Sher Khan (1981 film)
# Sher Khan (1981 film)

Sher Khan (Punjabi: شیر خان) is 1981 Pakistani action and musical film directed by Younis Malik and produced by Anwar Kamal Pasha. Film starring actor Sultan Rahi, Anjuman, Iqbal Hassan, and Mustafa Qureshi.

## Cast

* Sultan Rahi
* Anjuman as Tange wali
* Nazli as Bano
* Iqbal Hassan as Sher Khan
* Nannha as Gamoo
* Mustafa Qureshi as Haibat Khan
* Seema as Mother of Haibat khan
* Bahar Begum as Sabira
* Aliya Begum
* Habib as Jailer
* Adeeb as friend of Sher Khan
* Ilyas Kashmiri as Hashim Khan
* Altaf Khan
* Iqbal Durrani
* Haider Abbas
* Huma Dar
* Badaal
* Maqbool Butt

### Guests

* Talish
* Rehan
* Aliya
* Changezi
* Ladla

## Reception

This film became a runaway success and became a diamond jubilee film. When released, it was one of the highest-grossing film in the history of Pakistan. It ran for 5 years in various cinemas. Anjuman became an overnight star through this film. This movie started the Anjuman-Sultan Rahi era in the Pakistani Punjabi film industry. They appeared in a record number of 117 films together.

## Awards

Won 5 Nigar Awards in 1981 for Best Film, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Actress and Best Music in the Pakistani films (Punjabi language) category.

## Film soundtrack

The music of the film is by musician Wajahat Attre.

The lyrics were penned by Waris Ludhianavi and Khawaja Pervez. This was one of Wajahat Attre's three hit scores from the year 1981, the others being Chan Varyam (1981) and Sala Sahib (1981).

