Syed Shaukat Hussain Rizvi (1914 â€" 1999) was a Pakistani actor, film
producer and director. He is widely considered as a pioneer of the
Pakistani film industry.Shaukat Hussain Rizvi was born in the city of
Azamgarh, Uttar Pradesh in 1914. He began his career as an assistant
projectionist in Calcutta in the early 1930s. Then he was given a job
in the editing department of Madan Theatres. By 1942, Rizvi was
promoted to a film director and was assigned to direct a film named
Khandan starring Pran and Noor Jehan in the lead roles. The script of
this film was written by Imtiaz Ali Taj. After the huge success of
this film, Shaukat Hussain Rizvi later married Noor Jehan in 1944.
Their marriage produced three children: Akbar Hussain Rizvi, Asghar
Hussain Rizvi and a daughter Zil-e-Huma.After the independence of
Pakistan in 1947, Rizvi along with his wife Noor Jehan and their 3
children moved to Pakistan and later made several films in Pakistan.
producer and director. He is widely considered as a pioneer of the
Pakistani film industry.Shaukat Hussain Rizvi was born in the city of
Azamgarh, Uttar Pradesh in 1914. He began his career as an assistant
projectionist in Calcutta in the early 1930s. Then he was given a job
in the editing department of Madan Theatres. By 1942, Rizvi was
promoted to a film director and was assigned to direct a film named
Khandan starring Pran and Noor Jehan in the lead roles. The script of
this film was written by Imtiaz Ali Taj. After the huge success of
this film, Shaukat Hussain Rizvi later married Noor Jehan in 1944.
Their marriage produced three children: Akbar Hussain Rizvi, Asghar
Hussain Rizvi and a daughter Zil-e-Huma.After the independence of
Pakistan in 1947, Rizvi along with his wife Noor Jehan and their 3
children moved to Pakistan and later made several films in Pakistan.
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