Sultan Rahi

Sultan Rahi
ﺳﻠﻄﺎﻥ ﺭﺍﮨﯽ
Born
Muhammad Sultan Khan

(1938-06-24)24 June 1938
Rawalpindi, Punjab, British India
Died9 January 1996(1996-01-09) (aged 57)
Gujranwala, Punjab, Pakistan
Cause of deathMurder
NationalityPakistani
Occupations
  • Actor
  • producer
  • screenwriter
Years active1956–1996
Spouse(s)Shaheen (divorce)
Naseem Sultan
Children5
AwardsNigar Awards

Sultan Rahi (Urdu: ﺳﻠﻄﺎﻥ ﺭﺍﮨﯽ; June 24, 1938 – January 9, 1996) was a Pakistani actor, producer and screenwriter.

He established himself as one of the leading and most successful actors of Pakistani and Punjabi cinema,[1] and received a reputation as Pakistan's "Clint Eastwood".[2]

During a career spanning 40 years, he acted in some 703 Punjabi films and 100 Urdu films, winning around 160 awards.[3]

His first film was Baghi (Urdu) 1956. He was just 18 years old in this film. This was the first Pakistani film to be screen in China

Rahi acted with many heroines but he was known for his duo with Anjuman. Khoon da Hisab 1995 was his last film with Anjuman.

Rahi earned two Nigar Awards for his work in Babul (1971) and Basheera (1972).[4][5]

In 1975 he portrayed the character of Maula Jatt in Wehshi Jatt, winning his third Nigar Award. He reprised the role in its sequel Maula Jatt.

Some of his other films include Sher Khan, Sharif Badmash, Chan Veryam, Kaley Chore, The Godfather, Sharif Badmash and Wehshi Gujjar.[1][2]

  1. ^ a b Singh, Pashaura; Fenech, Louis E. (2014). The Oxford Handbook of Sikh Studies. Oxford University Press. pp. 488–. ISBN 9780199699308.
  2. ^ a b Abdul Kareem (8 January 2016). "January 9, 1996: Pakistani actor Sultan Rahi shot dead". Gulf News. Retrieved 6 June 2019.
  3. ^ M. Saeed Awan (26 October 2014), "The dark side of Lollywood", Dawn News. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference Nigar1971 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference Nigar1972 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).