Kamal Amrohi
January 17, 1918 · 108 years old
Syed Amir Haider Kamal Naqvi, popularly known as Kamal Amrohi, was an Indian film director and screenwriter. He was also an Urdu and Hindi poet. His Hindi films include Mahal, Pakeezah and Razia Sultan. He established Kamal Pictures in 1953 and Kamalistan Studio in Bombay in 1958.
Known For
4 titles
Pakeezah
In Lucknow at the turn of the century, a dancer and courtesan believes that her pure soul and body will enable her to find true love and honor.
Mahal
A young lawyer is involved with a ghostly woman in his new house, where the builder and his fiancée died shortly after it was built.
Razia Sultan
An account of the reign of Indian empress Razia Sultan and her love for her slave Jamaluddin Yakut.
Pukar
A love affair and two feuding families who play out a Romeo and Juliet type drama in 17th century India, under the Emperor Jehangir.