Anwar Solangi (1944–2008) was a Pakistani television and radio performer. He was born in
Shahdadpur, in
Sindh
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.
Life
Solangi became an anchorperson at the
Hyderabad radio station during
Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto
Zulfikar (or Zulfiqar) Ali Bhutto ( ur, , sd, ذوالفقار علي ڀٽو; 5 January 1928 – 4 April 1979), also known as Quaid-e-Awam ("the People's Leader"), was a Pakistani barrister, politician and Politician, statesman who served as ...
’s government but was later removed from the post by the subsequent
Ziaul Haq
General Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq HI, GCSJ, ร.ม.ภ, (Urdu: ; 12 August 1924 – 17 August 1988) was a Pakistani four-star general and politician who became the sixth President of Pakistan following a coup and declaration of martial law in ...
regime. With about 500 plays in both Urdu and Sindhi languages, to his credit, Solangi was twice awarded
PTV Awards
PTV National Awards () was an awards ceremony annually held by the Pakistan Television Corporation. The awards were first introduced in the late 1970s to encourage talented people in Pakistan.
History
The PTV awards is the largest awards cerem ...
for best actor and best supporting actor.
He also acted in the Urdu film ''Khwahish'', He also worked in ten Sindhi-language films. Anwar Solangi wrote a book under his name called ''Wateyoo Veh Gadroo'' ('Dishes of Poison'), which includes his collection of articles which were published in various newspapers, his poetry, and his essays based on his personal life.
Anwar Solangi died after a long illness at the
Civil Hospital
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It is one of the teaching hospitals aff ...
,
Karachi
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on 3 April 2008. He was 64, Anwar was buried at the ''Sakhi Hassan graveyard''. Anwar Solangi left a wife, two daughters and a son.
Awards
* 2010:
Pride of PerformanceZardari confers civil, military awards on Pak Day
Daily Times 24 March 2010. Retrieved 31 January 2011
Noted television plays
* ''Chhoti Si Duniya''
* ''Dewarain''
* '' Hawain''
* ''Jungle''
* ''Marvi''
* ''Rani Jo Kahani'' (a Sindhi language drama)
See also
* List of Lollywood actors
References
External links
*
TV artist Anwar Solangi dies - DAWN.com
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1944 births
2008 deaths
Sindhi people
People from Sanghar District
Pakistani male television actors
Pakistani radio presenters
Recipients of the Pride of Performance
Male actors from Karachi
Radio personalities from Karachi
PTV Award winners