Pervez Malik (1937 in Karachi â€" 18 November 2008) was a Pakistani
film director. He directed more than 20 films, mostly in Urdu
language, and received excellent reviews for many of his films from
both film critics and the public.Pervez Malik was nine years old when
Pakistan became independent in 1947. His family had a background in
military service, but he was influenced by his class fellow, Waheed
Murad, whose father, Nisar Murad, ran a film distribution business,
namely Film Arts. With the passage of time, both learned the art of
making and marketing films from Nisar Murad and his colleagues, mostly
film-industry personalities. After graduation, both decided to study
film-making in the US, but Waheed Murad was his parents' only child,
he wouldn't be allowed to go away to US for four years. So Pervez
Malik went alone while Waheed Murad was admitted to Karachi University
to pursue his second highest passion, English Literature. Pervez Malik
received his master's degree in film-making from University of
Southern California at Los Angeles and returned to Pakistan in
1963.After returning, he joined country's most widely circulated
English language magazine 'Eastern Film' as assistant editor. During
this period, Waheed Murad had already produced his own two films under
the banner of his father's Films Art. Pervez Malik also joined him and
together they made hit films like Heera Aur Pathar, Armaan (1966) and
Ehsaan (1967). Pervez Malik won the prestigious Nigar Award for film
Armaan (1966 film) and film Qurbani (1981) as Best Film Director.
Pervez Malik, during his film career, almost always wrote his own
screenplay. But due to some differences which arose between them, he
decided to start films with other film heroes like Nadeem and Mohammad
Ali.
film director. He directed more than 20 films, mostly in Urdu
language, and received excellent reviews for many of his films from
both film critics and the public.Pervez Malik was nine years old when
Pakistan became independent in 1947. His family had a background in
military service, but he was influenced by his class fellow, Waheed
Murad, whose father, Nisar Murad, ran a film distribution business,
namely Film Arts. With the passage of time, both learned the art of
making and marketing films from Nisar Murad and his colleagues, mostly
film-industry personalities. After graduation, both decided to study
film-making in the US, but Waheed Murad was his parents' only child,
he wouldn't be allowed to go away to US for four years. So Pervez
Malik went alone while Waheed Murad was admitted to Karachi University
to pursue his second highest passion, English Literature. Pervez Malik
received his master's degree in film-making from University of
Southern California at Los Angeles and returned to Pakistan in
1963.After returning, he joined country's most widely circulated
English language magazine 'Eastern Film' as assistant editor. During
this period, Waheed Murad had already produced his own two films under
the banner of his father's Films Art. Pervez Malik also joined him and
together they made hit films like Heera Aur Pathar, Armaan (1966) and
Ehsaan (1967). Pervez Malik won the prestigious Nigar Award for film
Armaan (1966 film) and film Qurbani (1981) as Best Film Director.
Pervez Malik, during his film career, almost always wrote his own
screenplay. But due to some differences which arose between them, he
decided to start films with other film heroes like Nadeem and Mohammad
Ali.
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