Saifuddin Saif
Saifuddin Saif | |
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| Native name | سیف الدین سیف |
| Born | Saifuddin March 20, 1922 |
| Died | July 12, 1993 (aged 70) |
| Resting place | near Model Town, Lahore cemetery |
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| Language | Urdu, Punjabi |
| Nationality | Pakistani |
| Alma mater | Govt. M.A.O. College Lahore |
| Subject | Politics, Entertainment |
| Literary movement | Progressive Writers' Movement |
| Years active | 1948 – 1993 |
| Notable awards | Two Nigar Awards (1957) Best Film Saat Lakh (1957) Best Script/Story Writer for film Saat Lakh (1957) |
Saifuddin Saif (20 March 1922 – 12 July 1993) was a Pakistani lyricist, poet, film producer-director, and the founder of Rehnuma Films, a film studio in Lahore, in 1954.
He was involved in writing poems and lyrics before and after the Partition. However, most of his films written before partition remained unreleased due to political instability in the subcontinent. He was best known for his film Kartar Singh (1959), and is also credited for writing lyrics for Pakistan's historical and first-ever feature film Teri Yaad, which helped him to appear among the prominent writers.
As a poet, he wrote eleven ghazals and four nazms on various subjects, including fifteen on friendship, fifteen on social issues, one on hope, and a poetry collection titled Kham-e-Kakul, also known as Khan-e-Kamal (amazing ruler).