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			\| caption = Asif on the set of ''[[Mughal E Azam]]'' (1960).
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	\| birth_place = [[Etawah]], [[United Provinces of British India\|United Provinces]], [[British India]]		\| birth_place = [[Etawah]], [[United Provinces of British India\|United Provinces]], [[British India]]
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	\| birth_name = Asif Karim}}		\| birth_name = Asif Karim
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	'''K. Asif''' (born '''Asif Karim'''; 14 June 1922 – 9 March 1971), was an Indian [[film director]], [[film producer]] and [[screenwriter]] who is known for his epic film, ''[[Mughal-e-Azam]]'' (1960).		'''K. Asif''' (born '''Asif Karim'''; 14 June 1922 – 9 March 1971) was an Indian [[film director]], [[film producer]] and [[screenwriter]] who is known for his epic film, ''[[Mughal-e-Azam]]'' (1960).

	==Early life==		==Early life==
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	==Personal life==		==Personal life==
	~~{{unreferenced section\|date=November 2020}}~~		K. Asif married four times. His first wife was a lady who was approved of and welcomed by his family. She remained married to him until her death, despite his other marriages, and was the mother of six of Asif's children.
	K. Asif married ~~three~~ times. His wife was ~~the actress [[Nigar Sultana (actress)\|Nigar Sultana]],~~ who ~~played an important role in Asif's magnum opus, [[Mughal-e-Azam]]. Some~~ of his ~~children were still very young when Asif died in 1971 aged 48~~. ~~Nigar had~~ to ~~raise~~ the children ~~single-handedly~~.

	~~One of his wives~~, ~~Akhtar~~, was the ~~younger sister~~ of ~~actor~~ [[Dilip Kumar]]. ~~She ensured the release~~ of ~~Asif~~'s ~~last movie~~, ~~"[[Love~~ and ~~God]]~~,~~" which was released in 1986~~, ~~fifteen years after his death~~.		Asif's second wife was the singer and actress [[Sitara Devi]]. The marriage between them happened in unusual circumstances. Asif had a sister, Sikandar Begum, who was married to her first cousin, the actor [[Nazir Ahmed Khan]] (not to be confused with the actor [[Nasir Khan (actor)\|Nasir Khan]], brother of [[Dilip Kumar]]). Nazir Ahmed Khan fell in love with Sitara Devi and married her while still being married to Sikandar Begum; as a Muslim man in India, he could have up to four wives concurrently. Asif became enamoured of Sitara Devi, who was his sister's co-wife and his cousin's second wife. Nazir and Sitara were soon divorced, and shortly afterwards, Asif married Sitara, who thus became the wife, successively, of Sikandar Begum's husband and brother.

	K Asif's ~~was also~~ married to actress and ~~danseuse Sitara Devi~~.		However, the marriage of Asif and Sitara lasted no more than a few months, and they were soon divorced. This happened because by then, Asif had fallen in love with the actress [[Nigar Sultana (actress)\|Nigar Sultana]], who played the important role of Bahaar in Asif's magnum opus, [[Mughal-e-Azam]]. Asif divorced Sitara Devi, apparently at her insistence, and married Nigar Sultana. Born in [[Hyderabad]] in [[south India]], Nigar Sultana had previously been married to the actor S.M. Yousuf. That marriage had been childless and had ended in divorce when Yousuf moved to [[Pakistan]] some years after the [[partition of India]]. Asif and Nigar Sultana became the parents of a daughter, the small-time actress [[Heena Kausar]],<ref>[http://cineplot.com/heena-hina-kausar/ Heena (Hina) Kausar]</ref> who appeared in bit roles in a number of forgettable films. She finally attained fame in 1991, by becoming the second wife of dreaded underworld gangster [[Iqbal Mirchi]], a close associate of India's most wanted criminal, [[Dawood Ibrahim]]. Among other crimes, Iqbal Mirchi is said to have been a drug-dealer and to have laundered Dawood Ibrahim's ill-gotten wealth through his "successful business ventures."<ref>[https://mumbaimirror.indiatimes.com/mumbai/other/tame-end-for-iqbal-mirchi/articleshow/21849431.cms? Tame end to Iqbal Mirchi]</ref>

			Asif's fourth and last wife was Akhtar, the younger sister of actor [[Dilip Kumar]]. Asif and Akhtar became acquainted with each other since Asif used to visit Dilip Kumar's house frequently during the making of Mughal-i-Azam. It is said that Dilip Kumar was extremely unhappy about his sister marrying Asif, and the consequent rift between Dilip Kumar and Asif never healed. Akhtar Begum and Asif remained married until his death in 1971. It was Akhtar Begum who ensured the completion and release of Asif's last movie, "[[Love and God]]," which was released in 1986, fifteen years after Asif's death.

	==Filmography==		==Filmography==
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	* ''[[Phool (1945 film)\|Phool]]'' (1945)		* ''[[Phool (1945 film)\|Phool]]'' (1945)
	* ''[[Mughal-e-Azam]]'' (1960)		* ''[[Mughal-e-Azam]]'' (1960)
	* ''[[Sastaa Khoon, Mehanga Paani]]'' (1986) (incomplete)		* ''Sastaa Khoon, Mehanga Paani'' (1986) (incomplete)
	* ''[[Love and God\|Love And God]]'' (1986) (incomplete)		* ''[[Love and God\|Love And God]]'' (1986) (incomplete)

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	===Screenwriter===		===Screenwriter===
	* ''Mughal-e-Azam'' (1960~~) (screenplay~~)		* ''Mughal-e-Azam'' (1960)

	==Awards==		==Awards==
	* [[8th Filmfare Awards\|1960]]: [[Filmfare Best ~~Movie Award~~]] - ''[[Mughal-e-Azam]]''		* [[8th Filmfare Awards\|1960]]: [[Filmfare Award for Best Film]] - ''[[Mughal-e-Azam]]''
	* 1960: [[Filmfare Best Director ~~Award~~]] - ''Mughal-e-Azam'': Nominated		* 1960: [[Filmfare Award for Best Director]] - ''Mughal-e-Azam'': Nominated
	* [[8th National Film Awards\|1960]]: [[National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Hindi\|President's Silver Medal for Best Feature Film in Hindi]] - ''Mughal-e-Azam''<ref name="8thaward">{{cite web\|url=http://iffi.nic.in/Dff2011/Frm8thNFAAward.aspx\|title=8th National Film Awards\|publisher=[[International Film Festival of India]]\|access-date=6 March 2017\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131012062918/http://iffi.nic.in/Dff2011/Frm8thNFAAward.aspx\|archive-date=12 October 2013\|url-status=dead}}</ref>		* [[8th National Film Awards\|1960]]: [[National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Hindi\|President's Silver Medal for Best Feature Film in Hindi]] - ''Mughal-e-Azam''<ref name="8thaward">{{cite web\|url=http://iffi.nic.in/Dff2011/Frm8thNFAAward.aspx\|title=8th National Film Awards\|publisher=[[International Film Festival of India]]\|access-date=6 March 2017\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131012062918/http://iffi.nic.in/Dff2011/Frm8thNFAAward.aspx\|archive-date=12 October 2013\|url-status=dead}}</ref>

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{{Short description|Indian director (1922–1971)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2013}}
{{Infobox person
| name = K. Asif
| image = K. Asif (1924 – 1971).jpg
| birth_date = {{Birth date|df=yes|1922|06|14}}
| birth_place = [[Etawah]], [[United Provinces of British India|United Provinces]], [[British India]]
| death_date = {{Death date and age|df=yes|1971|03|09|1922|04|14 }}
| death_place = [[Bombay, Maharashtra]], India
| spouse = {{ubl
| Akhtar Asif
| [[Sitara Devi]]
| [[Nigar Sultana (actress)|Nigar Sultana]]
}}
| children = 4
| birth_name = Asif Karim}}

'''K. Asif''' (born '''Asif Karim'''; 14 June 1922 – 9 March 1971), was an Indian [[film director]], [[film producer]] and [[screenwriter]] who is known for his epic film, ''[[Mughal-e-Azam]]'' (1960).

==Early life==
Asif was born in [[Etawah, Uttar Pradesh]], India to parents Dr. Fazal Karim and Bibi Ghulam Fatima. Asif went to Bombay and later took the name K. Asif. He became a successful director.{{citation needed|date=February 2018}}

==Career==
His directorial debut, ''[[Phool (1945 film)|Phool]]'' (1945), did very well at the box-office. In 1944, Asif planned to make a film called ''Mughal-e-Azam'' based on the life and times of [[Mughal Empire|Mughal]] Emperor [[Akbar the Great]]'s court dancer, based on a Urdu novel 'Anarkali' written by [[Imtiaz Ali Taj|Syed Imtiaz Ali Taj]], with [[Chandra Mohan (1905–1949)|Chandramohan]] in the male lead and the then upcoming actress [[Nargis]] in the female lead. However, in 1946, before the production of the film could begin, the male lead, Chandramohan, died. At that time, Asif temporarily shelved the film until further notice. He produced the film ''Hulchul'' and released it in 1951.{{citation needed|date=February 2018}}

At that time, Asif recast ''Mughal-e-Azam'' with [[Dilip Kumar]] in the male lead and [[Madhubala]] in the female lead and began the production of the film in the same year. In 1960, after twelve years in production, [[Mughal-e-Azam]] was released and became a huge hit at packed cinema houses across India.{{citation needed|date=February 2018}}

After the release and success of ''Mughal-e-Azam'', Asif planned yet another motion picture called [[Love and God]], his first directorial venture to be made completely in [[Color motion picture film|color]], and began production. The film was to star [[Guru Dutt]] in the male lead and [[Nimmi]] in the female lead. However, in 1964, when lead actor [[Guru Dutt]] died, shooting came to a halt. Asif recast [[Sanjeev Kumar (actor)|Sanjeev Kumar]] in the male lead and resumed production of the film. During the production of the film, K. Asif died on 9 March 1971 at the age of 48/49 and the film was abandoned. In 1986, Asif's senior widow, Akhtar Asif, (younger sister of [[Dilip Kumar]]) released the film in an incomplete form.{{citation needed|date=February 2018}}

==Personal life==
{{unreferenced section|date=November 2020}}
K. Asif married three times. His wife was the actress [[Nigar Sultana (actress)|Nigar Sultana]], who played an important role in Asif's magnum opus, [[Mughal-e-Azam]]. Some of his children were still very young when Asif died in 1971 aged 48. Nigar had to raise the children single-handedly.

One of his wives, Akhtar, was the younger sister of actor [[Dilip Kumar]]. She ensured the release of Asif's last movie, "[[Love and God]]," which was released in 1986, fifteen years after his death.

K Asif's was also married to actress and danseuse Sitara Devi.

==Filmography==

===Director===
* ''[[Phool (1945 film)|Phool]]'' (1945)
* ''[[Mughal-e-Azam]]'' (1960)
* ''[[Sastaa Khoon, Mehanga Paani]]'' (1986) (incomplete)
* ''[[Love and God|Love And God]]'' (1986) (incomplete)

===Producer===
* ''[[Hulchul (1951 film)|Hulchul]]'' (1951)
* ''Mughal-e-Azam'' (1960)
* ''Kamashashtra''

===Screenwriter===
* ''Mughal-e-Azam'' (1960) (screenplay)

==Awards==
* [[8th Filmfare Awards|1960]]: [[Filmfare Best Movie Award]] - ''[[Mughal-e-Azam]]''
* 1960: [[Filmfare Best Director Award]] - ''Mughal-e-Azam'': Nominated
* [[8th National Film Awards|1960]]: [[National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Hindi|President's Silver Medal for Best Feature Film in Hindi]] - ''Mughal-e-Azam''<ref name="8thaward">{{cite web|url=http://iffi.nic.in/Dff2011/Frm8thNFAAward.aspx|title=8th National Film Awards|publisher=[[International Film Festival of India]]|access-date=6 March 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131012062918/http://iffi.nic.in/Dff2011/Frm8thNFAAward.aspx|archive-date=12 October 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Bibliography==

* {{cite book|author1=K. Asif|author2=Nasreen Munni Kabir|author3=Suhail Akhtar|title=The immortal dialogue of K. Asif's Mughal-e-azam|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=dSEcAQAAIAAJ|year=2007|publisher=Oxford University Press|isbn=978-0-19-568496-4}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*{{IMDb name|0039339|K. Asif}}

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