General Bakht Khan
1979 film by Sarshar Akhtar Malik
General Bakht Khan (Urdu: جنرل بخت خان) is a 1979 Pakistani film about the Indian Rebellion of 1857, directed by Sarshar Akhtar Malik and produced by Nosheen Malik. Film starring actor Mohammad Ali, Yousuf Khan, Sultan Rahi and Sudhir.
Cast
Sultan Rahi – General Bakht Khan
Neelo – (Love interest of General Bakht Khan)
Mohammad Ali – Haji Baba
Badar Munir – Jamil Baig
Sudhir – (Commander) Zubair
Yousuf Khan – (Mujahid-e-Awwal) Farooq Khan
Adeeb – (General) Sheel
Badar Munir – (father of Bakht) Abdullah Khan
Ilyas Kashmiri – Baba
Changezi – (General) Mauoos
Nasrullah Butt – (General) Ladkand
Badal
Abu Shah
Soundtrack
The music of the film is by musician Akhtar Hussain Akhian. The lyrics are penned by Khawaja Pervez and singer is Mehdi Hassan.
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