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, United Provinces of Agra and Oudh, British India
Died19 August 1999
(aged 84-85)[1]
Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
Occupation(s)Film director, film producer
and cinematographer
Spouses
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(m. 1942; div. 1953)​
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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.[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. "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. "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. 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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