Shaukat Hussain Rizvi

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]

Shaukat Hussain Rizvi
Born1914[1]
Azamgarh, British India
Died19 August 1999 at age 85[1]
Lahore, Pakistan
OccupationFilm director, film producer
and cinematographer
Spouse(s)Noor Jehan (married her in 1944)
ChildrenZil-e-Huma (daughter)
Akbar Rizvi (son)
Asghar Rizvi (son)
Relatives

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.

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]

Filmography

Following are his notable works:[2]

Director

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]

References
  1. "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. "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. Filmography of Shaukat Hussain Rizvi on Complete Index To World Film (CITWF) website, Retrieved 3 September 2017
  5. Movies by Shaukat Hussain Rizvi as film director, muvyz.com website, Retrieved 3 September 2017
  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
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