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Raza Mir

Raza Mir

Pakistani director

Raza Mir (1927 – 15 September 2002) was a Pakistani cinematographer, producer and director.

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He was the cinematographer of the Pakistan's first ever film Teri Yaad (1948). He is best known for Lakhon Mein Aik (1967), which was based on Hindu-Muslims relations.[3] His work as a cinematographer earned him three Nigar Awards.[4] He was also awarded with the President's Pride of Performance.[2]

Early life

Mir was born in 1927 at Lahore, Punjab, British India.[2]

Career

Mir first joined The Pancholi Studio as a cameraman in 1943.[5] Shehar Se Door (1946) is his only film as an actor, where he played the lead role opposite Meena Shorey.[2][6] He was the cinematographer of Pakistan's first ever film Teri Yaad (1949) in which Asha Posley and Nasir Khan were the leads. He had a difficult time while filming with the poor technology and cameras due to which the film received poor reviews.[7][8][9] His work as a director in Lakhon Mein Aik (1967) was met with mostly positive critical reception.[10][11]

Personal life

Mir first married the actress Meena Shorey, however they divorced later, before the independence of Pakistan.[2][12] His son from second marriage, Asif Raza Mir is a famous television and film actor. Acclaimed actor Ahad Raza Mir is his grandson.[13][14]

Death

Mir died on September 15, 2002, in Calgary, Canada, which became his final resting place.[2]

Filmography

as an actor

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as a cinematographer

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Awards and recognition

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References

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    Evacuee Cinema Bombay and Lahore in Partition Transit, 1940-1960. Cambridge University Press. p. 149.
  2. [2]
    "Raza Mir (صدارتی تمغہ برائے حسن کارکردگی۔ رضا میر)". Tareekh-e-Pakistan. 14 August 1998. Retrieved 28 March 2023.
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    "خوبصورت مسحور کُن موسیقی سے آراستہ فلم "لاکھوں میں ایک"". Jang News. 24 March 2023.
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    "Pakistan's "Oscars"; The Nigar Awards". Desi Movies Reviews. Archived from the original on 2 July 2021. Retrieved 28 October 2021.
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    Cinema the World Over, Volumes 1-3. K. S. Hosain. 1975. Retrieved 7 March 2023.
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    Screen World Publication's 75 Glorious Years of Indian Cinema: Complete Filmography of All Films (silent & Hindi) Produced Between 1913-1988. Screen World Publication. 1988.
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    Aqeel Abbas Jafari (7 August 2021). "'تیری یاد': نوے دن میں مکمل ہونے والی پاکستان کی پہلی فلم جو بُری طرح فلاپ ہوئی". BBC Urdu.
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    "Nasir Khan was one of Pakistan's first filmy hero". Daily Times. 12 May 2020.
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    "Filmography of Raza Mir on Pak Film Magazine". pakmag.net. Archived from the original on 18 February 2023.
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    Alamgir Kabir (1969). The Cinema in Pakistan. Sandhani. p. 87.
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    The Statesman. Vol. 12. 1967. p. 10. Director Raza Mir, a leading cinematographer, has acquitted himself well as the director though he could be more subtle in his handling.
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    "مختلف ادبی وفلمی شخصیات کے سکینڈلز۔ ۔ ۔ قسط نمبر 160". Daily Pakistan. 25 July 2017.
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    "The 'Raza Mir' Factor". Express Tribune. 4 March 2018.
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    "Asif Raza Mir working on new HBO series". Daily Times. 17 April 2019. Retrieved 17 February 2023.
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    National Film Development Corporation (Pakistan) (1975). Cinema the World Over. Vol. 1–3. K. S. Hosain.
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    Trishla Goyal (1996). The Marketing of Films. Intertrade Publications (India). Retrieved 18 February 2023.
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    Being & Becoming, the Cinemas of Asia. Macmillan, 2002. 2002. ISBN 0333938208.
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    Gazdar, Mushtaq (1997). Pakistan Cinema, 1947-1997. Oxford University Press. p. 109. ISBN 0-19-577817-0.
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    Gazdar, Mushtaq (1997). Pakistan Cinema, 1947-1997. Oxford University Press. p. 263. ISBN 0-19-577817-0.
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    "Illustrated Weekly of Pakistan, Volume 21, Issues 40-52". Pakistan Herald Publications, 1969. 1969.
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    Gazdar, Mushtaq (1997). Pakistan Cinema, 1947-1997. Oxford University Press. p. 337. ISBN 0-19-577817-0.
  22. [22]
    "List of Nigar awards from 1957 to 1971". The Hot Spot Online website. 17 June 2002. Archived from the original on 3 August 2008. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
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