He was associated with the local film industry for the last five decades, dedicating almost 55 years to 174 films, for which he served as the primary cameraman.
According to details, Jan had tested positive for coronavirus and was admitted to a local hospital in Lahore’s Samanabad area since last week. His condition had deteriorated over time in this one week.
A recipient of multiple Nigar Awards, Jaan started his career as a cameraman at the age of 20 and delivered many hit films for Lollywood over his lengthy career, strengthening the local film industry as a result. Thanks to his unmatched expertise and experience, he was widely regarded as one of the shining names in the Asian film industry – his unique and exclusive camera tricks were widely known and appreciated.
He was not only known in the local film circuit, but was also equally famous across the border in India for his work. Jan is also revered by many other cameramen who learnt under his command over the years. Some notable films to his credit include, Ghungat, Baghi, Daku Rani, Chooriyan and Mehndi Waley Hath among others.
As proven by the credits to his name, Jaan did most of his work with director Syed Noor and S Suleiman, and was also the General Manager of Evernew Studio in Lahore. He also served as an active member of Film Camera Man Association and was struggled with the association for film technician’s rights during hard times in the industry.
Since the last two decades, he was struggling along with senior film personalities for the revival of cinema in the country and at a time when many chose to leave industry due to the crisis, he continuously tried to unite local film producers at Lahore.
“There are only a few cameramen that came in the industry and earned fame due to their work and among them are names like Azhar Barki, Nabi Ahmad, Waqar Bukhari and of course, Ali Jaan. Jaan was at the top due to this work, and was among the pioneering cameramen in the industry since the beginning and the end of his career,” said film actor Ashi Khan.
Senior film director Altaf Hussain added, “During his career he worked with all the top directors and film artists. He started work when there was nothing and due to his work this industry once saw its golden time and he also saw its crisis. His contribution and services will be remembered forever and his death has created a gap that cannot filled.”
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