Khalil Qaiser Explained

Khalil Qaiser
Birth Place:	Pakistan
Death Place:	Pakistan
Nationality:	Pakistani
Occupation:	Film director, producer
Years Active:	1959  - 1966
Awards:	Nigar Awards in 1959 and 1961

Khalil Qaiser was a Pakistani film director, producer and screenwriter. Between 1961 and 1967, he directed seven films including Clerk (1960), Doshiza (1962), Shaheed (1962) and Farangi (1964). He also wrote story of Fashion (1965).^[1]

Biography

Most of his films revolve around politics and social issues. He was killed at his home by an unidentified person or a group of people in 1966.^{[2] [3] [4]}

As a film director, he created films criticising British rule in India.^[5]

Awards and recognition

• Nigar Awards for Best Director in films Nagin (1959 film) and Shaheed in 1961.^[6]

Filmography

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Denotes films that have not yet been released

	Title	Year	Director	Producer	Screenwriter	Actor
1	Kismet	1956					^[7]
2	Nagin	1959					^[8]
3	Ajab Khan	1961					^[9]
4	Shaheed	1961
5	Clerk	1960
6	Dosheeza	1962
7	Farangi	1964					^[10]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Literary Radicalism and the tools of its articulation . pu.edu.pk . University of the Punjab.
2. Web site: Rabe . Nate . Sound of Lollywood: In Pakistan's version of 'Lawrence of Arabia', a stirring lament for love . Scroll.in . 2017-08-05 . 2021-07-12.
3. Web site: Gul . Aijaz . Tribute to Riaz Shahid - Lahore . The News International . 2019-03-10 . 2021-07-12.
4. Web site: Khalil Qaiser profile. 1 May 2016. 29 June 2017. 8 February 2022. dead. Pakistan Film Magazine website. https://web.archive.org/web/20170629134728/http://pakfilms.net/artists/details.php?pid=1760.
5. Book: Bharat . M. . Kumar . N. . Filming the Line of Control: The Indo–Pak Relationship through the Cinematic Lens . Taylor & Francis . 2012 . 978-1-136-51605-4 . 2021-07-12 . 180.
6. Web site: Pakistan's "Oscars": The Nigar Awards. 24 November 2017. Hot Spot Film Reviews website. 13 June 2020. 7 February 2022. dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20200613171619/https://www.desimoviesreviews.com/index.php/2017/11/24/pakistans-oscars-nigar-awards/ .
7. Book: Orient: A Survey of Films Produced in Countries of Arab and Asian Culture. 1959. The Institute. Winifred Holmes, British Film Institute.
8. Web site: Ahmed . Shoaib . Celebrated film director Iqbal Kashmiri passes away . DAWN.COM . 2020-11-16 . 2021-07-12.
9. Web site: Suhayb . Muhammad . FLASHBACK: THE EPIC STORY OF AJAB KHAN . DAWN.COM . 2021-03-28 . 2021-07-12.
10. Web site: Alavi . Suhayb . Looking back at a classic . The News International . 2017-10-07 . 8 February 2022.