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'''Gul Hamid''' (1905-1936) was an Indian actor. He started his acting career in silent films and later played leading roles in talkies. He had many honors to his credit. He acted in ''[[Heer Ranjha (1932 film)|Heer Ranjha]]'', the first film produced in [[Punjabi language|Punjabi]] and in ''[[Seeta (1934 film)|Seeta]]'', a talkie that won an honorary diploma in the 1934 [[Venice Film Festival]] and that was also the first Indian film shown at an International film festival. Hamid also wrote the script, acted in, and directed the film ''Khyber Pass'' (1936). {{citation needed|date=December 2015}} Hamid died of [[Hodgkin's Disease]] in 1936.

==Life==
Gul Hamid was born in [[Pirpiai]], a village near the [[Kabul River]] in the [[North-West Frontier Province (1901–1955)|North West Frontier Province]] of [[British India]] (now in [[Pakistan]]). His father was Saif Ullah Khan. Gul Hamid Khan had three brothers named Abdul Hameed Khan, Gul Jamal Khan and Sayed Jamal Khan. Gul Hamid Khan was married to [[Patience Cooper]] (later Sabra Begum) from 1930–1936, one of the first early silent movie actors.

==Film career==
"Gul Hamid, a handsome young man from Peshawar, became an all-India celebrity when A. R. Kardar cast him in his hit movie. It is said that the movie industry never again saw an actor with Gul Hamid's looks".<ref>Gul Hamid, a handsome young man from Peshawar, became an all-India celebrity when Kardar cast him in his hit movie ''Baghi Sipahi''. It is said that the movie industry never again saw an actor with Gul Hamid's looks.[1]</ref> He made his film debut with ''[[Sarfarosh (1930 film)|Sarfarosh]]'' alias Brave Hearts in 1930, which was a silent movie made in Lahore & directed by A. R. Kardar. In 1931, his films ''[[Aatishe Ishq]]'' and'' [[Wandering Dancer]]'' were released.

Gul Hamid also had the honour of working in the first ever Punjabi feature film ''[[Heer Ranjha (1932 film)|Heer Ranjha]]'' released in 1932. This film was made in Lahore and directed by A. R. Kardar.

In 1933, his film ''[[Yahudi Ki Ladki (1933 film)|Yahudi Ki Ladki]]'' was released based on [[Agha Hashar Kashmiri]]'s play ''[[Yahudi Ki Larki]]''.

Gul Hamid's film ''[[Seeta (1934 film)|Seeta]]'', produced by East India Film Company & directed by [[Debaki Bose]] was the first talkie shown in an international film festival when it was shown in 1934 at the [[Venice Film Festival]], where it won an honorary diploma. His other films released in 1934 were ''[[Chandar Gupt]]'', ''[[Mumtaz Begum (film)|Mumtaz Begum]]'', ''[[Sultanate of Rum|Sultana]]'' and ''[[Night Bird]]''.

1935 was the rich year of Gul Hamid's career as many of his films were released in it. In ''[[Karwan-E-Hayat]]'' (a 1935 adventure film) and ''[[Bharat Ki Beti]]'' (1935), his heroine was [[Rattan Bai]]. His other notable talkies (films) in 1935 were ''[[Soteeli Maa]]'', ''[[Badruhi]]'', ''[[Saleema]]'' and ''[[Murderer]]''. ''[[Yasmin (1935 film)|Yasmin]]'' was also released the same year, in which his name was Behram.

Only three films are present on the record to be released in 1936 i.e., ''Sunehra Sansar'', ''[[Baghi Sipahi]]'' and '' [[Khyber Pass]]''.

''[[Khyber Pass]]'' was the film in which he not only acted, but also wrote its script and directed it.

He worked with his wife, [[Patience Cooper]], in three films i.e., ''[[Baghi Sipahi]]'', ''Murderer'' (1935) and ''[[Khyber Pass]]''. After starting his film career from Lahore, he moved to Calcutta, where he worked in more than a dozen of silent films and talkies. Some of his films were made in Bombay too.

He died in 1936 due to a throat ailment.

==Filmography==
{| class="wikitable"
|+
! Year
! Title
! Director
! Co-stars
! Notes
|-
|rowspan="2"| 1930
| ''[[Safdar Jung (film)|Safdar Jung]]''
| [[A. R. Kardar]]
| [[Mumtaz Begum (actress)|Mumtaz Begum]], Gulzar, Hiralal
| Playart Phototone/United Players Corp.
|-
| ''[[Sarfarosh (1930 film)|Sarfarosh]]''
| A. R. Kardar
| Gulzar, Rafiqe Ghaznavi, Ghulam Qadir
| Playart Phototone
|-
|rowspan="3"| 1931
| ''[[Farebi Shahzada]]''
| A. R. Kardar
| Gulzar, M. Ismail, Hiralal
| United Players Corp.
|-
| ''[[Khooni Katar]]''
| A. R. Kardar
| Gulzar, M. Ismail, [[Nazir Ahmed Khan|Nazir]]
| United Players Corp.
|-
| ''[[Farebi Daku]]''
| A. R. Kardar
| Gulzar, M. Ismail, [[Nazir Ahmed Khan|Nazir]]
| United Players Corp.
|-
| rowspan="1"| 1932
| ''[[Heer Ranjha (1932 film)|Heer Ranjha]]''
| [[A. R. Kardar]]
| [[Rafiq Ghaznavi]], Anwari Bai, M. Ismail
| Playart Phototone
|-
|rowspan="2"| 1933
| ''[[Aurat Ka Pyar]]''
| [[A. R. Kardar]]
| Mukhtar Begum, [[Mazhar Khan (actor, born 1905)|Mazhar Khan]], Anwari Bai
| [[East India Film Company]]
|-
| ''[[Yahudi Ki Ladki (1933 film)|Yahudi Ki Ladki]]''
| [[Premankur Atorthy]]
| [[K. L. Saigal]], Rattan Bai, [[Pahari Sanyal]]
| [[New Theatres]]
|-
| rowspan="3"| 1934
| ''[[Seeta (1934 film)|Seeta]]''
| [[Debaki Bose]]
| [[Prithviraj Kapoor]], [[Durga Khote]], Trilok Kapoor
| [[East India Film Company]]
|-
| ''[[Chandragupta (film)|Chandragupta]]''
| A. R. Kardar
| Sabita Devi, [[Nazir Ahmed Khan|Nazir Ahmed]], [[Mazhar Khan (actor, born 1905)|Mazhar Khan]]
| [[East India Film Company]]
|-
|''[[Sultana (film)|Sultana]]''
| A. R. Kardar
|Zarina, [[Nazir Ahmed Khan|Nazir Ahmed]], [[Mazhar Khan (actor, born 1905)|Mazhar Khan]]
| East India Film Company
|-
|rowspan="1"| 1935
| ''Murderer''
| G. R. Sethi
| Lalita, [[Mazhar Khan (actor, born 1905)|Mazhar Khan]]
| East India Film Company
|-
|rowspan="2"| 1936
| ''[[Baghi Sipahi]]''
| [[A. R. Kardar]]
| [[Patience Cooper]], Mazhar Khan, Bimla Kumari
| East India Film Company
|-
| ''Khyber Pass''
| Gul Hamid
| [[Patience Cooper]], Lalita Devi
| East India Film Company
|}

==Personal life==
Gul Hamid Khan was married to [[Patience Cooper]] (later Sabra Begum) from 1930–1936, one of the first early silent movie actors.

== References ==
{{Reflist}}
<references group="2. In a book named "Out of Date", veteran actor of pre-partition Luqman shared interesting memories about Gul Hameed. The said details are included in the Autobiography of Musician Naushad titled "Naushed ki Khudnawisht, Published from Karachi on 8 February 2017." />

==External links==
# Academy of the Punjab in North America, COLUMNS by A.Hameed. http://www.apnaorg.com/columns/ahameed/column-38.html
# {{IMDb name|0357638}}
# {Most Rare Pictures of Gul Hameed https://www.flickr.com/photos/rashid_ashraf/32315944870/}

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