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K. Asif
Indian director (1922–1971)
K. Asif (born Karimuddin Asif; 14 June 1922 – 9 March 1971) was an Indian film director, film producer and screenwriter who is known for his epic film, Mughal-e-Azam (1960).
Early life
Asif was born in Etawah, Uttar Pradesh, India to parents Dr. Fazal Karim and Bibi Ghulam Fatima. Asif went to Bombay and later took the professional name K. Asif.
Sitara devi k asif biography
He eventually became a successful film director and producer.[1]
Career
His directorial debut, Phool (1945), did very well at the box-office. In 1944, Asif planned to make a film called Mughal-e-Azam based on the life and times of Mughal Emperor Akbar the Great's court dancer, based on an Urdu novel 'Anarkali' written by Syed Imtiaz Ali Taj, with Chandramohan in the male lead and the then upcoming actress Nargis in the female lead.
However, in 1946, before the production of the film could begin, the male lead, Chandramohan, died. At that time, Asif temporarily shelved the f