Sassi
Directed byDawood Chand
Produced byJ.C. Anand
Starring
Music byG. A. Chishti
Production
company
Release date
  • 3 June 1954 (1954-06-03)
CountryPakistan
LanguageUrdu

Sassi is a 1954 Pakistani romance film directed by Dawood Chand and produced by J.C. Anand under banner Eveready Pictures. It was a remake of the director's own Sassi Punnu (1939) which was based on the legend of the same name. Sabiha played the titular role in the film opposite Sudhir, while Asha Posley, Nazar and Ghulam Mohammad were in pivotal roles. The musical socre of the film was composed by G. A. Chishti. Sassi was a commercially successful film, and is recognised as the first golden jubilee hit film of the Pakistani cinema.

Plot summary

The plot is based on Sassui Punnhun, one of the four popular tragic romances of the Punjab. It revolves around Sassi who faces hardships and difficulties while seeking his beloved husband who was separated from her by the rivals.[1]

Cast

Soundtrack

All lyrics are written by Aziz Meeruti; all music is composed by G. A. Chishti

Sassi
No.TitleSinger (s)[2]Length
1."Chandni Raaton Mein Aa Pyar Ka Naghma Sun Le"Inayat Hussain Bhatti, Kausar Parveen 
2."Ghari Do Ghari Mein Hua Khatam Samjho"Pukhraj Pappu, Inayat Hussain Bhatti 
3."Nigahein Mila Ke Zara Muskara Do"Pukhraj Pappu, Inayat Hussain Bhatti 
4."Hatto Bacho, Hatto Bacho"Pukhraj Pappu & chorus 
5."Jeene Ka Maza Le Le Pehlu Mein"Kausar Parveen 
6."Na Yeh Chand Hoga, Na Taray Rahen Ge"Pukhraj Pappu, Kausar Parveen 
7."Ball Paray Taqdeer Mein"Pukhraj Pappu 

Production

Sassi was the remake of director Dawood Chand's 1939 film Sassi Punnu. Sabiha Khanum played the titular role in the film, the role played by her mother in 1939 version. The film had a huge production budget with respect of that time. Filming took place in the Swat and neighbouring areas of Lahore.[3][4]

Hemant Kumar's song Na Yeh Chand Hoga, Na Taray Rahen Ge was plagiarized in the film.[4]

Release and reception

Sassi was released on 3 June 1954 in the cinemas of Lahore and Katachi. The film ran for 51 weeks, and create the history by being first Pakistani film to celebrate its Golden jubilee on the Box office.[2][5] The film was released in India as well.[6]

Critical reception

While reviewing the film, Indian Magazine Filmindia panned it stating, "Sassi is an ugly, rotten seventh rate picture which makes the spectator restless in his seat ten minutes after its start. There is not a trace of technical skill, art or imagination in the entire length of this darkened celluloid. Extremely poorly photographed, more poorly directed and containing silly performances, shoddy sets and dreadfully dull music, the picture is a rarely ugly and crude sight and makes one limp with sheer boredum by the time it traverses its tiresome course to reach its long awaited end."[7]

Impact

Due to the first golden jubilee hit film of the newly established Pakistani film industry, the film established the industry and proved as an indigenous for the future productions.[8] The film proved to be a breakthrough for Sabiha's career.[9]

Due to the film's success, Eveready Pictures made another folktale-based film Sohni (1955), also starring Sabiha and Sudhir.[6][10]

References

  1. ↑ "Sassi (1954)". Cineplot.com website. 7 November 2009. Archived from the original on 17 June 2020.
  2. 1 2 "Sassi (1954) - Pakistani Urdu film". Pakistan Film Magazine. 31 July 2022. Archived from the original on 28 February 2023. Retrieved 18 February 2023.
  3. ↑ "صبیحہ خانم :پاکستانی فلموں کی 'خاتونِ اوّل'". Urdu News (in Urdu). 13 June 2022.
  4. 1 2 Mushtāq Gazdar (1997). Pakistan Cinema, 1947-1997. Oxford University Press.
  5. ↑ Illustrated Weekly of Pakistan. Vol. 21. Pakistan Herald Publications. 1969.
  6. 1 2 Karan Bali (10 May 2016). "Most Pakistani Hindu filmmakers fled after 1947, but not JC Anand". Srcoll.in. Archived from the original on 25 September 2022.
  7. ↑ "Thus wrote Filmindia (and Mother India) – II". Upperstall. 8 April 2009. Archived from the original on 30 January 2023.
  8. ↑ Muhammad Suhayb (31 July 2022). "Flashback: The House That J. C. Built". Dawn. Archived from the original on 12 February 2023. Retrieved 16 April 2023.
  9. ↑ "ICYMI: Here's the ultimate guide to Sabiha Khanum's best films". Samaa TV. 19 June 2020.
  10. ↑ Hosain, K. S. (1975). Cinema the World Over. Vol. 1–3. National Film Development Corporation.
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