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 | edit source]
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 | edit source]
As Actor[edit | edit source]
- 1936 Manmohan (Zia Sarhadi also wrote the lyrics, story, screenplay and dialogue of this film)[2]
As director[edit | edit source]
- 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 | edit source]
- 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 | edit source]
- ↑ 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 | edit source]
- Zia Sarhadi on IMDb
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