{{Short description|Pakistani film director (1918–2001)}} {{Use Pakistani English|date=December 2021}} {{Use dmy dates|date=December 2021}} {{Infobox person | name = Masood Parvez | native_name = مسعود پرویز | image = <!-- filename only, no "File:" or "Image:" prefix, and no enclosing brackets --> | alt = <!-- descriptive text for use by speech synthesis (text-to-speech) software --> | caption = | birth_name = <!-- only use if different from name --> | birth_date = {{Birth date text|1918}} | birth_place = Amritsar, British India | death_date = {{Death date and age|2001|3|10|1918|df=y}} | death_place = Lahore, Pakistan | other_names = | relatives = Saadat Hasan Manto (his maternal uncle - called ''Maamoon'' in Urdu) | occupation = Film director, producer and actor | years_active = 1950 {{endash}} 2001 | known_for = Producing and directing the popular Punjabi-language film Heer Ranjha (1970 film) | notable_works = | awards = Won 2 Nigar Awards in 1970 and 1979 }}
'''Masood Parvez''' (1918 {{endash}} 10 March 2001), also spelled as '''Masud Pervaiz''', was a Pakistani film director known for his work in Lollywood.
He also worked in Indian films before partition of India and after migrating to Pakistan, he produced most of his work in Pakistani films where he made his directorial debut with film ''Beli'' (1950).<ref name=BR>(Associated Press of Pakistan) {{cite news|title=Film director Masood Parvez's anniversary observed|newspaper=Business Recorder newspaper|date=2011-03-11|url=https://www.brecorder.com/news/3853520|access-date=2026-05-04|url-status=dead|archive-date=22 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211022183744/https://www.brecorder.com/news/3853520}}</ref>
''Beli'' (1950) was the first film of Sabiha Khanum and Santosh Kumar besides being directorial debut of Parvez.<ref name=BR/> The film flopped at the box office due to political instabilities caused by the 1947 partition.<ref name="The Wire 2020">{{cite web|title=Sabiha Khanum, the 'First Lady of Pakistani Cinema', Passes Away|website=The Wire (India) website|date=2020-06-14|url=https://thewire.in/external-affairs/sabiha-khanum-tribute| access-date=2021-10-22}}</ref> It was also the debut film of Rashid Attre in Pakistan.<ref name="Sahkeel 2018">{{cite web|last=Sahkeel|first=Chand|title=Musician Rasheed Attre Remembered on his Death Anniversary|website=UrduPoint.com website|date=2018-12-18| url=https://www.urdupoint.com/en/showbiz/musician-rasheed-attre-remembered-on-his-de-509488.html| access-date=2026-05-03|url-status=dead|archive-date=26 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211026073215/https://www.urdupoint.com/en/showbiz/musician-rasheed-attre-remembered-on-his-de-509488.html}}</ref>
== Biography == A nephew of Saadat Hasan Manto, who was his uncle, Parvez was born in Amritsar, British India in 1918.<ref name=RadioPakistan/> Following the partition of the Indian subcontinent, he migrated to Pakistan along with Saadat Hasan Manto.<ref name=TheNation/>
He obtained his Master of Science in Physics from the Government College, Lahore (in modern-day the Government College University, Lahore).<ref name=TheNation/> He wanted to obtain doctorate degree in Germany, but his uncle Saadat Hasan Manto asked him to change his plan and he subsequently joined with Manto in Bombay, where he worked in a number of films as an actor. After 1947, he settled in Lahore, Pakistan where he directed and produced Urdu and Punjabi films, including ''Heer Ranjha''.<ref name=TheNation>{{cite news|last=Malik|first=Farid|title=Immortalising Kaido|url-status=dead|newspaper=The Nation newspaper|date=2021-10-05|url=https://nation.com.pk/05-Oct-2021/immortalising-kaido|archive-date=5 October 2021|access-date=2026-05-03|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211005061700/https://www.nation.com.pk/05-Oct-2021/immortalising-kaido}}</ref><ref name=HOT>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehotspotonline.com/moviespot/bolly/Lollywood/NigarAwards.htm |date=17 June 2002|archive-date=24 July 2008|access-date=3 May 2026|url-status=dead|title=The Nigar Awards (1957 - 1971)|website=The Hot Spot Online Film Reviews website|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080724022517/http://www.thehotspotonline.com/moviespot/bolly/Lollywood/NigarAwards.htm}}</ref>
==Death== Masood Parvez died in Lahore, Pakistan on 10 March 2001.<ref name=BR/><ref name=RadioPakistan>{{cite web|url=https://www.radio.gov.pk/10-03-2024/death-anniversary-of-renowned-film-director-masood-pervez-being-observed-today|title=Death anniversary of renowned film director Masood Parvez observed|date=10 March 2024|archive-date=15 March 2024|access-date=4 May 2026|website=Radio Pakistan website|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240315091020/https://www.radio.gov.pk/10-03-2024/death-anniversary-of-renowned-film-director-masood-pervez-being-observed-today}}</ref>
==Awards and recognition== * Won 2 Nigar Awards as 'Best Director' for Punjabi film ''Heer Ranjha'' (1970) and then directing ''Khak Aur Khoon'' (1979), an Urdu-language film.<ref name=HOT/><ref name=HOT2>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehotspotonline.com/moviespot/bolly/Lollywood/NigarAwards2.htm |date=5 January 2003|archive-date=25 July 2008|website=The Hot Spot Online Film Reviews website|title=The Nigar Awards (1972 - 1986)|access-date=3 May 2026|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080725090554/http://www.thehotspotonline.com/moviespot/bolly/Lollywood/NigarAwards2.htm}}</ref>
== Filmography == {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" width=100% !scope="col" width=2%|# !scope="col" width=25%| Title !scope="col" | Year !scope="col" | Film Director !scope="col" | Producer !width=5%|{{Abbr}} |- ! scope="row" align="left" |1||''Beli''<ref name=BR/> ||1950 |{{ya}} || |- ! scope="row" align="left" |2||''Intezar''<ref name=Dawn/><ref name=BR/> ||1956 |{{ya}} || |- ! scope="row" align="left" |3||''Zehr-e-Ishq''<ref name=BR/> ||1958 |{{ya}} || |- ! scope="row" align="left" |4||''Koel''<ref name=BR/> ||1959 |{{ya}} || |- ! scope="row" align="left" |5||''Jhoomer'' ||1959 |{{ya}} || |- ! scope="row" align="left" |6||''Sarhad'' ||1966 |{{ya}} || |- ! scope="row" align="left" |7||''Heer Ranjha''<ref name=HOT/><ref name=BR/> ||1970 |{{ya}} |{{ya}} |- ! scope="row" align="left" |8||''Naya Suraj'' ||1977 |{{ya}} || |- ! scope="row" align="left" |9||''Haider Ali''<ref name=BR/> ||1978 |{{ya}} || |- ! scope="row" align="left" |10||''Khaak Aur Khoon''<ref name=BR/><ref name=Dawn>{{cite news|title=In-Depth - Film Special - Another take for Pakistani cinema (scroll down to read film reviews of 2 of Masood Parvez films)|newspaper=Dawn newspaper|date=2 August 2013|url=https://www.dawn.com/in-depth/film-special/ |access-date=2026-05-03|url-status=dead|archive-date=26 January 2025|author=Hameed Haroon|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250126123133/https://www.dawn.com/in-depth/film-special/#}}</ref> ||1979 |{{ya}} || |}
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Parvez, Masood}} Category:1918 births Category:2001 deaths Category:Muhajir people Category:Pakistani people of Kashmiri descent Category:Government College University, Lahore alumni Category:Film directors from Lahore Category:Urdu-language film directors Category:Pakistani film directors Category:Nigar Award winners Category:Punjabi-language film directors