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Aakhri Station (transl. The Last Station) is a 1965 Pakistani Urdu film based on short story Pagli by feminist Urdu literature writer Hajra Masroor while screenplay is written by Suroor Barabankvi. Directed and produced by Barabankvi also, the film stars Haroon and Rani in lead roles along with Shabnam in supporting role.[1][2]

Aakhri Station
Directed by	Suroor Barabankvi
Screenplay by	Suroor Barabankvi
Based on	Pagli by Hajra Masroor
Produced by	Suroor Barabankvi
Starring	Rani Haroon Shabnam
Music by	Khan Ataur Rahman
Release date	1965
Country	Pakistan
Language	Urdu

Aakhri Station is a prime example of film making of East Pakistan: literary and socially conscious. The story of the film revolves around the romance of Fozia, station master's daughter and Jameel, an honest engineer surrounded by corrupt contractors.[3]

Plot

Jamil, a young engineer comes to East Pakistan where he joins the railway department. On station, there is a mentally retarded girl who often wanders there. It comes across to Jamil that there is a backstory behind her mental retardation. Some time before, her marriage was called off because her father could not fulfill the groom's demand of huge dowry. Her father died in result and she became unconscious/mad.

Cast

• Rani
• Haroon
• Shabnam[4]
• Shaukat Akbar
• Jalil Afghani
• Mushtaq
• Aziz
• Sattar

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Awardee	Result	Ref.
—	Nigar Awards	Best Scriptwriter	Hajra Masroor	Won	[2]
		Best Supporting Actress	Shabnam

References

External links

• Aakhri Station at IMDb

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