ISLAMABAD:
The thirtieth loss of life anniversary of famend Punjabi movie actor Sultan Rahi is being noticed at present, Friday, January 9.
He gave Pakistan a definite id on the worldwide stage and emerged as some of the celebrated heroes of Punjabi cinema in the course of the Eighties. Sultan Rahi dominated the movie trade for 15 years and set a world file by showing in additional than 700 movies, together with 500 in lead roles and 59 double roles. He launched his movie profession in 1971, and the success of the Punjabi movie Basheera (1971) catapulted him to superstardom. Audiences extensively regarded the on-screen pairing of Sultan Rahi and Mustafa Qureshi as a certain components for box-office success.
The blockbuster Maula Jatt set new benchmarks of recognition and have become a cultural phenomeon, whereas his different profitable movies embody Babul (1971), Sidha Rasta (1974), Shareef Badmaash (1975), Sala Sahib (1981), Chan Varyam (1981) , Athra Puttar (1981), Puttar Jagay Da (1990), Milay Ga Zulm Da Badla (1981), Wehshi Jatt (1975), Sher Khan (1981), Sholay (1984), Aakhri Jung (1986), Gernail Singh (1987), Do Bigha Zameen (1982) and Sheeran De Putar Sher (1981), amongst many others.
Sultan Rahi’s achievements earned him a spot within the Guinness E book of World Data as ‘probably the most prolific actor’, and he acquired greater than 150 movie awards in recognition of his creative excellence. All through his profession he was refered to because the ‘Clint Eastwood of Pakistan,’ Rahi labored alongside main actresses of his period, together with Asiya, Anjuman, Saima, Gori, Neeli and Babra Sharif. He was assasinated on January 9, 1996, when unidentified assailants opened fireplace on him.
