
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.