Safdar Jung (film)

Safdar Jung is a 1930 action costume silent film directed by A. R. Kardar.^[1][2] The film was the third to be produced by Kardar's United Players Pictures (Playart Phototone), following Husn Ka Daku (1929) and Sarfarosh (1930).^[3]

Safdar Jung
Directed by	A. R. Kardar
Produced by	Playart Phototone
Starring	Gul Hamid Mumtaz Begum Gulzar Hiralal
Cinematography	K. V. Machve
Production company	Playart Phototone/United Player's Corporation
Release date	1930 (1930)
Country	British India
Language	Silent film

Kardar introduced the actress Mumtaz Begum as the lead heroine in the film. The cast included Gulzar, Mumtaz, and Hiralal. The director of photography was K. V. Machve.^[4]

For actor Gul Hamid, Safdar Jung was the first of seven silent films he worked in. A police officer in the British Police by profession, he was chosen by Kardar as a leading man due to Hamid's "over-all persona".^[5]

Like the rest of the films produced earlier, Safdar Jung was also released at The Deepak cinema in Bhati Gate area of Lahore.^{[citation needed]}

Cast

• Gul Hamid
• Mumtaz Begum
• Gulzar
• Hiralal