W. Z. Ahmed

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Wahiduddin Ziauddin Ahmed (1916 – 15 April 2007)[1] was a Pakistani filmmaker, known primarily for his work in the 1940s. After the partition of India, Ahmed continued to make movies in Pakistan but was able to make only two films.

Career in British India

W.Z. Ahmed was born in

communal lines in Filmindia whose editor Baburao Patel stated that 'Muslim "Meerabai" grossly slanders Hinduism!'.[5]

Career in Pakistan

After the

independence of Pakistan in 1947, Ahmed was a prominent cultural personality in Pakistan for a few years, although his cinematic career did not develop well in Pakistan.[2] He established W.Z. Studios in Lahore.[1]

W.Z. Ahmed made only two movies in Pakistan, Roohi (1954) and

Waada (1957). Film songs of Waada (1957) were written by a noted Pakistani film lyricist Saifuddin Saif and its popular music was by Rashid Attre.[1][7] Notably Roohi was the first film to be banned in independent Pakistan.[1][8] It was charged with inciting 'class hatred'.[1] Nevertheless, the ban on Roohi was lifted in 1954.[1]

In 1954, W.Z. Ahmed played a prominent role in campaign against imports of Indian films.[1] He was arrested during the agitation but released later.[1]

W.Z. Ahmed's ninth movie, Wafa Ki Ada, was never completed nor released.[1]

Family

His father had been a prominent police officer in Gujarat,

Pakistani television actress Samina Ahmad. Farid Ahmed died an early death in 1993.[1][2]

Awards and recognition

Death

W.Z. Ahmed died on 15 April 2007 at age 91. He is buried at Bagh-i-Rehmat graveyard in Lahore, Pakistan.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o Ahmed, Shoaib (17 April 2007). "W.Z. Ahmed passes away". Dawn newspaper. Archived from the original on 19 February 2024.
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    ISBN 978-0-19-940308-0
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  3. ISBN 978-1-135-94318-9
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  4. ISBN 978-81-7991-066-5
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    ISBN 978-1-134-38070-1
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  7. ISBN 978-81-8328-208-6
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  8. ISBN 978-1-351-99724-9
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  10. ^ "Pakistan's "Oscars": The Nigar Awards". Hot Spot Film Reviews website. 24 November 2017. Archived from the original on 13 June 2020. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
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