Habib-ur-Rehman ( ur, حبیب الرحمان; 26 November 1929 – 25 February 2016), better known by his screen name Habib, was a Pakistani film actor, director, producer and a television actor. He was one of the busiest heroes of the
Pakistani film industry
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and established himself as one of the most successful actors of Pakistani cinema, acting in almost 600 movies in a career spanning 60 years.M. Saeed Awan (13 March 2016 "In memoriam: An actor and a gentleman" Dawn (newspaper), Retrieved 27 June 2022 He appeared in both
Punjabi
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Punjabi
Punjabi, or Panjabi, most often refers to:
* Something of, from, or related to Punjab, a region in India and Pakistan
* Punjabi language
* Punjabi people
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Gujranwala
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after the
independence of Pakistan
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in 1947, where he was educated, earning three master's degrees in
English literature
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, Urdu and Persian from the Govt. M.A.O College Lahore.
He married fellow film actress Naghma in 1972, but later separated and got divorced from her in 1988. Habib was the father of two sons and four daughters from his first wife who had died some years ago, and another daughter later from his second wife, actress Naghma. He then married Shaheen Habib and they lived together for 36 years until his death in 2016.
Khalid Tabassum, journalist & writer, wrote his film memories which were published in Daily Nawa-i-Waqt in 1986.
Career
As an actor
He made his debut in film ''Lakhat-e-Jigar'' (1956), then some of his films flopped till ''Aadmi'' (1958). He received an important role in the film ''Aadmi'' (1958), breaking through obscurity and first became well-known as a film actor, and soon took other roles in Urdu hit films such as ''Ayyaz'' (1960), '' Zehr-e-Ishq'' (1958), ''Surayya'' (1961), ''Saperan'' (1961), '' Aulad'' (1962), ''Mehtab'', ''Maa Ke Aansoo'', ''Khandan'', ''Aashiyana'' (1964), ''Fashion'', ''Dil Ke Tukrey'', ''Basheera'' (1972), ''Eid Mubarak'' (1965), ''Dil Aur Duniya'', ''Haar Geya Insaan'' and ''Waqt''.
Among his
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films, ''Mouj Mela'' (1963) was a super-hit musical
Golden Jubilee
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Bangladesh
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film. He took the role of a side-hero in Platinum Jubilee film, ''Jeedar'' (1965), but he could not repeat this success until 1967. ''Dil Da Jani'' (1967), ''Yaar Maar'', ''Babul Da Wehra'' (1968), ''Chann Makhna'' (1968), ''Do Mutiyaran'' (1968), ''Chann Veer'' (1969), ''Mukhra Chann Warga'', ''Genterman'' (1969), ''Waryam'', ''Att Khuda Da Vair'' (1970), ''Chann Puttar'' (1970), ''Taxi Driver'' (1970), ''Rangu Jatt'' (1970), ''Duniya Paise Di'' (1971), ''Sajjan Be-Parwah'', ''Ik Doli Do Kahar'', ''Basheera'' (1972), ''Do Pattar Annaran Dey'' (1972), ''Zaildar'' (1972), ''Khushiya'' and " Malanga (1986)" are his
Punjabi
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* Something of, from, or related to Punjab, a region in India and Pakistan
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films.
In television, his most famous role was in the PTV drama ''Rahain'', in the late 1990s.
As a director
He directed and produced two Sindhi films, ''Baaghi'' and ''Allah Bachayo'', but without much success.
As a producer
He was not successful as a film producer. ''Pardes'' and ''Haar Gaya Insaan'' were average box office films. Some other films he had produced had also flopped at the box office.
Death
Habib-ur-Rehman suffered a brain haemorrhage a week before his death. At that time, he was admitted to Ittefaq Hospital, Lahore for treatment where he died on 25 February 2016.
Ashiana
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Eid Mubarak
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Ik Madari
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Directed by Chodhary Sagheer Ahmad and produced by Malik Mohammad Rafiq. Film starring actor Allauddin in the lead role and with Naghma, Habib, and then as ...
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Naukar Wohti Da
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Gernail Singh
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