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Saqlain Rizvi / Lollywood Film Director-Writer  Saqlain Rizvi was a Lollywood film director and Writer of early era after the partition of India and Pakistan. He assisted Abdul Rasheed Kardar for 3 years before he started his career as film director.He was born on 15th August 1936. He started his film career with his father’s production in 1955 as an assistant director by the film “Nazrana”. His second movie as director was Jagga in 1958 produced by his father Syed Faqir Ahmed Shah. This was the era when Pakistani films had started attracting the large audiences to cinemas. Saqlain Rizvi is one of the early filmmakers who contributed to lay the foundations of Pakistani film industry. In the later years, he established himself as a successful Lollywood film director and producer. Saqlain’s urge for creative control over his films always pushed him for something creative. His film Pardes was unique in the way that it had filmic scenes of the Khana-e-Ka’aba, through special arrangements made with the Saudi government. His active film career spans at 22 years and his vital contribution towards the formation of Lollywood film industry will always be remembered with love and respect.