M. Akram

{{Infobox person

| name = M. Akram

| image =

| birth_date = 28 March 1934

| birth_place = Gujranwala, Pakistan

| death_date = {{death-date and age|3 April 2016|28 March 1934}}

| death_place = Lahore, Pakistan

| nationality = Pakistani

| education = University of the Punjab, Lahore

| occupation = Film editor, Film director

| years active = 1953 – 2001

| spouse = Manzooran Begum (married 1957)

| children = Jafar Akram, Sadiq Akram, Parvez Akram, Rubina Akram, Samina Akram

| awards = Nigar Awards in 1960 and 1961

}}

M. Akram (28 March 1934 – 3 April 2016) was a famous Pakistani film director.{{cite web|url=http://pakfilms.net/artists/details.php?pid=1919|title=Profile of film director M. Akram|website=Pakistan Film Magazine website|archive-date=22 June 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170622131408/http://pakfilms.net/artists/details.php?pid=1919|url-status=dead|access-date=12 June 2022}}

Early life and career

Muhammad Akram was born in Gujranwala, Punjab, Pakistan. However, his family shifted to Lahore, when he was very young. He finished his basic education in Lahore. Veteran Pakistani film director Anwar Kamal Pasha first helped him get a film editor's job in his film Dilbar (1951). M. Akram was first a film editor in the beginning of his professional career from 1951 to 1958. His first film as film director was Ghar Jawai (1958) and then he gained some fame from the Punjabi film Banki Naar in 1966. He was a brother of M. Parvez, who produced most of their common films.

Major films

Listed below are some of his successful films:

Ghar Jawai (1958)
Baanki Naar (1966)
Charda Suraj (1970)
Uchha Naan Pyar Da (1971)
Sultan (1972)[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1192599/trivia?ref_=tt_trv_trv Film Sultan (1972) Golden Jubilee film info on IMDb website] Retrieved 31 January 2022
Khan Chacha (1972) (A Diamond Jubilee film)[https://www.google.com/search?q=Khan+Chacha+Film&sa=N&stick=H4sIAAAAAAAAAONgFuLVT9c3NExPM0pJSU42VIJw08pNSwoNDLO0JLKTrfQLUvMLclKBVFFxfp5Vbn5ZZmrxI8aPjNwCL3_cE5Z6zjhpzclrjA8YuXCqFjLkYnPNK8ksqRQSlOLnQrXTSAQqkFWUVZVTVFgh8GXfdEalDkaj-F2Xpp1jixRcqfD__8Q4PwcpTS0hLnbPYp_85MQcwbWuq2O7Dty11xLm4ghJrMjPy8-tFJzOqcKw7d97eyVFzgOTY5nN4xPsBRf9-i_v8srqgASnApMGg-HH2__-V04zOKDFEMShn6tvYFRWkRfEBWKlpydlWxQdYGRq2rfiEBsHB6MAgxETB4MVkwZjFRMHE88iVgHvjMQ8BeeMxOSMRAW3zJzcCWyMAMYVseZFAQAA&biw=1920&bih=937&tbm=isch&source=iu&ictx=1&vet=1&fir=omNVRLOVxfWARM%252C17pIu_LzbQwB_M%252C_%253Bc0tdWPmvmXJPzM%252CR70Ou5IQq9xxyM%252C_%253BCSLW67OR0BO9SM%252CyrwaZvCAkYqw0M%252C_%253BDG2nC51bj2u4VM%252CwTjGXmlySdgmzM%252C_%253BxAyuRhD9syHIlM%252CLKRZ4RTr-muaxM%252C_%253B_qkdTknlLO-H7M%252CwW4_1H8z8gByiM%252C_%253BM0o_uWfeBC9uAM%252CoLdqx5-O2_qPBM%252C_%253BkjM5yuPv4B2pCM%252CAROPJwph--R-sM%252C_%253BwsoFiwrn3NgQfM%252CTF0G27HxvA1GeM%252C_%253B4Z2ng9mme33lxM%252CTNpBO-3qLt3P1M%252C_&usg=AI4_-kS_I8hy5Y4yDkpF31mgp7kUexJs7w&ved=2ahUKEwiXnOHw1Nz1AhXCmuAKHTG-C_I4ChD1AXoECCEQAQ#imgrc=omNVRLOVxfWARM Film Poster of Khan Chacha (1972 film) on Google website] Retrieved 31 January 2022
Sidha Rasta (1974)
Ishq Mera Naa (1974) (A Platinum Jubilee film)
Hathiar (1979)[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1192576/ Film Hathiar (1979) on IMDb website] Retrieved 31 January 2022
Khuddar (1985 film) (A Golden Jubilee film)
Sanjhi Hathkadi (1986){{cite web|url=http://pakfilms.net/directors/MAkram.php|archive-date=5 May 2017|title=Filmography of M. Akram|website=Pakistan Film Magazine website|access-date=12 June 2022|url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170505152744/http://pakfilms.net/directors/MAkram.php}}

Awards and recognition

Nigar Award for 'Best Editing' in film Shaam Dhalay (1960){{cite web|url=http://www.thehotspotonline.com/moviespot/bolly/Lollywood/NigarAwards.htm |date=17 June 2002|archive-date=24 July 2008|access-date=31 January 2022|url-status=dead |title=The Nigar Awards (1957 - 1971)|website=The Hot Spot Online website |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080724022517/http://www.thehotspotonline.com/moviespot/bolly/Lollywood/NigarAwards.htm}}
Nigar Award for 'Best Editing' in film Gulfam (1961)