Lehri (actor)

Lehri
لہری
Born
Safirullah Siddiqui

(1929-01-02)2 January 1929
Kanpur, United Provinces, British India (present-day Uttar Pradesh, India)
Died13 September 2012(2012-09-13) (aged 83)
Karachi, Pakistan
Occupations
  • Actor
  • Comedian
Years active1956 – 1986
Awards12 Nigar Awards

Safirullah Siddiqui[1] (2 January 1929 – 13 September 2012), commonly known by his stage name Lehri, was a Pakistani comedian and an actor in the Urdu film industry of Pakistan.

He is still considered as one of the most acclaimed comedians of South Asia,[1] and is known as the comedy king in the Pakistan film industry.[2]

In a film career spanning 38 years, he acted in 225 movies.[2]

He won 12 Nigar Awards for "Best Comedian" from 1963 to 1982.[3][1]

  1. ^ a b c "Lehri - Profile". Cineplot.com website. 24 November 2012. Archived from the original on 30 November 2012. Retrieved 23 October 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Comedy king Lehri's final journey - The Express Tribune (newspaper)". 13 September 2012. Retrieved 23 October 2023.
  3. ^ Pakistan cinema, 1947–1997. Oxford University Press. 1997. p. 98. ISBN 978-0-19-577817-5.