Waheed Murad Waheed Murad ( ur, ; 2 October 1938 – 23 November 1983), also known as Chocolate Hero, was a Pakistani film actor, producer and script writer. Famous for his charming expressions, attractive personality, tender voice and unusual talent for a ...

( ur, ; 2 October 1938 – 23 November 1983) was a Pakistani film

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, producer and

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, famous for his charming expressions, attractive personality, tender voice and unusual talent for acting. Waheed is considered as one of the most famous and influential actors of

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. He is often referred to as "Chocolaty Hero" or "Chocolate Hero". Born in

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, Pakistan, did graduation from S.M. Arts College Karachi, and then masters in

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from

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. He started his film career as cameo in 1959 in the film ''Saathi'' when he was 21 years old. His naughty facial gestures, bold romanticism and alluring performance style during picturisation of songs made him immensely popular.Pakistani film magazine: Waheed Murad
/ref> One of his films is '' Armaan'', which was produced by him, made a pivotal impact on the sub-continental film industry such that the

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was considered as the rising star and the film made him a

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overnight. Once, in an interview in 1967, he said that

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, too, was not an immortal actor. Waheed was known as a cheque which could be cashed anywhere in the country and is the only actor of film industry to secure the highest number of platinum, diamond, golden and silver jubilees. He mesmerized Pakistani nation during 1960's & 1970's more than anyone before or after and is considered to be evergreen chocolate hero of Pakistan's silver screen history. In November 2010, after a long period of 27 years after his death, the Pakistani President

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awarded him the

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, the third highest honour and civilian award by the State of Pakistan, given in the fields of literature, arts, sports, medicine, or science. Waheed acted in a total of 124 films as an

and 6 films as a

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. He had produced 11 films, directed 1 film and written 4 films.

As an actor

Waheed Murad acted in a total of 124 films (2 films were released after his death) of which 38 were black and white and 86 were in colour. He acted in 115

Urdu Urdu (;"Urdu"
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Punjabi films and 1

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film. He also appeared as

in 6 films: 3 Urdu films & 3 Punjabi films. As an actor, Waheed achieved 4

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in the best actor's category for the films ''

Heera Aur Pathar ''Heera Aur Pathar'' () is a 1964 Pakistani Urdu language black-and-white film. It is the first film of Waheed Murad as a lead actor who also produced it. The film was released on 11 December 1964. Murad introduced film director Pervez Malik f ...

'', '' Armaan'', '' Andleeb'' and ''Mastana Mahi''. A summary of his films released during the 1960s to 1980s (excluding the films, in which he appeared as a guest actor) is as follows: A complete list of his

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and Silver Jubilee and flopped films is as below:

Diamond Jubilee films

Platinum Jubilee films

Golden Jubilee films

Silver Jubilee films

Flopped films

As a cameo

Waheed Murad appeared in 6 films (3 Urdu and 3 Punjabi) in cameo roles.

As a producer

Waheed Murad, as a producer, produced 11 films (10 Urdu films & 1 Punjabi film), of which 8 films were black & white and 3 films were colour. Most of these films, including '' Armaan'', were appreciated by

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. As producer he also achieved a

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in the best producer's category for '' Armaan''.

As a director

Waheed Murad directed only one film ''Ishara'', which failed to achieve the

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target.

As a writer

Waheed Murad wrote the script for 4 films, two of them were much appreciated by cinemagoers.

As a singer

In the film ''

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'', Waheed Murad got to sing the popular song ''Jaisay taisay beet gaya din..''.

References

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External links

Waheed Murad filmography with Online Movies
Waheed Murad Pakistani filmographies Murad, Waheed Murad, Waheed