Zarqa (1969)

It is based on the life of Zarqa, a Palestinian dancer girl and a freedom activist, who killed herself for the liberation of Palestine involving Israeli-occupied territories and Palestinian liberation movement. It also addresses a real event of Neelo (The Actress) when she was forcibly invited by Nawab Malik Amir Mohammad Khan, the governor of West Pakistan to his office to perform a stage dance during the 1965's official visit of Mohammad Reza Pahlavi to Pakistan.

Released

1969-10-17

Genres

Drama

Runtime

145 min

Status

Released

Directed / written by

Riaz Shahid

TMDB rating

7.0/10 from 1 votes