Shabab Kairanwi (born Nazir Ahmed; 1926 – 5 November 1982)[2] was a Pakistani film director, producer, and occasional screenwriter, lyricist and a novelist.
[3] He made his first color motion picture film in 1969 with Tumhi ho Mehboob Meray.
[2] He was originally a journalist who started his journalism career with film magazine titled Picture.
[citation needed] As a lyricist, his two poems such as Mooj Shabaab and Bazar Sada were published before his death.
As a novelist, he wrote more than twenty-four novels, including Phool Ke Saye, Ek Aurat Hazar Marhaley, and Dard-e-Dil Aur Khalish among others.
[3] Shab Kiranvi is credited with introducing actors Babra Sharif, Ghulam Mohiuddin, Ali Ejaz and Anjuman into the Pakistani film industry.
[2][3] Won a Special Nigar Award for 30 years of excellence in Pakistani film industry in 1981.