Dildar Pervaiz Bhatti (30 November 1946 – 30 October 1994) was a Pakistani

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Early life and career

Dildar Parvaiz Bhatti was born on 30 November 1946. His early education was in Gujranwala Pakistan. Dildar received many trophies by winning debating competitions throughout his school and college period. After finishing masters in English Literature, Dildar Pervaiz Bhatti started his career as an English lecturer at Government College, Sahiwal. Within a year, he relocated back to his home city Lahore, working at

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. His second career in entertainment industry started from Radio Pakistan in the early 1970s, where he hosted a program called Sohni Dharti. The transition from radio to TV didn't take long. He tried his hand at acting in TV drama series at

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shows as well as at live news reading. He soon realised that news reading and acting was not for him and got the opportunity to host a university challenge style TV show, "Takra" which made him a household name. His unique hosting style and quick-wittedness made him well known in Pakistan and overseas. He kept his two careers going side by side successfully without compromising one for the other. He also wrote daily columns and worked with different newspapers. He also wrote books ''Amna Samna'', ''Dildarian'' and ''Dilbar Dildar''. Dildar Pervaiz compared many live entertainment shows presenting various talented artists of Pakistan. The live shows prominent Pakistani artists included Afshan Begum, Tarannum Naz, Rajab Ali, Shujat Ali Bobby, Shahida Aziz,

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Television shows

1 - ''Takra'' in Punjabi language (1974 – 1983) 2 - ''Yadish Bakhair'' (1984 – 1986) 3 - A quiz program for young adults, "Jawan Fikar" in Urdu (1986 – 1988) 4 - "Mela" (1987 – 1990)

Death and legacy

In 1994, Bhatti was attending several fund raising events with

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to help him raise funds for this cancer hospital in honor of Imran Khan's late mother. He was one of the key persons to raise funds for this cancer hospital from the day of inception assisting Imran Khan. On 30 October 1994, after performing in 5 different cities of US, he was in

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. Dildar Pervaiz Bhatti died after suffering

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was later named ''Dildar Ward'' in his honour.

References

1946 births 1994 deaths Punjabi people Pakistani radio presenters Pakistani television hosts People from Gujranwala Radio personalities from Lahore {{Pakistan-tv-bio-stub

Early life and career

Television shows

Death and legacy

See also

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