Asiya

Asiya

  • Overview
  • Cast
  • Crew

Status

Released

Release Date

Aug 26, 1957

Genres

Drama

Original Title

Asiya

Production Companies

Purbani Chitra, Film Development Corporation

Director

Fateh Lohani

Description

The first film shot and developed in FDC (Film Development Corporation), Asiya was directed by Fateh Lohani. Focusing on the life of a village belle, the asset of the film was its music, composed by legendary folk artiste Abbasuddin Ahmed (Samar Das and Abdul Ahad also composed numbers for the movie after Abbasuddin's demise during the making of the film). Featuring Sumita Devi, Qazi Khaleque and Shaheed, the film received the prestigious President Award of Pakistan in 1961.