Clerk (1960 film)

Clerk
Directed byKhalil Kaiser
Written byYounis Rahi
Screenplay byRiaz Shahid
Produced byWazir Ali
Starring
Music bySafdar Hussain
Production
company
Films Hayat
Release date
  • 22 January 1960 (1960-01-22)
CountryPakistan
LanguageUrdu

Clerk is a Pakistani film directed by Khalil Kaiser, who also played the titular role of a poor clerk tired of his economic condition and hectic daily routine. It marked his only appearance as an actor.[1] It also stats Musarrat Nazir and Ratan Kumar in important roles. The story was written by Younis Rahi with dialogues by Riaz Shahid. Safdar Hussain was the music composer.

The film belonged to the genre of art house.[2] It was a commercial failure but was acclaimed critically.[3] The film was included among the films of 1959–1961 which were meant not to generate money alone.[4]

  1. ^ "فلمی و ادبی شخصیات کے سکینڈلز۔۔۔ قسط نمبر119". Daily Pakistan. 13 June 2017.
  2. ^ Zubeida Mustafa, ed. (2001). The South Asian Century, 1900-1999. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0195795868.
  3. ^ Gazdar, Mushtaq (1997). Pakistan Cinema, 1947-1997. Oxford University Press. p. 90. ISBN 0-19-577817-0.
  4. ^ Cinema the World Over, Volumes 1-3. Madison, Wisconsin: K. S. Hosain. 1975. p. 27.