Zarqa
1969, Urdu. Directed by Riaz Shahid.
It is based on the life of Zarqa, a Palestinian dancer girl and a freedom activist, who killed herself for the liberation of Palestine involving Israeli-occupied territories and Palestinian liberation movement. It also addresses a real event of Neelo (The Actress) when she was forcibly invited by Nawab Malik Amir Mohammad Khan, the governor of West Pakistan to his office to perform a stage dance during the 1965's official visit of Mohammad Reza Pahlavi to Pakistan.
- Runtime
- 2h 25m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Urdu
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- Released
- 17 October 1969
- Country
- Pakistan
- Written by
- Riaz Shahid
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Zarqa runs 145 minutes (2h 25m).
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Zarqa isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 17 October 1969.
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Who directed Zarqa?
Zarqa (1969) was directed by Riaz Shahid and stars Neelo, Ejaz Durrani, Allauddin.