Naeem Hashmi (died 27 April 1976) was a Pakistani film, television and stage actor, writer, poet, producer, and director. He was known for his roles as a villain in the late 1940s and 1950s, but he later took character roles in over 100 films.Legendary Actor Naeem Hashmi's Death Anniversary to Observe Today
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Career

Naeem Hashmi first made his film debut in

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in the film ''Chandani Chowk (1946)''. His first movie in Pakistan was ''Ilzam (1953)''. His '' naats'', or lyrics and praises said for the Islamic prophet

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, also earned him much fame. The peak of his professional career came when he wrote the Naat ''Shah-E-Madina, Yasreb Ke Waali'' sung by Saleem Raza and

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for the Pakistani film ''Noor-E-Islam'' (1957). It became a run-away super-hit song in 1957, and still has cultural relevance to this day. Many of his films, such as the banned ''Inqalab-e-Kashmir'', addressed social and national Pakistani issues.

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(1973 film), Sharif Badmash (1975 film), Chitra Tay Shera (1976 film) were some of Naeem Hashmi's most successful films during his career.

Death and legacy

Naeem Hashmi died of complications arising from his diabetes on 27 April 1976. Naeem Hashmi's eldest son, Khawar Naeem Hashmi, now serves as a Pakistani journalist, working with BOL TV as its bureau chief in

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. He served for 35 years in

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, as a news reporter for Geo News channel, and served as Bureau Chief of Geo News in

.Journalism marred by vested interests (son of Naeem Hashmi, Khawar Naeem Hashmi flogged during Zia regime)
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Filmography

In India

* Chandni Chowk (1946)

In Pakistan

*Ilzam (1953) *Khatoon (1955) *Chhoti Begum (1956) *Nigar (1957) *Noor-e-Islam (1957) *Shama (1959) *Jhoomer (1959) *Ayaz (1960) *Azmat-e-Islam (1965) *Madar-e-Millat (1966) *

Diya Aur Toofan (1969 film) Diya Aur Toofan (Urdu: ) is a 1969 Pakistani, Urdu romantic comedy film which is Produced & Directed by Rangeela It also stars Munawar Zarif, Naghma, Ejaz Durrani, Nadeem Baig and Agha Talish It tells a story of a woman who marries the man ...

Behan Bhai ''Behan Bhai'' is a 1968 Pakistani drama film directed by Hassan Tariq who also wrote the screenplay. The film stars an ensemble cast of Nadeem, Kamal, Rani, Deeba, Ejaz, Husna, Aliya Begum and Aslam Pervaiz. The music was composed by ...

(1968) *Babul (1971) *Nizam (1972) *

Ziddi (1973 film) ''Ziddi'' (1973) is a Pakistani ( ur, ) film in the Punjabi language, released on January 16, 1973. The cast included Yousuf Khan, Nabeela and Firdous. It is considered a hit movie of 1973 that won 6 Nigar Awards. Cast * Yousuf Khan * Fird ...

Sharif Badmash (1975 film) ''Sharif Badmash'' is a 1975 Pakistani action musical drama film directed by Iqbal Kashmiri and produced by Chodhary Mohammad Ajmal of Quality Pictures. It stars Mumtaz, Yousuf Khan, Aasia and Sultan Rahi, and features Mustafa Qureshi, ...

Chitra Tay Shera (1976 film) ''Chitra Te Shera'' ( Punjabi: ) is a 1976 Pakistani Punjabi language historical fiction film, directed by Iqbal Kashmiri and produced by Babar Iqbal. The film stars actress Shahnaz in the lead role, with Yousuf Khan, Aasia, Sultan Rahi, and ...

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Hashmi, Naeem Year of birth missing 1976 deaths Pakistani male film actors Pakistani performers of Islamic music Urdu-language poets from Pakistan Pakistani lyricists Pakistani songwriters