Hamraz

For the 1967 Indian film, see Hamraaz. For the 2002 Indian film, see Humraaz.

Hamraz^[a] is a Pakistani suspense thriller mystery film directed by Khwaja Khurshid Anwar.^[1] The film was loosely based on Wilkie Collins's 1860 novel The Woman in White.^[2] Its stars are Shamim Ara and Mohammed Ali. Agha Talish, Lehri, Tariq Aziz and Meena Shorey appeared in supporting roles. It was released on 20 October 1967. The film is one of Anwar's signature films, for which he wrote the screenplay and composed the music.^[3] The plot revolves around two sisters and the conspiracy against them to grab their property.^[4]

Hamraz
Original title	ہم راز
Directed by	Khawaja Khurshid Anwar
Written by	Khawaja Khurshid Anwar
Produced by	Khawaja Khurshid Anwar Sheikh Abdur Rashid
Starring	Shamim Ara Muhammad Ali Agha Talish Lehri Tariq Aziz Nabeela Rangeela Meena Shorey Saiqa
Cinematography	Nabi Ahmad
Music by	Khawaja Khurshid Anwar
Release date	20 October 1967 (1967-10-20)
Country	Pakistan
Language	Urdu

Plot

At a deserted place, Dr. Javed meets a girl who comes running towards them in a bad condition. He is giving her first aid in his car when some people come and take her away. But she drops a letter in his car, which he later receives. His colleague, Dr. Afandi, tells him about the letter and the girl Bano, the princess of the Qasierabad state. He goes to the palace of the state, Qaiser Mahal, where Bano's uncle, Nawab Ahsan is unhappy on his arrival. The girl also refuses to recognise him. He learns that she has a disease and decides to treat her.

Nawab Ahsan Mirza wants to marry Bano to his mentally challenged son, Nawab Sultan Mirza, so that he becomes the owner of her property. However, Javed discovers this and opposes his decision as a doctor, and he treats her. That night, Nawab tried to kill Javed but failed. In his next meeting with Bano, he finds no marks on her arm that he had observed last night. He discovers that the girl he treated last night was Shehzadi, Bano's twin sister. Nawab Ahsan confesses there that Shehzadi and Bano are twin sisters and presents an older palace servant as a witness, who was Bano's caretaker in childhood.

After revealing his secret that he had hidden to grab both sisters' property, Nawab Ahsan makes his last move with the help of Husan Ara, who is Bano's governess, but she is Nawab's wife. He agrees Shehzadi to sacrifice for her sister by marrying Nawab Sultan instead of Bano for her happiness. He shuts down Bano in the older palace, where he had kept the Shehzadi for years. He orders his servant to set the palace on fire, but he doesn't do so and tries to assault her. She fights him and is saved when Javed reaches there with the help of Afandi and Bano's friend. Nawab Ahsan manipulates his son's mind to kill Shehzadi, and a maid sees him doing this. After marriage, Shehzadi's condition deteriorates further, and she faints.

Cast

• Shamim Ara as Shehzadi/ Gul Bano
• Mohammed Ali as Dr. Javed
• Agha Talish as Nawab Ahsan Mirza
• Lehri as Altaf
• Tariq Aziz as Dr. Afandi
• Nabeela as Fakhra
• Rangeela as Nawabzada Sultan Mirza
• Meena Shorey as Husan Ara Begum
• Ajmal as Rehman Baba
• Saiqa as the maid

Soundtrack

The film's music director was Khwaja Khurshid Anwar, and Qateel Shifai wrote the lyrics.^{[citation needed]}

Track list

Title	Singer(s)
Janey kal talak teri hayat ho na ho	Noor Jehan
Sahelio kahan ho tum awaaz do	Noor Jehan
Kahan ho tum sahelio	Noor Jehan and co.[5]
Yeh haseen, nazneen, yeh pyar ke dushman haseen	Mehdi Hassan
Waada karo, chhor ke na jao ge	Mala
Mujhe aise piya ka pyar mile	Mala
Kis dil se main jane du tum ko	Mala

Notes

1. alternatively spelled as Hamraaz