- Darpan (actor)
Darpan (
Urdu : درپن) was thestage name of Syed Ishrat Abbas (Urdu : سید عشرت حسین), one of the original romantic heroes of the "golden age" of thePakistan Film Industry (also commonly known asLollywood ). He belonged to an educated family originally fromUttar Pradesh , India where he was born in 1928.His brother was also a fellow movie-actor,
Santosh Kumar , and another brother, director,S. Sulaiman . He started his film career with the Punjabi film "Billo" in 1951. After starring in a few more films produced in Lahore,he decided to travel to India to try his luck there, he only had moderate success. Notable films from this period include "Adal-e-Jahangiri " oppositeMeena Kumari and "Barati ". Critics applauded his performance in "Saheli" in which he starred alongside "Nayar Sultana " andShamim Ara . He won aNigar Award for his performance in "Saheli" as well as aPresidential award . He died inLahore onNovember 8 ,1980 .External links
* [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0201565/ Darpan Profile - IMDb.com]
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