Husn Ka Daku Explained

Husn Ka Daku
Director:A. R. Kardar
Producer:Playart Phototone
Starring:A. R. Kardar
Gulzar
Iris Crawford
M. Ismail
Cinematography:D. D. Dabke
Studio:Playart Phototone/United Player's Corporation
Country:British India
Language:Silent film

Husn Ka Daku is a 1929 action adventure silent film directed by A. R. Kardar.[1] The film, also called Mysterious Eagle was made by Kardar's Playart Phototone.[2] Kardar acted in this, his first production from Playart Phototone. Playart Phototone was a progression from United Player's Corporation, which he had set up in 1928.[3] Husn Ka Daku was Kardar's debut directorial venture. It set the foundations for the Lahore film industry in the Bhati Gate area of Lahore.[4] The director of photography was D. D. Dabke.[5]

The film starred A. R. Kardar and Gulzar in the lead, with the American actress Iris Crawford, M. Ismail, G. R. John and Ghulam Kadir forming the ensemble cast.[6]

Cast

Release

The film saw its release at Deepak Cinema, in the Bhati Gate area of Lahore on 12 July 1930. According to Haroon Khalid the film collected "48 rupees, 6 anna and 3 paisa" in the first week.[7]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Ashish Rajadhyaksha. Paul Willemen. Encyclopedia of Indian Cinema. 21 March 2015. 10 July 2014. Taylor & Francis. 978-1-135-94325-7. 4–.
  2. Book: Geoffrey Nowell-Smith. The Oxford History of World Cinema. registration. 21 March 2015. 17 October 1996. Oxford University Press, UK. 978-0-19-811257-0.
  3. Book: Gulazāra. Saibal Chatterjee. Encyclopaedia of Hindi Cinema. 21 March 2015. 2003. Popular Prakashan. 978-81-7991-066-5. 593–.
  4. Web site: Zaman . Mahmood . A. R. Kardar, the father of Pakistani cinema . mahmoodzaman.com . 21 March 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150402105346/http://mahmoodzaman.com/?p=1915 . 2 April 2015 .
  5. Web site: Husn Ka Daku. Alan Goble. 21 March 2015.
  6. Web site: A. R. Kardar. filmtvguildindia.org/. The Film & Television Producers Guild of India Ltd.. 21 March 2015. Founder Members.
  7. Web site: Khalid. Haroon. Long-lost siblings. hrisouthasian.org. HRI Southasian. 21 March 2015. 2 April 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150402100437/http://hrisouthasian.org/resource-center/gandharva/5-archives/137-long-lost-siblings.html?start=45. dead.

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