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K. Asif(1922-1971)

  • Director
  • Producer
  • Writer
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K. Asif
Asif was born Asif Karim in Etawah, Uttar Pradesh to Parents Dr. Fazal Karim and Bibi Ghulam Fatima. He was the youngest of his siblings with Sikander Begum, wife of versatile Actor/Director/Producer Nazir Ahmed Khan being the Eldest and Masood Karim, the first Muslim President of Sindh Club second in line. Asif Karim went to Bombay to his brother-in-law Nazir Ahmed Khan and later took the name K. Asif. He became a Successful director due to his perfectionism in weaving his imagination into an art form and gave birth to Mughal-e-Azam, a legendary film in the Sub-Continental Cinema which needs no introduction. He passed away at very early age
BornJune 14, 1922
DiedMarch 9, 1971(48)
BornJune 14, 1922
DiedMarch 9, 1971(48)
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  • Awards
    • 2 wins & 1 nomination total

Known for

Dilip Kumar and Madhubala in Mughal-E-Azam (1960)
Mughal-E-Azam
8.1
  • Director
  • 1960
Phool (1945)
Phool
7.7
  • Director
  • 1945
Hulchul (1951)
Hulchul
7.5
  • Producer
  • 1951
Love and God (1986)
Love and God
6.2
  • Director
  • 1986

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Director



  • Love and God (1986)
    Love and God
    6.2
    • Director
    • 1986
  • Dilip Kumar and Madhubala in Mughal-E-Azam (1960)
    Mughal-E-Azam
    8.1
    • Director
    • 1960
  • Phool (1945)
    Phool
    7.7
    • Director
    • 1945

Producer



  • Randeep Hooda and Naseeruddin Shah in John Day (2013)
    John Day
    5.6
    • producer
    • 2013
  • Dilip Kumar and Madhubala in Mughal-E-Azam (1960)
    Mughal-E-Azam
    8.1
    • producer
    • 1960
  • Hulchul (1951)
    Hulchul
    7.5
    • producer
    • 1951

Writer



  • Dilip Kumar and Madhubala in Mughal-E-Azam (1960)
    Mughal-E-Azam
    8.1
    • screenplay
    • 1960

Personal details

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  • Alternative names
    • Karimuddin Asif
  • Born
    • June 14, 1922
    • Etawah, United Provinces, British India
  • Died
    • March 9, 1971
    • Bombay, Maharashtra, India(undisclosed)
  • Spouses
      Sitara Devi
  • Children
      Asif Akbar

Did you know

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  • Trivia
    Married to Akhtar (Dilip Kumar's sister). They have a daughter named Zooni Asif. She is a school teacher based. in Alberta Canada .

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