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W.Z. Ahmed was a renowned Indian film director, writer, and producer. He was born in Lahore, Punjab, British India, and was known for his work in the Hindi film industry. He was the director of the classic film, 'Awaara', which was released in 1951 and starred Raj Kapoor and Nargis. He also directed the film 'Shree 420', which was released in 1955 and starred Raj Kapoor and Nargis. W.Z. Ahmed was born on 20 December 1915 and passed away on 28 April 1983. He was 67 years old at the time of his death. He was married to actress and singer, Zohra Sehgal. W.Z. Ahmed's net worth is estimated to be around $1 million. He earned most of his wealth from his career as a film director, writer, and producer. He was also a successful businessman and owned several businesses in India. He was also a philanthropist and donated to various charities.

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Occupation director,writer,producer
Age 92 years old
Zodiac Sign Sagittarius
Born 20 December, 1915
Birthday 20 December
Birthplace Lahore, Punjab, British India [now Pakistan]
Date of death 15 April, 2007
Died Place Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
Nationality India

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Who Is W.Z. Ahmed's Wife?

His wife is Shamim Ara (? - ?), Neena (? - ?)

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W.Z. Ahmed Net Worth

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1993

Father of Fareed Ahmed- a film director from Pakistan who also died at a young age in 1993 in Lahore, Pakistan.He is famous for making a super-hit movie Andaleeb (1969) in Pakistan. He was married to the renowned Pakistani television actress Samina Ahmed who was his second wife and is still active as an actress. Before that, he was very briefly married to actress/ film director Shamim Ara just for a few days and that first marriage ended in divorce for Fareed Ahmed and Shamim Ara.

1957

Waada (1957) was a super-hit Golden Jubilee film with superb music and film songs by music director Rashid Attre. He had only one son named Fareed Ahmed who also went to the USA to get some training in film-making. Fareed Ahmed returned from the USA and made many movies in Pakistan while W. Z.

1954

He made film Roohi (1954) and then film Waada (1957).

1947

He had made 6 films in India before he migrated to the newly independent Pakistan in 1947. In Lahore, Pakistan, he played a key role in helping develop the new film industry. He is considered one of the pioneer film producer/ directors of Pakistan.

1931

W. Z. Ahmed or W. Z. Ahmed , the shorter name he himself preferred to use on screen for his movie credits, received his basic early education from Government College, Lahore, Pakistan. Then, when the Silent Era in movies ended in 1931, he was very much interested in writing scripts for films. So he went to Bombay, India to try his luck there. He had a film studio built in Puna, India and started making his own films under the banner- Shalimar Pictures.