Photo: Filmindia magazine 1939 / Public domain (source: Wikimedia Commons)
My Take
Abbas genuinely impressed me the moment I read about him. Working fluently across Urdu, Hindi, and English while moving between directing, screenwriting, and journalism is a staggering range, and he earned both national honors and a Palme d'Or at Cannes. What I admire most is the seamlessness between his writing and his filmmaking; he used words and images as one continuous tool to confront his era. Spanning 1914 to 1987, he was a conscience as much as an artist. He strikes me as exactly the kind of committed storyteller who deserves to be remembered far more widely.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Khwaja Ahmad Abbas
- Name (Japanese)
- ハドジャ・アフマド・アッバス
- Reading
- はどじゃ・あふまど・あっばす
- Born
- June 7, 1914 – June 1, 1987
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Gemini / Tiger
- Origin
- Panipat, Panipat district, India
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- film director / screenwriter / journalist / columnist / autobiographer
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Aligarh Muslim University
Awards & achievements
- 1969 Padma Shri in arts
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khwaja%20Ahmad%20Abbas
Frequently asked questions
When was Khwaja Ahmad Abbas born?
June 7, 1914 – June 1, 1987.
Where is Khwaja Ahmad Abbas from?
Khwaja Ahmad Abbas is from Panipat, Panipat district, India.
What does Khwaja Ahmad Abbas do?
Khwaja Ahmad Abbas works as film director, screenwriter, journalist, columnist, autobiographer.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-21
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.