Syed Shaukat Hussain Rizvi (1914 – 1999) was a Pakistani actor, film producer and director. He is widely considered as a pioneer of the Pakistani film industry.[2][1]

Early life and career

Shaukat Hussain Rizvi was born in the city of Azamgarh, Uttar Pradesh in 1914.[1] He began his career as an assistant projectionist in Calcutta in the early 1930s. Then he was given a job in the editing department of Madan Theatres.[1] By 1942, Rizvi was promoted to a film director and was assigned to direct a film named Khandan starring Pran and Noor Jehan in the lead roles. The script of this film was written by Imtiaz Ali Taj.[3] After the huge success of this film, Shaukat Hussain Rizvi later married Noor Jehan in 1944. Their marriage produced three children: Akbar Hussain Rizvi, Asghar Hussain Rizvi and a daughter Zil-e-Huma.^{[citation needed]}

After the independence of Pakistan in 1947, Rizvi along with his wife Noor Jehan and their 3 children moved to Pakistan and later made several films in Pakistan.[1]

Death and legacy

Shaukat Hussain Rizvi died on 19 August 1999 at Lahore, Pakistan at age 85.[1] Pakistani actors Sonya Jehan, Sikander Rizvi are his grandchildren.[4]

Filmography

Following are his notable works:[2]

Director

• Khandaan (1942)[5]
• Naukar (1943)
• Dost (1944)
• Zeenat (1945)[5]
• Jugnu (1947)[6][5]
• Chanwey (1951) (a Punjabi language Pakistani film)[5]
• Gulnar (1953)
• Jaan-e-Bahar (1958)[5]

References

External links

• Shaukat Hussain Rizvi at IMDb