Mirza Nazeer Baig (born 19 July 1941), also known by his stage name Nadeem ( ur, ندیم) is a Pakistani actor, singer and producer. He has appeared in over two hundred films and has won the 1997

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award. In

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Nadeem enjoys the same status as

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enjoys in

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Early life

Baig was born in

Vijayawada Vijayawada, formerly known as Bezawada, is the second largest city in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh and is a part of the state's Capital Region. It is the administrative headquarters of the NTR district. Its metropolitan region comprises N ...

in modern

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which, in 1941, was part of

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. Nadeem Baig migrated to

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along with his family after the independence of Pakistan in 1947. He finished his high school at Sindh Madrasa-tul-Islam and attended some years of college at Government Islamia Science College, Karachi before he entered the

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.Profile: The legend speaks
Dawn (newspaper), Published 29 July 2012. Retrieved 26 March 2021 Nadeem, along with artistes Talat Hussain, M. Zaheer Khan, Aftab Azeem, Saleem Jafry, and TV producer Iqbal Haider, were all discovered at a club in

Karachi Karachi (; ur, ; ; ) is the most populous city in Pakistan and 12th most populous city in the world, with a population of over 20 million. It is situated at the southern tip of the country along the Arabian Sea coast. It is the former c ...

in the 1960s. He and his friends, Ameer Ahmed Khan and Qasim Siddiqui, won several music competitions. At one of those musical competitions, he was noticed by singer

Ferdausi Rahman Ferdausi Rahman (; born 28 June 1941) also known as Ferdausi Begum is a Bangladeshi playback singer. She is the daughter of folk singer Abbas Uddin. She sang some popular film songs for Pakistani films also in the 1960s especially working with the ...

. She was impressed by his singing talent and encouraged him to try playback singing in

's film industry.

Career

Nadeem's film career spans more than 50 years. He started his career in 1967 and appeared in his first film ''

Chakori ''Chakori'' ( bn, চকোরী ur, چکوری), is a Pakistani Urdu feature film. This film was released on 22 March 1967 on Eid-ul-Azha Day in Dhaka, East Pakistan (now Bangladesh). The film was directed by Captain Ehtesham. It was Nade ...

'' (1967) in a leading role with actress Shabana. The film was produced and directed by Captain

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, who, in real life, became his father-in-law in 1968 when Nadeem married Farzana, Ehtesham's daughter.Film director Ehtesham dies at 75
Dawn (newspaper), Published 19 February 2002, Retrieved 26 March 2021 The film did well in both circuits of Pakistani film industry, i.e., West and East Pakistan. He won a

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in the best actor's category for ''Chakori''. Nadeem's films include ''Nadan'' (1973), Anari, Pehchan (1975), Talash (1976), Aina (1977), Hum Dono (1980), Lajawab, Qurbani (1981), Sangdil (1982), and Dehleez (1983). He made a popular screen pairing with actress

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with whom he acted in most of his films.Some milestones in Pakistani film industry
The Express Tribune (newspaper), Published 23 October 2010. Retrieved 26 March 2021 Besides acting, Nadeem has sung many songs for films. Nadeem has worked with veteran film directors of

including

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, Nazrul Islam, S. Suleman,

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, Sangeeta and

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. Among the well-known actors, he has worked with Santosh Kumar, Darpan,

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, Allauddin and

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over his long career.

Playback singers

In his career, Nadeem is mostly voiced by

Ahmed Rushdi ), Rushdi Sahab ( ur, ) , birth_date = , birth_place =Hyderabad Deccan, British India , death_date = , death_place = Karachi, Pakistan , origin = Pakistani , instrument = Vocalist , genre = , ...

and latter Akhlaq Ahmed provided his voice. He himself acknowledged that songs in Rushdi's voice made his work easier and played a significant role in his success.

Selected filmography

(1967) (Nadeem's debut film) * Behan Bhai (1968) * Diya Aur Toofan (1969) * Daman Aur Chingari (1973) * Aina (1977) *

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(1980) * Dillagi (1974) * Shama (1974) * Phool Mere Gulshan Ka (1974) * Anari (1975) *

Jab Jab Phool Khile ''Jab Jab Phool Khile'' () is a 1965 Indian Hindi-language romantic drama film. It stars Shashi Kapoor and Nanda. The story is of a poor boy who is a boatman in Kashmir and falls in love with a rich tourist. The film became a "blockbuster" at t ...

(1975) * Pehchan (1975) * Umang * Naadan * Chote Sahab * Daagh *

Mutthi Bhar Chawal ''Mutthi Bhar Chawal'' (A Handful of Rice) is a 1978 Pakistani classical Urdu film based on a short novel of Rajinder Singh Bedi, ''Ek Chadar Maili Si''. Directed by Sangeeta and composed by Kamal Ahmed, it features Sangeeta, Nadeem Baig, Kav ...

(1978) * Amber (1978) * Pakeeza (1979) * Doordesh (1983) * Mukhra (1988) - a film produced by Nadeem Baig also * Bulandi (1990) * Anhoni (1993) * Sargam (1995) * Jeeva (1995) * Jo Darr Gaya Woh Mar Gaya (1995) * Umar Mukhtar (1997) * Dupatta Jal Raha Hai (1998) * Inteha (1999) * Koi Tujh Sa Kahan (2005) * Mein Ek Din Laut Kay Aaoon Ga (2007) *

Love Mein Gum ''Love Mein Ghum'' (; , earlier titled ''Kitni Haseen Hai Zindagi'') is a 2011 Pakistani Urdu language romance/musical film, directed and produced by Reema Khan. It stars Moammar Rana, Khan herself, Nabeel Khan and Araida. The first part of ...

(2011) *

Main Hoon Shahid Afridi ''Main Hoon Shahid Afridi'' (), is a 2013 Pakistani sports film directed by Syed Ali Raza Usama and produced by Humayun Saeed & Shahzad Nasib. The film features Humayun Saeed, Javed Shaikh and Noman Habib in the lead roles. Nadeem Baig, S ...

(2013) * The System (2014) *

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(2016) * Sikander (2016) * Shaan-e-Ishq (2017) *

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(2019) *

Parey Hut Love ''Parey Hut Love'' () is a 2019 Pakistani romantic comedy film, directed by Asim Raza. Written by Imran Aslam, the story revolves around a young free-willed, commitment-phobic, aspiring actor Sheheryar (Sheheryar Munawar) and a strong-willed ...

(2019) *

Zarrar ''Zarrar'' is a 2022 Pakistani spy action thriller film written and directed by Shaan Shahid and produced by Ejaz Shahid and Adnan Butt under the banner of Jehan Films. It stars Shaan Shahid as the titular character along with Kiran Malik, ...

(2020) * Tere Bajre Di Rakhi (2022)

Television

Awards and recognition

for a total of 16 times between 1967 and 2002 as an actor including the Nigar Award Millennium Award in 1999 *

Award by the President of Pakistan in 1997

Lux Style Awards

References

External links

* * (Filmography of Nadeem Baig on IMDb website) {{DEFAULTSORT:Baig, Nadeem 1941 births Living people Male actors from Vijayawada Muhajir people Indian male film actors Pakistani male film actors Pakistani male television actors Pakistani television directors Nigar Award winners Recipients of the Pride of Performance Male actors from Karachi Singers from Karachi Male actors in Urdu cinema 21st-century Indian actors