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Anwar Kamal Pasha (Urdu: انور کمال پاشا), (23 February 1925 – 13 October 1987) was the pioneer in the Pakistan film industry and an early Pakistani film director and producer from Lahore, Pakistan.[2][3][4]

Anwar Kamal Pasha
انور کمال پاشا
Born
Anwar Kamal

(1925-02-23)23 February 1925
Lahore, British India, Pakistan
Died13 October 1987(1987-10-13) (aged 62)
Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
Other namesAnwar sahib Pasha Sahab
EducationUniversity of the Punjab
Occupation
  • Director
  • Producer
Years active1949 – 1987
SpouseShamim Bano (wife)
ChildrenMuhammad Kamal Pasha (Pakistani Film Writer), Ahmed Kamal Pasha, Mustafa Kamal Pasha
ParentHakim Ahmad Shuja (father)
AwardsNigar Award Best Scriptwriter Award (1960)[1]
Nigar Award Special Award (1981)[1]

Life and career


Pasha was a graduate from the Forman Christian College, Lahore, and went on to earn two Master of Arts degrees at the University of the Punjab. He generally scripted, produced and directed his own films, which dealt with such social themes as poverty, love, social strata, suicide, moral decay and death.[3][5]

Anwar Kamal Pasha trained and introduced many new people to the Pakistan film industry who later made a name for themselves, including film directors M. S. Dar, M. Akram, Altaf Hussain (film director), music directors Master Inayat Hussain and later his younger brother Master Abdullah. He also introduced Pakistani film actors Aslam Pervaiz, Sabiha Khanum, Musarrat Nazir, Nayyar Sultana, Bahar Begum and Rani. He made a total of 24 movies.


Personal life


He was the son of poet and scholar Hakim Ahmad Shuja and the husband of film actress Shamim Bano with whom he had five children, three sons and two daughters.[6]


Death


Anwar Kamal Pasha died on 13 October 1987 at age 62 but left behind a legacy as one of the pioneer producers-directors of Pakistani cinema.[2][7]


Filmography


Major films by Anwar Kamal Pasha, made between 1949 and the 1980s, are:


Awards and recognition



See also



References


  1. "Anwar Kamal Pasha's Nigar Award". Cineplot.com website. 13 May 2010. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 11 June 2022.
  2. Ammara Ahmad (25 March 2018). "A history of dreams". Dawn (newspaper). Retrieved 11 June 2022.
  3. Aijaz Gul. "A Short History of Pakistani Films". International Federation of Film Critics. Archived from the original on 26 April 2014. Retrieved 11 June 2022.
  4. "Anwar Kamal Pasha's Filmography". Pakistan Film Magazine website. Archived from the original on 27 March 2019. Retrieved 11 June 2022.
  5. Aijaz Gul (8 May 2016). "'Anarkali' screened at Mandwa". The News International (newspaper). Retrieved 11 June 2022.
  6. "Shamim's Profile and Filmography". Cineplot.com website. 27 May 2011. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 11 June 2022.
  7. Sumaira Jajja (25 May 2014). "In memoriam: The Rani of our hearts lives on". Dawn (newspaper). Retrieved 11 June 2022.
  8. "Anwar Kamal Pasha's Nigar Award - Special Award For 30 Years of Excellence in Films". The Hot Spot Film Reviews website. 24 November 2017. Archived from the original on 13 June 2020. Retrieved 11 June 2022.




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