Khwaja Ahmad Abbas Memorial Trust

Khwaja Ahmad Abbas Memorial Trust (KAAMT) is an arts and culture organization inspired by the life and works of K. A. Abbas, established in 2013.

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Established in 2013, Khwaja Ahmad Abbas Memorial Trust (KAAMT) is an arts and culture organization inspired by the life and works of K.A. Abbas.

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die. K.A. Abbas, Balraj Sahni and Dev Anand shook my hand after the shot was canned.”
Source: ttps://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/Rahi-1952/article15508765.ece
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Khwaja Ahmad Abbas Memorial Trust remembers Hindi film actress Nalini Jaywant, on her death anniversary. The legacy of K.A. Abbas includes introducing the iconic pairing of Dev Anand with Nalini Jaywant when he cast them in the lead roles in his film ‘Rahi’ (1953), which is one..

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was really nervous. In two takes my feet moved slightly and K.A. Abbas scolded me for my blunder. Dev Anand was really co-operative as he advised me about performing the scene and in the fourth take I was able to come near perfection with my eyes open and blank as I am shot and..

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Read a conversation between Abbas and Chander as excerpted from Abbas’ 1959 book - ‘Diya Jale Saari Raat’ at the link in bio. #diyajalesaariraat #kaabbas #kaabbasmemorialtrust

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Khwaja Ahmad Abbas Memorial Trust celebrates Krishan Chander - a prolific writer of Urdu and Hindi short stories, novels and radio plays.

Krishan Chander and Khwaja Ahmad Abbas were contemporary writers with an age difference of just two years. #happybirthdaykrishanchander

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Close friends, they interacted frequently in literary endeavors and had great respect for one another. Abbas’ classic film ‘Dharti ke Lal’, produced by IPTA, was inspired by Chander’s story ‘Annadata’, for which Chander also helped write the screenplay. #annadata #dhartikelal

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Khwaja Ahmad Abbas Memorial Trust salutes the legendary actor, Prithviraj Kapoor on his birth anniversary. #happybirthdayprithvirajkapoor #PrithvirajKapoor @PrithviTheatre #kaabbasmemorialtrust
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The third book - Indira Gandhi - The Last Post (1985) refers to her assassination and the events that unfolded thereafter.

This trilogy is an important journalistic artifact that gives us an insight into Mrs. Gandhi's Prime Ministership as witnessed and documented by K.A. Abbas.

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Khwaja Ahmad Abbas Memorial Trust remembers the former Prime Minister of India - Indira Gandhi, on her death anniversary through a trilogy of biographies written by K.A. Abbas. #rememberingindiragandhi #IndiraGandhi #indiragandhideathanniversary #kaabbas #kaabbasmemorialtrust

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The second book - That Woman: Her Seven Years in Power (1973) received its title from the incident when Yahya Khan dismissed Mrs. Gandhi as "That Woman!" before she dismissed him. #thatwoman

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Abbas and Ludhianvi also worked together on a short publication titled 'Shadows Speak: Parchaiyaan'.

To purchase a copy of 'Sone Chandi ke Buth: Writings on Cinema', visit the link in bio. #sonechandikebuth #writingsoncinema #kaabbasmemorialtrust #khwajaahmadabbasmemorialtrust

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Khwaja Ahmad Abbas Memorial Trust remembers Sahir Ludhianvi on his death anniversary with excerpts from K.A. Abbas' book - 'Sone Chandi ke Buth'. #rememberingsahirludhianvi

See this Instagram video by @kaabbasmemorialtrust https://t.co/fe7NMoih6F

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A well-known and loved poet and lyricist, Ludhianvi wrote lyrics for the song 'Kadam Kadam Se Dil Se Dil' in the film Char Dil Char Rahen (1959), which was written and directed by Abbas. #sahirludhianvi #sahiriaurshayiri #kaabbas

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Anand and his 'Mamujaan' Abbas had a very close relationship, in spite of this first hiccup, as they went on to work together in several other projects.

Read Ali Peter John's article at the link in bio.

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Khwaja Ahmad Abbas Memorial Trust wishes many happy returns to Virender Raj Anand (best known as Tinnu Anand in the Indian film industry) on his 76th birthday. #happybirthdaytinnuanand #tinnuanand

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The story of this find is narrated by Abbas himself, in our recently published 'Sone Chandi ke Buth: Writings on Cinema'. #sonechandikebuth #writingsoncinema