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Jamila Razzaq
Jamila Razzaq is a Pakistani actress. She acted in Urdu films in Pakistani Cinema and she is known for her roles in films ''Neya Dour'' (1958), ''Faisala'' (1959), ''Aur Bhi Gham Hayn'' (1960), ''Gul Bakavli'' (1961), ''Inqilab'' (1962), ''Ishq Par Zor Nahin'' (1963). Early life Jamila was born on 1937 in Bombay at Maharashtra during British India. Jamila's grandmother Fatima Begum was India's first female film director and her grandfather was Nawab Sidi Ibrahim Muhammad Yakut Khan III the prince ruler of Sachin State. Jamila's aunts Zubeida and Shahzadi were popular leading actresses during silent films era and her aunt Zubeida was the leading lady in India's first talkie film ''Alam Ara'' in 1931. Jamila's mother Sultana was a popular actress and one of the earliest film actresses from India and acted both in silent films later in talkie films. Sultana then moved to Pakistan after Partition while her family stayed in India and there she worked as producer and produced a film ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mumbai
Mumbai (, ; also known as Bombay — the official name until 1995) is the capital city of the Indian state of Maharashtra and the ''de facto'' financial centre of India. According to the United Nations, as of 2018, Mumbai is the second-most populous city in India after Delhi and the eighth-most populous city in the world with a population of roughly 20 million (2 crore). As per the Indian government population census of 2011, Mumbai was the most populous city in India with an estimated city proper population of 12.5 million (1.25 crore) living under the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation. Mumbai is the centre of the Mumbai Metropolitan Region, the sixth most populous metropolitan area in the world with a population of over 23 million (2.3 crore). Mumbai lies on the Konkan coast on the west coast of India and has a deep natural harbour. In 2008, Mumbai was named an alpha world city. It has the highest number of millionaires and billionaires among all cities i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yousuf Khan (actor)
Yousuf Khan ( ur, یوسف خان; (1929 – 20 September 2009) was one of the Pakistan's most respected actors.Yousuf Khan (actor) dies, Profile on Dawn (newspaper) Published 4 October 2009, Retrieved 6 June 2019 He appeared in more than films in , Punjabi and languages over his 46 year long career. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1937 Births
Events January * January 1 – Anastasio Somoza García becomes President of Nicaragua. * January 5 – Water levels begin to rise in the Ohio River in the United States, leading to the Ohio River flood of 1937, which continues into February, leaving 1 million people homeless and 385 people dead. * January 15 – Spanish Civil War: Second Battle of the Corunna Road ends inconclusively. * January 20 – Second inauguration of Franklin D. Roosevelt: Franklin D. Roosevelt is sworn in for a second term as President of the United States. This is the first time that the United States presidential inauguration occurs on this date; the change is due to the ratification in 1933 of the Twentieth Amendment to the United States Constitution. * January 23 – Moscow Trials: Trial of the Anti-Soviet Trotskyist Center – In the Soviet Union 17 leading Communists go on trial, accused of participating in a plot led by Leon Trotsky to overthrow Joseph Stalin's regime, and assas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sharif Nayyar
Sharif Nayyar ( 24 April 2007), was a Pakistani film director. Having a career spanning over four decades, he directed his first film in 1947 in British Indiam and directed a total of 13 films including a Punjabi film. In Pakistani cinema, Nayyar is known for directing one of Lollywood's earliest colour films, ''Naila'' (1965) and a Diamond jubilee film ''Dosti'' (1971). For directing these films, he received two Nigar Awards. Life and career Nayyar was born in Lahore. He statred his career from acting in ''Laila Majnu'', starring Swaran Lata and Nazer while ''Yadgaar'' was his first film as a director. He rose to fame from commercially successful ''Naila'' which released in 1965 and was based on the novel of the same name by Razia Butt. In 1966, he directed his first Punjabi film ''Laado''. In 1971, he directed ''Dosti'' which was the second Diamond Jubilee film in the cinema at that time. Filmography Awards and nominations Nayyar received three Nigar Awards in his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bibbo (actress)
Bibbo (born Ishrat Sultana 1906 – 1972) was a music composer, singer and actress who worked in both Indian and Pakistani films. She acted in Indian cinema from 1933 to 1947 before moving to Pakistan, following Partition of India in 1947. She started her acting career with Ajanta Cinetone Ltd. in 1933, working with directors like M. D. Bhavnani and A. P. Kapoor. She was one of the top leading ladies of the 1930s along with actresses like Devika Rani, Durga Khote, Sulochana, Mehtab, Shanta Apte, Sabita Devi, Leela Desai and Naseem Banu. She was referred to as "one of the most important female stars of the 1930s and 1940s". Her fame had her featured in the lyrics of a popular song from the film ''Gharib Ke Lal'' (1939) sung by Mirza Musharraf and Kamla Karnataki, with music by Sagheer Asif and lyrics by Rafi Kashmiri. "Tujhe Bibbo Kahoon Ke Sulochana" (Should I call you Bibbo or Sulochana), where Sulochana referred to another popular actress of the time. This was the first time ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ilyas Kashmiri (actor)
Ilyas Kashmiri (25 December 1925 – 12 December 2007) was a Pakistani film actor.Actor Ilyas Kashmiri passes away Dawn (newspaper), Published 13 December 2007, Retrieved 15 April 2022 Early life and career Born in ''Muhalla Dara Shikoh'', near Rivoli Cinema, in , , , Kashmiri became an actor in |
Habib-ur-Rehman (actor)
Habib-ur-Rehman ( ur, حبیب الرحمان; 26 November 1929 – 25 February 2016), better known by his screen name Habib, was a Pakistani film actor, director, producer and a television actor. He was one of the busiest heroes of the Pakistani film industry and established himself as one of the most successful actors of Pakistani cinema, acting in almost 600 movies in a career spanning 60 years.M. Saeed Awan (13 March 2016"In memoriam: An actor and a gentleman"Dawn (newspaper), Retrieved 27 June 2022 He appeared in both Punjabi and Urdu language movies. Early years and personal life Habib-ur-Rehman was born into Punjabi family of the Arain tribe, in Basi village not far from Sirhind-Fategarh in the Patiala State, Punjab, British India. His father worked in the railways, and the family had to move to Gujranwala after the independence of Pakistan in 1947, where he was educated, earning three master's degrees in English literature, Urdu and Persian from the Govt. M.A.O College ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fayyaz Hashmi
Fayyaz Hashmi ( ur, ; 1920 2011) was a Pakistani poet and screenwriter who worked both in the Cinema of India, Indian and Cinema of Pakistan, Pakistani film industry. He penned some memorable songs such as the famous nazm Aaj Jaane Ki Zid Na Karo and ''Tasveer teri dil mera behela nah sakegi''. The latter made the singer Talat Mahmood famous in India back in 1944 and was instrumental in introducing him to the Calcutta film industry. A little known fact about him is that he wrote the famous 'Na tum mere na dil mera', that was sung by Kamla Jharia, among many others. One of the couplets from this ghazal became popular that reads: 'aye bas naadaniyon par apni naaz karte hain, abhi dekhi kahan hain aapne naadaniyan meri' and then "Yeh Raatein, Yeh Mausam, Yeh Hansana Hansaana, Mujhe Bhool Jana, Inhein Na Bhulana" sung by Pankaj Mullick (a non-film song). [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pakistan
Pakistan ( ur, ), officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan ( ur, , label=none), is a country in South Asia. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies by population, fifth-most populous country, with a population of almost 243 million people, and has the world's Islam by country#Countries, second-largest Muslim population just behind Indonesia. Pakistan is the List of countries and dependencies by area, 33rd-largest country in the world by area and 2nd largest in South Asia, spanning . It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and Gulf of Oman in the south, and is bordered by India to India–Pakistan border, the east, Afghanistan to Durand Line, the west, Iran to Iran–Pakistan border, the southwest, and China to China–Pakistan border, the northeast. It is separated narrowly from Tajikistan by Afghanistan's Wakhan Corridor in the north, and also shares a maritime border with Oman. Islamabad is the nation's capital, while Karachi is its largest city and fina ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sudhir (Pakistani Actor)
Shah Zaman Khan Afridi better known as Sudhir (Urdu: ) or Lala Sudhir (25 January 1921 – 19 January 1997) was a Pakistani actor, director and producer. Sudhir was a highly respected film personality. He is known as the first action hero of Pakistani cinema. His film roles symbolized valour and bravery. Early life He was born as Shah Zaman Khan Afridi on 25 January 1921 in Hassan Ghari Peshawar , N.W.F.P, British India. He was of Pashtun origin but he spent all his life in Lahore. Professional career Sudhir started his career with a role in a Bollywood film named ''Farz'' in 1947 in British India. Afterwards, he migrated to Pakistan. After 1947, he started his career in the Pakistani cinema. His first film was ''Hichkolay'' in 1949. He appeared in the hit musical film ''Dupatta'' in 1952. In 1954, ''Sassi'' was the first ever Urdu film to celebrate a Golden Jubilee. ''Dulla Bhatti'' (1956), ''Mahi Munda'' (1956) and ''Yakke Wali'' (1957) were the highest grossing P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nirala
Nirala, real name Syed Muzaffar Husain Zaidi ( ur, ) (8 August 1937 – 9 December 1990) was a Pakistani comedian and film actor. He only appeared in Urdu films made in Pakistan. His first film was ''Aur bhi gham hain'' (1960). His last film was ''Choroan Ka Badshah'', which was released in 1988. His most successful film was Armaan in 1966, in which he played a supporting role with Waheed Murad. Early life and acting career He was born in Uttar Pradesh on 8 August 1937. Nirala was raised in India and then moved to Pakistan along with his family elders after the independence of Pakistan in 1947. They settled in Karachi in a rented house located at Abyssinia Lines (now known as Shahrah-e-Faisal Road) in Karachi. Syed Muzaffar Husain Zaidi was known for his jokes and gimmicks since his earlier days. In the year 1959, he was invited to an entertainment program in Karachi. At that event, he entertained the public with his comedy. The audience was all praise for Muzaffar's o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lehri (actor)
Safirullah Siddiqui, commonly known as Lehri (2 January 1929 – 13 September 2012), was a Pakistani comedian and an actor in the Urdu film industry of Pakistan. He is still considered one of the most acclaimed comedians of South Asia. Lehri is also known as the comedy king in the Pakistan film industry. He won 12 Nigar Awards for "Best Comedian" from 1963 to 1982. Early life Safirullah was born on 2 January 1929 in Kanpur, British India. After independence, he along with his family migrated to Pakistan and settled in Karachi. He performed on radio and stage before entering the film industry. Works Lehri acted from the late 1950s until the 1980s. He won the Nigar Award 11 times for various films between 1964 and 1986; his first film, ''Anokhi'', was released in 1956, and his last production was ''Dhanak'' in 1986. The vast majority of his films have been in Urdu, though he did perform in a few Punjabi productions. Lehri's forte was the quip and in his monotone, his audience b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
