Yousuf Khan ( ur, یوسف خان; (1929 – 20 September 2009) was one of the Pakistan's most respected actors.Yousuf Khan (actor) dies, Profile on Dawn (newspaper) Published 4 October 2009, Retrieved 6 June 2019 He appeared in more than four hundred films in
Pashto
Pashto (,; , ) is an Eastern Iranian language in the Indo-European language family. It is known in historical Persian literature as Afghani ().
Spoken as a native language mostly by ethnic Pashtuns, it is one of the two official langua ...
languages over his 46 year long career.
Career
Yousuf Khan made his debut in the Pakistani film ''Parwaaz'' in 1954. He started his film career as a supporting actor, but later matured into a lead actor. He started his film career when the Pakistani film industry was ruled by big name actors like Sudhir, Santosh Kumar, Darpan and
Aslam Pervaiz
Aslam Parvez (12 February 1932 – 21 November 1984) was a Pakistani film actor.
Career
Born as Chaudhary Muhammad Aslam into a family of traders in Lahore, Punjab, British India on 12 February 1932. Aslam Parvez entered the Pakistani f ...
. He made a name for himself first as a romantic hero in Urdu language films. Later on, in the late 1970s and 1980s, he became known as an action hero in Punjabi and Pashto language films. He died in
Lahore
Lahore ( ; pnb, ; ur, ) is the second most populous city in Pakistan after Karachi and 26th most populous city in the world, with a population of over 13 million. It is the capital of the province of Punjab where it is the largest city ...
Malangi
''Malangi'' (Punjabi: ) is a 1965 Pakistani biographical and musical film directed by Rashid Akhtar and produced by Chaudhry Mohammad Aslam. Film starring actor Akmal, Shirin, Yousuf Khan, and Talish. This was a 'Golden Jubilee' film of 1965 ...
'' (1965)
* ''Maa Baap'' (1966)
* ''
Imam Din Gohavia
''Imam Din Gohavia'' (Punjabi: ) is a 1967 Pakistani, biographical film in the Punjabi language about the British Raj, directed by M. Saleem and produced by Chaudhry Mohammad Aslam. It stars Akmal Khan, Yousuf Khan and Talish.
Cast
* Akmal ...
Ziddi ''Ziddi'' may refer to:
* ''Ziddi'' (1948 film), a Hindi film
* ''Ziddi'' (1964 film), a film by Pramod Chakravorty
* ''Ziddi'' (1973 film), a Pakistani film in Punjabi language
* ''Ziddi'' (1997 film), an Indian action film starring Sunny Deol and ...
Ghulami
''Ghulami'' () is a 1985 Indian Hindi-language action drama film directed by J. P. Dutta (in his directorial debut). The film has an ensemble cast comprising Dharmendra, Mithun Chakraborty, Mazhar Khan, Kulbhushan Kharbanda, Raza Murad, Reen ...
Yousuf Khan died on 20 September 2009 at age 78 at Lahore, Pakistan of
cardiac arrest
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.
Awards and recognition
* Nigar Award for Best Actor in Punjabi language film
Ziddi ''Ziddi'' may refer to:
* ''Ziddi'' (1948 film), a Hindi film
* ''Ziddi'' (1964 film), a film by Pramod Chakravorty
* ''Ziddi'' (1973 film), a Pakistani film in Punjabi language
* ''Ziddi'' (1997 film), an Indian action film starring Sunny Deol and ...
(1973 film)
*
Pride of Performance
The Pride of Performance ( ur, ), officially known as Presidential Pride of Performance, is an award bestowed by the Islamic Republic of Pakistan to recognize people with "notable achievements in the field of art, science, literature, sports, an ...
List of Lollywood actors
Lists of Pakistani actors are split by gender.
* List of Pakistani actresses
* List of Pakistani male actors
This is an alphabetical list of notable Pakistani male film and television actors:
A
* Aagha Ali
* Abdullah Ejaz
* Abdullah Kad ...