Ali sufian afaqi biography samples

It was June 3, 1954 and Eid-ul-Fitr was being observed throughout Pakistan. Fans were queuing at cinema houses for a first glimpse of the film Sassi, which was premiering that day.

It was the eighth Eid since the independence of the country and the country’s film industry was still in its nascent stage, with only a few movies managing to achieve the Silver Jubilee status — running for 25 weeks in the cinemas. Any releases on Eid — big or small — were considered big draws and attracted good revenue at the time.

The Urdu film Sassi went on to become the country’s first Golden Jubilee film — running for 50 weeks in theatres — and since then all changed for the good. Since Independence, distributors in Pakistan had been releasing Indian films and earning well, but an ‘indigenous’ film was required to provide a solid base for future productions of the industry.

With burnt-down studios, a handful of cinemas and absolutely no technical support at the time of Independence, filmmaking wa

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Book Review: Filmi Alif Laila Vol.1: 'As Much Filmi as Alif Laila'

Written by: Muhammad Suhayb
Posted on: January 05, 2023 | | 中文

Poster of Devar Bhabi

It was at a recently concluded Book Fair, that inom got hold of the ‘reincarnated’ Filmi Alif Laila. Being one of my favorites, I was surprised to see it reprinted under the banner of ‘Zinda Kitabain’, the series famous for bringing long-forgotten books to life. Published in Nov 2022, Filmi Alif Laila is a collection of memoirs of renowned journalist-turned-filmmaker Ali Sufyan Afaqi (1933-2015), which were regularly published in ‘Sarguzasht Magazine’ between 1994 and 2015. The collection is as filmi as Alif Laila. Like a film, you will find elements of tragedy, comedy, suspense and action in it, while like Alif Laila, stories of forntid are brought to light.

Ali Sufyan Afaqi

The need for the re-emergence of Volume One was described in the preface of the book. The three volumes that came between 2011 till 2018, were

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PUBLISHED May 14, 2023

KARACHI:

Ever wondered what issues filmmakers of yesteryear had to face when they decided to tillverka films in a newly-created sydasiatiskt land in the late 1940s? How did they manage to create magic for the entertainment-deprived audience without little or no resources? What made many of them quit their successful careers in United India and migrate to a country where they had to start from scratch? Veteran journalist turned filmmaker Ali Sufyan Afaqi’s Filmi Alif Laila is one series that not only has answers to these questions, but also takes you back in time when the spelfilm industry was in its nascent state, and the only visual medium for entertainment was cinema.

Before you move ahead, you should know Afaqi’s credentials. He wasn’t just a maverick film reporter, but someone who migrated from reporting on films to writing stories and screenplays, before turning to production and direction. Not only was his talent was behind some of the most