Pervez Malik
# Pervez Malik

Pervez Malik (1937 – 18 November 2008) was a Pakistani film director. He was the director of Pakistan's first platinum jubilee film, "Armaan" (1966). He directed more than 20 films, mostly in Urdu language, and received excellent reviews for many of his films from both film critics and the public.

## Early life

Pervez Malik was nine years old when Pakistan became independent in 1947. His family had a background in military service, but he was influenced by his class fellow, Waheed Murad, whose father, Nisar Murad, ran a film distribution business, named Film Arts. With the passage of time, they both learned the art of making and marketing films from Nisar Murad and his colleagues who were mostly film-industry personalities. After graduation, both decided to study film-making in the US, but Waheed Murad was his parents' only child and couldn't be allowed to go away to the US for four years. So Pervez Malik went alone while Waheed Murad was admitted to Karachi University to pursue his second highest passion, English Literature. Pervez Malik received his master's degree in film-making from University of Southern California in Los Angeles and returned to Pakistan in 1963.

## Film career

After returning, he joined the country's most widely circulated English language magazine, Eastern Film, as assistant editor. During this period, Waheed Murad had already produced his own two films under the banner of his father's Films Art. When Pervez Malik joined him, they made hit films like Heera Aur Pathar, Armaan (1966) and Ehsaan (1967). Pervez Malik won the prestigious Nigar Award for Armaan and Qurbani (1981) as Best Film Director. During his film career, Pervez almost always wrote his own screenplay. But due to some differences which arose between Waheed Murad and Pervez Malik, Pervez Malik decided to start films with other film heroes like Nadeem and Mohammad Ali. He then never cast Waheed Murad in his films any more.

## Some popular films as director

* Heera Aur Pathar (1964), Starring: Zeba, Waheed Murad
* Armaan (1966) (a Platinum Jubilee film), Starring: Zeba, Waheed Murad
* Ehsaan (1967), Starring: Zeba, Waheed Murad
* Doraha (1967), Starring: Shamim Ara, Waheed Murad
* Anmol (1973), Starring: Shabnam, Shahid
* Pehchan (1975), Starring: Shabnam, Nadeem
* Talaash (1976), Starring: Babra Sharif, Nadeem, Shabnam
* Pakeeza (1979), Starring: Shabnam, Nadeem
* Intikhab (1978) Starring: Shabnam, Mohammad Ali
* Hum Dono (1980), Starring: Shabnam, Nadeem
* Qurbani (1981), Starring: Shabnam, Nadeem
* Kamyabi (1984), Starring: Shabnam, Nadeem
* Hulchal (1985), Starring: Javed Sheikh, Nazan Saatci, Shabana
* Gharibon Ka Baadshah (1988)., Starring: Javed Sheikh, Salma Agha

## Awards and recognition

* Pride of Performance Award by the President of Pakistan in 1992
* Nigar Award for Best Director twice for films Armaan (1966) and Qurbani (1981)

## Death and legacy

Pervez Malik died on 18 Nov 2008 due to a cardiac arrest having directed over 20 films for the Pakistani film industry. His survivors included two sons Imran and Irfan and a daughter besides his wife.

