Nigar (magazine)

Nigar
Categories Film magazine
Frequency Weekly
Founder Ilyas Rashidi
Year founded 1948
First issue 21 November 1948 (1948-11-21)
Country Pakistan
Based in Karachi
Language Urdu

Nigar (Urdu: نگار رسالہ‬‎) is a Pakistan-based entertainment magazine published weekly from its head office in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan.[1]

History and profile

Nigar was the brainchild of Ilyas Rashidi, also known as the Pioneer of Film Journalism (بابا فلمی صحافت‬) in Pakistan. Ilyas Rashidi acquired experience in entertainment journalism through his association with Umer Azad (his older brother) and his daily newspaper Anjum, which had shifted its offices from Delhi to Karachi in 1947. Ilyas had been inspired by Filmfare magazine and thus purchased a children's magazine Monthly Nigar from his friend Ibne Hassan Nigar, and re-branded it as a weekly film magazine. In 1957, the Nigar Awards were founded, as an extension of Nigar.[2]

The magazine has news and feature articles relating to Pakistani cinema and recently Pakistani dramas as well. The magazine includes extensive photography of actors and actresses.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Mahmood, Rafay (12 January 2012). "Baba-e-Filmi Sahafat: The return of Nigar Awards". The Express Tribune. Retrieved 2 February 2017.
  2. ↑ "Reviving the industry's annual award show". Daily Times. 21 March 2016. Retrieved 2 February 2017.
  3. ↑ "Nigar Film Awards revived after 12 years". Times of Islamabad. 20 January 2017. Retrieved 2 February 2017.
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