Saeed Khan Rangeela

Mohammad Saeed Khan (1 January 1937 – 24 May 2005), better known as Rangeela, was a Pakistani Lollywood actor, singer and director. He is regarded as one of the finest comedians of the Pakistani film industry. He performed in over 300 films in his career spanning over 4 decades.

Early life and career

His birth name was Mohammad Saeed Khan and he was born in Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan. His family moved to Peshawar, Pakistan when he was very young. He took a keen interest in bodybuilding and physical exercises as a teenager. He moved to Lahore at a young age and earned his livelihood by painting billboards for the Pakistani film industry. Once, when the shooting of a film was taking place, an actor for the film's jolly character role was needed. The film director asked Mohammad Saeed Khan to play the part which he did. All those present during the shooting were amused by his acting style and he became an actor through sheer luck. Rangeela made his professional cinematic debut in a 1958 Punjabi film ''Jatti'', directed by ''M. J. Rana''.

He started playing humorous roles in movies and, to everybody's surprise, became highly popular. In 1969, he formed 'Rangeela Productions' to produce his own movies. He not only produced films but also directed his productions, sang songs, and wrote some scripts as well. His movies, to the surprise of many film industry stalwarts, attracted a large number of viewers. The film '' Diya Aur Toofan'', released on 9 May 1969, was Rangeela's directional debut. He directed numerous movies under the banner of Rangeela Productions. His acting was showcased in the film ''Rangeela'' (1970), in which he played the title role. His third consecutive hit film was ''Dil Aur Dunya'' (1971), starring Habib, Aasia and Rangeela. He brought to the film ''Dil Aur Dunya'', a sobering sense of a director's prowess which is the opposite to his celluloid persona.11th death anniversary of film director Rangeela observed
Dunya TV News, Published 24 May 2016, Retrieved 27 June 2021

When Rangeela produced film ''Dia Aur Toofan'', he sang a song ''Gaa mere manwa gata ja re, janaa hai hamka duur'' under the music direction of Kamal Ahmed. People of the film industry were taken aback to know Rangeela was producing a film. The film attracted a large number of movie-goers. His song also became very popular.

Family

His daughter Farah Deeba is a politician from Lahore while his sons Kamran and Jahanzaib acted in some movies.

Death

Rangeela died of a cardiac arrest on 24 May 2005 at the age of 68. Rangeela was a dominant actor in Pakistani cinema for over forty years. He was married three times and had eight daughters and six sons. One of his daughters is a CPA accountant in America and the other daughter was a member of parliament in Pakistan.(Associated Press of Pakistan
11th death anniversary of legendary comedian Rangeela observed
Daily Times (newspaper), Published 24 May 2016, Retrieved 27 June 2021

Awards

* Nigar Award for best screenwriter, for film ''Rangeela'' in 1970
* Nigar Award for best comedian, in the film ''Dil Aur Dunya'' in 1971
* Nigar Award for best comedian, in the film ''Insaan Aur Gadha'' in 1973
*Special award from Nigar Awards for simultaneously playing three roles in the film ''Meri Zindigi Hai Naghma'' in 1972
*Special award from Nigar Awards for his comic role in the film ''Naukar tay Maalik'' in 1982
* Nigar Award for best story- writer, in the film ''Sona chandi'' in 1983
* Nigar Award for best director in the film ''Sona Chandi'' in 1983
* Nigar Award for best comedian in the film ''Miss Colombo'' in 1984
* Nigar Award for best comedian in the film ''Baghi Qaidi'' in 1986
* Nigar Award for best comedian in the film ''Teen yakkay teen chakkay'' in 1991
* Nigar Award Special Awards, Millennium Award in 1999
* Pride of Performance Award in 2005 by the President of Pakistan

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