Husn Ka Daku
Directed byA. R. Kardar
Produced byPlayart Phototone
StarringA. R. Kardar
Gulzar
Iris Crawford
M. Ismail
CinematographyD. D. Dabke
Production
company
Playart Phototone/United Player's Corporation
Release date
  • 1929 (1929)
CountryBritish India
LanguageSilent film

Husn Ka Daku is a 1929 action adventure silent film directed by A. R. Kardar.[1] The film, also called Mysterious Eagle was made by Kardar's Playart Phototone.[2] Kardar acted in this, his first production from Playart Phototone. Playart Phototone was a progression from United Player's Corporation, which he had set up in 1928.[3] Husn Ka Daku was Kardar's debut directorial venture. It set the foundations for the Lahore film industry in the Bhati Gate area of Lahore.[4] The director of photography was D. D. Dabke.[5]

The film starred A. R. Kardar and Gulzar in the lead, with the American actress Iris Crawford, M. Ismail, G. R. John and Ghulam Kadir forming the ensemble cast.[6]

Cast

Release

The film saw its release at Deepak Cinema, in the Bhati Gate area of Lahore on 12 July 1930. According to Haroon Khalid the film collected "48 rupees, 6 anna and 3 paisa" in the first week.[7]

References

  1. ^ Ashish Rajadhyaksha; Paul Willemen (10 July 2014). Encyclopedia of Indian Cinema. Taylor & Francis. pp. 4–. ISBN 978-1-135-94325-7. Retrieved 21 March 2015.
  2. ^ Geoffrey Nowell-Smith (17 October 1996). The Oxford History of World Cinema. Oxford University Press, UK. ISBN 978-0-19-811257-0. Retrieved 21 March 2015.
  3. ^ Gulazāra; Saibal Chatterjee (2003). Encyclopaedia of Hindi Cinema. Popular Prakashan. pp. 593–. ISBN 978-81-7991-066-5. Retrieved 21 March 2015.
  4. ^ Zaman, Mahmood. "A. R. Kardar, the father of Pakistani cinema". mahmoodzaman.com. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 21 March 2015.
  5. ^ "Husn Ka Daku". Alan Goble. Retrieved 21 March 2015.
  6. ^ "A. R. Kardar". filmtvguildindia.org/. The Film & Television Producers Guild of India Ltd. Retrieved 21 March 2015.
  7. ^ Khalid, Haroon. "Long-lost siblings". hrisouthasian.org. HRI Southasian. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 21 March 2015.

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