Bari Malik

Bari Malik (1918 – 22 December 2015) was a film studio owner and a film producer of Pakistan.

Biography

His birth name was Malik Ghulam Bari.[1] Bari Malik married three times, his first wife was Suraiya who was the ex-wife of Nasir Khan, Dilip Kumar's brother. His second wife was film actress Najma. Bari Malik and Najma together had three sons and one daughter, Raheel,Samia,Khurram and Zaraq. Then later in his life, he married film actress Saloni and the two of them had a daughter.[2][1]

Bari Malik was considered one of the pioneers of the Pakistani film industry. A couple of his initial films Mahi Munda (1956) and Yakke Wali became huge commercial successes and earned him a lot of money. He ended up building his own film studio called Bari Studios in Lahore with his earnings.[2][3]

He also became controversial in Pakistan by first importing an Indian film in 1954, Jaal. Many local film industry people got upset over this because they felt that the local film industry was not given enough time yet to establish itself in its early days. Street protests resulted in Lahore, Pakistan and this was later named Jaal movement by the local news media in 1954.[2][1]

Filmography

As a producer

Death and legacy

Bari Malik died on 22 December 2015 in Lahore, Pakistan at the age of 97.[2] He was buried in Gulberg, Lahore, Pakistan. Many Pakistani film personalities attended his funeral who called his death a big loss for the Pakistani film industry.[2]

References
  1. "Profile of Bari Malik". Pakistan Film Magazine website. Archived from the original on 11 October 2017. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
  2. Adnan Lodhi (24 December 2015). "Owner of Bari Studio passes away". The Express Tribune (newspaper). Retrieved 2 February 2023.
  3. Ali Haider Habib and Nad-i-Ali (4 October 2019). "The filmy rise and fall of Lahore's Bari Studios". Dawn (newspaper). Retrieved 2 February 2023.
  4. Hafeez Khan (26 June 2022). "Memories of Real Pakistan – What Happened?". Daily Times (newspaper). Retrieved 2 February 2023.
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