A. J. Kardar

Akhtar J. Kardar
Born(1926-11-25)25 November 1926
Lahore, British India
Died14 February 2002(2002-02-14) (aged 75)
London, England
OccupationFilm director
Years active1959-1969

Akhtar J. Kardar (25 November 1926 – 14 February 2002),[1] or Ajay, was a Pakistani film director, producer and screenwriter. He was the brother of filmmaker Abdur Rashid Kardar and the cousin of international cricketer Abdul Hafeez Kardar.[2]

He is credited in particular for having directed The Day Shall Dawn (Jago Hua Savera), a film which has received international recognition and numerous awards. It was the first Pakistani film to be submitted for an Oscar in the Best Foreign Film Category.[2][3]

  1. ^ "A.J. Kardar passes away". archives.dawn.com. Retrieved 4 September 2011.
  2. ^ a b "Film director A.J Kardar remembered". The Nation (newspaper). 13 February 2023. Archived from the original on 14 April 2023.
  3. ^ Ali Raj (4 September 2016). "Meet AJ Kardar, the maker of Pakistan's first Oscar submission". Express Tribune (newspaper).