Safdar Jung is a 1930 action costume silent film directed by A. R. Kardar.[1][2] The film was the third to be produced by Kardar's United Players Pictures (Playart Phototone), following Husn Ka Daku (1929) and Sarfarosh (1930).[3]

Safdar Jung
Directed byA. R. Kardar
Produced byPlayart Phototone
StarringGul Hamid
Mumtaz Begum
Gulzar
Hiralal
CinematographyK. V. Machve
Production
company
Playart Phototone/United Player's Corporation
Release date
  • 1930 (1930)
CountryBritish India
LanguageSilent film

Kardar introduced the actress Mumtaz Begum as the lead heroine in the film. The cast included Gulzar, Mumtaz, Hiralal. The director of photography was K. V. Machve.[4]

For actor Gul Hamid, Safdar Jung was the first of seven silent films he worked in. A police officer in the British Police by profession, he was chosen by Kardar as a leading man due to Hamid's "over-all persona".[5]

Like the rest of the films produced earlier, Safdar Jung was also released at The Deepak cinema in Bhati Gate area of Lahore.[citation needed]

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References

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  1. ^ Ashish Rajadhyaksha; Paul Willemen (10 July 2014). Encyclopedia of Indian Cinema. Taylor & Francis. pp. 17–. ISBN 978-1-135-94325-7. Retrieved 23 March 2015.
  2. ^ "Safdar Jung". filmiclub.com. FilmiClub. Retrieved 23 March 2015.
  3. ^ "A. R. Kardar". filmtvguildindia.org/. The Film & Television Producers Guild of India Ltd. Retrieved 23 March 2015.
  4. ^ "Safdar Jung (1930)". citwf.com. Alan Goble. Retrieved 23 March 2015.
  5. ^ Khan, Hidayat (17 May 2014). "Gul Hamid: The silent star who was heard". The Express Tribune News Network. The Express Tribune. Retrieved 24 March 2015.
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