'''ZIA SARHADI (B. 1914)'''

Hindi-Urdu director and scenarist born in
Peshawar (now Pakistan). Entered film in 1933
at East India Film, Calcutta: then joined Sagar
(1934) where he met Mehboob, who later
produced his Awaaz. Played the lead in
Mehboob's Manmohan as well as writing the
script and the lyrics. Also scripted Mehboob's
Bahen (1941) and was also a noted scenarist
and writer at Ranjit. Sarhadi's cinema drew
inspiration from and gave sustenance to the
IPTA style of film-making. Although himself an
unaffiliated Marxist, Humlog, Footpath and
Awaaz were very influential when the IPTA's
film efforts were at their peak between the end
of WW2 and Independence. Migated to
Pakistan after Independence, remaining there
except for a brief period in the mid-70s. Apart
from his own films, other writing credits
inlclude Jagirdar, Kal Ki Baal (both 1937),
jeevanSaathi 0939), Sajani(1940), Garib
(1942),Badi Maa (1945),Elaan (1947),
Anokha Pyar(1948), Dil Ki Duniya (1949) and
Khel (1950); also wrote the dialogue for Baiju
Bawra (1952).

'''FILMOGRAPHY'''(* act only): 1936:
Manmohan*: 1937:jagirdar*; 1938:
Abhilasba; Afsana; 1939: Bhole Bhale. Seva
Samaj*; 1942: Swapna; 1943: Nadaan; 1945:
Yateem; 1951:Humlog; 1953: Footpath;
1956:Awaaz.

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