16th Death Anniversary Of Film Director S M Yousuf Observed
Muhammad Irfan Published August 17, 2020 | 05:20 PM
ISLAMABAD, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 17th Aug, 2020 ) :The 16th death anniversary of renowned film director of sub-continent S.M. Yousuf was observed across the country on Monday, a private news channel reported.
Born in 1910 in Mumbai, Shaikh Muhammad Yusuf (S.M.Yusuf) was one of the few film directors in the sub-continent who made some super hit films on various social topics with eastern and Islamic values.
Saheli (1960), Aulad (1962), Dulhan (1963), Ashiyana (1964), Eid Mubarak (1965) and Sharik-e-Hayyat (1967) were some of these films. His most super hit film Saheli in 1960 was the first film to have bagged 5 Presidents Gold Awards and was also the first film to be screened in the Indian Film festival the following year of its release and S.
M. Yousuf was one of the delegates representing Pakistan. He was also conferred an award by the then Indian Prime Minister Jawahar Lal Nehru who was an ardent film fan and on on stage said "Humara Yusuf ab paraya ho gaya."S.M. Yousuf began his film career from a pre-partition film Bharat ka Lalin 1936. He made 14 films before partition and 13 in Pakistan. He also made six films in India in the 1950s. His son Iqbal Yousuf was also a film actor and director. Famous Indian actress Nigar Sultana was his second wife and the marriage lasted for 5 years. He died on August 17, 1994 in Lahore.
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