Masood Parvez

Masood Parvez
Born1918 (1918)
Amritsar, British India
Died10 March 2001(2001-03-10) (aged 82–83)
Lahore, Pakistan
NationalityPakistani
OccupationFilm director
Years active1950–2001
RelativesSaadat Hasan Manto
Awards2 Nigar Awards in 1970 and 1979

Masood Parvez (1918 – 10 March 2001), also spelled as Masud Pervaiz, was a Pakistani film director known for his work in Lollywood. He also worked in Indian films before partition of India and after migrating to Pakistan, he produced most of his work in Pakistani films where he made his directorial debut with Beli (1950).[1][2]

Beli (1950) was the first film of Sabiha Khanum and Santosh Kumar besides being directorial debut of Parvez. The film flopped at the box office due to political instabilities caused by the partition.[3] It was also the debut film of Rashid Attre in Pakistan.[4]

Biography

A relative of Saadat Hasan Manto, who was his maternal uncle, Parvez was born in Amritsar, British India in 1918. Following the partition of the Indian subcontinent, he migrated to Pakistan.[1]

He obtained his Master of Science in Physics from the Government College, Lahore (in modern-day the Government College University, Lahore). He wanted to obtain doctorate degree in Germany, but his maternal uncle Saadat Hasan Manto asked him to change his plan and he subsequently joined with Manto in Bombay where he worked in a number of films. After partition, he settled in Lahore, Pakistan where he directed and produced Urdu and Punjabi films, including Heer Ranjha.[5][6]

Death

Masood Parvez died in Lahore on 10 March 2001.[2]

Awards and recognition

Filmography

# Title Year Film Director Producer Ref.
1 Beli[2] 1950 Yes [2]
2 Intezar 1956 Yes
3 Zehr-e-Ishq 1958 Yes
4 Koel 1959 Yes
5 Jhoomer 1959 Yes
6 Sarhad 1966 Yes
7 Heer Ranjha[6][2] 1970 Yes Yes
8 Naya Suraj 1977 Yes
9 Haider Ali 1978 Yes
10 Khaak Aur Khoon[2] 1979 Yes [8]

References

  1. ^ a b "Renowned film director Masood Parvez being remembered". Samaa TV. 10 March 2001. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
  2. ^ a b c d e f "Film director Masood Parvez's anniversary observed". Business Recorder (newspaper). 11 March 2011. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
  3. ^ "Sabiha Khanum, the First Lady of Pakistani Cinema, Passes Away". The Wire. 14 June 2020. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
  4. ^ Sahkeel, Chand (18 December 2018). "Musician Rasheed Attre Remembered On His Death Anniversary". UrduPoint. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
  5. ^ Malik, Dr Farid A (5 October 2021). "Immortalising Kaido". The Nation. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
  6. ^ a b c "The Nigar Awards (1957 - 1971)". The Hot Spot Online website. 17 June 2002. Archived from the original on 24 July 2008. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
  7. ^ "The Nigar Awards (1972 - 1986)". The Hot Spot Online website. 5 January 2003. Archived from the original on 25 July 2008. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
  8. ^ "In-Depth - Film Special". DAWN.COM. 1 January 1970. Retrieved 22 October 2021.