Hamid

Bio: Gul Hamid or Gul Hamid Khan (1905-1936) was an Indian film actor. He started his acting career in silent films and later played leading roles in talkies. He had many honors to his credit. He acted in Heer Ranjha, the first film produced in Punjabi and in Seeta, a talkie that won an honorary diploma in the 1934 Venice Film Festival and that was also the first Indian film shown at an International film festival. Hamid also wrote the script, acted in, and directed the film Khyber Pass (1936).[citation needed] Hamid died of Hodgkin's Disease in 1936.

Born: 1905, Pir Piai, Pakistan