Surraya Bhopali

Suryya Bhopali is a Pakistani musical romantic film directed by Hassan Tariq, who also wrote the screenplay. The film stars Rani in title role, alongside Shahid, with Waheed Murad in a supporting role. It tells the story of a qawali singer from Bhopal who falls in love with the son of a Nawab when she is invited to perform at the Nawab's residence. The film's song "Tha Yaqeen Ke Ayainge" gained widespread popularity. The music was composed by A. Hameed, features performances by Mehdi Hassan and Nahid Akhtar.

Surraya Bhopali
Directed by	Hassan Tariq
Written by	Agha Hassan Imtisal
Screenplay by	Hassan Tariq
Produced by	Hassan Shah
Starring	Rani Shahid Waheed Murad
Cinematography	Nabi Ahmad
Edited by	Munawar Ahmad
Music by	A. Hameed
Release date	16 July 1976 (1976-07-16) (Pakistan)
Country	Pakistan
Language	Urdu

In 2016, Lok Virsa Museum screened the film as part of special showcase of the feature films in the country.^[1][2]

Cast

• Rani Begum^[3][4] as Surraya Bhopali
• Shahid as Nawabzada Yousuf^[4]
• Waheed Murad as Dildar^[4]
• Husna as Shehla
• Aslam Pervaiz^[4]
• Allauddin
• Talish

Music

All lyrics are written by Saifuddin Saif; all music is composed by A. Hameed.

No.	Title	Singer (s)	Length
1.	"Tha Yaqeen Ke Ayainge"	Nahid Akhtar[5]
2.	"Kahe Bethe Ho"	Mehnaz Hoosein, Nahid Akhtar
3.	"Ho Duniya Nai Hai"	Mehnaz Hoosein, Nahid Akhtar
4.	"Hum Jo Aab Ke"	Nahid Akhtar
5.	"Ishq Haqeeqat"	Mehdi Hassan, Mala, Munir Hussain
6.	"Naam Aye Na Tera"	Mehdi Hassan
7.	"Jis Taraf Aankh Uthaon"	Mehdi Hassan, Nahid Akhtar

Reception

Critical reception

The Statesman included it among the films of the year that were from good directors but disappoint.^[6]