Syed Noor (Punjabi, ) (born Syed Ghulam Mohyuddin Noor) is a Pakistani film director based in Lahore.
Early life and education Syed Ghulam Mohyuddin Noor was born on 21 February 1950 in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan. He completed his schooling in Lahore and earned a Bachelor’s degree in Journalism from Government Dyal Singh College, Lahore.“Syed Noor achieved a bachelors degree in journalism from Dayal Singh College in Lahore,” Pakistan Times
Career
Screenwriter In 1970, Syed Noor joined the Pakistani film industry as an assistant to director S. Suleman. Noor assisted S. Suleman for 18 feature films, after which, he penned his first script for the film, Society Girl (1976), which was considered the best film of the year. After the success of his first film, Noor became the prime screenwriting talent in the Pakistani film industry and worked with all the prominent directors of the time.
Syed Noor wrote about 250 films from 1976 to 1992. His written scripts and screenplays were both in Urdu and in Punjabi. As a writer, Noor won many awards in his career, including National Award, Nigar Award, Graduate Award, Bolan Award, and Asian Award. During his writing career, he was also offered acting opportunities, which he turned down as his ultimate goal was to direct feature films. He had assisted Pakistani film director S. Suleman for 5 years with the intention of one day directing his own work.
Director In 1993, Syed Noor made his directorial debut with the movie, Qasam, which was successful at the box office. During this time, Pakistani cinema was ruled by Punjabi films. Syed Noor began to make films with the intention of reviving Urdu cinema, and his second film Jeeva (1995) and third film Sargam (1995) realized his intent. Noor also introduced a number of new actors in his films, who went on to have illustrious careers in the film industry. With the success of Urdu movies, now Punjabi films began to disappear from cinemas, especially after the murder of Punjabi film superstar, Sultan Rahi. At this point, Noor announced that he would work on Punjabi films and gave his first Punjabi directorial, the super-hit Choorian (1998), which is considered one of the most successful films of Pakistani film industry. The vast success of Choorian was followed by another Punjabi film by Noor, Majajan (2006), which ran in cinemas for even longer than its predecessor.
Media education With the intent of teaching filmmaking to a new generation, Syed Noor launched Paragon Studios and Paragon Academy of Performing Arts. Partnering with the Mass Communications Department of Punjab University, Noor began to teach film as a subject. During this time, multiplex cinemas began to be built in Pakistan and film became digitized, which gave new filmmakers excellent opportunities for new material and projects.
Awards and recognition After writing nearly 300 films, directing 55 films, and winning more than 10 National Awards and many other honors, Syed Noor was awarded the highest civilian honor of Pakistan, the "Sitara-i-Imtiaz" (Star of Excellence) Award by the Pakistani government in 2013.Abida Parveen, Aleem Dar among winners, Posthumous awards for Manto, Mehdi Hassan (includes Syed Noor's award listed under his full name Syed Ghulam Mohiyuddin Noor) Dawn (newspaper), Published 14 August 2012, Retrieved 23 July 2023
Sitara-i-Imtiaz (Star of Excellence) Award by the President of Pakistan in 2013 Nigar Award for Best Film Director in 1995, 1996 and 1997
Filmography Screenwriter Syed Noor was the screenwriter for film director Sangeeta's successful film Society Girl followed by over 250 more films.
Director Year Film Language Starring 1984 Judai Punjabi language film 1987Lady SmugglerUrduBabra Sharif, Bobita, Sabita, Ismael Shah 1993 Qasam Urdu Iram Hassan, Saleem Sheikh, Kaveeta, Nadeem Baig 1995 Jeeva Urdu Resham, Babar Ali, Javed Sheikh, Neeli Sargam Urdu Zeba Bakhtiar, Adnan Sami, Nadeem 1996 Hawaien Urdu Reema Khan, Saud, Meera Chor Machaye Shor Urdu Resham, Reema, Sahiba, Rambo, Babar Ali Ghunghat Urdu Saima, Resham, Shaan, Andaleeb Raju Ban Gaya Gentleman Urdu Jan Rambo, Meera, Laila, Andaleeb, Mohsin Khan 1997 Uqabon Ka Nasheman Urdu Reema Khan, Babar Ali, Jan Rambo, Javed Sheikh Sangam Urdu Resham, Shaan, Sana Nawaz, Raja Pakistani Urdu Nirma, Reema Khan, Babar Ali, Sahiba Afzal, Deewane Tere Pyar Ke Urdu Moammar Rana, Jia Ali, Nadeem, Yasmin Ismail 1998 Muhafiz Urdu Saima, Nadeem Baig, Jana Malik, Sahiba Afzal, Zewar Urdu Reema Khan, Babar Ali, Sahiba Afzal, Jan Rambo Zor Urdu Saima, Moammar Rana, Jana Malik Choorian Punjabi Saima, Moammar Rana, Nargis Deewarain Urdu Saima, Reema Khan, Babar Ali, Dupatta Jal Raha Hai Urdu Arbaz Khan, Resham, Saima Noor, Nadeem 1999 Daku Rani Urdu Saima, Shaan, Arbaaz Khan, 2000 Mehndi Waley Hath Punjabi Saima, Moammar Rana, Nagma, Angaray Urdu Saima, Shaan, Deeba, Jungle Queen Urdu Saima, Moammar Rana, Saira Khan, Jan Rambo, Billi Urdu Saima, Noor, Meera, Lakhon Main Aik Urdu Saima, Moammar Rana, Abid Ali, Beti Urdu Saima, Babar Ali, Moammar Rana, Sana 2001 Daket Urdu Saima, Shaan, Moammar Rana, Resham Chooriyan Nahin Hathkarian Urdu Saima, Moammar Rana, Arbaaz Khan Uff Yeh Beewiyan Urdu Saima, Moammar Rana, Reema Khan Sapne Apne Apne Urdu Saima, Moammar Rana, Saud Baghi Urdu Saima, Shaan, Saud 2002 Sholay Urdu Saima, Shaan, Reema Khan Behram Daku Punjabi Saima, Shaan, Babar Ali Buddha Gujjar Punjabi Saima, Shaan, Resham 2003 Commando Urdu Saima, Shaan, Zara Sheikh Larki Punjaban Urdu Saima, Shamyl Khan, Babar Ali 2004 Hum Aik Hain Urdu Saima, Shaan, Shamyl Khan 2006 Majajan Punjabi Saima, Shaan, Saud 2007 Jhoomar Urdu Saima, Moammar Rana, Aleena 2010 Wohti ley ke jaani ay Punjabi Saima, Shaan, Mustafa Qureshi, Iftikhar Thakur 2011 Aik Aur Ghazi Punjabi Saima, Heera Malik, Safqat Cheema Jugni Punjabi Saima, Shaan, Moammar Rana Dane Pay Dana Punjabi Saima, Moammar Rana, Haya Ali 2012 Shareeka Punjabi Saima, Shaan Meri Shadi Karao Bollywood (Syed Noor's debut in India) Gurdeep Mehndi, Sakhawat Naz 2013 Ik Si Sher Punjabi Saima, Shaan Shahid 2013 Devar Bhabhi (television film) Urdu Saima, Sami Khan, Saud, Sadia Khan2017Chain Aye NaUrduShehroz Sabzwari, Sarish Khan, Adil Murad, Sobia Khan, Waqar Ali Godhra2022Tere Bajre Di RakhiPunjabiSaima Noor, Jannat Mirza, Iftikhar Thakur, Mustafa Qureshi, Shafqat Cheema, Babar Ali, Nadeem Baig, Agha Majid, Naghma Begum TBA Price of HonourFilm 'Price of Honour' finally to hit screens after Eid, on hipinpakistan.com website Published 7 July 2015, Retrieved 23 February 2019Sharmeen Obaid copied the idea and name of my movie: Syed Noor, ARY TV News, Posted 2 March 2016, Retrieved 23 February 2019 Urdu Atif Naveed, Danyal, RakshiTBABhai Wanted UrduSaima, Moammar Rana, Khurram Patras, Danish NawazTBAAina 2 UrduShehroz Sabzwari, Nadeem, Shabnam
See also Lists of Pakistani films Pakistani films of 2010 Majajan Choorian Cinema of Pakistan
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