Naeem Hashmi (died 27 April 1976) was a Pakistani film, television and stage actor, writer, poet,

producer Producer or producers may refer to: Occupations *Producer (agriculture), a farm operator *A stakeholder of economic production *Film producer, supervises the making of films **Executive producer, contributes to a film's budget and usually does not ...

, and director. He was known for his roles as a villain in the late 1940s and 1950s, but he later took

character roles A character actor is a supporting actor who plays unusual, interesting, or eccentric characters.28 April 2013, The New York Acting SchoolTen Best Character Actors of All Time Retrieved 7 August 2014, "..a breed of actor who has the ability to ...

in over 100 films.Legendary Actor Naeem Hashmi's Death Anniversary to Observe Today
Pakistan Media Updates website, Published 27 April 2015, Retrieved 4 July 2021Profile of Naeem Hashmi on Pak 101.com website
Retrieved 4 July 2021

Career

Naeem Hashmi first made his film debut in British India in the film ''Chandani Chowk (1946)''. His first movie in Pakistan was ''Ilzam (1953)''. His '' naats'', or lyrics and praises said for the

Islamic prophet Prophets in Islam ( ar, الأنبياء في الإسلام, translit=al-ʾAnbiyāʾ fī al-ʾIslām) are individuals in Islam who are believed to spread God in Islam, God's message on Earth and to serve as models of ideal human behaviour. So ...

Muhammad, also earned him much fame. The peak of his professional career came when he wrote the Naat ''Shah-E-Madina, Yasreb Ke Waali'' sung by Saleem Raza and Zubaida Khanum for the Pakistani film ''Noor-E-Islam'' (1957). It became a run-away super-hit song in 1957, and still has cultural relevance to this day. Many of his films, such as the banned ''Inqalab-e-Kashmir'', addressed social and national Pakistani issues. Ziddi (1973 film), Sharif Badmash (1975 film), Chitra Tay Shera (1976 film) were some of Naeem Hashmi's most successful films during his career.

Death and legacy

Naeem Hashmi died of complications arising from his diabetes on 27 April 1976. Naeem Hashmi's eldest son, Khawar Naeem Hashmi, now serves as a Pakistani journalist, working with BOL TV as its bureau chief in Lahore, Pakistan. He served for 35 years in Jang Group of Newspapers, as a news reporter for

Geo News Geo News is a Rank Number 1 Pakistani news channel owned by the Jang Media Group. History The Geo Television Network started out with the launch of its flagship channel Geo TV in October 2002 but has since launched several other channels whic ...

channel, and served as Bureau Chief of

in Lahore, Pakistan.Journalism marred by vested interests (son of Naeem Hashmi, Khawar Naeem Hashmi flogged during Zia regime)
Dawn (newspaper), Published 14 May 2017, Retrieved 4 July 2021

Filmography

In India

* Chandni Chowk (1946)

In Pakistan

*Ilzam (1953) *Khatoon (1955) *Chhoti Begum (1956) *Nigar (1957) *Noor-e-Islam (1957) *Shama (1959) *Jhoomer (1959) *Ayaz (1960) *Azmat-e-Islam (1965) *Madar-e-Millat (1966) * Diya Aur Toofan (1969 film) * Behan Bhai (1968) *Babul (1971) *Nizam (1972) * Ziddi (1973 film) * Sharif Badmash (1975 film) * Chitra Tay Shera (1976 film)

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Hashmi, Naeem Year of birth missing 1976 deaths Pakistani male film actors Pakistani performers of Islamic music Urdu-language poets from Pakistan Pakistani lyricists Pakistani songwriters