Khwaja Ahmad Abbas
Film director
1914 – 1987
Who was Khwaja Ahmad Abbas?
Khwaja Ahmad Abbas, popularly known as K. A. Abbas, was an Indian film director, novelist, screenwriter, and a journalist in the Urdu, Hindi and English languages. He was the maker of important Hindi films such as Saat Hindustani and Do Boond Pani, both of which won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film on National Integration, Palme d'Or nominated Pardesi and Shehar Aur Sapna, which won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film.
As a screenwriter, Khwaja Ahmad Abbas is considered one of pioneers of Indian parallel or neo-realistic cinema, having penned films like the Palme d'Or winner at the Cannes Film Festival, Neecha Nagar, Jagte Raho, Dharti Ke Lal, Awara, Saat Hindustani and Naya Sansar. Apart from this, he wrote the best of Raj Kapoor films, Awaara, Shri 420, Mera Naam Joker, Bobby and Henna.
His column ‘Last Page’, holds the distinction of being one of the longest-running columns in the history of Indian journalism. The column began in 1935, in Bombay Chronicle, and moved to the Blitz after the Chronicle's closure, where it continued until his death in 1987. He was awarded the Padma Shri in 1969, by Government of India.
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- Born
- Jun 7, 1914
Panipat - Also known as
- K. A. Abbas
- Late K.A. Abbas
- K.B. Abbas
- late Shri K.A. Abbas
- Khwaja Ahmed Abbas
- K.A. Abbas
- Parents
- Religion
- Islam
- Nationality
- India
- Profession
- Education
- Aligarh Muslim University
- Lived in
- Panipat
- Died
- Jun 1, 1987
Mumbai
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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