Pervez Malik


Pervez Malik was a Pakistani film director. He directed more than 20 films, mostly in Urdu language, and received excellent reviews for many of his films from both film critics and the public.

Early life

Pervez Malik was nine years old when Pakistan became independent in 1947. His family had a background in military service, but he was influenced by his class fellow, Waheed Murad, whose father, Nisar Murad, ran a film distribution business, namely Film Arts. With the passage of time, both learned the art of making and marketing films from Nisar Murad and his colleagues, mostly film-industry personalities. After graduation, both decided to study film-making in the US, but Waheed Murad was his parents' only child, he wouldn't be allowed to go away to US for four years. So Pervez Malik went alone while Waheed Murad was admitted to Karachi University to pursue his second highest passion, English Literature. Pervez Malik received his master's degree in film-making from University of Southern California at Los Angeles and returned to Pakistan in 1963.

Film career

After returning, he joined country's most widely circulated English language magazine 'Eastern Film' as assistant editor. During this period, Waheed Murad had already produced his own two films under the banner of his father's Films Art. Pervez Malik also joined him and together they made hit films like Heera Aur Pathar, Armaan and Ehsaan. Pervez Malik won the prestigious Nigar Award for film Armaan and film Qurbani as Best Film Director. Pervez Malik, during his film career, almost always wrote his own screenplay. But due to some differences which arose between them, he decided to start films with other film heroes like Nadeem and Mohammad Ali.

Some popular films as director

Film director Pervez Malik died on 18 Nov 2008 due to a cardiac arrest after directing over 20 films for the Pakistani film industry. His survivors included two sons Imran and Irfan besides his wife.