Zia Sarhadi

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Zia Sarhadi (Urdu: ضیا سرحدی‎; born Fazl-e-Qadir Sethi^[1] 1914 in Peshawar, North West Frontier Province – 27 January 1997 in Karachi, Sindh) was a Pakistani screenwriter and director of films in the Indian Film Industry, whose career spanned what is widely considered the Golden Age of Indian Cinema.

Career[edit]

He was the father of TV and radio actor Khayyam Sarhadi and grandfather of actress Zhalay Sarhadi.^[1] As a director, he was probably best known for his films Humlog (1951) , Baiju Bawara (1952) and Footpath (1953).^[2]

He was involved in writing the script as a consultant for the film Mother India (1957), considered one of the greatest Indian films of all time, but is rarely credited for his contribution.^[3] Described as an"unaffiliated Marxist", his films were known for dealing with social issues of the period.^[2] His film Footpath, for instance, dealt with issues of moral guilt in the 1950s India.^[4]

Filmography[edit]

As Actor[edit]

1936 Manmohan (Zia Sarhadi also wrote the lyrics, story, screenplay and dialogue of this film)^[2]

As director[edit]

1936 Bhole Bhale
1938 Madhur Milan
1938 Abhilasha
1943 Nadaan
1945 Yateem
1951 Hum Log^[5]^[2]
1953 Footh Path^[5]
1956 Awaaz^[2]
1960 Rahguzar
1966 Insaan

As screenwriter[edit]

1936 Deccan Queen^[2]
1936 Manmohan^[2]
1937 Jagirdar (dialogue)^[2]
1938 Gramophone Singer (dialogue)
1938 Abhilasha (1938 film) (writer)
1939 Seva Samaj (writer)
1939 Jeevan Saathi (1939 film) (dialogue)^[2]
1940 Sajani
1941 Bahen (story)^[2]
1948 Anokhi Ada (story)
1952 Baiju Bawra (dialogue)^[2]
1953 Footh Path
1960 Sarhad
1967 Lakhon Mein Aik (1967) (dialogue)^[2]

References[edit]

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 "Peshawar's contribution to subcontinent's cinema highlighted". The News International (newspaper). Archived from the original on 26 December 2013. Retrieved 26 April 2019.
↑ ^2.00 ^2.01 ^2.02 ^2.03 ^2.04 ^2.05 ^2.06 ^2.07 ^2.08 ^2.09 ^2.10 ^2.11 "Obituary:Zia Sarhadi". The Herald (magazine). Retrieved 26 April 2019.
↑ Chatterjee, Gayatri (2002). Mother India. British Film Institute. pp. 31–2. ISBN 978-0-85170-917-8.
↑ Gokulsing, K. Moti; Dissanayake, Wimal (17 December 2008). Popular Culture in a Globalised India. Routledge. p. 16. ISBN 978-0-203-88406-5. Retrieved 26 April 2019.
↑ ^5.0 ^5.1 Filmography of Zia Sarhadi on muvyz.com website Retrieved 26 April 2019

External links[edit]

Zia Sarhadi on IMDb

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[TNI-1] 1.0 ^1.1 "Peshawar's contribution to subcontinent's cinema highlighted". The News International (newspaper). Archived from the original on 26 December 2013. Retrieved 26 April 2019.

[Herald-2] 2.00 ^2.01 ^2.02 ^2.03 ^2.04 ^2.05 ^2.06 ^2.07 ^2.08 ^2.09 ^2.10 ^2.11 "Obituary:Zia Sarhadi". The Herald (magazine). Retrieved 26 April 2019.

[3] Chatterjee, Gayatri (2002). Mother India. British Film Institute. pp. 31–2. ISBN 978-0-85170-917-8.

[GokulsingDissanayake2008-4] Gokulsing, K. Moti; Dissanayake, Wimal (17 December 2008). Popular Culture in a Globalised India. Routledge. p. 16. ISBN 978-0-203-88406-5. Retrieved 26 April 2019.

[muvyz-5] 5.0 ^5.1 Filmography of Zia Sarhadi on muvyz.com website Retrieved 26 April 2019

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