S. M. Yusuf

Shaikh Muhammad Yusuf (c. 1910 – 17 August 1994), known professionally as S. M. Yusuf,

He was the recipient of 3 Nigar Awards for Best Director

Biography

He was born around 1910 in Bombay (in modern-day

He initially began his career with Shakespeare's plays, and later played supporting actor role in Merchant of Venice, Romeo and in Juliet. The first film he made as a director was Nek Parveen (1946).^[5] Before the partition of India in 1947, he was active in Hindi cinema. He made his professional debut in Bollywood industry around 1936 with Bharat Ka Lal film. During the 1950s, he made six films in India.^[2] Then he directed film Saheli in 1960 in Pakistan. The film won seven awards, including five Presidential medals and four Nigar Awards.^[4]

S. M. Yusuf also introduced two important actors,

Filmography

Key

†	Denotes films that have not yet been released

#	Title[7][2]	Year	Director	Producer	Screenwriter	Ref.
1	Sharik-e-Hayyat[8]	1967
2	Eid Mubarak[8][1]	1965
3	Paigham	1964
4	Ashiana[1]	1964				[9]
5	Dulhan[1]	1963
6	Aulad[8][1]	1962
7	Saheli[8][1]	1960				[4]
8	Mehndi[7]	1958				[10]
9	Maalik[7]	1958
10	Paak Daman[7]	1957
11	Guru Ghantal	1956
12	Guzara[7]	1954				[11][12]
13	Anand Bhavan	1953
14	Hyderabad Ki Nazneen[7]	1952				[13]
15	Bikhare Moti	1951
16	Gumashta	1951
17	Bahurani	1950
18	Grahasthi[7]	1948				[14]
19	Pati Seva	1947				[15]
20	Devar	1946
21	Durban	1946
22	Nek Pervin[7]	1946				[16]
23	Piya Milan	1945
24	Aaina[7]	1944
25	Rai Saheb	1942
26	Laheri Jeewan	1941
27	Rangeela Jawan	1940
28	Kahan Hai Manzil Teri	1939
29	Rangeela Mazdoor[7]	1939
30	Daulat	1937
31	Bharat Ka Lal[7]	1936

Awards and recognition

• Nigar Awards – 3 Nigar Awards for 'Best Director' in 1960, 1962 and 1964.^[17]

Death

He died in Lahore, Pakistan on 17 August 1994 at age 84.^[6]

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