Pervaiz Kaleem is a Pakistani

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and a

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, based in

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. ...

. (Farhan Lashari and Sher Khan
Pervaiz Kaleem bemoans dearth of Pakistani screenwriters
The Express Tribune (newspaper), Published 24 Jan 2013, Retrieved 23 March 2022

Career

In 1987, Pervaiz started a movie as a film director and a writer named ''Jazbaat'', but could not complete it due to production problems with this film. In 1988, Pervaiz signed a movie ''Bazar-e-Husn'' as a writer and he became known in the

Pakistani film industry Cinema of Pakistan, popularly known as Lollywood ( ur, ), refers to the filmmaking industry in Pakistan. Pakistan is home to several film studios centres, primarily located in its three largest cities – Karachi, Lahore, and Faisalabad. ...

. In 1993, Pervaiz and his brother Hamid Ali started a production named ''Ali Arts Productions''. Their first movie under this banner was ''Gunnah'' (Sin) which came out in 1993. Their second production was ''Jaltay Badan'' (1994). In this film Pervaiz introduced his brother ''Safeer Ali'' also known as ''Aqeel''. In 1994, Pervaiz made ''But Shikken''. He feels a film screenwriter should explore subjects with a broad base when writing scripts and the film viewers should interpret these stories with an open mind. Pervaiz Kaleem is the father of the editor and director Adeel pk, the father and son duo have recently worked together to write scripts in movies such as ''

Mujhe Chand Chahiye ''Mujhe Chand Chahiye'' (Urdu: مجھے چاند چاہیے) is a 2000 Pakistani Urdu-language romantic film which was released in March 2000. The film was Shaan's second directorial venture and was a huge success at the box office. The fi ...

'' (2000), ''

Moosa Khan Moosa Khan (Urdu: ) is a 2001 film which was directed by Shaan. The film starred Saima, Afzal Khan and Shaan.

'' (2001), ''Pehla Sajda'', ''Shiddat'',

Zill-e-Shah ''Zill-e-Shah'' is a 2008 Pakistani Punjabi-language film and is the sequel to another Punjabi film from 2006, ''Majajan''.

(2008) and

Bhai Log ''Bhai Log'' is a Pakistani Urdu film directed by Syed Faisal Bukhari, produced by Chaudhry Ijaz Kamran, dialogues and screenplay By M. Pervaiz Kaleem. The cast includes Moammar Rana, Shamoon Abbasi, Saima Noor, Nadeem Baig, Javed Sheikh, No ...

(2011).

Awards and recognition

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 a ...

for Best Screenwriter in 1999 for film

Jannat Ki Talash ''Jannat Ki Talash'' is a 1999 Pakistani film which won the Nigar Award for Best Film of the Year for 1999. Plot summary ''Jannat Ki Talash'' is set in around the year 1947, when Pakistan was newly formed and revolves around Salma (Resham). ...

References

External links

Filmography of Pervaiz Kaleem on IMDb website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Kaleem, Pervaiz 1949 births Living people Film directors from Lahore Pakistani screenwriters Muhajir people People from Saharanpur Nigar Award winners