Guddu | |
|---|---|
| گڈو | |
| Born | Zahid Guddu Khan |
| Nationality | Pakistani |
| Occupation | Film archivist |
Zahid Guddu Khan, or just Guddu, is a Pakistani film archivist from Karachi. He is the owner of Guddu Film Archive.
Work
Coming from a pathan family and residing in Karachi, Guddu has been collecting film-related material since his boyhood. Reportedly, he has more than 15000 old and rare Lollywood film posters, photographs, magazines, books, postcards, CDs, and audio cassettes in his personal collection from 1948 to 1990s. He also runs a YouTube channel Guddu Film Archive. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]
Guddu has exhibited his collection on several occasions. [7] [8] [9] In 2016, the French cultural center Alliance Francaise de Karachi managed to display his collection to the general public. That exhibition was named "Filmistan". [1] [10] [11] [12]
References
- ^ a b Siddiqui, Waseem (24 April 2015). "گڈو پاکستانی فلموں کا آخری پرستار، اب شاید ہی کوئی دوسرا ملے". Voice of America (Urdu).
- ^ "Guddu's Love Affair". Dawn News. October 26, 2011.
- ^ Soomro, Farooq (March 24, 2015). "Guddu: The last of lollywood aficionados". Dawn.
- ^ "کراچی کا" گڈو بھائی فلم آرکائیو "۔ پاکستانی فلموں کادیوانہ". Geo News. 3 November 2013.
- ^ Ali Sayeed, Raza (October 11, 2020). "NON-FICTION: THE PHOENIX OF PAKISTANI CINEMA". Dawn.
- ^ Saleem, Shahjehan (November 19, 2020). "Guddu Is The Only Fan in Pakistan To Archive EVERYTHING About Lollywood – Here's Why You Need To Follow Him!". Diva.
- ^ Ameen, Nida (March 2016). "Dancing through Lollywood's grand era". The News.
- ^ Faheem Khan, Manal (March 4, 2016). "The lost art of dance in Pakistani cinema". Something Haute.
- ^ Soharwardi, Najam (April 20, 2015). "Remembering the lost days of Pakistani cinema". The News.
- ^ "From Guddu's collection". Dawn. May 3, 2015.
- ^ "Guddu's film world". Dawn. July 26, 2015.
- ^ "A tribute to Lollywood". Dawn. January 10, 2016.
External links
 | This biographical article related to film in Pakistan is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
Guddu | |
|---|---|
| گڈو | |
| Born | Zahid Guddu Khan |
| Nationality | Pakistani |
| Occupation | Film archivist |
Zahid Guddu Khan, or just Guddu, is a Pakistani film archivist from Karachi. He is the owner of Guddu Film Archive.
Work
Coming from a pathan family and residing in Karachi, Guddu has been collecting film-related material since his boyhood. Reportedly, he has more than 15000 old and rare Lollywood film posters, photographs, magazines, books, postcards, CDs, and audio cassettes in his personal collection from 1948 to 1990s. He also runs a YouTube channel Guddu Film Archive. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]
Guddu has exhibited his collection on several occasions. [7] [8] [9] In 2016, the French cultural center Alliance Francaise de Karachi managed to display his collection to the general public. That exhibition was named "Filmistan". [1] [10] [11] [12]
References
- ^ a b Siddiqui, Waseem (24 April 2015). "گڈو پاکستانی فلموں کا آخری پرستار، اب شاید ہی کوئی دوسرا ملے". Voice of America (Urdu).
- ^ "Guddu's Love Affair". Dawn News. October 26, 2011.
- ^ Soomro, Farooq (March 24, 2015). "Guddu: The last of lollywood aficionados". Dawn.
- ^ "کراچی کا" گڈو بھائی فلم آرکائیو "۔ پاکستانی فلموں کادیوانہ". Geo News. 3 November 2013.
- ^ Ali Sayeed, Raza (October 11, 2020). "NON-FICTION: THE PHOENIX OF PAKISTANI CINEMA". Dawn.
- ^ Saleem, Shahjehan (November 19, 2020). "Guddu Is The Only Fan in Pakistan To Archive EVERYTHING About Lollywood – Here's Why You Need To Follow Him!". Diva.
- ^ Ameen, Nida (March 2016). "Dancing through Lollywood's grand era". The News.
- ^ Faheem Khan, Manal (March 4, 2016). "The lost art of dance in Pakistani cinema". Something Haute.
- ^ Soharwardi, Najam (April 20, 2015). "Remembering the lost days of Pakistani cinema". The News.
- ^ "From Guddu's collection". Dawn. May 3, 2015.
- ^ "Guddu's film world". Dawn. July 26, 2015.
- ^ "A tribute to Lollywood". Dawn. January 10, 2016.
External links
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