Zinda Laash
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| Directed by | Khwaja Sarfraz |
| Written by |
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| Produced by | Abdul Baqi |
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| Music by | Tassaduq Hussain |
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Running time | 103 minutes |
| Country | Pakistan |
| Language | Urdu |
Zinda Laash (
Zinda Laash was released internationally under the title The Living Corpse, and was released in the United States as Dracula in Pakistan.
Plot synopsis
Professor Tabini is experimenting on an elixir that he believes will conquer death. When he tries it on himself, however, he dies. His assistant finds his body, and carries it downstairs and into a crypt in the basement. He rises from the grave as a vampire and chomps down on her neck.
Cast
- Asad Bukhari as Dr. Aqil Harker[1]
- Habibas Aqil's brother
- Deeba as Shabnam
- Rehan as the Vampire
- Yasmin Shaukat as Shirin
- Talish as Doctor
- Cham Cham as the Dancer
- Nasreen as the Vampire bride
- Rangeela Guy at Nightclub
- Munawar ZareefGuy at Nightclub
Release
Theatrical release
Zinda Laash was released theatrically on 7 July 1967, and was a box office disappointment.[5]
Festival screenings
Zinda Laash has the distinction of being the first ever horror film to be screened at two major film festivals abroad; the Sitges Film Festival in Spain and the Neuchâtel International Fantastic Film Festival in Switzerland.[6]
Home media
In 2003, Zinda Laash was released on
Reception
In a 2004 review of the film's DVD release, John Beifuss of The Commercial Appeal called the film "arguably the find of the year, for cult movie fans", writing: "A mind-bending fusion of Hammer-style vampirism with the exotic song-and-dance numbers that are all but mandatory for movies made in Pakistan and India, [Zinda Laash] is both derivative and innovative, campy and scary."[8]
References
- ^ a b Khan, Rayan (9 October 2011). "Dracula in Pakistan: 'Whattay scary'". The Express Tribune. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
- ^ Trenholm, Richard (18 December 2021). "Turkish Spider-Man and the weird world of foreign remakes". CNET. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
- ^ "ZINDA LAASH - The Living Corpse - El Muerto Viviente (1967)". 15 January 2012. Archived from the original on 15 January 2012. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
- ^ Paracha, Nadeem F. (9 August 2012). "Also Pakistan - IV". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
- ^ "Zinda Lash". Pakistan Film Magazine. Archived from the original on 20 December 2021.
- ^ "Veteran actor Mir Rehan battling illness with no governmental support". Daily Times. 28 May 2018. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
- ^ "The Living Corpse (Khwaja Sarfaraz)". Mondo Macabro. Retrieved 24 June 2023.
- ^ Newspapers.com.
External links
- Zinda Laash at IMDb
