Pardah is a Pakistani Urdu film directed, produced and written by Nazir Ajmeri. It stars Shamim Ara and Habib in young to old roles. The film is about a man who kept one his secret under wraps for years. Music was composed by Safdar Hussain. At Box office, the film performed averagely.[1][2]
The film was one of the final films of the director Ajmeri, who directed successful films like Kismet (1956) and Paigham (1963).[3]
Plot
Tired of his domestic tensions due to fights with his wife, Moazzam comes across a naive villager maiden, Zahida. He feels at ease in her company, and during his often visits to her spends good time with her. After her mother's death, the only individual of her family, he marries with her. Moazzam who is already married keeps his second marriage a secret and spends time with Zahida in another house. She gets pregnant and gives birth to a baby girl.
Years passed away, and they still keep their marriage a secret. On adolescence, their daughter Mahjabeen come across two of her class-fellows who fall for her. Later, it is revealed that one of them is the son of Moazzam from his first wife, while the other one is his nephew.
