Darpan (actor)

Darpan (actor)

Darpan (Urdu: درپن) was the stage name of Syed Ishrat Abbas (Urdu: سید عشرت حسین), one of the original romantic heroes of the "golden age" of the Pakistan Film Industry (also commonly known as Lollywood). He belonged to an educated family originally from Uttar 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" opposite Meena Kumari and "Barati". Critics applauded his performance in "Saheli" in which he starred alongside "Nayar Sultana" and Shamim Ara. He won a Nigar Award for his performance in "Saheli" as well as a Presidential award. He died in Lahore on November 8, 1980.

External links

* [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0201565/ Darpan Profile - IMDb.com]


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