26-712: Abdur Rashid Kardar (2 October 1904 –22 November 1989) was an Indian film actor, director and producer. He is credited with establishing the film industry in the Bhati Gate locality of Lahore , British India (now in Pakistan ). A.R. Kardar was born into famous Arain Zaildar family of Bhaati Gate in Lahore called the Kardars . Cricket legend and first captain of Pakistan cricket team Abdul Hafeez Kardar . Kardar started as an arts scholar and
52-579: A calligraphist making posters for foreign film productions and writing for newspapers of the early 1920s. His work would often lead him to meet filmmakers around India . In 1928, the first silent film, The Daughters of Today was released in Lahore at a time when the city only had nine operational cinema houses. Most of the films shown in theatres in Lahore were either made in Bombay or Calcuta , besides ones made in Hollywood or London. The Daughters of Today
78-473: A memorable Mohammed Rafi song "Suhani Raat Dhal Chuki". It starred Geeta Bali , Madhubala and Suresh (not Shyam as people mistakenly put his name). Suresh used to be a child artist and has acted in several films like Basant (starring Mumtaz Shanti, Ulhaas and baby Madhubala then). Dastan (1950) a tragic melodrama, was inspired from the film Enchantment , and was cited as "one of the biggest commercial hits". Jadoo (1951) and Deewana (1952) marked
104-534: A period of time India's tallest, are located in Tardeo . Tardeo Road also has Mumbai's costliest oval-shaped sky-walk bridge. It is designed as a cable-stayed bridge , it hangs on a single column placed in the middle of the 650-metre-long (2,130 ft) skywalk. Tardeo was also home to Kakaji Maharaj and Pappaji Maharaj, two brothers who were spiritual leaders within the Swaminarayan Sampraday , they formed
130-436: A viable future for a film industry. In 1928, with no work left after their maiden venture, Kardar and Ismail sold their belongings to set up a studio and production company under the name of United Players Corporation , the foundation stone for the film industry in Lahore. After scouting for locations, they settled for their offices to be established at Ravi Road. Although, the dim-lit area presented with much difficulties after
156-673: Is an elite residential and commercial locality of South Mumbai , from Nana Chowk to Haji Ali Junction. Tardeo is one of Asia's most expensive residential and commercial localities and houses the residence of India's richest man Mukesh Ambani , Antilia . Tardeo Road is also an important arterial road of the city of Mumbai . The road is currently known as Javji Dadaji Road from Nana Chowk to Tardeo Circle with post code 400007 and Pandit Madan Mohan Malviya Road from Tardeo Circle to Haji Ali with post code 400034. Post codes 400007 are served by Grant Road post office and 400034 are served by Tulsiwadi post office. It lies 23 kilometres (14 miles) from
182-485: Is quoted as saying, "The press once told me that my father lived and breathed films". Kardar was the step-brother of Pakistan's famous cricketer A. H. Kardar (Abdul Hafeez Kardar). Recently some photographs by Life magazine's James Burke emerged which showed the prevalence of the casting couch in the Hindi Film Industry way back in the 1950s as well. Kardar was auditioning young women for roles in his films and
208-623: Is similar in design to Kashmiri Gate . Bhati Gate entrance is located on the western wall of the Old City. It is one of the two oldest entry points into the Walled City which controlled the only major north-south thoroughfare during Ghaznavid period. The gate is said to be named after the Bhati Clan. It is Named After Great Bhati Warriors. When Emperor Akbar expanded the city eastward and divided it into nine districts, Bhati Gate and its bazar marked
234-585: Is unclear how many children Kardar had with Bahar. However, in all, Kardar had six daughters and one son. The son died in infancy. Five of Kardar's daughters are married and live abroad. Only the youngest daughter, Yasmin Kardar, lives in India. She looks after the distribution rights of her father's films. Kardar, who lived at Marine Drive, died at the age of 85, on 22 November 1989, in Mumbai, Maharashtra. Kardar's daughter Yasmin
260-741: The Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport . It is connected by railway through the Mumbai Central railway station as well as by buses operated by BEST , MSRTC , and NMMT . Tardeo houses the Regional Transport Office of Mumbai city. It also has some of Mumbai's most important commercial offices located in the AC Market Building, Arun Chambers, Commerce House and the Film Centre Building, all on
286-518: The actor/producer/director Nazir Ahmed Khan who migrated to Pakistan in 1947 and became one of the founders of the Pakistani film industry . The legendary singer Mohammad Rafi got his first hit from the song, 'Suhani raat dhal chuki' – from Kardar's film Dulari (1949). He also started the Kardar-Kolynos Contest, to find new talent and through this contest he discovered and introduced to
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#1732898911346312-605: The best equipped studios in those days and also the first to have air-conditioned make up rooms. "During his long career, A. R. Kardar worked his way up the ladder from a poster-maker to a studio owner". In 1946, Kardar gave a commercially successful film with K. L. Saigal and composer Naushad , Shahjehan (1946) . Claimed as a "masterpiece", all songs of the film songs became hits. Following partition in 1947, A. R. Kardar and his brother-in-law Mehboob Khan both left for Pakistan . However, according to Bunny Reuben, as quoted by Mihir Bose, they returned to India , but no reason
338-629: The boundary between Mubarak Khan in the east, and Talwarra in the west. The famed poet Allama Iqbal lived in a house near Bhati Gate between 1901 and 1905. Bhati Gate is known historically as a centre for arts and literature in Old Lahore. The area inside the gate is well known throughout the city for its food. Just outside Bhati Gate is Data Darbar , the mausoleum of the saint al-Hujwiri . Every Thursday evening musicians used to gather here to perform qawwali music, though these are sometimes replaced with Naats and religious sermons. The gate serves as
364-466: The end of 1937 and made only three movies with them. From here he moved to Circo Productions Ltd., but just one year later, in 1939, when Circo Productions Ltd. went into liquidation Kardar bought out the company and started Kardar Productions. In the same compound, he also started Kardar Studios and started making movies under the Kardar Productions banner from 1940 onwards. Kardar Studios was one of
390-521: The first film under the studio's banner. With this film, Husn Ka Daku a.k.a. Mysterious Eagle , Kardar made his first directorial début. He also cast himself as an actor in the male lead opposite Gulzar Begum with Ismail in a supporting role. The film featured an American actor, Iris Crawford, as well. The film had mild success at theatres but prominently established Lahore as a functioning film industry. Kardar vowed on not acting in any other film and instead focusing on direction. Immediately afterwards
416-437: The industry, Chand Usmani and Mahendra Kapoor . Kardar married twice. His first wife was Akhtar Sultana Kardar. They had some children together (number unclear), including one son, who was the eldest of Kardar's children. The son died at the age of three. Akhtar Sultana Kardar died in 1988, one year before her husband. Kardar's second wife was Bahar, whose sister, Sardar , was the second wife of film maker Mehboob Khan . It
442-645: The new industry's reputation as being in line with other film industries of the time. Kardar shifted to Calcutta in 1930; and joined the East India Film Company, where he made about seven films for them. After the company closed down in 1937 he moved to Bombay and joined Film City (in Tardeo ) where he made one film Baaghban. It won the Gohar Gold Medal starring Bimla Kumari, B. Nandrekar and Sitara Devi . Subsequently, he joined Ranjeet Movietone towards
468-474: The parting of ways between Kardar and Naushad. Dil-E-Nadaan (1953) had popular music by Ghulam Mohammed . He made three more films before starting Dil Diya Dard Liya (1966), which again had music by Naushad. Kardar's last film was Mere Sartaj (1975). He introduced many artists to the Hindi film industry who went on to become renowned in their own right, such as Naushad , Majrooh Sultanpuri , Suraiya and
494-562: The photographs showed the women posing in front of him in various stages of undress. Bhati Gate Bhati Gate ( Urdu : بھاٹی دروازه , romanized : Bhāṭī Darwāza ) is one of the historic thirteen gates of the Walled City of Lahore in Lahore , Punjab , Pakistan . Bhati Gate also serves as a union council located in the Ravi Zone . The gate is located near Data Darbar and
520-601: The posh Tardeo Road. In 1999, Tardeo and the city of Mumbai witnessed the opening of its first full-fledged shopping mall Crossroads , converted from an old pharmaceutical plant belonging to 'Roche'. The mall was an instant success and it attracted loads of people from all corners of the city, however the mall eventually contributed to traffic and pollution in the area. Now Crossroads is known as Brand Factory. Old dilapidated mills and structures are now being demolished by property developers to build residential high rises, similar to other areas of Mumbai. The Imperial Towers , for
546-550: The starting point for Lahore's Hakiman Bazaar , and is located near the Fakir Khana Museum . Near the gate is also located the Old City's Oonchi Mosque . Bhati Gate also serves as Union Council 29 (UC 29) in Tehsil Ravi of Lahore City District . This article about a location in Lahore is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Tardeo Tardeo or Tardeo Road ( IPA: [t̪aːɽd̪eːʋ] )
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#1732898911346572-510: The studio released the film Sarfarosh aka Brave Heart , with Gul Hamid playing the lead rold with more or less the same cast as in the previous film. This production proved equally appealing but was able to stir noise about this industry in film production circles throughout India. Roop Lal Shori, a resident of Brandreth Road in Lahore , upon hearing of a new film industry in the city, returned to his hometown. He later produced Qismat Ke Haer Pher aka Life After Death which would firmly ground
598-568: The studios were established. Shootings were only possible in the day-light but nevertheless the area had some very important landmarks like the Ravi Forest and the tombs of Mughal emperor Jahangir and his wife Nur Jahan , the queen. It is reported that the team working at the studios would commute on tangas and even lost equipment once while travelling on the bumpy roads on the horse-drawn carriage. However basic and crude their working conditions, Kardar believed in his work and in 1930 he produced
624-537: Was given for their return. Kardar went back to film making and directed Dard (1947), which starred Suraiya and had music by Naushad . Dillagi (1949), a romantic tragedy, was a commercial success at the box-office. Inspired by Wuthering Heights (1939), Kardar later used the plot in Dil Diya Dard Liya (1966). Dillagi's music by Naushad became extremely popular, especially Suraiya's song "Tu Mera Chand". Dulari (1949) had equally popular music, with
650-463: Was produced in the first open studio in the city near the Bradlaw Hall. It is believed that some other films had been produced indigenously at the studios which had to be closed down for financial reasons. After finishing shooting for the film, Kardar was not approached for another role for a long time. Hailing from the Bhati Gate locality, where it was not unusual to find writers and poets, Kardar saw
676-476: Was the brain-child of G.K. Mehta, a former officer with the North-Western Railway , who had imported a camera into the country for this very project from London. He asked Kardar to assist him as an assistant director on the project and ended up giving Kardar his début role in his film as an actor. Muhammad Ismail, his friend and fellow calligraphist , accompanied Kardar in the making of the film. The film
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