Iqbal Kashmiri Explained

Iqbal Kashmiri
Birth Name:Iqbal Kashmiri
Birth Date:1942
Birth Place:Lahore, British India,
Death Place:Lahore, Pakistan
Occupation:Film director and actor
Awards:Won 3 Nigar Awards in 1971, 1986 and 1987

Iqbal Kashmiri (1942 Lahore  - 15 November 2020) was a Lollywood film director. Kashmiri died as a result of kidney disease. Kashmiri "delivered a total of 84 films, in Urdu, Punjabi and Pashto."[1]

Early life and career

Kashmiri's father, Karim Bakhsh, ran a hotel near Delhi Darwaza, Lahore, Pakistan. His first foray in film was as an extra in the 1954 movie Deewar. Taxi Driver was his first film as a director, in 1970 followed by Babul (1971) and Banarsi Thag (1973).

As a young man, he was fond of movies, and was introduced to the Pakistani actor Ilyas Kashmiri who used to live in his neighborhood in Lahore. With Ilyas Kashmiri's help, he was able to play a small role in a Punjabi-language film Yakke Wali (1957). He later worked as an assistant to many veteran Pakistani film directors including Amin Malik, M. J. Rana, Khalil Qaiser, Aslam Irani and Aziz Meeruthi.

Iqbal Kashmiri played a key role in developing the film career and popularizing two major actors of Pakistani film industry  - Sultan Rahi and Munawar Zarif. He is also credited with introducing actress Neeli in his film Choron Ki Baraat in 1987.

Death

Iqbal Kashmiri was suffering from chronic kidney disease for some time. He was hospitalized in critical condition in the first week of November 2020. He was treated in the hospital's intensive care unit but he died on 15 November 2020. His survivors include two sons and four daughters.

Filmography

Selected Filmography

As a film director

As an actor

Awards and recognition

References

  1. News: Lodhi . Adnan . Legendary director Iqbal Kashmiri passes away . 26 July 2024 . The Express Tribune newspaper. 16 November 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20220925212223/https://tribune.com.pk/story/2272454/legendary-director-iqbal-kashmiri-passes-away. 25 September 2022. dead.
  2. News: Celebrated film director Iqbal Kashmiri passes away at 78. 31 May 2022. 16 November 2020. Images magazine (Dawn Group of newspapers). dead. 26 July 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220531092646/https://images.dawn.com/news/1186024.
  3. News: Film producer, director Iqbal Kashmiri dies . The News International (newspaper) . 16 November 2020. 1 July 2021.
  4. Web site: Iqbal Kashmiri (profile). https://web.archive.org/web/20111011051724/http://cineplot.com/iqbal-kashmiri/. Zulqarnain Shahid. 19 September 2009. Cineplot.com website. 12 June 2022. 11 October 2011. dead.
  5. Web site: Nigar Award as Best Director for Iqbal Kashmiri for Babul (1971 film). https://web.archive.org/web/20111010232640/http://cineplot.com/nigar-awards-1971/. Cineplot.com website. 13 May 2010. dead. 10 October 2011. 12 June 2022.
  6. Web site: Pakistan's "Oscars": The Nigar Awards. 13 June 2020. 12 June 2022. dead. The Hot Spot Film Reviews website. 24 November 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200613171619/https://www.desimoviesreviews.com/index.php/2017/11/24/pakistans-oscars-nigar-awards/.

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