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| Native name | سیف الدین سیف |
| Born | Saifuddin March 20, 1922 Amritsar, British India |
| Died | July 12, 1993 (aged 70) Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan |
| Resting place | near Model Town, Lahore cemetery |
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| Language | Urdu, Punjabi |
| Nationality | Pakistani |
| Alma mater | Govt. M.A.O. College Lahore |
| Subject | Politics, Entertainment |
| Literary movement | Progressive Writers' Movement |
| Years active | 1948 – 1993 |
| Notable awards | Two Nigar Awards (1957) Best Film Saat Lakh (1957) Best Script/Story Writer for film Saat Lakh (1957) |
Saifuddin Saif (20 March 1922 – 12 July 1993) was a Pakistani lyricist, poet, film producer-director, and the founder of Rehnuma Films, a film studio of 1954.[1]
He was involved in writing poems and lyrics before and after the Partition. However, most of his films written before partition remained unreleased due to political instabilities in the subcontinent.[2][3] He was best known for his film Kartar Singh (1959), and is also credited for writing lyrics for Pakistan's historical and first-ever feature film Teri Yaad, which helped him to appear among the prominent writers.[4]
As a poet, he wrote eleven gazals and four nazms on various subjects, including fifteen on friendship, fifteen on social issues, one on hope, and a poetic book titled Kham-e-Kakul, also known as Khan-e-Kamal (amazing ruler).[4]
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