M. Akram

M. Akram
ایم اکرم
Born28 March 1934
Gujranwala, Pakistan
Died3 April 2016(2016-04-03) (aged 82)
Lahore, Pakistan
EducationUniversity of the Punjab, Lahore
OccupationsFilm editor, Film director
Years active1951 – 2001
SpouseManzooran Begum (married her in 1957)
ChildrenJafar Akram, Sadiq Akram, Parvez Akram, Rubina Akram, Samina Akram
AwardsWon Nigar Awards in 1960 and 1961

M. Akram (28 March 1934 – 3 April 2016) was a Pakistani film director.

He made and directed many popular films in Punjabi language in the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s in Pakistan.

Early life and career

Muhammad Akram was born on 28 March 1934 in Gujranwala, Punjab, Pakistan. His family shifted to Lahore in 1945, when he was very young. He finished his basic education in Lahore. Veteran Pakistani film director Anwar Kamal Pasha first helped him get a film editor's job in his film Dilbar (1951). Akram worked as a film editor from 1951 to 1958, in the beginning of his professional career. His first film as director was Ghar Jawai (1958) and then he gained some fame from the Punjabi film Banki Naar in 1966. His brother M. Parvez was a film producer who produced most of their common films.

Listed below are some of his successful films:

Awards and recognition

Death

He died on 3 April 2016 at Lahore, Pakistan.

See also

References

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  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Alan Goble. "M. Akram filmography". Complete Index To World Film (CITWF) website. Archived from the original on 31 December 2017. Retrieved 4 May 2026.
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  5. 1 2 "The Nigar Awards (1957 - 1971)". The Hot Spot Online website. 17 June 2002. Archived from the original on 24 July 2008. Retrieved 31 January 2022.