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Nazir Ahmed Khan
Nazir Ahmad Khan ( ur, ) (1904 – 26 August 1983) was a Pakistani film actor, director and producer. Biography It was back in 1929, when a young artistic man left the city of Lahore to go to Calcutta to fulfill his passion and make movies. This man was Nazir Ahmed Khan (1910-1983), a Kakazai Pathan, determined to make a mark on the silver screen of the sub-continent. Nazir Ahmed Khan was a versatile and renowned Pakistani/Indian film actor, director and producer. He was the first successful film hero in Pre-Partition India and later in Pakistan. He was widely known as Bao Jee in the film industries on both sides of the border. It was in the late 1920s when Nazir went to Calcutta along with AR Kardar, and appeared in a character role in Kardar’s ‘Sarfarosh’ aka ‘Brave Heart’ in 1929. Kardar later made ‘Heer’ in which Nazir played the role of the Qazi. Both these films are from the silent era. He also did a secondary role in Kardar’s ‘Mysterious Bandit’. ...
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Lahore
Lahore ( ; pnb, ; ur, ) is the second most populous city in Pakistan after Karachi and 26th most populous city in the world, with a population of over 13 million. It is the capital of the province of Punjab where it is the largest city. Lahore is one of Pakistan's major industrial and economic hubs, with an estimated GDP ( PPP) of $84 billion as of 2019. It is the largest city as well as the historic capital and cultural centre of the wider Punjab region,Lahore Cantonment
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Dilip Kumar
Mohammed Yusuf Khan (; 11 December 1922 – 7 July 2021), better known by his stage name Dilip Kumar, was an Indian actor who worked in Hindi cinema. Credited with pioneering method acting in cinema, he dominated the Indian movie scene from late 1940s throughout 1960s, * * See Dilip Kumar section, * * being referred to as ''"Abhinay Samrat"'' (Hindi for "Emperor of Acting") by the audience. Kumar holds the record for most wins for the Filmfare Award for Best Actor (eight, which was later equalled by Shah Rukh Khan) and was also the inaugural recipient of the award. He holds the best box-office record for a star (male or female) in Hindi cinema with over eighty-percent box-office successes."The best box office record for a star(male or female) in hindi films is held by the legendary Dilip Kumar." *"Based on purely box office record Dilip Kumar stands way ahead as his is by far the best box office record with 80% of his films being successes and nearly 50% outright hits." * ...
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List Of Pakistani Film Directors
This is a list of Pakistani film directors. A * Adnan Sarwar * Afia Nathaniel * Ahmad Bashir * Ajab Gul * Alizeh Imtiaz * Ammar Aziz * Anjum Shahzad * Anwar Kamal Pasha * Asim Raza * Azfar Jafri * Aziz Jindani B * Badar Munir * Bilal Lashari D * Dur Mohammad Kassi F * Farjad Nabi H * Haissam Hussain * Haseeb Hassan * Hassan Rana * Hassan Tariq I * Ilyas Kashmiri * Imtiaz Dharker * Ismail Jilani J * Jamshed Jan Mohammad * Jan Mohammad * Jarrar Rizvi * Javed Jabbar * Javed Raza * Javed Sheikh * Jawad Ahmad K * Khalil-ur-Rehman Qamar * Khalique Ibrahim Khalique * Khawaja Khurshid Anwar M * M. Akram * Maheen Zia * Mehreen Jabbar * Mohammad Ali * Mohammed Ehteshamuddin * Momina Duraid * Mubashir Lucman * Mushtaq Gazdar * Mustafa Qureshi N * Nabeel Qureshi * Nadeem Cheema * Nadeem Baig * Nannha * Nazir Ahmed Khan * Noor Jehan * Nazar-ul-Islam P * Pervaiz Kaleem * Pervez Malik R * Rahim Gul * Rangeela * Rauf Khalid * Reema Khan * Riaz Shahid ...
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List Of Lollywood Actors
Lists of Pakistani actors are split by gender. * List of Pakistani actresses * List of Pakistani male actors This is an alphabetical list of notable Pakistani male film and television actors: A * Aagha Ali * Abdullah Ejaz * Abdullah Kadwani * Abid Ali * Abid Kashmiri * Abid Khan * Adeeb * Adeel Hussain * Adil Murad * Adnan Khan * Adnan Jaffar * ... Pakistani {{Short pages monitor ...
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Farebi Daku
''Farebi Daku'' also called ''Mysterious Bandit'' is a 1931 action silent film produced and directed by A. R. Kardar. Kardar set up his own production company "United Players Corporation" in 1928 and in quick succession produced and directed seven pictures, ''Husn Ka Daku'' (1929), '' Safdar Jung'' (1930), ''Sarfarosh'' (1930), '' Farebi Shahzada'' (1931), '' Khooni Katar'' (1931), ''Farebi Daku'' and ''The Wandering Dancer'' or ''Awara Raqasa''. ''Awara Raqasa'' was the only film out of the seven produced by Kardar, which was directed by J. K. Nanda, who had received his direction and cinematography training in Germany. ''Farebi Daku'' was the final film produced under Kardar's United Players banner and again starred the popular cast from his last three films, Gulzar and Nazir in the main cast with M. Ismail as the villain. Nazir, who owned a clothes shop, sold it and joined Kardar, who cast him in ''Khooni Katar'' (1931) and ''Farebi Daku''. The rest of the cast included Gul H ...
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Lal-e-Yaman (1933 Film)
''Lal-e-Yaman'' is a 1933 Indian Bollywood film. It is also known as ''Parwiz Parizad''. Cast *Jal Khambatta as The King of Yaman *Karimja as Prince Parviz *Padma as Princess Parizad * Feroze Dastur as Prince Nadir *Master Mahomed as Pirmard *Sayani as Vazir Jargam * Nazir as Amaldar Fawriz *B. Khan as the Demon Genie * Boman Shroff as Apeman *Miss Mohini as Queen Malka * Miss Kamla as Lalarukh *Miss Mayuri as Mehru *Miss Lola as a dancer ;Stunts * Fearless Nadia External links * Lal-e-Yamanon YouTube YouTube is a global online video sharing and social media platform headquartered in San Bruno, California. It was launched on February 14, 2005, by Steve Chen, Chad Hurley, and Jawed Karim. It is owned by Google, and is the second mo ... 1933 films 1930s Hindi-language films Films set in Yemen Indian fantasy drama films Films scored by Joseph David Genies in film {{1930s-Hindi-film-stub ...
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Sultana (film)
''Sultana'' is a 1934 Hindi/Urdu film directed by A. R. Kardar. The film was produced under the East India Film Company The East India Film Company was an Indian film production company, based in Calcutta, Bengal Presidency, British India. It was the first Indian film company to screen a movie at an international film festival. Started in 1932 in Calcutta, by R. ... banner. The music director was Mushtaq Ahmed, who also played a small role in the film. The lyrics were written by Munshi Aziz. The cast included Gul Hamid, Zarina, Mazhar Khan, Nazir, Indubala, Nawab and Athar. Cast * Gul Hamid * Zarina * Mazhar Khan * Nazir * Indubala * Vasantrao Pahelwan * Nawab * Lala Yaqoob * Fida Hussain * Athar * Ali Soundtrack Akhbar Khan Peshawri sang two of the popular songs from the film, "Kitab-E-Dard Mein Likha Mere Gam Ka Fasana Hai" and "Mushkil Kusha Hai Naam Tera". The music composer was Mushtaq Ahmed. Songlist References External links * 1934 films 1930s Hindi- ...
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Chandragupta (film)
''Chandragupta'' is a 1934 Hindi/Urdu historical film directed by A. R. Kardar. Produced by East India Film Company, the music direction was by K. C. Dey. Kardar had shifted to Calcutta where he joined the East India Film Company, and directed "hits" like ''Chandragupta''. The film starred Nazir as Chandragupta. The cast included Gul Hamid, Sabita Devi, Mazhar Khan, Dhiraj Bhattacharya, Vasantrao Pehalwan. The story, historical, involves the founder of the Mauryan Empire, Chandragupta Maurya, and his Machiavellian Brahmin advisor/Minister Chanakya. The film had a commercial success at the box-office and proclaimed Kardar as a "talented film-maker". Cast * Nazir * Gul Hamid * Sabita Devi * Mazhar Khan * Dhiraj Bhattacharya Dhiraj Bhattacharya (5 November 1905 - 1959) was an actor of Bengali and Hindi cinema who began in silent films. He was also a theater personality and writer. Early life Bhattacharya was born in a zamindar family of Panjia village, near Jessor ... ...
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Bhabhi (1938 Film)
''Bhabhi'' (Sister-in-Law) is a 1938 social family drama Hindi film directed by Franz Osten. The film was based on a Bengali novel written by Sharadindu Bandyopadhyay called "Bisher Dhoan" ("বিষের ধোঁয়া"). Bandyopadhyay was a famous Bengali novelist and short story writer also known for the fictional detective he created, Byomkesh Bakshi. The cinematographers were Wirsching and Pareenja. Dialogues and lyrics by J. S. Casshyap. V. H. Desai, the comedian, got his "big break" in ''Bhabhi'' when he joined Bombay Talkies. He became popular as the nervous father of the heroine Renuka Devi. S. N. Tripathi started his acting with a small role in the film. The film had the new found Renuka Devi in the lead. The cast included P. Jairaj, Maya Devi as the young widow, with V. H. Desai, Rama Shukal, Meera, M. Nazir, P. F. Pithawala. The film is family social drama, which deals with the issue of young widows. It put a special focus on the Indian society's attitude towar ...
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Baghban (1938 Film)
''Baghban'' (Gardener) is a 1938 Hindi/Urdu family drama film directed by A. R. Kardar. The story was by Begum Ansari with script and screenplay by Kardar. Film's music was composed by Mushtaq Hussain with lyrics by Mirza Shauq. The cast included Nandrekar, Bimla Kumari, Nazir, Sitara Devi, K. N. Singh, Wasti and Ashraf Khan. ''Baghban'' was the first film directed by Kardar following his return to Bombay after directing films for East India Company in Calcutta. It became a big box-office success for him. According to Rajadhyaksha and Willemen, Kardar's interest with the topic of "sexually deviant behaviour" and violence in the garb of "reformism", a theme which he would later also use in '' Pagal'' (1940) and '' Pooja'' (1940) is present in ''Baghban''. The film involved a love story with a mystery. The naive Saroop falls in love with the Jail warden's daughter who is to marry someone else. He then finds out that she's his child-bride. Plot Saroop (Nandrekar) is a young inn ...
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Taj Mahal (1941 Film)
''Taj Mahal'' is a Bollywood film. It was released in 1941, directed by Nanubhai Vakil and had Nazir and Suraiya Suraiya Jamal Sheikh (15 June 1929 – 31 January 2004), popularly known by the mononym Suraiya, was a popular actress and playback singer in India's Hindi-language films. She was active from 1936 to 1963, and was the most celebrated actress ... in pivotal roles under the Banner of Sri Meenakshi Pictures. The film's music was by Damodar. Lyricists were Behzad Lakhnavi, S. Khalil and Pandit Anuj. Playback singers were Indurani and Fakir Mohammad. References External links * , Retrieved 4 October 2015 1941 films 1940s Hindi-language films Indian epic films Films set in the Mughal Empire Indian historical films 1940s historical films Indian black-and-white films Cultural depictions of Shah Jahan Films directed by Nanubhai Vakil {{1940s-Hindi-film-stub ...
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Ghar Sansar (1942 Film)
''Ghar Sansar'' (Home Life) is a Bollywood film. It was released in 1942. The film was a family melodrama produced by Sunrise Pictures and directed by Vishnu M. Vyas, who also wrote the screenplay. The story was written by Mohan G. Dave. The music was composed by Shyam Babu with dialogues and lyrics by Ehsan Rizvi. It starred Sardar Akhtar, Mazhar Khan, Nazir and Kajjan in the main roles. The story is about an elder brother and his wife called Bhabhi (sister-in-law), who make sacrifices in order to bring up the husband's younger brother. The situation in the family gets emotionally worsened when the younger brother marries and his wife creates mis-understandings. Plot Devi Prasad ( Mazhar Khan) lives with his virtuous wife Taramati (Sardar Akhtar) called "Bhabhi" by everyone, and with his younger brother Sundar ( Nazir). Though not well off financially, both husband and the wife go through sacrifices to educate Sundar to become a lawyer. The bond between Bhabhi and Sunda ...
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