Clerk (1960 film)

Clerk
Directed byKhalil Qaiser
Written byYounis Rahi
Screenplay byRiaz Shahid
Produced byWazir Ali
Starring
Music bySafdar Hussain
Production
company
Films Hayat
Release date
  • 22 January 1960 (1960-01-22)
CountryPakistan
LanguageUrdu

Clerk is a Pakistani film directed by Khalil Qaiser, who also played the title role of a poor clerk tired of his economic condition and hectic daily routine. It marked his second appearance as an actor.

It also stats Musarrat Nazir and Ratan Kumar in important roles. The story was written by Younis Rahi with dialogues by Riaz Shahid. Safdar Hussain was the music composer.

The film belonged to the genre of art house. It was a commercial failure but was a critically acclaimed film. The film was included among the films of 1959–1961 which were meant not to generate money alone.