Nazar (comedian)
Nazar | |
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Portrait of Nazar | |
| Born | |
| Died | 20 January 1992 (aged 71–72) |
| Comedy career | |
| Years active | 1944 – 1961 |
| Medium | Film |
| Occupations | Comedian, actor |
| Awards | Nigar Awards (1960) and (1982) |
Nazar (1920- 20 January 1992) was a Pakistani comedian and film actor. He debuted in films with a Punjabi language film Gul-Baloch (1944), in which famous Indian singer Mohammed Rafi was also introduced for the first time as a playback singer. Nazar later played comedic role in Pakistan's first feature film Teri Yaad and Pakistan's first silver jubilee film Pheray (1949). As an actor, he appeared in many films and played the lead role in film Judai (1950)‚ directed by Amin Malik.
During the early era of Pakistani films, he worked in Lollywood extensively alongside film actress Zeenat. In 1960, he was awarded the Nigar Award for best comedian for Humsafar (1960) film.