Subhani ba Yunus (1931–2006) was an accomplished

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i actor and television and radio personality whose distinct voice quality earned him a special place in

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. Younis was an

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of Hadhrami Chaush descent. His claim to fame comes from Khwaja Moinuddin's stage plays, particularly ''

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'' in which he played the role of a

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. His memorable plays were ''Lal Qilay Se Lalo Khait Tak, Mohammad Bin Qasim, Qisa Chahar Darwaish,

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, Do Duni Panch, Khuda Ki Basti'' and ''

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''. His last play for PTV was ''Ba Adab Ba Mulahiza'', after which he virtually retired from his acting career.

Personal life

''Subhani Ba Yunus'' was born

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, in 1931. He belonged to a family that had migrated to

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from

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. After partition of India, his family settled in

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in August 1949. He had a son and a daughter.

Career

Initially, Subhani Bayunus performed mostly in Khawaja Moinuddin's plays, and it was due to him that he owed his move to PTV. It so happened that after the tremendous success of Khawaja sahib's ''Lal Qilay Sey Lalukhet Tuk'' and ''Taleem-i-Balghaan'', the writer was invited to adapt the plays for television. Subhani Bayunus, who had performed important roles in these plays on radio, took on the acting assignments on PTV with equal facility and subsequent success. He managed to carve out a niche for himself on PTV with brilliant performances in plays like ''Lal Qilay Sey Lalukhet Tuk'', '' Taleem-i-Balghaan'', '' Shama'',(he did not took part in Shama it was rather Afshan where he played role of Zartaj's father

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'', '' Tipu Sultan: The Tiger Lord'', '' Khuda Ki Basti'', ''Mera Naam Mangu'', '' Zeenat'', ''Intizar Farmaiye'', ''Janey Do'', ''Insan Aur Aadmi'', ''Ba Adab Ba Mulahiza Hoshiar'', ''Akahri Chataan'' and ''Labbaik''. He had a knack of playing mystery roles and did a superb job with the lead role of detective Inspector Zuberi in Ali Zafar Jafri's mystery series which was aired on TV and radio. He played character roles in many episodes of NTM's ''Mystery Theatre'' which was re-telecast on a private TV channel a couple of years ago. It is said he worked for

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as well. Subhani Bayunus tried his hand in films and performed the role of a villain in Iqbal Akhtar's ''Nadaan'' (1973). He played character roles in

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's ''Aas Paas'' (1982) and Iqbal Akhtar's comeback failure ''Muskurahat'' (1995). He acted in a Gujarati film titled ''Mann Tey Maan'' and

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'' (1977). It is said that the

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role that made Subhani Bayunus a household name in the 1960s was originally given to

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. But the renowned man of letters Nazar Hyderabadi insisted that the role be given to Subhani Bayunus whose height and appearance made him bear a striking resemblance to Ghalib. Subhani Bayunus also played Ghalib in a documentary made by the Directorate of Films and Publications in 1968 as part of Ghalib's centenary celebrations. This documentary was not shown due to political reasons. It is available from Shalimar Recording Company, Islamabad.The Dawhe M n
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Death

He died at the age of 78, after a long illness on Wednesday 30 May 2006 in

at his residence

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