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{{Short description|1957 film}}
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| director       = [[Nazir Ahmed Khan|Nazir]]
| writer         = Arsh Lakhnavi
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| producer       = [[J.C. Anand]]
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* [[Darpan (actor)|Darpan]]
* [[Swaran Lata (actress)|Swaran Lata]]
* [[Nazir Ahmed Khan|Nazir]]
* [[Naeem Hashmi]]
* [[Asha Posley]]
* [[Nazar (comedian)|Nazar]]
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| music          = [[Hassan Latif]]
| studio         = [[Eveready Pictures]]
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| released       = {{Film date|df=yes/no|1957|11|01|ref1=}}
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| country        = Pakistan
| language       = Urdu
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'''''Noor-e-Islam''''' is a 1957 [[Pakistani]] [[costume drama]] film directed by [[Nazir Ahmed Khan|Nazir]] and produced by [[J.C. Anand]] under banner [[Eveready Pictures]].<ref name=Dawn>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1702482|title=FLASHBACK: THE HOUSE THAT J. C. BUILT|date=31 July 2022|work=Dawn|author=Muhammad Suhayb|access-date=17 April 2023|archive-date=12 February 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230212091804/https://www.dawn.com/news/1702482|url-status=dead}}</ref>
The cast included [[Swaran Lata (actress)|Swaran Lata]], [[Darpan (actor)|Darpan]], [[Naeem Hashmi]], Majid, [[Nazar (comedian)|Nazar]], [[Asha Posley]] and [[Nazir Ahmed Khan|Nazir]] himself in leading roles.
The film tells the story on the style of [[Arabian Nights]], and revolves around the conflict between Muslims and [[Mongols]].<ref>{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=PeeREAAAQBAJ&pg=PA204 |page=204 |title=Evacuee Cinema: Bombay and Lahore in Partition Transit, 1940–1960 |isbn=978-1009151207 |publisher=Cambridge University Press |author=Salma Siddique}}</ref> The film features the popular [[Naʽat]] ''Shah-e-Madina, Yasrab Ke Wali'' by [[Irene Perveen]] and [[Saleem Raza (singer)|Saleem Raza]].<ref name="Pakistani Cinema">{{cite book |last=Gazdar |first=Mushtaq |author-link=Mushtaq Gazdar |year=1997 |title=Pakistan Cinema, 1947-1997 |publisher=Oxford University Press |page=62 |isbn=0-19-577817-0}}</ref> It was Perveen's first film for which she lent her voice.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://dailytimes.com.pk/417175/the-iconic-playback-singer-of-yesteryears-irene-perveen/|title=The iconic playback singer of yesteryears — Irene Perveen|date=23 June 2019|work=Daily Times (newspaper)|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230331193508/https://dailytimes.com.pk/417175/the-iconic-playback-singer-of-yesteryears-irene-perveen/|archive-date=31 March 2023}}</ref>
== Cast ==
* [[Swaran Lata (actress)|Swaran Lata]]
* [[Darpan (actor)|Darpan]]
* [[Nazir Ahmed Khan|Nazir]]
* [[Asha Posley]]
* [[Naeem Hashmi]]
* [[Nazar (comedian)|Nazar]]
* Majeed
== Soundtrack ==
''Noor-e-Islam'' became popular due to its [[Naʽat]] ''Shah-e-Madina, Yasrab Ke Wali'' which was performed by [[Irene Perveen]] and [[Saleem Raza (singer)|Saleem Raza]] with chorus. The Naʽat was written by [[Naeem Hashmi]] while the rest of the lyrics were penned by [[Tanvir Naqvi]]. [[Hassan Latif]] was the music composer for the film's soundtrack.<ref name="Pakistani Cinema"/><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tareekhepakistan.com/detail?title_id=7&dtd_id=24|work=Tareekh-e-Pakistan (website)|title={{Nq|Released Noor-e-Islam (نور اسلام ریلیز ہوئی)}}|archive-date=24 October 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221024003725/https://www.tareekhepakistan.com/detail?title_id=7&dtd_id=24|url-status=live|access-date=17 April 2023}}</ref>
===Track listing===
* ''Dil Kisi Ko Dijiye'' Sung by [[Zubaida Khanum]]
* ''Meri Nigahon Ne Chooma'' Sung by Zubaida Khanum
* ''Palken To Utha, Nazren To Mila'' Sung by Zubaida Khanum and Fazal Hussain
* ''Ya Rab Tere Bandey Jaye Kahan'' by Zubaida Khanum
== References ==
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== External links ==
* {{IMDb title|1606305}}
[[Category:1950s Urdu-language films]]
[[Category:Urdu-language Pakistani films]]
[[Category:Pakistani black-and-white films]]