Shaheed Lateef (11 June 1913 – 16 April 1967) was

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director, writer, and producer. He was the maker of films like ''

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'' (1948) which launched

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's career and '' Arzoo'' (1950) starring

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and

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Early life and background

He was born in

Chandausi Chandausi is a city and a municipal board in Sambhal district in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India. The original name of the city was "Chanda Si", meaning "moon-like" (in Indian poetry the moon is considered to be beautiful). Actually, Chandaus ...

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and studied at

Aligarh Muslim University Aligarh Muslim University (abbreviated as AMU) is a Public University, public Central University (India), central university in Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh, India, which was originally established by Sir Syed Ahmad Khan as the Muhammadan Anglo-Orie ...

. Here he not just befriended

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, but also

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(1915–1991). They married in 1941, and later had two daughters.

Career

Lateef shifted to Bombay (now Mumbai) and started his career with

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, a noted film studio of Hindi film industry, where he wrote dialogues for

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-starrer, '' Naya Sansar'' (1941), followed by

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's ''Anjaan'' (1941) and

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's '' Jhoola'' (1941). This led to his directorial debut with ''

'' (1948), on a story by

. The film also established the career of actor

. The husband wife duo worked together on many films, where Ismat was sometimes a scenarist, a writer or at times even producer. He died in Mumbai, Maharashtra on 16 April 1967.

Filmography

* ''Jawab Ayega'' (1968) - Director * '' Baharen Phir Bhi Aayengi'' (1966) - Director * ''Picnic'' (1966) - Director * ''

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'' (1958) - Director * ''Society'' (1955) - Director * ''Darwaza'' (1954) - Director * '' Fareb'' (1953) - Director * ''Sheesha'' (1952) - Director * '' Buzdil'' (1951) - Director * '' Arzoo'' (1950) - Director * ''Shikayat'' (1948) - Director * ''

'' (1948) - Director * ''Anjaan'' (1941) - Dialogue * '' Jhoola'' (1941) - Screenwriter, Dialogue * '' Naya Sansar'' (1941) - Dialogue

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Lateef, Shahid 1913 births 1967 deaths 20th-century Indian Muslims 20th-century Indian film directors Hindi-language film directors Indian male screenwriters Film producers from Uttar Pradesh Aligarh Muslim University alumni People from Sambhal district Film directors from Uttar Pradesh 20th-century Indian screenwriters 20th-century Indian male writers