Cause of death cirhosis Residence Pakistani Name Munawar Zarif | Occupation Actor, Comedian Role Comedian Years active 1961-1976 Ex-spouse Bilquis Khanum | |
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Full Name Muhammad Munawar Siblings Zarif, Majeed Zarif, Rasheed Zarif, Munir Zarif Parents Barkat Bibi, Chaudhary Abdul Haq Movies Rangeela, Naukar Wohti Da, Heer Ranjha, Baharo Phool Barsao, Sharif Badmash (1975 film) Similar People Saeed Khan Rangeela, Zarif, Iqbal Kashmiri | ||
RANGEELA AUR MUNAWAR ZARIF (1973) - RANGEELA, SAIQA , MUNAWAR ZARIF, SHAISTA QAISAR & MUMTAZ
Munawar Zarif (Urdu: منور ظریف) ( December 25, 1940 – April 29, 1976) was a Pakistani comedian and film actor. He was a versatile actor and comedian best known for his work in the Pakistani cinema of the 1970s. Zarif is one of the most famous comedians of south asia. His fans named him ‘Shehenshah-i-Zarafat’ or the ‘King of Humor’.
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- RANGEELA AUR MUNAWAR ZARIF 1973 RANGEELA SAIQA MUNAWAR ZARIF SHAISTA QAISAR MUMTAZ
- Funny pakistani comedy by munawar zarif heer ranjah nikah funny munawar zareef film scene
- Early life family background and career
- Death
- Filmography
- References
Funny pakistani comedy by munawar zarif heer ranjah nikah funny munawar zareef film scene
Early life, family background and career
He was born on December 25, 1940 in Gujranwala, Punjab, Pakistan. He belonged to a noble family and the caste of Kumhar/Rehmani(کمہار) and he married in Tehsil Kamoniki(تحصیل کامونہکی). He started his film career from a Punjabi film Dandian in 1961 and got a breakthrough in the film Hath Jori in 1964. After a film career as a comedian, he became a film actor, first as side-hero in film Pardey mein rehney doe (1968) and then in the title roles and hero in the same year Banarsi Thugg (1973) and Jeera Blade (1973). He was awarded the Nigar Award on his outstanding performance in Baharo Phool Barsao (1972), Zeenat (1975) and Ishaq Deewana.. He appeared in more than 300 films in just 16 years from 1961–76. He was also famous for his Ad-Lib dialogue delivery. Often he would improvise so much that his fellow actors would have trouble keeping up with him.
Death
On 29 April 1976, he died in Shalimar Hospital, Lahore due to Cirrhosis of the liver.
Filmography
His films include:
