Zia Sarhadi ( ur, ضیا سرحدی; born Fazl-e-Qadir Sethi 1914 in

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– 27 January 1997 in

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, Sindh) was a Pakistani screenwriter and

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of films in the

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, whose career spanned what is widely considered the Golden Age of Indian Cinema.

Career

He was the father of TV and radio actor

Khayyam Sarhadi Khayyam Sarhadi (12 June 1948 – 3 February 2011 born as Khayyam Sethi) was a Pakistani film and television actor and a radio personality. Early life Khayyam Sarhadi was born to a Muslim family on 12 June 1948 in Bombay, in the home of ...

and grandfather of actress

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. As a director, he was probably best known for his films ''Humlog'' (1951), Baiju Bawara (1952) and '' Footpath'' (1953). He was involved in writing the script as a consultant for the film

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(1957), considered one of the greatest Indian films of all time, but is rarely credited for his contribution. Described as an"unaffiliated Marxist", his films were known for dealing with social issues of the period. His film ''Footpath'', for instance, dealt with issues of moral guilt in the 1950s India.

Filmography

As Actor

*1936 ''Manmohan'' (Zia Sarhadi also wrote the lyrics, story, screenplay and dialogue of this film)

As director

*1936 ''Bhole Bhale'' *1938 ''Madhur Milan'' *1938 ''Abhilasha'' *1943 ''Nadaan'' *1945 ''Yateem'' *1951 '' Hum Log'' *1953 '' Footh Path''Filmography of Zia Sarhadi on muvyz.com website
Retrieved 26 April 2019 *1956 ''Awaaz'' *1960 ''Rahguzar'' *1966 ''Insaan''

As screenwriter

*1936 ''

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'' *1936 ''

Manmohan Manmohan means 'Winner of the heart'. It is another name of Krishna, the Hindu deity, one of the "avatars" (or "incarnation") of Lord Vishnu. Manmohan may also refer to: *Man Mohan Adhikari (1920–1999), former Prime Minister of Nepal *Manmohan (a ...

'' *1937 '' Jagirdar'' (dialogue) *1938 ''Gramophone Singer'' (dialogue) *1938 ''Abhilasha (1938 film)'' (writer) *1939 ''Seva Samaj'' (writer) *1939 ''Jeevan Saathi (1939 film)'' (dialogue) *1940 '' Sajani'' *1941 '' Bahen'' (story) *1948 '' Anokhi Ada'' (story) *1952

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(dialogue) *1953 '' Footh Path'' *1960 ''Sarhad'' *1967 '' Lakhon Mein Aik'' (1967) (dialogue)

References

External links

* Pakistani screenwriters Pakistani film directors People from Peshawar 1914 births 1997 deaths Hindi-language film directors Hindi screenwriters 20th-century Indian screenwriters Indian lyricists Indian songwriters {{India-film-director-stub