Agha G. A. Gul


Agha G. A. Gul is widely considered to be one of the pioneers of cinema in Pakistan. He also was the founder and owner of the Evernew Studios in Lahore, Pakistan.

Career

Gul was born in Peshawar, British India on 19 February 1913.
Agha G. A. Gul remains one of the towering figures of Pakistani film industry in its early years along with film producers Shaukat Hussain Rizvi, Anwar Kamal Pasha and W. Z. Ahmed. He also laid the foundations of his 'Evernew Studios' which provided the film making facilities in Pakistan's early days.

Filmography

As a film producer

  • Mundri
  • Gumnaam
  • Qatil
  • Dulla Bhatti
  • Lakht-e-Jigar
  • Naghma-e-Dil
  • Mehboob
  • Qaidi
  • Azra
  • Mauj Mela
  • Ik Tera Sahara
  • Daachi
  • Naila
  • Payal Ki Jhankar
  • Salam-e-Mohabbat
  • Sangdil

    Death and legacy

Agha G. A. Gul died in London, England on 6 September 1983 at age 70. His two sons, Sajjad Gul and Shehzad Gul, continued his work in the Pakistani film industry after his death.