About Sharif Nayyar
Lived 1922 – 2007 (aged 84–85). Sharif Nayyar was a Pakistani screenwriter and film director.
Sharif Nayyar ( 24 April 2007), was a Pakistani film director. Having a career spanning over four decades, he directed his first film in 1947 in British India and directed a total of 13 films including a Punjabi film. In Pakistani cinema, Nayyar is known for directing one of Lollywood's earliest colour films, Naila and a Diamond jubilee film Dosti (1971). For directing these films, he received two Nigar Awards.
Life and career Nayyar was born in Lahore. He rose to fame from commercially successful Naila which released in 1965 and was based on the novel of the same name by Razia Butt. In 1966, he directed his first Punjabi film Laado.
Filmography +Key Denotes films that have not yet been released
|1966 | Punjabi film
|1969 | |
1965 – Best Director for Naila (1965 film) 1971 – Best Director for Dosti (1971 film) 1999 - Millennium Special Award from Nigar Awards
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Who was Sharif Nayyar?
Pakistani film director and screenwriter (1922–2007)
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Sharif Nayyar was born in 1922 in British Raj, Lahore.
When did Sharif Nayyar die?
Sharif Nayyar died on 24 April 2007 in Lahore.
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Sharif Nayyar was a screenwriter and film director.
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Sharif Nayyar was Pakistani.
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