Pakistani Film Heroes from the 1940's 40s | 50s | 60s | 70s | 80s | 90s | 00s

  Sudhir
Hero and Producer
First film: Farz (Urdu - 1946)
First film (in Pakistan): Hachkole (Urdu - 1949)
Last film: Sun of AnnDaata (Urdu - 1987)
 Sudhir was Pakistan's first super star and an action film hero. He was very successful in both Urdu and Punjabi films. He has a long film career of 38 years and mainly appeared in main roles and has many records on his credit as an actor.

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  Nazir
Hero, Character Actor, Producer and Director
First film (in Pakistan): Sachai (Urdu - 1949)
Last film: Sawaal (Urdu - 1966)
 Nazir was the first successful film hero in Pakistan. His film as hero and director "Pheray" (1949) was the first ever silver jubilee film in Pakistan.
His other films as hero were Laaray, Noukar, Anokhi Dastan, Bheegi Palken, Soteeli Maa and Shama. He appeared as character actor in Azmat-e-Islam and Sawaal and he directed "Shehri Babu" (1953) and "Heer" (1956). He was marrid to Sawarn Lata and died in 1983.

Filmography of Nazir (only in Pakistan):
No.
Year
 Films Language Producer Director Actors
1
1949
 Sachai Urdu Nazir Sawarn Lata, Nazir, Akhtari, Majeed
2
1949
 Pherey Punjabi Sawarn Lata, Nazir, M. Ismael, Nazar, Zeenat, Maya Devi, Alam Siaposh
3
1950
 Laaray Punjabi Sawarn Lata, Nazir, Nazar, Allauddin, Baba Alam Siaposh
4
1950
 Hamari Basti Urdu Agha Ghulam Mohammad Shakoor Qadri Najma, Sabiha, Nazir, Zarif, Shah Nawaz
5
1950
 Be-qraar Urdu S. Gul Nazir Ajmeri Ragani, S.Gul, Charli, Nazir Bedi, Majeed, Shaker, Maya Devi, Shami
6
1950
 Anokhi Dastan Urdu Nazir Sawarn Lata, Nazir, Nazar, M. Ismael
7
1952
 Bheegi Palken Urdu Nazir Sharif Nayyar Sawarn Lata, Nazir, Allauddin
8
1955
 Khatoon Urdu Ismael Noor
Nazir
 Sawarn Lata, Nazir, Shaad, Naeem Hashmi
9
1955
 Noukar Urdu Atta Ullah Shah Hashmi Sawarn Lata, Nazir, Shaad, Ragni, Zeenat, Asha Posley, ChunChun, A. Shah, G.N. Butt and Agha Salim Raza
10
1956
 Hameeda Urdu Qazi Abid Munshi Dil Sabiha, Santosh, Ejaz, Shola, Zeenat, Nazir
11
1956
 Soteeli Maa Urdu Rauf Sawarn Lata, Nazir, Nazar, Masood, Faizi
12
1956
 Sabira Urdu Nazir Rafi Chodhary Sawarn Lata, Nazir, Nazar, Ajmal, Ilyas Kashmiri
13
1956
 Wehshi Urdu S.D. Asif Munawar H. Qasim Rehana, Afzal Nazir, Zarif, Hamaliyawala
14
1957
 Noor-e-Islam Urdu J.C. Annand Nazir Sawarn Lata, Darpan, Nazir, Nazar, Majeed
15
1959
 Shama Urdu Saeeda Bano Nazir Sawarn Lata, Nazir, Neelo, Darpan, Naeem Hashmi
16
1962
 Billo Jee Punjabi Nazir M. Ejaz Sawarn Lata, Habib, Nazir, Nazar
17
1964
 Haveli Urdu Sultan Jeelani Khalil Qaisar Shamim Ara, Santosh, Ejaz, Nazir, Talish
18
1966
 Sawaal Urdu A.G.Rasool Hassan Tariq Sabiha, Santosh, Siloni, Ejaz, Rangeela, Sawarn Lata, Nazir

 
Nasir Khan on the film poster of "Shahida"
(1949)
Nasir Khan
The First Pakistani Film Hero
First film: Teri Yaad (1948)
Last film: Shahida (1949)
Nasir Khan was the younger brother of the legendry actor Dillip Kumar. He was Pakistan's first film hero in "Teri Yaad" but was not successful and only appeared in one more film - Shahida in 1949 - and then he left Pakistan.

  Jehangir
Hero
First film: Teri Yaad (1948)
Last film: ?
Jahangir was only known for his mega hit musical film Chann Way in 1951. He was Madam Noor Jehan's famous "Munda Sialkotia". His other film was Ghalt fehmi.... He is father of Shamyl Khan of "Larki Punjaban" 2003 by Syed Noor.