Zeenat

Noor Jehan

as as Zeenat

Lala Yaqoob

as Akhtar Hussain (as Yakoob)

Karan Dewan

as Liyaqat Hussain (as Karan Diwan)

Dixit

as Hakim

Majeed

as Sharafat Hussain (as Majid)

Himalaywala

as Liyaqat's Brother

Agha Salim Raza

as Salim Raza

Laddan

Aga

Sainger

Nazir

as Nazeer

Amir

Munee Aga

as Young Akhtar

Shah Nawaz

Naseem Jr.

as Sahida (as Nasseem)

Shanta Rin

as Hakim's Wife

Bibboo

as Jamila - Akhtar's Sister

Leela Mishra

as Liyaqat's Mom (as Lila Misra)

Chanda Bai

Amir Banu

as Amir Banoo

Jillo

as Jilloobai

Shashikala

as A qawwali dancer

Shyama

as A qawwali dancer