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Agha Talish
Villain, Character Actor
First film: Nath (Punjabi - 1952)
Last film: ?
Talish was an international standards actor and he played some historic roles
in some very big films like Shaheed, Farangi, Zarqa and Yeh Amman.
He got breakthrough from a drunk role who sang "Yaro mujhe muaaf rakho,
main nashey mein hun... (by Salim Raza in Saat
Lakh in 1957). Talish played some unforgettable roles in Pakistani films.
His role in Shaheed from
1961 - and then a remake of this film as Watan in 1981 was one of the best
role on silver screen. He was "Ajnabi" - The Stranger (an englishman
who discovered oil in the Arabian dessert). Talish also played a remarkable
role as an Israeli officer in film Zarqa (1969).
His roles as Nawab in Umrao
Jan Ada and Zeenat were
all time best roles in social films. He also played a fantastic comedy and
title role in Barey Mian Deevaney (1977).
Talish
worked in an Indian film Saraey
key baher in
1947 and he acted as hero with Rehana in film Apna Paraya in 1959,
with Nayyar Sultana and Laila in Touheed. He was second hero in Guddi
Gudda with Musarrat Nazir and Sudhir. Talish appeared in more than 450
films.
Born as Agha Ali Abbas Qazalbash who belongs to Ludhina, Indian Punjab,
was known as Agha Talish in film industry. He died on February 19, 1998 at
Lahore. (by Mohammad Ayub Qureshi, Saudi Arabia)
Filmography of Talish:
1955 |
Jheel Kinarey |
1956 |
Jabroo, Miss 56 |
1957 |
Saat
Lakh,
Sehti and Sardar |
1958 |
Touheed, Akhri dawo and Aadmi |
1959 |
Boodi shah, Sachey moti, Neend and
Saathi |
1960 |
Rahguzar, Yeh dunya, Allahdin ka Beta,
Sahil, Roop Mati Baz Bahadur and Sahaili |
1961 |
Gulfam,
Ajab khan, Sunehrey sapney, Farishta,
Chotey sarkar, Haboo, and Bara bajey |
1962 |
Shake hand, Azra, Qaidi,
Paharan, Shaheed,
Sukh ka sapna, Aulad, Ghoonghat,
Awaz dey kahan hay, Dosheeaa, Anchal |
1963 |
Baghawat,
Kala pani, Yahoodi ki Larki, Baji, Daman,
Mahndi waly heth, Chacha khamkhowah |
1964 |
Chingari,
Lutaira, Mama jee, Piar na kar naadan, Gehra dagh, Shabab, Havaili, Landa bazar
and Farangi |
1965 |
Doli, Devdas,
Aurat, Kaneez, Malangi and
Raqasa |
1966 |
Gawandi, Jokar, Ruswai, Bharia
Mela, Paidagir, Pail
ki jhankar and Janbaz |
1967 |
Lakhon
mein aik, Zinda lash, Kafir, Shola aur shabnam, Hamraz, Hamdam |
1968 |
Lala rukh,
Zindagi, Mafroor, Aurat aur zamana, Saiqa,
Ashiq, Beti Beta, and Taj
Mahal |
1969 |
Neela
parbat , Pia milan ki aas, Aneela, Jang-e-Azadi, Zindagi kitni haseen hai, Andleeb, Dia
aur Toofan, Tere
ishq nachaya, Jind
Jan and Zarqa |
1970 |
Shama
aur Parwana, Takht-o-Taj, Maa
Puttar, Nya
sawera, Darinda, Bedardi, Aik phool aik Pathar, Charda Sooraj and Rootha
na karo |
1971 |
Dosti,
Bhen bhara, Khak aur khoon, Yeh
aman, Neend
hamari khawab tumhar and Al-Asifa |
1972 |
Naag
Mini, Bazar, Mere
hamsafar, Soudagar, Khoun apna koun paraya, Niazam, Ehsas,
and Umrao
jan ada |
1973 |
,
Aan, Sarhad ki goud mein, Jithey vagdi ay Ravi, Sadho aur Sheitan, and
Baharoon ki manzil |
1974 |
Main
bani dulhan, Dillagi, Nouker
Wohti da, Imandar,
Jawan mere Des da, Laila
Majnoon, Haqiqat, and Bahisht |
1975 |
Zindagi
te toofan, Izzat, Farz
aur mamta, Be aulad, Milap, Shireen Farhad, Zeenat,
Aik gunah aur sahi, Neiki badi, Ganwar and Umang |
1976 |
Hukam
da ghulam, Haibat
khan, Aulad, Chor noon mor, Kothey tapni, Mahboob mera mastana, Zaibunisa,
Sachai, Sazish, AnnDaata,
Insanyat, Zuroorat, and Kil kil mera naa |
1977 |
Ishq
ishq, Haji khokhar, Barey
mian deewaney, and Salakhein |
1978 |
Aag
aur zindagi, Mazi haal mustaqbil, Inqilab, Seeta Maryam Margrete, Zindgi,
Haider Ali, Play
boy,
and Ankho ankho main |
1979 |
Mohammed
bin Qasim |
1980 |
Bandish,
Sardar and Bahram Daku |
1981 |
Dil
ney phir yaad kia, Watan, Alahdin, Basheera tey Qanoon, Wafa, Do dil, and
Sultan tey varyam |
1982 |
Bara
bhai, and Tairey bina kia jeena |
1983 |
Dehleez,
Love story |
1984 |
Doorian,
Ucha shimla jat da, Chor chowkidar, Dulla Bhati and Ishq
nachavey gali gali |
1985 |
Dhee
Rani, Ashyana, Deewaney do, Khuddar and Direct
Hawaldar |
1986 |
Domoro
intiqam (Pushto), Faisla,
and Nazdeekian |
1987 |
Allah
rakha, Duniya and
Nijat |
1988 |
Mukhra, Roti,
Baghi Haseena, Bano and Piasi |
1989 |
Shani,
Roop ki rani, Madam bawri, Zabardast, Miss Allah rakhi, Karmoo dada, Rakhwala,
Achoo 302, Mohabbat
ho to aisi ho, Nangi
talwar, Zakhmi aurat and Gori dian jhanjhran |
1990 |
Bulandi,
Flak shair, Dil and Nag devta |
1991 |
Adil |
1994 |
Mohabbat
ki aag |
1995 |
Ajab Khan |
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Naeem Hashmi
Villain, Character Actor and poet
First film: Ilzam (Urdu - 1953)
Last film: Hashar Nashar (Punjabi - 1976)
Naeem Hashmi was not only an actor but also a very much respected poet and writer.
He was poet of the all time best and famous film Naat "Shah-e-Madina,
Yasrib ke wali...". (Some sources claim that this Naat was written
by Tanvir Naqvi). Naeem Hashmi was introduced in Indian film "Chandni Chowk"
in 1946 which was produed in Calcutta.
According
to an article by Mr. Arif Waqar from BBC Urdu Internet website on Naeem Hashmi's
30th anniversary on April 27, 2006, Naeem Hashmi produced
the first ever short feature film "Inqala-e-Kashmir" in 1948 in Pakistan,
but this film was banned after only one show in Ritz cinema Lahore. A patriotic
song from this film "Salam a Qaid-e-Azam, teri azmat ko salam, tera Parcham
hai tabinda, tera pecham hai zinda..." was a National
Anthem of Pakistan before
1954 which was also written by Naeem Hashmi and sung by Saghar Siddiqi. According
to the same source Naeem produced the first ever Stage play "Shadi" in
Odeon cinema Lahore in 1948.
Naeem Hashmi appeared in 74 films, 37 Urdu and 37 Punjabi. He played the title
role in Babul.
Other famous films were Khatoon, Noor-e-Islam, Azma-e-Islam, Shama, Ayaz,
Sher Jawan and Banarsi
Thagg. He died on April 27, 1976. |
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Sawan
Villain, Character Actor and Producer
First film: Karnama (Urdu - 1956)
Last film: Darya Khan (Sindhi - 1991)
His real name was Zafar Ahmad Butt (aka Jafra) who belongs
to a Kashmiri family from Sialkot. He appeared first time in a Karachi made
Urdu film Karnama in
1956. He struggled many years and got fame from director Haidar Chodhary's
super hit film Tees
Mar Khan in 1963. He was almost in every film as villain
in which Allauddin was hero. Lai lagg, Junj, Malang, Phanney Khan, Nizam Lohar,
Chalbaz, Punj Darya were some of them. He was villain actor in many of Akmal's
films as well (Doli, Malangi, Lal Bujhakar, Dhol Sipahi, Bahadur Kisan etc.)
and also in some other films as Chann Makhna, Sajjan pyara, Sajjan Dushman...
He was seen
in title role in film Goonga first time in 1966. Jigri
Yaar in 1967 was one
of his famous film in title role. He got positive roles from film Pagri sanbhal
Jatta (1968). Lachhi, Sheran di jori, Langotia, Dhee Rani, Mukhra Chann warga,
Aukha Jatt, Ishq na puchhe zat, Sheran de Puttar Sher, Sohna Jani etc. and
film Anwara in
1970 made him a most for Punjabi films. This film celebrated platinum jubilee
in Karachi. Then he played title roles in many films in the beginning of the
1970s. Khan
ChaCha in 1972 was his best film as actor which was the first ever diamond
jubilee Punjabi film in Pakistan. Asghara, Zaildar, Hashu Khan, Khazanchi,
Mali, Sheru, Baba Dina, Qasu, Sardara, Pehlwan ji in London, Mera Babul and
Budha Sher were other films in title roles.
After the great success of film Khan
ChaCha, he demanded a huge amount
for his next big film Basheera but
his role was offered to Sultan Rahi with less than 1/10 of total amount.
Sultan Rahi's great success was a huge below for Sawan and latter he was
forced to accept minor roles in many films til his death on July 6, 1998. |
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Sikandar
Villain
First film: Jabroo (Punjabi - 1956)
Other films: Apna paraya and Savaira (1959), Aulad (1962), Shatranj (1964), Watan
ka sipahi (1965), Jahan barf girti hay (1972) and Siyasat (1986). |
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Mazhar Shah
Villain and Character Actor
First film: Begunnah (Urdu - 1958)
Last film: Bagroo (Punjabi - 1987)
He introduced a new style as villain in Punjabi films. His Barrak (brawl)
was his trade mark, which was very popular in the 1960s. His first appearance
was in an Urdu film Be-gunah in 1958 but he got breakthrough
from famous Punjabi film Behrupia in 1960. Rani
Khan was another famous film as villain in the
same year and his pair with legendry film hero Akmal was
established in this film as well. They were seen in many films
together as Muftbar, Choorian,
Chacha Khamkhah, Waris
Shah, Pani, Ladli, Bharjai, Hath jori,
Doli, Punjab da Sher, Soukan, Mann Mouji, Pililpi sahib, Malangi,
Banki Naar, Jigri Yaar, Yaaran naal baharan, Chacha ji, Muqabala, Akbara, Run
Murid and Sher Jawan. Mouj Mela with Habib in 1963 was one of his big film
as performer. He was main villain in Pakistan's first platinum jubilee film Jeedar with Sudhir and Habib in 1965. Dil
da Jani with Habib and Mirza
Jatt with Ejaz were
another big films by Mazhar Shah. He played positive roles in films like Malangi,
Babul da wehra, Diallan
de soudey and title roles in Sharabi, Sir da sain, Tamashbeen,
Mehram dil da and Babul dian Galian. His main Urdu films were Mazloom, Ghadar
and Farangi.
Some of his other famous films were Daachi,
Phanney Khan, Khalifa, Munhzor, Abba ji, Neelibar, Medan, Do
Mutiaran, Jaggbiti, Pagri sanbhal Jatta, Kajla, Bau ji,
Dhol Jani, Kanjus, Jani Dushman, Sassi
Punnu, Jumma
Junj naal, Chann
chodhvin da, Nikke hundian da pyar, Wisakhi, Sheran
di jori, Mouj bahar, Sajjan
pyara, Jind
jan, Geo
Jatta, Mukhra
Chann warga, Genterman, Veryam, Anwara, Maa
Puttar, Asghara and many more...
Mazhar Shah's real name was Syed Munawar Shah and he was
a retired police constable. He died on October 11, 1989. |
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Mustafa Qureshi
Villain, Hero and Character Actor
First film: Perdaisi (Sindhi - 1958)
He was basically radio artist in Hyderabad station and in the same period Mohammed
Ali was also there. He started his career from Sindhi film and got a break in
Urdu film Lakho main aik in 1967.
Some other films: Aneela (1968), Pia Milan ki aas (1969), Hamjoli (1970) Nadya
key paar (1973), Aabroo and Shikar (1974), Jailer tey Qaidi (1975), Aaag aur
aansoo, Khoufnak, Toofan and Lisence (1976),Sergeant, Qanoon and Naya sooraj
(1977), Aag aur zindagi and Amer Akbar Anthoney (1978), Nawab zadi, Moula Jatt
and Laal andhi (1979), Variam, Chan variam, Sher Khan and Sultan tey variam (1981)... |
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Nasira
Vamp and Character Actor
First film: Bodi Shah (Punjabi - 1959)
Last film: ?
Nasira was the most famous vamp actress of the 60s. She was heroine in Mr X.
with Mohammad Ali but did not succeed as heroine. Here are some of her famous
films: Chooriyaan, Jagg biti, Zarqa, Jind Jan, Jeera Blade... |
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