Shaheed Lateef (11 June 1913 – 16 April 1967) was

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director, writer, and producer. He was the maker of films like '' Ziddi'' (1948) which launched

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's career and '' Arzoo'' (1950) starring

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and Kamini Kaushal.

Early life and background

He befriended Saadat Hasan Manto, but also Ismat Chughtai (1915–1991). They married in 1941, and later had two daughters.

Career

Lateef shifted to Bombay (now Mumbai) and started his career with

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, a noted film studio of Hindi film industry, where he wrote dialogues for

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-starrer, '' Naya Sansar'' (1941), followed by Amiya Chakravarty's ''Anjaan'' (1941) and

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's '' Jhoola'' (1941). This led to his directorial debut with '' Ziddi'' (1948), on a story by Ismat Chughtai. The film also established the career of actor

. The husband wife duo worked together on many films, where Ismat was sometimes a scenarist, a writer or at times even producer. He died in Mumbai, Maharashtra on 16 April 1967.

Filmography

* ''Jawab Ayega'' (1968) - Director * (1966) - Director * ''Picnic'' (1966) - Director * '' Sone Ki Chidiya'' (1958) - Director * ''Society'' (1955) - Director * ''Darwaza'' (1954) - Director * '' Fareb'' (1953) - Director * ''Sheesha'' (1952) - Director * '' Buzdil'' (1951) - Director * '' Arzoo'' (1950) - Director * ''Shikayat'' (1948) - Director * '' Ziddi'' (1948) - Director * ''Anjaan'' (1941) - Dialogue * '' Jhoola'' (1941) - Screenwriter, Dialogue * '' Naya Sansar'' (1941) - Dialogue

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Lateef, Shahid 1913 births 1967 deaths 20th-century Indian Muslims Hindi-language film directors Indian male screenwriters Film producers from Uttar Pradesh Aligarh Muslim University alumni People from Sambhal district Film directors from Uttar Pradesh 20th-century Indian screenwriters 20th-century Indian male writers