Kaifee

Kaifee
Born Kifayat Hussain Bhatti
13 March 1943[1]
Gujrat, Punjab, Pakistan
Died 13 March 2009(2009-03-13) (aged 66)[1]
Lahore, Pakistan
Nationality Pakistani
Occupation Film Actor, Film director
Years active 1966 – 2001
Relatives Inayat Hussain Bhatti (older brother)

"Kaifi" (Urdu: کَیفی ‬‎), real name Kifayat Hussain Bhatti (Urdu: کِفایَت حُسَین بھٹّی ‬‎), (born Gujrat, Punjab, Pakistan) (13 March 1943 – 13 March 2009) was the younger brother of the legendary Punjabi singer and actor Inayat Hussain Bhatti. Both brothers worked with each other to make some highly successful films in Pakistan. Kaifee himself was a film actor and a film director.[2]

Career

His first film as an independent film director was Muonh Zor (1966), which was a silver jubilee hit film, while his second film Chann Makhna (1968) became a super hit golden jubilee film.[3] In the same year, he introduced himself as a film hero in film Sajjan Pyara (1968). His third film was Jind Jan (1969). Ishq Deevana (1971) was another golden jubilee film and his film Zulm da Badla (1972) celebrated diamond jubilee.[1]

Kaifee worked with the top-rated music directors of Pakistan including Ghulam Ahmed Chishti, Bakhshi Wazir, M. Ashraf, Master Inayat Hussain and Ustad Tafu to help make his films popular.

Listed below are some of his successful films:

  • Muon Zor (1966) - His debut as a film director[4]
  • Sajjan Pyara (1968)[5]
  • Chann Makhna (1968) - A 'Golden Jubilee' super-hit film of 1968[3]
  • Jind Jan (1969)
  • Dunia Matlab Di (1970)[6]
  • Ishq Deevana (1971)
  • Zulm Da Badla (1972)
  • Challenge (1974)
  • Ultimatum (1976)
  • Jagga Gujjar (1976)
  • Dankay Di Choat (1976)
  • Maula Jatt (1979)
  • Jeedar (1981)
  • Gernail Singh (1987)
  • Ishq Rog (1989)
  • Peengaan (2000)

Kaifee directed 31 films and acted in almost 80 films. Only two of his films as director were in Urdu language, Bikhray Moti (1975) and Roti, Kapra aur Insaan (1977). One of his film was in Siraiki language, Rabb da Roop (1975). His last film as director was Mera Mahi in 2001.

Personal life

Kaifee was married to film actress Ghazala in the 1970s and later to actress Chakori whom he divorced after a few years of marriage.[7][8] He died on his birthday on 13 March 2009 at age 66.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Profile of Kaifee on PAKfilms website Retrieved 20 December 2017
  2. ↑ Kaifee (Kifayat Hussain Bhatti)'s trivia info on IMDb website Retrieved 19 December 2017
  3. 1 2 Film Chann Makhna (1968) (A 'Golden Jubilee' film) - info listed on IMDb website Retrieved 19 December 2017
  4. ↑ Film Muon Zor (1966) on Complete Index To World Film (CITWF) website Retrieved 19 December 2017
  5. ↑ Film Sajjan Pyara (1968) on Complete Index To World Film (CITWF) website Retrieved 19 December 2017
  6. ↑ Film Dunia Matlab Di (1970) on IMDb website Retrieved 19 December 2017
  7. ↑ Actress Ghazala (Kaifee's wife) - Profile and Filmography on cineplot.com website Published 18 March 2016, Retrieved 20 December 2017
  8. ↑ Career highlights of film star Chakori (Kaifee's wife) Dawn (newspaper), Published 3 November 2010, Retrieved 20 December 2017



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