Inayat Hussain Bhatti

Inayat Hussain Bhatti
Inayat Hussain Bhatti
Born(1928-01-12)12 January 1928[1]
Gujrat, Punjab, British India
Died31 May 1999(1999-05-31) (aged 71)[1]
Gujrat, Punjab, Pakistan
Occupations
  • Singer
  • Actor
  • Director
  • Producer
  • Social activist
  • Columnist
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Years active1949 – 1999
Known forFolk, Pakistani music
ChildrenWaseem Abbas (son)
RelativesKaifee (brother)
Aagha Ali (grandson)
Ali Abbas (grandson)
AwardsPride of Performance (2024)

Inayat Hussain Bhatti (Urdu: عِنایَت حُسَین بھٹّی)(12 January 1928 – 31 May 1999) was a Pakistani film playback singer, film actor, producer, director, script writer, social worker, columnist, religious scholar and an active advocate of the development of the Punjabi language and literature.[3][4]

In a career spanning some 50 years, he acted in more than 300 movies, produced 30 as well and also directed some, while as a musician he provided approximately 350 songs for some 200 movies.[5]

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  3. ^ "Inayat Hussain Bhatti profile". Pakistan Film Magazine website. 1 May 2016. Archived from the original on 29 June 2017. Retrieved 1 May 2022.
  4. ^ MairaS (26 September 2012). "Greatest playback singer and Pakistani TV presenter: Inayat Hussain Bhatti". Pakistan 360 degrees website. Archived from the original on 27 April 2016. Retrieved 1 May 2022.
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