Amroha, United Provinces of Agra and Oudh, British India
Died
11 February 1993 (1993-02-12) (aged 75)[1]
Bombay, Maharashtra, India
Burial place
Rahmatabad cemetery, Mumbai
Other names
Kamal Amrohvi, Chandan.
Occupation(s)
film director and producer, screenwriter, dialogue writer[2]
Spouses
Bilkis Bano
(died)
Mehmoodi
(died 1982)
Meena Kumari
(m. 1952; sep. 1964)
; (died 1972)
Children
3, including Shandaar Khan Taajdaar Khan
Awards
1961: Filmfare Best Dialogue Award: Mughal E Azam[3]
Syed Amir Haider Kamal Naqvi (17 January 1918 – 11 February 1993), popularly known as Kamal Amrohi, was an Indian film director and screenwriter. He was also an Urdu and Hindi poet.[4][2]
His Hindi films include Mahal (1949), Pakeezah (1972) and Razia Sultan (1983). He established Kamal Pictures (Mahal Films) in 1953 and Kamalistan Studio in Bombay in 1958.[3]
^ abAdrian Room (26 July 2010). "Kamal Amrohi". Dictionary of Pseudonyms: 13,000 Assumed Names and Their Origins. McFarland. ISBN 978-0-7864-4373-4.
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^Derek Malcolm (4 August 1999). "Kamal Amrohi: Pakeezah". The Guardian (UK newspaper). Retrieved 14 October 2023.
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