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Syed Amir Haider Kamal Naqvi (17 January 1918 – 11 February 1993), popularly known as Kamal Amrohi, was an Indian film director and screenwriter. He was also an Urdu and Hindi poet.. His Hindi films include Mahal (1949), Pakeezah (1972) and Razia Sultan (1983). He established Kamal Pictures (Mahal Films) in 1953 and Kamalistan Studio in Bombay in 1958.
Kamal Amrohi (1918-1993) was an Indian film director, screenwriter, and poet. He was the husband of the renowned Indian actress Meena Kumari.On 11 February 1993, he took his last breath in Bombay, Maharashtra, India.
Feb 11, 1993 · Kamal Amrohi had a grand vision of creating a world-class film studio that would encompass all aspects of film production. In 1958, he transformed his dream into reality and founded Kamal Amrohi Studios alongside his film production house, Kamal Pictures (Mahal Films), which had been established in 1953.
Kamal Amrohi. Writer: Pakeezah. Kamal Amrohi was born on 17 January 1918 in Amroha, United Provinces of Agra and Oudh, British India. He was a writer and director, known for Pakeezah (1972), Mahal (1949) and Daaera (1953). He was married to Meena Kumari. He died on 11 February 1993 in Bombay, Maharashtra, India.
Jan 17, 2019 · Writer-director Kamal Amrohi is best known for Pakeezah, the musical classic starring his wife Meena Kumari, and the Ashok Kumar-Madhubala starrer Mahal. New Delhi: The fame and appreciation Kamal Amrohi receives goes far beyond his limited body of work.In 34 years, the writer-filmmaker only directed four films, but three of them were the Ashok Kumar-Madhubala starrer Mahal, the Dharmendra-Hema Malini starrer Razia Sultan, and the film that made the dying Meena Kumari immortal, Pakeezah.
Jul 28, 2023 · Kamal Amrohi’s Mahal is among Hindi cinema’s pioneering suspense thrillers. The movie, made in 1949, is also one of the earliest reincarnation dramas. One of the defining features of a classic ...
Kamal Amrohi was an Indian film director, screenwriter, and producer, also remembered as a renowned Urdu and Hindi poet. He was perhaps the only film director who wrote his scripts in Urdu. An Urdu scholar, he began his career as a scriptwriter for Sohrab Modi and later wrote films for legendary directors such as Abdul Rashid Kardar and K. Asif. Amrohi eventually ventured into direction and delivered cult classics such as 'Mahal' and 'Pakeezah.'
Aug 1, 2020 · Kamal Amrohi's Pakeezah took a decade-and-a-half to be made, but is now synonymous with its star, Meena Kumari, who died just after it finally released.
Pakeezah (Hindustani pronunciation: [ˈpaːkiːzaː]; transl. The Pure One) is a 1972 Indian musical romantic drama written, directed, and produced by Kamal Amrohi.The film stars Meena Kumari as the eponymous lead, alongside Ashok Kumar and Raaj Kumar.It tells the story of Sahibjaan, a Lucknow-based tawaif.While asleep on a train, Sahibjaan receives a note from a stranger praising her beauty.
Nov 22, 2013 · Kamal Amrohi, is the stuff of Bombay movie legends. He is the man who wrote dialogues of super hits like Jailor and Pukar in the 1940s, who produced a super hit - Mahal in the 1950s, married Meena Kumari, and topped it up with yet another great hit - Pakeezah, starring his ill-fated wife. It was released after her death, and became a sensation in the 1970s.
