Maula Jatt

Maula Jatt
Directed by	Yunus Malik
Produced by	Sarwar Bhatti
Written by	Nasir Adib
Starring	Sultan Rahi Mustafa Qureshi Aasia
Release date(s)	11th February 1979
Country	Pakistan
Language	Punjabi

Maula Jatt (Punjabi: مولا جٹ) is one of the most popular films in the history of Pakistani cinema.^{[citation needed]} It is a Punjabi film starring actor Sultan Rahi in the lead role and with Aasia and Mustafa Qureshi as the villain Noori Natt.

Maula Jut was a classic, a film that scored heavily and reached cult status in Pakistan. Such was the impact of the film that it was copied by film makers in Pakistan where several films were given names with the suffix "Jat".

This movie belongs to a different genre and represents a culture which is so much part of the rural Punjab.^[1]

Cast

• Sultan Rahi- Maula Jat
• Mustafa Qureshi- Noori Nath
• Seema- Mukko
• Aasia- Daaro
• Chakori
• Kaifee
• Aliya
• Asad
• Ladla
• Raneela
• Adeeb
• Ilyas Kashmiri
• Shakeel

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Story

Maula Jut is a kind of Pakistani Western style movie. The story mostly revolves around the clashes between Maula Jat (The Hero) and Nuri Natt (The Villain).

Impact

This great film completed continuously 130 weeks at Shabistan Cinema Lahore and combined 310 weeks in its first run. This film was a success in the 1980s and spawned a number of sequels, becoming the first ever successful unofficial franchise for a Lollywood title. Maula Jat's success spawned Maula Jat tey Noorie Nut as well as Maula Jat in London and continues to influence popular culture. Various productions such as the 2002 play Jatt and Bond use Maula Jat as their "inspiration".

Banning of Government

It is said that this film was banned because of violence but later this ban was lift^[3] .^[4]

Soundtrack

The songs of the film were composed by Inayat Hussein. Famous singers sung the songs of this popular movie. They were Noor Jehan, Mehnaz, Inayat Hussein, Alam Lohar, Shoukat Ali and [[Ghulam Ali].

• Nashe diye botle, na aini att chukk ni... Inayat Hussain Bhatti
• Jhanjhar kare teinu piar we, main mar geyi Mehnaz
• Rowe maan te gharoor, ajj hasse majboor Madam Noor Jehan
• Dildar mere pyar kolun bach ke te kithe Madam Noor Jehan
• A te wela aap dasse ga, kon marda medan pehle halle Alam Lohar, Shoukat Ali

See also

• Natt tribe

References

1. ^ "Maula Jutt (DVD)". Dukandar.com. 2005. http://www.dukandar.com/maulajut.html. Retrieved 2007-01-28. 
2. ^ "Cast of Maula Jatt". IMDB. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0239608/fullcredits#cast. Retrieved 13 September 2011. 
3. ^ "Maula Jat Profile". Forun Pakistan. http://www.forumpakistan.com/moula-jatt-t1587.html. Retrieved 13 September 2011. 
4. ^ Omar Khan (2005). "Maula Jat (Director's Cut) (1979)". The Hotspot Online. http://www.thehotspotonline.com/moviespot/bolly/reviews/m/Maulajat.htm. Retrieved 2007-01-28. 

External links

• Maula Jatt at The Hot Spot Online - In depth review
• Maula Jatt at IMDb