Aslam Parvez (12 February 1932 – 21 November 1984) was a Pakistani
film actor
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.
Career
Born as Chaudhary Muhammad Aslam into a family of traders in
Lahore
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,
Punjab, British India
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on 12 February 1932. Aslam Parvez entered the
Pakistani film industry
Cinema of Pakistan, popularly known as Lollywood ( ur, ), refers to the filmmaking industry in Pakistan. Pakistan is home to several film studios centres, primarily located in its three largest cities – Karachi, Lahore, and Faisalabad.
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in the year 1955 at the age of 23. He started his film career in film producer Anwar Kamal Pasha's film ''Qatil'' (1955) as a side hero. Thereafter he played the leading role in the Punjabi language film ''Patay Khan'' opposite
Noor Jehan
Noor Jehan (Punjabi: ) (born () Allah Rakhi Wasai ; 23 September 1926 – 23 December 2000; sometimes spelled Noorjehan),Ashish Rajadhyaksha and Paul Willemen, ''Encyclopaedia of Indian Cinema,'' British Film Institute, Oxford University Press ...
. In film ''Koel'' (1959), Aslam Pervaiz performed a leading role opposite film actresses
Noor Jehan
Noor Jehan (Punjabi: ) (born () Allah Rakhi Wasai ; 23 September 1926 – 23 December 2000; sometimes spelled Noorjehan),Ashish Rajadhyaksha and Paul Willemen, ''Encyclopaedia of Indian Cinema,'' British Film Institute, Oxford University Press ...
and
Neelo
Neelo Begum (born Cynthia Alexander Fernandes; ''née'' Abida Riaz; 30 June 1941 – 30 January 2021) was a Pakistani veteran film actress. She made her film debut in 1956 with Hollywood film ''Bhowani Junction''. She was known as ''The Qu ...
. He played the villain in movies like '' Saheli'' (1960), ''Insaan aur Admi'' (1970), '' Tehzeeb'' (1971) and
Baharo Phool Barsao
''Baharo Phool Barsao'' (), is a 1972 Pakistani Urdu-language romance film produced and directed by Indian director Mehmood Sadiq (a.k.a. M. Sadiq). He had come from India to produce and direct this film, but died halfway through its production ...
(1972).
Selected Filmography
Personal life
He was married to his second cousin Surraiya before he joined the
Pakistani film industry
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. They have left behind four children, two sons and two daughters. Zulfiqar Aslam, Asghar Aslam, Aasiya Aslam and Aqsa Aslam.
Death
While coming from a shooting of a film, he was injured in a car accident and died of injuries from that accident one week later in a hospital on 21 November 1984. A fellow actor, Iqbal Hassan, was driving the car and died shortly after this accident.Actor Aslam Pervaiz remembered on his 36th death anniversary Daily Times (newspaper), Published 22 November 2020, Retrieved 28 June 2021
Awards
*1970
Nigar Award
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Best Supporting Actor-film ''Insaan Aur Aadmi'' (1970)
*1981 Nigar Award Special Award for 30 years of excellence in films
*1984 Nigar Award Special Award for ''Miss Colombo'' (1984)
*2018
Pride of Performance
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