Khwaja Ahmad Abbas

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Khwaja Ahmad Abbas (mostly just KA Abbas ; Hindi : ख्वाजा अहमद अब्बास, Khvājā Ahamad Abbās; born June 7, 1914 in Panipat , Punjab , British India ; † June 1, 1987 in Bombay , Maharashtra ) was an Indian film director , screenwriter and Journalist .

Life

Abbas comes from a Muslim family from the Punjab area, which is now part of the Indian state of Haryana . He graduated from Aligarh Muslim University in 1933 . He first worked in Delhi as a journalist for the Aligarh Opinion newspaper , and from 1935 to 1947 he worked as a film critic for the Bombay Chronicle . His political column "The Last Page" appeared from 1941 to 1986 and was the longest running series in an Indian newspaper.

Abbas made his directorial debut in 1946 with Dharti Ke Lal , a film by the Indian People's Theater Association (IPTA). The Russian-Indian adventure film Journey Across Three Seas from 1957, which he co-directed, was nominated for the Palme d' Or. The film is based on the travel description of the Russian Afanassi Nikitin . Abbas received National Film Awards for his films Shehar Aur Sapna (1963), Saat Hindustani (1969) and Two Drops of Water ( Do Boon Pani ) (1971) . In Saat Hindustani had Amitabh Bachchan in a supporting role his film debut.

Abbas wrote the screenplays for several films by Raj Kapoor , including Awaara (1951), Shri 420 (1955), Mera Naam Joker (1970) and Bobby (1973). A large part of his directorial work are documentaries .

In 1966, Khwaja Ahmad Abbas was a member of the Berlinale jury .

His granddaughter Neelima Azeem and great grandson Shahid Kapoor are actors.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ http://www.siasat.com/english/index.php?option=content&task=view&id=309668&Itemid=55&cattitle=Entertainment

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personal data
SURNAME Abbas, Khwaja Ahmad
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Abbas, KA; अब्बास, ख्वाजा अहमद (Hindi); Abbās, Khvājā Ahamad
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Indian film director, screenwriter and journalist
DATE OF BIRTH June 7, 1914
PLACE OF BIRTH Panipat , Punjab , British India
DATE OF DEATH June 1, 1987
Place of death Bombay , Maharashtra