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Filmmaker · Pakistan

Anwar Kamal Pasha

Died in 1987

Anwar Kamal Pasha was born on 23 February 1925, the son of the poet and playwright Hakim Ahmad Shuja. A graduate in English literature, he was for a time a civil servant before turning to the cinema in Lahore, where he wrote, produced and directed his own films, often based on stories by his father. He trained several future directors and launched actors who made careers after him. According to The News, his arrogance precipitated his downfall before he turned forty. He died on 13 October 1987.

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