Kaneez
Film poster of Kaneez
Directed by	Hassan Tariq
Written by	Ali Sufiyan Afaqi
Produced by	Hassan Tariq Ali Sufiyan Afaqi
Starring	Waheed Murad Zeba Mohammad Ali Sabiha Khanum Lehri Saqi Adeeb Talish Nabeela Santosh Kumar (guest appearance) Aslam Pervaiz (guest appearance)
Cinematography	Kamran Mirza
Edited by	Asghar
Music by	Khalil Ahmed
Release date	26 November 1965
Running time	approx. 3 hours
Country	Pakistan
Language	Urdu

Kaneez is a 1965 Pakistani Urdu black-and-white film directed by Hassan Tariq and produced by Hassan Tariq and Ali Sufiyan Afaqi. Its cast had Waheed Murad, Zeba, Mohammad Ali, Sabiha Khanum, Lehri, Saqi, Adeeb and Talish. The film revolves around a family having high traditions.^[1]

A golden jubilee hit film of the year, it won 5 Nigar Awards at the annual ceremony.^[1][2]

Cast

• Zeba^[3][1]
• Waheed Murad^[3][1]
• Mohammad Ali
• Sabiha Khanum^[3][1]
• Talish
• Lehri^[3]
• Adeeb
• Emi Minwala
• Gotam
• Imdad Hussain
• Saqi
• Khatana
• Nabeela
• Pappu
• Billu
• (Guest appearances: Santosh Kumar, Aslam Parvez, Sabira Sultana,^[1] Nasira, Faizi, A. Shah, S. Suleman, Ahmad Rushdi)^[3]

Release

Kaneez was released on 26 November 1965 in Pakistani cinemas.^[3] The film completed 16 weeks on Naz Cinema and 50 weeks on other cinemas of Karachi and, thus, became a Golden Jubilee film.^[2]

Music

The music of the film was composed by Khalil Ahmed and Tasadduq Hussain^[3] and the songs were written by Himayat Ali Shair and Agha Hashar Kashmiri. Playback singers were Ahmed Rushdi, Mala, Naseem Begum and Masood Rana. A list of the songs of the film is as follows:

• Jab raat dhali...^[1] by Ahmed Rushdi and Mala
• Ghair ki baton ka akhir aitbaar aahee gaya^[1] Sung by Naseem Begum, Written by Agha Hashar Kashmiri. This ghazal song became a super-hit!
• Pyar mein hum aye jaan-e-tamanna...^[1] by Ahmed Rushdi
• Aag hai dono tarf barabar lagi hui... by Ahmed Rushdi
• Tujhe haqeer samjhati rahe gi yeh duniya... by Masood Rana

Awards

Kaneez won 5 Nigar Awards in the following categories:^[4][1]