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Kamal Amrohi (Amrohvi) is a Director, Scriptwriter, Producer and Songs Indian born on 17 january 1918
Syed Amir Haider Kamal Naqvi popularly known as Kamal Amrohi (or Amrohvi in Urdu) (17 January 1918 - 11 February 1993) was an Indian film director, screenwriter, and dialogue writer. He was a Shi'a Muslim and an Urdu and Hindi poet. He is famous for his Hindi films such as Mahal (1949), Pakeezah (1972) and Razia Sultan (1983). He established Kamal Pictures (Mahal Films) in 1953 and Kamalistan Studio in Bombay in 1958.
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Kamal Amrohi (Amrohvi)
Birth name Syed Amir Haider Kamal Naqvi
Nationality Inde
Birth 17 january 1918
Death 11 february 1993 (at 75 years) at Mumbai (Inde)
Awards Filmfare Award for Best Dialogue
Nationality Inde
Birth 17 january 1918
Death 11 february 1993 (at 75 years) at Mumbai (Inde)
Awards Filmfare Award for Best Dialogue
Syed Amir Haider Kamal Naqvi popularly known as Kamal Amrohi (or Amrohvi in Urdu) (17 January 1918 - 11 February 1993) was an Indian film director, screenwriter, and dialogue writer. He was a Shi'a Muslim and an Urdu and Hindi poet. He is famous for his Hindi films such as Mahal (1949), Pakeezah (1972) and Razia Sultan (1983). He established Kamal Pictures (Mahal Films) in 1953 and Kamalistan Studio in Bombay in 1958.
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Razia Sultan (1983)
Directed by Kamal Amrohi (Amrohvi)
Genres Drama, Biography
Actors Hema Malini, Dharmendra, Parveen Babi, Sarika, Vijayendra Ghatge, Radha Saluja
Rating61%
The film is based on the life of Razia Sultan (1205–1240), the only female Sultan of Delhi (1236–1240) and her speculated love affair with the Abyssinian slave, Jamal-ud-Din Yakut.
Pakeezah (1972)
, 2h6Directed by Kamal Amrohi (Amrohvi)
Origin Inde
Genres Drama, Musical, Melodrama, Romance
Themes Films about music and musicians, Films about sexuality, Erotic films, Films about prostitution, Musical films, Bollywood, Erotic thriller films
Actors Meena Kumari, Raaj Kumar, Ashok Kumar, Florence Ezekiel Nadira, Sapru, Kamal Kapoor
Rating71%
This movie is about the tawaif Sahibjaan (Meena Kumari), who is born to a courtesan, Nargis (also Meena Kumari). After being spurned by her lover Shahabuddin's (Ashok Kumar) family, Nargis is driven to a graveyard where she gives birth to Sahibjaan secretly. Nargis dies during childbirth and her sister Nawabjaan (Veena)- a brothel madam - brings her up as her own. Unable to break away from the vicious circle, Sahibjaan grows up to be a beautiful and popular dancer/singer. Forest ranger Salim Ahmed Khan (Raaj Kumar), enthralled by her beauty and innocence, eventually convinces her to elope with him, which she does. But trials and tribulations await Sahibjaan as she is recognized by men wherever she goes in the company of Salim. When Salim renames her Pakeezah (pure of heart) and takes her to a cleric to be legally married, she refuses and returns to the brothel. Salim eventually decides to marry someone else and invites Sahibjaan to dance at his wedding; she agrees. During this event, Nawabjaan recognises Shahabuddin and calls him to witness the irony of the situation: It is his own daughter dancing and entertaining his family.
Mahal (1949)
, 2h45Directed by Kamal Amrohi (Amrohvi)
Genres Drama, Horror, Romance
Themes Films about religion, Ghost films
Actors Ashok Kumar, Madhubala, Kanu Roy
Rating68%
Scriptwriter
Razia Sultan (1983)
Directed by Kamal Amrohi (Amrohvi)
Genres Drama, Biography
Actors Hema Malini, Dharmendra, Parveen Babi, Sarika, Vijayendra Ghatge, Radha Saluja
Roles Writer
Rating61%
The film is based on the life of Razia Sultan (1205–1240), the only female Sultan of Delhi (1236–1240) and her speculated love affair with the Abyssinian slave, Jamal-ud-Din Yakut.
Shankar Hussain (1977)
Actors Pradeep Kumar, Kanwaljit Singh, Gajanan Jagirdar, Dr. Shriram Lagoo, Jalal Agha, Dina Pathak
Roles Writer
Rating67%
Pakeezah (1972)
, 2h6Directed by Kamal Amrohi (Amrohvi)
Origin Inde
Genres Drama, Musical, Melodrama, Romance
Themes Films about music and musicians, Films about sexuality, Erotic films, Films about prostitution, Musical films, Bollywood, Erotic thriller films
Actors Meena Kumari, Raaj Kumar, Ashok Kumar, Florence Ezekiel Nadira, Sapru, Kamal Kapoor
Roles Writer
Rating71%
This movie is about the tawaif Sahibjaan (Meena Kumari), who is born to a courtesan, Nargis (also Meena Kumari). After being spurned by her lover Shahabuddin's (Ashok Kumar) family, Nargis is driven to a graveyard where she gives birth to Sahibjaan secretly. Nargis dies during childbirth and her sister Nawabjaan (Veena)- a brothel madam - brings her up as her own. Unable to break away from the vicious circle, Sahibjaan grows up to be a beautiful and popular dancer/singer. Forest ranger Salim Ahmed Khan (Raaj Kumar), enthralled by her beauty and innocence, eventually convinces her to elope with him, which she does. But trials and tribulations await Sahibjaan as she is recognized by men wherever she goes in the company of Salim. When Salim renames her Pakeezah (pure of heart) and takes her to a cleric to be legally married, she refuses and returns to the brothel. Salim eventually decides to marry someone else and invites Sahibjaan to dance at his wedding; she agrees. During this event, Nawabjaan recognises Shahabuddin and calls him to witness the irony of the situation: It is his own daughter dancing and entertaining his family.
Mughal-e-Azam (1960)
, 2h53Directed by K. Asif
Origin Inde
Genres Drama, Biography, Romance
Themes Films about music and musicians, Politique, Théâtre, Musical films, Political films, Films based on plays, Bollywood, Films about royalty
Actors Prithviraj Kapoor, Dilip Kumar, Madhubala, Durga Khote, Nigar Sultana, Ajit Khan
Rating80%
Emperor Akbar (Prithviraj Kapoor), who does not have a male heir, undertakes a pilgrimage to a shrine to pray that his wife Jodhabai (Durga Khote) give birth to a son. Later, a maid brings the emperor news of his son's birth. Overjoyed at his prayers being answered Akbar gives the maid his ring, and promises to grant her anything she desires.
Jailor (1958)
, 1h50Directed by Sohrab Merwanji Modi
Actors Sohrab Merwanji Modi, Kamini Kaushal, Geeta Bali, Abhi Bhattacharya, Nana Palsikar, Daisy Irani
Rating61%
Dilip (Sohrab Modi is a kind-hearted prison warden (Jailor), who lives with his wife Kanwal (Kamini Kaushal) and little daughter Bali (Daisy Irani). Kanwal enjoys herself by staying out late at parties and meeting people. She equates her life in the house as a jail. Dilip tells her that her life is within the four walls of the house, and orders her not to go out without his permission. Kanwal hates the scar on her husband’s face and taunts Dilip about his ugly looks. Kanwal finally elopes with Dr Ramesh leaving her daughter behind. This turns Dilip into a hard cruel man who becomes oppressive. Kanwal and Dr. Ramesh go through hardships with Ramesh turning blind and Kanwal becoming disfigured following an accident. Dilip goes to the hospital and brings Kanwal back home. He has her locked up in her room forbidding her to meet her daughter. His constant taunts and berating compel Kanwal to commit suicide. Bali falls sick and dies.
Mahal (1949)
, 2h45Directed by Kamal Amrohi (Amrohvi)
Genres Drama, Horror, Romance
Themes Films about religion, Ghost films
Actors Ashok Kumar, Madhubala, Kanu Roy
Roles Writer
Rating68%
Shahjehan (1946)
Directed by Abdur Rashid Kardar
Genres Historical
Actors Rehman, Kundan Lal Saigal, Paidi Jairaj, Ragini
Roles Story
Rating66%
Pukar (1939)
, 2h45Directed by Sohrab Merwanji Modi
Genres Historical
Themes Political films, Films about royalty
Actors Chandra Mohan, Sohrab Merwanji Modi, Chandra Mohan, Naseem Banu, Sardar Akhtar
Rating70%
Set at the court of the harsh Mughhal Emperor Jehangir (Chandra Mohan), the film tells two separate love stories: the first of Mangal Singh (Ali) and Kanwar (Sheela) amid the violent feud raging between their families, and the second, the famous one of Jehangir and Nurjehan (Banu). Mangal kills the brother and father of his lover. His father, the loyal Rajput chieftain Sangram Singh (Modi), captures his son and Jehangir passes the death sentence. Jehangir's claim that the law knows no class distinction is put on the test when a washerwoman (Akhtar) accuses Queen Nurjehan of having inadvertently killed her husband during a hunt. Jehangir offers his own life but the washerwoman magnanimously forgives him.
Unakkaagave Vaazhgiren (1939)
Genres Historical
Actors Ramarajan, Nadhiya, Sivakumar, Chandra Mohan, Suresh, Naseem Banu
Jailor (1938)
, 2h30Directed by Sohrab Merwanji Modi
Genres Drama
Actors Sohrab Merwanji Modi, Leela Chitnis
Sohrab Modi is the benevolent prison warden whom everyone likes except his wife Kanwal (Leela Chitnis). The wife elopes with a doctor, Dr. Ramesh, leaving her young daughter behind. This turns the normally kind-hearted Jailor into a tyrannical man of whom everyone is scared. Circumstances make him bring his wife home when she and her lover meet with an accident and the lover turns blind. The Jailor keeps her imprisoned in a room, where she eventually kills herself due to his ill-treatment of her. The Jailor meets a blind girl and starts changing his despotic ways. On realising that the blind girl too loves Dr. Ramesh he helps unite them.
Producer
Razia Sultan (1983)
Directed by Kamal Amrohi (Amrohvi)
Genres Drama, Biography
Actors Hema Malini, Dharmendra, Parveen Babi, Sarika, Vijayendra Ghatge, Radha Saluja
Roles Producer
Rating61%
The film is based on the life of Razia Sultan (1205–1240), the only female Sultan of Delhi (1236–1240) and her speculated love affair with the Abyssinian slave, Jamal-ud-Din Yakut.