Nazar (comedian)

For other uses, see Nazar.

Nazar (1920- 20 January 1992)^[1] was a Pakistani comedian and film actor. He debuted in films with a Punjabi language film Gul-Baloch which was released in 1944, in this film famous Indian singer Mohammed Rafi was also introduced for the first time as a playback singer. Nazar later played comedic role in Pakistan's first feature film Teri Yaad^[2] and Pakistan's first silver jubilee film Pheray (1949). As an actor, he appeared in many films and played lead role in film Judai (1950)‚ directed by Amin Malik.^[1]

Nazar
Portrait of Nazar
Born	Meerut
Died	20 January 1992(1992-01-20) (aged 71–72)
Medium	Film
Occupation(s)	Comedian, actor
Awards	Nigar Awards (1960) and (1982)
Years active	1944 – 1961

During the early era of Pakistani films, he worked in Lollywood extensively alongside film actress Zeenat. In 1960, he was awarded the Nigar Award for best comedian for Humsafar (1960) film.^[1]

Filmography

Key

†	Remarks denote a short description of the work where available.

#	Title[3]	Year	Comedian	Remarks
1	Gul-Baloch[1][2]	1944
2	Teri Yaad[1][2]	1948
3	Pheray[1][2]	1949		Pakistan's first silver jubilee film[1]
4	Judai[1]	1950		He was cast as the lead actor[1]
5	Sassi[2]	1954
6	Baaghi[2]	1956
7	Noor-e-Islam[1]	1957
8	Aakhri Nishan[1]	1958
9	Nagin	1959
10	Humsafar	1960
11	Gulfam	1961
12	Ajab Khan[1]	1961
13	Qaidi	1962
14	Baji	1963

Awards

Year	Award	Nominated work	Category	Result
1960	Nigar Awards	Humsafar (1960)[1][2]	Best comedian	Won
1982	Nigar Awards	In recognition of his thirty years contribution to Pakistani films[1][2]	Cinema of Pakistan	Won

Death

Nazar died on 20 January 1992.^[1][2]