Safdar Jung (film)
| Safdar Jung | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | A. R. Kardar |
| Produced by | Playart Phototone |
| Starring | Gul Hamid Mumtaz Begum Gulzar Hiralal |
| Cinematography | K. V. Machve |
Production company | Playart Phototone/United Player's Corporation |
Release date | 1930 |
| Country | British India |
| Language | Silent film |
Safdar Jung is a 1930 action costume silent film directed by A. R. Kardar.[1][2] The film was the third to be produced by Kardar's United Players Pictures (Playart Phototone), following Husn Ka Daku (1929) and Sarfarosh (1930).[3]
Kardar introduced the actress Mumtaz Begum as the lead heroine in the film.[4] The cast included Gulzar, Mumtaz, Hiralal. The director of photography was K. V. Machve.[5]
For actor Gul Hamid, Safdar Jung was the first of seven silent films he worked in. A police officer in the British Police by profession, he was chosen by Kardar as a leading man due to Hamid's "over-all persona".[6]
Like the rest of the films produced earlier, Safdar Jung was also released at The Deepak cinema in Bhati Gate area of Lahore.[4]
Cast
- Gul Hamid
- Mumtaz Begum
- Gulzar
- Hiralal
References
- ^ Ashish Rajadhyaksha; Paul Willemen (10 July 2014). Encyclopedia of Indian Cinema. Taylor & Francis. pp. 17–. ISBN 978-1-135-94325-7. Retrieved 23 March 2015.
- ^ "Safdar Jung". filmiclub.com. FilmiClub. Retrieved 23 March 2015.
- ^ "A. R. Kardar". filmtvguildindia.org/. The Film & Television Producers Guild of India Ltd. Retrieved 23 March 2015.
- ^ a b Renu Saran; Mahmood Zaman; Mushtaq Gazdar (4 March 2014). History of Indian Cinema. India: Diamond Pocket Books Pvt Ltd. pp. 45–. ISBN 978-93-5083-651-4. Retrieved 23 March 2015.
- ^ "Safdar Jung (1930)". citwf.com. Alan Goble. Retrieved 23 March 2015.
- ^ Khan, Hidayat (17 May 2014). "Gul Hamid: The silent star who was heard". The Express Tribune News Network. The Express Tribune. Retrieved 24 March 2015.
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