Khwaja Ahmad Abbas
| Khwaja Ahmad Abbas / K. A. Abbas | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Khwaja Ahmad Abbas 7 June 1914 Panipat, Punjab Province, British India (now in Haryana, India) |
| Died | 1 June 1987 (aged 72) Mumbai, Maharashtra,  India
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| Occupation | Film director, Screenwriter, Novelist, Journalist, columnist |
| Years active | 1935–1987 |
Khwaja Ahmad Abbas (Urdu/Persian: خواجہ احمد عباس ; Hindi: ख़्वाजा अहमद अब्बास) (7 June 1914 – 1 June 1987), popularly known as K. A. Abbas, was an Indian film director, novelist, screenwriter, and a journalist in the Urdu, Hindi and English languages. He was the maker of important Hindi films such as Saat Hindustani (1969) and Do Boond Pani (1972), both of which won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film on National Integration, Palme d'Or nominated (Cannes Film Festival) Pardesi (1957) and Shehar Aur Sapna (1963), which won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film.
As a screenwriter, Khwaja Ahmad Abbas is considered one of pioneers of Indian parallel or neo-realistic cinema, having penned films like the Palme d'Or winner at the Cannes Film Festival, Neecha Nagar (1946), Jagte Raho, Dharti Ke Lal, Awara, Saat Hindustani and Naya Sansar. Apart from this, he wrote the best of Raj Kapoor films, Awaara, Shri 420, Mera Naam Joker, Bobby and Henna.
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