Death anniversary of renowned filmmaker Shabab Keranvi today
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He directed more than fifty films throughout his career
LAHORE (Web Desk) - The death anniversary of renowned filmmaker, director and poet Shabab Keranvi is being observed today (Sunday).
Born in 1925 at Kerana, district Muzaffarnagar, Utter Pardesh, his real name was Nazeer Ahmad.
He started writing poems at the age of 15 and used the penname of “Shabab”.
Later, he devoted himself to the profession of filmmaking and contributed a lot for the Pakistani cinema.
He debuted in the Pakistani film industry as a producer and lyricist with Jalwa (1955) while he made his directorial debut with film Surayya (1961).
With his long-time associate A.Hameed, he founded a production company in 1958, which eventually morphed into Shabab Studios in the 60s.
Keranvi directed the studio’s first blockbuster, “Insaniyat”, which was followed by a string of hits that made Shabab Studios one of the most successful production houses of the 60s and 70s.
He directed more than fifty films out of seventy-five he produced.
His films as a producer include “Surayya” (1961) and “Shama-e-Mohabbat” (1977) among others.
This classic Keranvi terrain is best illustrated by two of Shabab Studio’s biggest hits, Daman Aur Chingari and Nauker.
Other famous films produced by him are “Shama-e-Mohabbat” (1969), “Kochwan” (1968), “Laadli” (1963) and “Tees Maar Khan” (1963).
He later made “Aina” (1966), “Sangdil” (1968), “Insan Aur Aadmi”, “Insaaf Aur Kanoon”, “Daman Aur Chingari” (1973), “Mera Naam Hai Mohabbat”, “Saheli”, “Naukar”, “Shamah”, “Aaina Aur Soorat” (1974), and “Shama-e-Mohabbat” (1977) under his company’s banner.
As a novelist, he wrote more than twenty-four novels, including “Phool Ke Saye”, “Ek Aurat Hazar Marhaley”, and “Dard-e-Dil Aur Khalish” among others.
Shabab Keranvi died in Lahore on November 5, 1982, at the age of 56.
