Cinemaazi remembers Shahid Lateef on his death anniversary
16 Apr 1967
Cinemaazi remembers director-writer-producer Shahid Lateef on his death anniversary. Lateef started his career with Bombay Talkies, writing dialogues for the films Naya Sansar (1941), Anjan (1941) and Jhoola (1941).
Lateef’s film Ziddi (1948) launched the career of Dev Anand. The script of Ziddi was based on a story by the popular writer Ismat Chughtai, who was also married to Shahid Lateef. The husband-wife duo worked together on many films where Ismat alternated between the roles of writer and producer. The poet-lyricist Kaifi Azmi started his career with Shahid Lateef’s film Buzdil (1951). Shahid Lateef’s other films include Shikayat (1948), Arzoo (1950), Sheesha (1952), Fareb (1953) and Picnic (1966).
Lateef’s film Ziddi (1948) launched the career of Dev Anand. The script of Ziddi was based on a story by the popular writer Ismat Chughtai, who was also married to Shahid Lateef. The husband-wife duo worked together on many films where Ismat alternated between the roles of writer and producer. The poet-lyricist Kaifi Azmi started his career with Shahid Lateef’s film Buzdil (1951). Shahid Lateef’s other films include Shikayat (1948), Arzoo (1950), Sheesha (1952), Fareb (1953) and Picnic (1966).
