Agha G. A. Gul (19 February 1913 – 6 September 1983) is widely considered to be one of the pioneers of cinema in Pakistan. He also was the founder and owner of the Evernew Studios in

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, Pakistan.

Career

Gul was born in

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on 19 February 1913. Agha G. A. Gul remains one of the towering figures of

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in its early years along with film producers Shaukat Hussain Rizvi, Anwar Kamal Pasha and

W. Z. Ahmed Wahiduddin Ziauddin Ahmed (1916 – 15 April 2007) was a Pakistani filmmaker, known primarily for his work in the 1940s. After the partition of India, Ahmed continued to make movies in Pakistan but was able to make only two films. Career in ...

. He also laid the foundations of his 'Evernew Studios' which provided the film making facilities in Pakistan's early days.

Filmography

As a film producer

*''Mundri'' (1949) * Gumnaam (1954) *''Qatil'' (1955) *''Dulla Bhatti'' (1956) (A hit film which earned him so much money that he was able to buy Evernew Studios with it) *''Lakht-e-Jigar'' (1956) *''Naghma-e-Dil'' (1959) *''Mehboob'' (1962) * '' Qaidi'' (1962) *''

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'' (1962) *''Mauj Mela'' (1963) *''Ik Tera Sahara'' (1963) *''Daachi'' (1964) *''

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'' (1965) his film won 7 Nigar Awards - producer: Agha G. A. Gul">Nigar_Awards.html" ;"title="his film won 7 Nigar Awards">his film won 7 Nigar Awards - producer: Agha G. A. Gulref name=cineplot/> *''Payal Ki Jhankar'' (1966) *''Salam-e-Mohabbat'' (1971) *''Sangdil'' (1982) ['Best Film of 1982' - A film produced by Agha G. A. Gul]

Death and legacy

Agha G. A. Gul died in London, England on 6 September 1983 at age 70.Profile of Agha G. A. Gul
Pakistan Film Magazine website, Retrieved 26 January 2023 His two sons,

Sajjad Gul Agha Sajjad Gul ( ur, آغا سجاد گل) is a producer, director and one of the biggest media moguls in Pakistan. He is the youngest of the sons of renowned film studio owner and a pioneer of Pakistan film industry, the late Agha G. A. Gul (19 ...

and Shehzad Gul, continued his work in the

after his death.

References

External links

*{{IMDb name, 1175583 1913 births 1983 deaths Pakistani film producers Mass media people from Lahore Urdu film producers