M. Sadiq (1910–1971)[1] was an Indian film director and producer.[2] He directed 28 films in a career spanning three decades. His notable works include Rattan (1944), Chaudhvin Ka Chand (1960), and Taj Mahal (1963).
M. Sadiq | |
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| Born | 1910 |
| Died | 1971 (aged 60–61) Lahore, Pakistan |
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| Years active | 1943–1972 |
Sadiq died while working on Baharo Phool Barsao in Pakistan. The film was completed by Hassan Tariq and released in 1972.
Career
editFilm producer Abdur Rashid Kardar launched Sadiq into film direction,[3] with the production Namaste (1943), co-directed by S. U. Sunny.[4]
Sadiq's commercial breakthrough came in the musical Rattan (1944), starring Karan Dewan and Swaran Lata.[5] Film critic Baburao Patel panned the film as a "clumsy attempt" and wrote, "Sadiq has not been able to improve on his work in Namaste. On the contrary, he has gone back a bit."[6] Nonetheless, Rattan became a box office success. After the leading studio Bombay Talkies fell apart in the early 1940s, Sadiq's success, alongside that of Mehboob Khan and Kishore Sahu, was seen as the rise of independent filmmakers in Hindi cinema.[7]
Following Rattan, Sadiq's career underwent a decline before he accepted the directorial responsibility of Guru Dutt's production Chaudhvin Ka Chand (1960);[8] Dutt did not wish to direct after the failure of his previous venture. Chaudhvin Ka Chand was a critical and commercial success,[9] and is considered a prominent example of Muslim social film genre.[10]
Commenting on Sadiq's 1963 film Taj Mahal, film critic Ziya Us Salam wrote, "Sadiq, who had earlier given us Chaudhvin ka Chand, scores as a director in the backdrop of the film by going beyond the romantic routine to take a shot at court politics ... Films about Shah Jahan and Mumtaz Mahal's romance had been made before ... Yet Sadiq's Taj Mahal remains an unparalleled ode to love."[11]
In the early 1970s, Sadiq went to Pakistan to direct and produce Baharo Phool Barsao. He died in 1971, midway during production.[12] The film was later finished by Hassan Tariq, released in 1972, and proved to be popular with audiences.[13]
Personal life
editAccording to film historian Bunny Reuben, in late 1940s, Sadiq was chosen by actress Suraiya's family as a prospective groom. He proposed marriage to her, but she turned him down due to her romance with Dev Anand.[14]
Writer Raju Bharatan quotes Suraiya as saying:[15]
He was a great gentleman ... Artistic by nature and always soft-spoken, M. Sadiq directed me memorably in Kajal without once touching me. I liked him as a person for his genteel ways. Yet, between liking a man and loving a man, there is a world of difference ... the elderly Sadiq was already married with children, being a good 18 years older than I was ... Where was Dev Anand, young and single, so dashing, so romantic, so good-looking, and where was anyone else?
Filmography
edit- Namaste (1943)[16]
- Jeevan a.k.a. Bahar (1944)
- Rattan (1944)
- Saathi (1946)[17]
- Jag Biti (1946)
- Sham Savera (1946)
- Dak Bangla (1947)[18]
- Kajal (1948)[19]
- Char Din (1949)[20]
- Anmol Ratan (1950)
- Pardes (1950)
- Sabak (1950)[17]
- Khazana (1951)
- Saiyan (1951)
- Poonam (1952)[21]
- Shabaab (1954)
- Musafirkhana (1955)[22]
- Chhoo Mantar (1956)
- Anjaan (1956)[23]
- Mai Baap (1957)
- Duniya Rang Rangili (1957)[24]
- Khota Paisa (1958)[25]
- Jawani Ki Hawa (1959)
- Chaudhvin Ka Chand (1960)
- Taj Mahal (1963)
- Bahu Begum (1967)
- Noor Jehan (1967)
- Baharo Phool Barsao (1972; Pakistani release)
Sources
editReferences
edit- ↑ Scholberg, Henry (1987). South Asia Biographical Dictionary Index: L–Z. Inter Documentation Company. p. 757. ISBN 978-3-300-00003-1.
- ↑ Doraiswamy, V. (3 May 1952). Asian Film Directory And Whos Who 1952. p. 377.
- ↑ Rajadhyaksha & Willemen 1998, pp. 121–122.
- ↑ ""Namaste"". The Indian Express. 29 May 1943. p. 4. Retrieved 29 June 2026.
- ↑ Rajadhyaksha & Willemen 1998, p. 302.
- ↑ Patel, Baburao (1 March 1946). "Dramatic Values Sustain Audience Interest In 'Rattan'". Filmindia: 46 – via Internet Archive.
- ↑ Gulazāra; Nihalani, Govind; Chatterjee, Saibal (2003). Encyclopaedia of Hindi Cinema. Popular Prakashan. p. 58. ISBN 978-81-7991-066-5.
- ↑ Rajadhyaksha & Willemen 1998, p. 362.
- ↑ Salam, Ziya Us (2012). Housefull: The Golden Years of Hindi Cinema. Om Books International. ISBN 978-93-80070-25-4.
- ↑ Gulazāra; Nihalani, Govind; Chatterjee, Saibal (2003). Encyclopaedia of Hindi Cinema. Popular Prakashan. p. 241. ISBN 978-81-7991-066-5.
- ↑ Salam, Ziya Us (2012). Housefull: The Golden Years of Hindi Cinema. Om Books International. p. 93. ISBN 978-93-80070-25-4.
- ↑ Gahlot, Deepa (1 October 2015). Take-2: 50 Films That Deserve a New Audience. Hay House. p. 53. ISBN 978-93-84544-85-0.
- ↑ "Tribute to 'Bao Sadiq' with 'Baharoo Phool Barsaoo'". The News International. 10 February 2018. Retrieved 29 June 2026.
- ↑ Reuben, Bunny (1993). Follywood Flashback: A Collection of Movie Memories. Indus. p. 196. ISBN 978-81-7223-106-4.
- ↑ Bharatan, Raju (14 April 2014). Naushadnama: The Life and Music of Naushad. Hay House. ISBN 978-93-81398-63-0.
- ↑ Rajadhyaksha & Willemen 1998, p. 623.
- 1 2 Rajadhyaksha & Willemen 1998, p. 639.
- ↑ Rajadhyaksha & Willemen 1998, p. 589.
- ↑ Rajadhyaksha & Willemen 1998, p. 606.
- ↑ Rajadhyaksha & Willemen 1998, p. 587.
- ↑ Rajadhyaksha & Willemen 1998, p. 632.
- ↑ Rajadhyaksha & Willemen 1998, p. 621.
- ↑ Rajadhyaksha & Willemen 1998, p. 577.
- ↑ Rajadhyaksha & Willemen 1998, p. 593.
- ↑ Rajadhyaksha & Willemen 1998, p. 609.