Zia Sarhadi (Urdu: ضیا سرØدی‎; born Fazl-e-Qadir Sethi 1914
in Peshawar, North West Frontier Province â€" 27 January 1997 in
Karachi, Sindh) was a Pakistani screenwriter and director of films in
the Indian Film Industry, whose career spanned what is widely
considered the Golden Age of Indian Cinema.He was the father of TV and
radio actor Khayyam Sarhadi and grandfather of actress Zhalay Sarhadi.
As a director, he was probably best known for his films Humlog (1951)
and Footpath (1953).He was involved in writing the script as a
consultant for the film Mother India (1957), considered one of the
greatest Indian films of all time, but is rarely credited for his
contribution. Described as an"unaffiliated Marxist", his films were
known for dealing with social issues of the period. His film Footpath,
for instance, dealt with issues of moral guilt in the 1950s India.
in Peshawar, North West Frontier Province â€" 27 January 1997 in
Karachi, Sindh) was a Pakistani screenwriter and director of films in
the Indian Film Industry, whose career spanned what is widely
considered the Golden Age of Indian Cinema.He was the father of TV and
radio actor Khayyam Sarhadi and grandfather of actress Zhalay Sarhadi.
As a director, he was probably best known for his films Humlog (1951)
and Footpath (1953).He was involved in writing the script as a
consultant for the film Mother India (1957), considered one of the
greatest Indian films of all time, but is rarely credited for his
contribution. Described as an"unaffiliated Marxist", his films were
known for dealing with social issues of the period. His film Footpath,
for instance, dealt with issues of moral guilt in the 1950s India.
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