Yes the song “hum chaley chor ker teri mehfil sanam” was quite popular in those days.
Chakori has got to be the biggest hit for a urdu film from East Pakistan. The film was released in Karachi first and after a few weeks it began to take rush like crazy, hit golden jubilee and was than released all over Pakistan. Rest is history. One of the biggest hits ever. Nadeem’s first movie and he became an instant hit after that movie.
What was till than the domain of two superstars Waheed Murad and Mohammed Ali than became three with Nadeem there. There were other heroes as well but these three were the leading lights and gave some big hits. The clash of Mohammed Ali and Nadeem in Baazi was the highlight and filmgoers rushed to see the picture to see who dominated who. Both did very well but the overall conclusion was that Mohammed Ali edged Nadeem in that clash.