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Mr. 420 (1992 Film)
Mr. 420 is a 1992 Pakistani Urdu film directed by Umer Sharif. The film starred Umer Shareef, Madiha Shah, Shakila Qureshi, Rubi Niazi, Nisho, and Abid Ali. ''Mr. 420'' won 6 Nigar Awards, including the best film award for the year. Cast * Umer Shareef * Madiha Shah * Shakila Qureshi Shakila Qureshi, also spelled as Shakeela Qureshi, is a former Pakistani TV and film actress from the era of 1980s and 1990s. Her notable films include '' Mr. 420'' (1992) and ''Mr. Charlie'' (1993). She received the best TV actress Nigar Award ... * Rubi Niazi * Nisho * Abid Ali * Tariq Shah * Nirala * Chakram * Majeed Zarif Release and box office Mr. 420 was released on 12 June 1992. It was crowned as a golden jubilee hit film. Awards References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Mr. 420 (1992 film) 1992 films Pakistani musical films 1990s Urdu-language films Urdu-language Pakistani films Nigar Award winners 1992 romantic drama films Pakistani comedy films ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Umer Shareef
Mohammad Umer (19 April 1960 – 2 October 2021), known professionally as Umer Shareef, was a Pakistani actor, comedian, director, producer, and television personality. Early life Mohammad Umer was born on 19 April 1960, into an Urdu speaking family in Liaquatabad, Karachi. Career Stage work In 1974, Umer started his career from Karachi as a stage performer at the age of 19. He joined theatre, using the stage name Umer Zarif but later renamed that to Umer Sharif. Some of his extremely popular comedy stage plays were 1989's ''Bakra Qistoon Pe'' and ''Buddha Ghar Pe Ha.'' Sharif became a very popular star during this period. Much of the success came from the fact that he started to record his stage shows and his videotapes were rented out in a similar manner to movies. ''Yes Sir Eid'' and ''No Sir Eid'' were among the first stage plays to come out on video. Television In October 2009, Sharif started hosting his own late-night talk show, '' The Shareef Show'', on Geo TV. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nigar Awards
The Nigar Awards ( ur, , translit=Inʿām Negār, lit=Picture Awards) were presented in an annual award show to recognize outstanding achievement in Pakistani cinema. The honors are awarded by Nigar Magazine founded in 1948. The Nigar Awards are Pakistan's version of the Academy Awards. The annual presentation ceremony features performances by prominent artists. The first Nigar Awards ceremony was held in 1957, to honor the accomplishments of Pakistani cinema for the year 1956. In 2002, following the 46th Annual Nigar Awards, Nigar Magazine announced its discontinuation of the awards due to the collapse of the Pakistani cinema industry. After a 15-year hiatus, with the revival of Pakistani cinema, the 47th Nigar Awards were announced to be held on 16 March 2017 in Karachi. History The Nigar Awards were introduced in 1957 by Ilyas Rashidi, also known as ''Baba-e-Filmi Sahafat'' (translation: The Father of Film Journalism) in Pakistan. The award was an extension of the Nigar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nigar Award Winners
Nigar may refer to: * Nigar Awards, the oldest Pakistani film awards * ''Nigar'' (magazine), Pakistan-based entertainment magazine * Nigâr, a character in Karagöz and Hacivat plays Given name *Nigar Arpadarai (born 1982), Azerbaijani politician and businesswoman * Nigâr Hanım, Turkish poet *Nigar Hasan-Zadeh, Azerbaijani poets *Nigar Jamal, Azerbaijani singer ** Eldar & Nigar, Azeri pop duo which includes Nigar Jamal *Nigaar Khan, Indian television actress *Nigar Nazar, Pakistani cartoonist *Nigar Rafibeyli, Azerbaijani writer *Nigar Shikhlinskaya, Azerbaijani nurse *Nigar Sultana (actress), Indian actress *Negar Khan, Norwegian-Iranian actress Places *Nigar, alternate name of Negar, a city in Iran *Nigar, alternate name of Negar-e Bala, a village in Iran See also * Nigga * Nigger (other) * Niger (other) * Nigra (other) Nigra may refer to: Geography * Castelnuovo Nigra, a comune (municipality) in the Province of Turin in the Italian region Pied ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1990s Urdu-language Films
Year 199 ( CXCIX) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was sometimes known as year 952 ''Ab urbe condita''. The denomination 199 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire * Mesopotamia is partitioned into two Roman provinces divided by the Euphrates, Mesopotamia and Osroene. * Emperor Septimius Severus lays siege to the city-state Hatra in Central-Mesopotamia, but fails to capture the city despite breaching the walls. * Two new legions, I Parthica and III Parthica, are formed as a permanent garrison. China * Battle of Yijing: Chinese warlord Yuan Shao defeats Gongsun Zan. Korea * Geodeung succeeds Suro of Geumgwan Gaya, as king of the Korean kingdom of Gaya (traditional date). By topic Religion * Pope Zephyrinus succeeds Pope Victor I, as the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1992 Films
The year 1992 in film involved many significant film releases. Highest-grossing films The top 10 films released in 1992 by worldwide gross are as follows: Events * August 24 – Production begins on '' Jurassic Park''. Awards 1992 wide-release films January–March April–June July–September October–December Notable films released in 1992 United States unless stated # *'' 1492: Conquest of Paradise'', directed by Ridley Scott, starring Gérard Depardieu, Sigourney Weaver, Armand Assante, Loren Dean – (Spain/U.K./France) *'' 1991: The Year Punk Broke'' *'' 588 rue paradis'', Directed by Henri Verneuil, starring Richard Berry and Omar Sharif – (France) A *'' Afterburn'', directed by Robert Markowitz, starring Laura Dern, Robert Loggia, Vincent Spano, Michael Rooker *''Agantuk'' (The Stranger), directed by Satyajit Ray – (India) – winner of FIPRESCI Award at Venice Film Festival *''Al-Lail'' (The Night) – ( Syria) *'' Aladdin'', directed by John ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nigar Award
The Nigar Awards ( ur, , translit=Inʿām Negār, lit=Picture Awards) were presented in an annual award show to recognize outstanding achievement in Pakistani cinema. The honors are awarded by Nigar Magazine founded in 1948. The Nigar Awards are Pakistan's version of the Academy Awards. The annual presentation ceremony features performances by prominent artists. The first Nigar Awards ceremony was held in 1957, to honor the accomplishments of Pakistani cinema for the year 1956. In 2002, following the 46th Annual Nigar Awards, Nigar Magazine announced its discontinuation of the awards due to the collapse of the Pakistani cinema industry. After a 15-year hiatus, with the revival of Pakistani cinema, the 47th Nigar Awards were announced to be held on 16 March 2017 in Karachi. History The Nigar Awards were introduced in 1957 by Ilyas Rashidi, also known as ''Baba-e-Filmi Sahafat'' (translation: The Father of Film Journalism) in Pakistan. The award was an extension of the Nigar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Umer Sharif
Mohammad Umer (19 April 1960 – 2 October 2021), known professionally as Umer Shareef, was a Pakistani actor, comedian, director, producer, and television personality. Early life Mohammad Umer was born on 19 April 1960, into an Urdu speaking family in Liaquatabad, Karachi. Career Stage work In 1974, Umer started his career from Karachi as a stage performer at the age of 19. He joined theatre, using the stage name Umer Zarif but later renamed that to Umer Sharif. Some of his extremely popular comedy stage plays were 1989's ''Bakra Qistoon Pe'' and ''Buddha Ghar Pe Ha.'' Sharif became a very popular star during this period. Much of the success came from the fact that he started to record his stage shows and his videotapes were rented out in a similar manner to movies. ''Yes Sir Eid'' and ''No Sir Eid'' were among the first stage plays to come out on video. Television In October 2009, Sharif started hosting his own late-night talk show, '' The Shareef Show'', on Geo TV. He i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shakila Qureshi
Shakila Qureshi, also spelled as Shakeela Qureshi, is a former Pakistani TV and film actress from the era of 1980s and 1990s. Her notable films include '' Mr. 420'' (1992) and ''Mr. Charlie'' (1993). She received the best TV actress Nigar Award in 1989. Early life Shakila was interested in acting from a young then she went to Lahore and from there she made her debut in a PTV drama. Career Shakila worked in PTV dramas during the 1980s. Her notable dramas include ''Aik Din'', ''Samundar'', ''Pyas'', ''Kikar Kahday'' and many others such as ''Sona Chandi'', ''Labbaik''. She also showed her face in several TV commercials. In 1987, she opted for films and her debut movie was "''Moti Sher''", directed by ''Imtiaz Qureshi''. The following year in 1989 she received Nigar Award for Best TV Actress for her role as ''Shamshad'' in the PTV drama '' Pyas''. Later, she was paired with the comedian actor Umer Shareef in movies '' Mr. 420'' (1992), ''Mr. Charlie'' (1993), ''Miss Fitna'' (1993 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kamal Ahmed (music Director)
Kamal Ahmed (20 April 1937 – 6 June 1993), was a Pakistani film music director. He has the second-highest number of film scores of more than 100 Urdu movies, after M. Ashraf who did more than 250 Urdu movies as a music director. Kamal won 6 Best Musician Nigar Awards during his long film career. Early life Kamal Ahmad was born in Gurgaon, Uttar Pradesh, British India on April 20, 1937. Career Kamal's debut film as a music director was ''Nadira'' (1967). In this movie, he composed music along with his music teacher Rehman Verma. He got his first breakthrough with the movie ''Rangeela'' (1970) in which his composed song, "Ga More Munwa Gaata Ja Re" became popular. In film, ''Tere Mere Sapnay'' (1975), Kemal used the voices of Naheed Akhtar, Rubina Badar, Mehdi Hassan and Masood Rana for songs, "Mujhe Teri Najarya Ne", "Kabhi Tou Rukh Se Uthe Ga", "Tere Ghar Doli Le Ke", "Main Ho Gaee Dil Dar Ki", "Bhaven Hove Laraee", "Koi Mujhe Kehta Hai", "Sab Kuch Khuda Se", and "Main Ta ... [...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] |
