Syed Shaukat Hussain Rizvi (1914 – 1998) was a Pakistani actor, film producer and director. He is widely considered as a pioneer of the Pakistani film industry.[2][1]
Shaukat Hussain Rizvi | |
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| Born | 1914[1] Azamgarh, United Provinces of Agra and Oudh, British India |
| Died | August 19, 1998 (aged 83–84)[1] |
| Occupation(s) | Film director, film producer and cinematographer |
| Spouses | |
| Children | Zil-e-Huma (daughter) Akbar Rizvi (son) Asghar Rizvi (son) |
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Early life and career
editShaukat 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] He had two children with Yasmin: Shehnshah Hussain Rizvi and Ali Hussain Rizvi.
Death and legacy
editShaukat 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
editFollowing are his notable works:[2]
Director
editReferences
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ a b c d "Film-maker Shaukat Hussain Rizvi remembered - The Express Tribune (newspaper)". 19 August 2016. Retrieved 3 September 2017.
- ^ Actor Pran, Noor Jehan and Khandan (1942 film) on Daily Times (newspaper), Published 24 July 2013, Retrieved 3 September 2017
- ^ "Zille Huma passes away". Dawn (newspaper). 17 May 2014.
- ^ Bapsi Sidhwa, ed. (2005). Cityof Sin and Splendour: Writings on Lahore. Penguin Global. ISBN 978-0-14-303166-6.
- ^ 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
- ^ 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.
- ^ Movies by Shaukat Hussain Rizvi as film director, muvyz.com website, Retrieved 3 September 2017