Naeem Hashmi was a famous Pakistani film, television and stage actor, writer, poet, producer, and director. He was known for his roles as a villain in the late 1940s and 1950s, but he later took character roles in over 100 films.[1]
Career and legacy
Naeem Hashmi first made his film debut in British India in the film Chandani Chowk (1946). His first movie in Pakistan was Ilzam (1953).[2][3] His naats, or lyrics and praises said for the Islamic prophet Muhammad, also earned him much fame. The peak of his professional career came when he wrote the Naat Shah-E-Madina, Yasreb Ke Waali sung by Saleem Raza and Zubaida Khanum for the Pakistani film Noor-E-Islam (1957). It became a run-away super-hit in 1957, and still has cultural relevance to this day.[4]
Many of his films, such as the banned Inqalab-e-Kashmir, addressed social and national Pakistani issues.[1] Ziddi (1973 film), Sharif Badmash (1975 film), Chitra Tay Shera (1976 film) were some of Naeem Hashmi's most successful films during his career. Naeem Hashmi died on April 27, 1976,[3][5] due to unknown reasons.
Naeem Hashmi's eldest son, Khawar Naeem Hashmi, now serves as a Pakistani journalist, working with BOL TV as its bureau chief in Lahore, Pakistan. He served for 35 years in Jang Group of Newspapers, as a news reporter for Geo News channel, and served as Bureau Chief of Geo News in Lahore, Pakistan.[1] Khawar Naeem Hashmi was awarded the prestigious Pride of Performance Award in 1989 by the President of Pakistan.[6]
Filmography
In India
- Chandni Chowk (1946)[5]
In Pakistan
- Ilzam (1953)[2]
- Khatoon (1955)
- Chhoti Begum (1956)
- Nigar (1957)
- Noor-e-Islam (1957)[5]
- Shama (1959)
- Jhoomer (1959)
- Ayaz (1960)
- Azmat-e-Islam (1965)[2]
- Madar-e-Millat (1966)
- Diya Aur Toofan (1969 film)[5]
- Babul (1971)
- Nizam (1972)
- Ziddi (1973 film)[5]
- Sharif Badmash (1975 film)
- Chitra Tay Shera (1976 film)
See also
- List of Lollywood actors
References
- ^ a b c Profile of Naeem Hashmi on urduwire.com website Retrieved 29 July 2018
- ^ a b c Filmography of Naeem Hashmi on Complete Index To World Film (CITWF) website Retrieved 29 July 2018
- ^ a b Profile of Naeem Hashmi on Pakistan Film Magazine Retrieved 29 July 2018
- ^ Actor Naeem Hashmi in film Noor-e-Islam (1957) on Motion Pictures Archive of Pakistan (mpaop.org) website Retrieved 29 July 2018
- ^ a b c d e Filmography of Naeem Hashmi on the Internet Movie Database (IMDb) website Retrieved 29 July 2018
- ^ Profile of Khawar Naeem Hashmi Retrieved 29 July 2018