Bari Malik

Bari Malik (1918 – 22 December 2015) was a film studio owner and a film producer of Pakistan.

Biography His birth name was Malik Ghulam Bari.

Career Bari Malik was considered one of the pioneers of the Pakistani film industry. A couple of his initial films Mahi Munda (1956) and Yakke Wali became huge commercial successes and earned him a lot of money. He ended up building his own film studio called Bari Studios in Lahore with his earnings.

He also became controversial in Pakistan by first importing an Indian film in 1954, Jaal. Many local film industry people got upset over this because they felt that the local film industry was not given enough time yet to establish itself in its early days. Street protests resulted in Lahore, Pakistan and this was later named Jaal movement by the local news media in 1954. Sehti (1957) Yaar Beli (1959) Doosri Shadi (1968)

Death and legacy Bari Malik died on 22 December 2015 in Lahore, Pakistan at the age of 97. He was buried in Gulberg, Lahore. Many Pakistani film personalities attended his funeral who called his death a big loss for the Pakistani film industry.