Munawar Zarif

Munawar Zarif
Born	February 2, 1940(1940-02-02) Gujranwala
Died	April 29, 1976(1976-04-29) (aged 36) Lahore
Cause of death	Heart attack
Residence	Pakistani
Other names	King Of Comedy
Occupation	Actor, Comedian
Years active	1961-1976
Awards	3 times Nigar Awards

Munawar Zarif (Urdu: ) ( February 2, 1940 - April 29, 1976) was a famous Pakistani comedian and film actor. He was a versatile actor and comedian best known for his work in the Pakistani cinema of the seventies.^[1] Zarif is widely regarded as one of the finest comedians subcontinent ever produced and appeared in more than 300 films.^[2]

Early life and career

He was born on 2 February 1940 in Gujranwala, Punjab Province Pakistan.^[3] He started his film career from a Punjabi film "Dandian" in 1961 and got breakthrough from film "Hath Jori" in 1964. After a marvelous film career as a top comedian, he became film hero - first as side-hero in film "Pardey mein rehney doe" and then in the title roles and hero in the same year "Banarsi Thugg" (1973) and "Jeera Blade" (1973). He appeared in more than 300 films in just 16 years from 1961-76.^[4] He was also famous for his out of script dialogue delivery.

Death

He died on 29 April 1976 of a heart attack in Lahore.

Filmography

He started his film career in 1961. He worked in 300 films approximately. His famous movies are:

• Banarsi Thug
• Manjhi Khitay Dhanwa
• Baharo Phool Barsao
• Heer Ranjha

See also

• List of Pakistani actors

References

1. ^ Munawwar Zarif.http://mazhar.dk/film/magazine/review/jano.htm
2. ^ http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0953429/bio
3. ^ http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0953429/bio
4. ^ http://www.livetv.pk/comedian/munawar_zarif.html

External links

• Munawar Zarif at the Internet Movie Database

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Name
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	2 February 1940
Place of birth	Gujranwala
Date of death	29 April 1976
Place of death	Lahore