Latif Kapadia ( ur, لطيف کپاڈیا) (27 March 1934 – 29 March 2002) was a Pakistani stage and television actor.
Career
Born on 27 March 1934 in
Nashik
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, a city in the
Maharashtra state of
British India
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of Gujarati descent.
[Latif Kapadia passes away]
Dawn (newspaper), Published 30 March 2002, Retrieved 6 December 2021 His parents originated from
Abrama
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village near Navsari, Gujarat. Latif Kapadia migrated to
Karachi
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at the age of 13 with his family and started his career as a stage actor. In 1953, Kapadia began his acting career.
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A few years later, Kapadia started acting with the ''Avant-Garde Arts Theatre''. He then expanded to television plays with ]Pakistan Television
Pakistan Television Corporation ( ur, ; reporting name: PTV) is the Pakistani state-owned broadcaster. Pakistan entered the television broadcasting age in 1964, with a pilot television station established at Lahore.
Background
Historical co ...
in 1967.[
During his television career, Kapadia appeared in the following plays:][
* '']Barzakh
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* '' Fifty Fifty''[
* '' Rozi''
* ''Gurez''
* '' Chand Grehan''
* '' Nadan Nadia''][
* ''Shikastay Arzoo''
For his film appearances, Kapadia was in the 1998 movie ''Very Good Dunya, Very Bad Log''][ He was fond of singing also and used to sing the songs of his friend, ]Ahmed Rushdi
), Rushdi Sahab ( ur, )
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, death_place = Karachi, Pakistan
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, who was a well known singer of Pakistan 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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. Kapadia received the Pride of Performance
The Pride of Performance ( ur, ), officially known as Presidential Pride of Performance, is an award bestowed by the Islamic Republic of Pakistan to recognize people with "notable achievements in the field of art, science, literature, sports, an ...
in 2001.
Death
On 29 March 29 2002, Kapadia died from cardio-respiratory arrest, two days after his 68th birthday at age 68. Fellow actor Moin Akhter
Moin Akhter (also: "معین اختر" Moin Akhtar), (24 December 1950 – 22 April 2011) was a Pakistani television, film and stage artist, humorist, comedian, impersonator, host, writer, singer, director and producer who rose to fame in the ...
had earlier took him to the Liaquat National Hospital
The Liaquat National Hospital is located at Stadium Road, Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan.
History
Soon after Independence the Red Cross Fete Committee, which was chaired by Syed Wajid Ali, raised about PKR 800,000 through meena bazaars organized un ...
for treatment. He was discharged after minor treatment. He later died at his home. Kapadia was married and had five children. He was buried in Karachi at ''Mewa Shah Graveyard
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It is named after the 19th Century Sufi, Mewa Shah, was a Sufi and struggl ...
''.[
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See also
* Pakistan Television Corporation
Pakistan Television Corporation ( ur, ; reporting name: PTV) is the Pakistani state-owned broadcaster. Pakistan entered the television broadcasting age in 1964, with a pilot television station established at Lahore.
Background
Historical co ...
* List of Lollywood actors
Lists of Pakistani actors are split by gender.
* List of Pakistani actresses
* List of Pakistani male actors
This is an alphabetical list of notable Pakistani male film and television actors:
A
* Aagha Ali
* Abdullah Ejaz
* Abdullah Kad ...
References
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1934 births
2002 deaths
Pakistani male television actors
Pakistani male stage actors
Pakistani male film actors
Recipients of the Pride of Performance
Pakistani Muslims
People from Nashik
Male actors from Karachi
20th-century Pakistani male actors
Pakistani people of Gujarati descent
Khoja Ismailism