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The Day Shall Dawn
The Day Shall Dawn (, Jago Hua Savera) is a 1959 Pakistani drama film directed by A. J. Kardar. The film was selected as the Pakistani entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 32nd Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee. It was also entered into the 1st Moscow International Film Festival where it won a Golden Medal.
Cast.
- Tripti Mitra as Mala
- Zurain Rakshi as Fisherman Mian (as Zuraine)
- Khan Ataur Rahman as Kasim
(as Anees Ama)
- Kazi Khaliq as Lal Mian (as Kazi Khaleque)
- Maina Latif as Ganju (as Meena Latif)
Production.
"The Day Shall Dawn" was very much a co-production between the two halves of what was then a geographically divided Pakistani state (now independent Pakistan and Bangladesh). The film was shot in Dhaka, East Pakistan (now Bangladesh) by the East Pakistan Film Development Corporation by a director from Lahore (in West Pakistan) and scripted in the