Safdar Jung (1930)

Directed by

Abdur Rashid Kardar

Genre

action film, silent film

Country

British Raj

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This is a silent action film from 1930 set in the British Raj. It follows a hero played by Gul Hamid as a police officer. The film was directed by A. R. Kardar and stars Mumtaz Begum as the lead heroine.

actioncostumehistoricalold-fashionedfast-pacedstylizedmelodramaticdramatic

What happens

Safdar Jung is a 1930 action costume silent film directed by A. R. Kardar. The film was the third to be produced by Kardar's United Players Pictures (Playart Phototone), following Husn Ka Daku (1929) and Sarfarosh (1930). Kardar introduced Mumtaz Begum as the lead heroine in the film. The cast included Gulzar, Mumtaz, and Hiralal. The director of photography was K. V. Machve. Safdar Jung was the first of seven silent films Gul Hamid worked in. A police officer in the British Police by profession, he was chosen by Kardar as a leading man due to Hamid's "overall persona". Like the rest of the films produced earlier, Safdar Jung was also released at The Deepak cinema in Bhati Gate area of Lahore. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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