Iqbal Kashmiri


Iqbal Kashmiri was a Lollywood film director. Kashmiri died as a result of kidney disease. Kashmiri "delivered a total of 84 films, in Urdu, Punjabi and Pashto."

Early life and career

Kashmiri's father, Karim Bakhsh, ran a hotel near Delhi Darwaza, Lahore, Pakistan. His first foray in film was as an extra in the 1954 movie Deewar. Taxi Driver was his first film as a director, in 1970 followed by Babul and Banarsi Thag.
As a young man, he was fond of movies, and was introduced to the Pakistani actor Ilyas Kashmiri who used to live in his neighborhood in Lahore. With Ilyas Kashmiri's help, he was able to play a small role in a Punjabi-language film Yakke Wali. He later worked as an assistant to many veteran Pakistani film directors including Amin Malik, M. J. Rana, Khalil Qaiser, Aslam Irani and Aziz Meeruthi.
Iqbal Kashmiri played a key role in developing the film career and popularizing two major actors of Pakistani film industry - Sultan Rahi and Munawar Zarif. He is also credited with introducing actress Neeli in his film Choron Ki Baraat in 1987.

Death

Iqbal Kashmiri was suffering from chronic kidney disease for some time. He was hospitalized in critical condition in the first week of November 2020. He was treated in the hospital's intensive care unit but he died on 15 November 2020. His survivors include two sons and four daughters.

Selected filmography

As a film director

Amman Ke Dushman

As an actor

  • Deewar
  • ''Yakke Wali''

Awards and recognition