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Shaukat Hussain Rizvi
Born1914 (1914) [1]
DiedAugust 19, 1999(1999-08-19) (aged 84–85) [1]
Occupation(s)Film director, film producer
and cinematographer
Spouses
( m. 1942; div. 1953)
[2]
Children Zil-e-Huma (daughter)
Akbar Rizvi (son)
Asghar Rizvi (son)
Relatives

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. [4]

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] His marriage to Jehan ended in 1953 with a divorce. [2] He later married the actress Yasmin. [5]

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. [6]

Filmography

Following are his notable works: [2]

Director

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g "Death anniversary of Shaukat Hussain Rizvi observed". Radio Pakistan. 19 August 2016. Archived from the original on 12 August 2017. Retrieved 3 September 2017.
  2. ^ a b c d "Film-maker Shaukat Hussain Rizvi remembered - The Express Tribune (newspaper)". 19 August 2016. Retrieved 3 September 2017.
  3. ^ Actor Pran, Noor Jehan and Khandan (1942 film) on Daily Times (newspaper), Published 24 July 2013, Retrieved 3 September 2017
  4. ^ "Zille Huma passes away". Dawn (newspaper). 17 May 2014.
  5. ^ Bapsi Sidhwa, ed. (2005). Cityof Sin and Splendour: Writings on Lahore. Penguin Global. ISBN  978-0-14-303166-6.
  6. ^ Ahmed Ali Butt, Sonya Jehan and Sikander Rizvi (grandchildren of Shaukat Hussain Rizvi) on Daily Times (newspaper), Published 7 October 2016, Retrieved 3 September 2017
  7. ^ a b c d e Aijaz Gul (12 March 2021). "Tribute to Noorjehan at PNCA (Noor Jehan's films)". The News International (newspaper). Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  8. ^ Movies by Shaukat Hussain Rizvi as film director, muvyz.com website, Retrieved 3 September 2017

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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
(Redirected from Syed Shaukat Hussain Rizvi)

Shaukat Hussain Rizvi
Born1914 (1914) [1]
DiedAugust 19, 1999(1999-08-19) (aged 84–85) [1]
Occupation(s)Film director, film producer
and cinematographer
Spouses
( m. 1942; div. 1953)
[2]
Children Zil-e-Huma (daughter)
Akbar Rizvi (son)
Asghar Rizvi (son)
Relatives

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. [4]

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] His marriage to Jehan ended in 1953 with a divorce. [2] He later married the actress Yasmin. [5]

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. [6]

Filmography

Following are his notable works: [2]

Director

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g "Death anniversary of Shaukat Hussain Rizvi observed". Radio Pakistan. 19 August 2016. Archived from the original on 12 August 2017. Retrieved 3 September 2017.
  2. ^ a b c d "Film-maker Shaukat Hussain Rizvi remembered - The Express Tribune (newspaper)". 19 August 2016. Retrieved 3 September 2017.
  3. ^ Actor Pran, Noor Jehan and Khandan (1942 film) on Daily Times (newspaper), Published 24 July 2013, Retrieved 3 September 2017
  4. ^ "Zille Huma passes away". Dawn (newspaper). 17 May 2014.
  5. ^ Bapsi Sidhwa, ed. (2005). Cityof Sin and Splendour: Writings on Lahore. Penguin Global. ISBN  978-0-14-303166-6.
  6. ^ Ahmed Ali Butt, Sonya Jehan and Sikander Rizvi (grandchildren of Shaukat Hussain Rizvi) on Daily Times (newspaper), Published 7 October 2016, Retrieved 3 September 2017
  7. ^ a b c d e Aijaz Gul (12 March 2021). "Tribute to Noorjehan at PNCA (Noor Jehan's films)". The News International (newspaper). Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  8. ^ Movies by Shaukat Hussain Rizvi as film director, muvyz.com website, Retrieved 3 September 2017

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