Sultan Rahi
Sultan Rahi | |
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Born | Mohammad Sultan Khan 1938 Rawalpindi, Punjab, British India |
Died | 9 January 1996(1996-01-09) (aged 57–58) Gujranwala, Punjab, Pakistan |
Cause of death | Assassination |
Residence | Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan |
Occupation |
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Years active | 1956–1996 |
Spouse(s) | Shaheen (Divorce) Naseem Sultan |
Children |
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Parent(s) | Subedar Major Abdul Majeed |
Relatives | Javed (brother) Parveiz (brother) |
Muhammad Sultan Khan, known as Sultan Rahi, was a Pakistani actor, producer and screenwriter.
During a career spanning 40 years, he acted in some 703 Punjabi films and 100 Urdu films, winning around 160 awards.[1]
Some of his films include Maula Jatt, Sher Khan, Chan Veryam, Kaley Chore, and The Godfather, Basheeraa and Wehshi Gujjar. He established himself as one of the leading and most successful actors of Pakistani and Punjabi cinema,[2] and received a reputation as Pakistan's "Clint Eastwood".[3]
Contents
1 Life and career
2 Family
3 Filmography
4 References
5 External links
Life and career
Rahi was born in Rawalpindi, Punjab, in 1938[4] to an Arain tribe during the British Raj. His father, Subedar Major Abdul Majeed, was a retired officer from the British Indian Army.[5]
He began his film career in 1959 as a guest actor in the film Baghi. Maula Jatt was released on 11 February 1979 which became his most successful Pakistani film. His other works include Behram Daku (1980), Sher Khan (1981), Sala Sahib and Ghulami (1985).
Rahi appeared in key roles in over 535 films,[6] and was the highest paid Pakistani actor.[3]
On January 9, 1996 he was shot and killed on the main highway in Pakistan known as Grand Trunk Road, near Samanabad Chungi close to Gujranwala.[7] Rahi was on the way from Islamabad to his hometown Lahore with a friend Ahsan — a film director, when late at night his car’s tyre deflated near Samanabad Chungi. They were compelled to stop to change the wheel of the car. Taking advantage of the darkness and deserted surroundings, some bandits approached the vehicle and tried to rob them. When Rahi began resisting, they opened fire, killing him on the spot and injuring his friend.[3]
Family
He had five children, of which one, Haider Sultan, is also an actor.[8]
Filmography
Year | Film | Language | Director | Source |
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1956 | Baghi | Urdu | Ashfaq Malik | |
1956 | Wehshi | Urdu | Munawar H. Qasim | |
1956 | Hatim | Urdu | Daud Chand | |
1957 | Yakkay Wali | Punjabi | M.J. Rana | |
1957 | Palkan | Punjabi | Amin Malik | |
1957 | Murad | Urdu | Daud Chand | |
1957 | Sardar | Urdu | M.S. Daar | |
1957 | Zulfan | Urdu | Agha Hussaini | |
1958 | Zehr-e-Ishq | Urdu | Masood Parvez | |
1958 | Rukhsana | Urdu | Fazal Deen | |
1958 | Darbar | Urdu | Riaz Ahmad | |
1958 | Mumtaz | Urdu | Mohammad Ali | |
1958 | Pehla Qadam | Urdu | A. G. Thawni | |
1958 | Akhri Dao | Urdu | A.K. Chodhary | |
1958 | Aadmi | Urdu | Luqman | |
1958 | Jagga | Punjabi | Saqlain Rizvi | |
1959 | Yaar Beli | Punjabi | Khalil Qaisar | |
1959 | 16 Aanay | Urdu | Agha Hussaini | |
1959 | Sahara | Urdu | A. Rauf | |
1959 | Bodi Shah | Punjabi | S.M. Ahmad, Qalandar | |
1959 | Raaz | Urdu | Humayun Mirza | |
1959 | Nagin | Urdu | Khalil Qaisar | |
1959 | Lalkar | Urdu | T.H. Riaz | |
1959 | Shera | Punjabi | M.J. Rana | |
1959 | Himmat | Urdu | Amin Malik | |
1960 | Yeh Dunya | Urdu | Nazir Sufi | |
1960 | Watan | Urdu | Anwar Kemal Pasha | |
1960 | Bhabhi | Urdu | Syed Atta Ullah Shah Hashmi | |
1960 | Ayaz | Urdu | Luqman | |
1960 | Khaibar Mail | Urdu | Agha Hussaini | |
1960 | Dil-e-Nadan | Urdu | Najam Naqvi | |
1960 | Daku ki Larki | Urdu | Saleem Ahmad | |
1960 | Saheli | Urdu | S.M. Yousuf | |
1961 | Farishta | Urdu | Luqman | |
1961 | Habu | Urdu | Rahim Gul | |
1962 | Aulad | Urdu | S.M. Yousuf | |
1965 | Heer Sial | Punjabi | Jafar Bukhari | |
1967 | Imam Din Gohavia | Punjabi | M. Aslam | |
1967 | Insaniyat | Urdu | Aslam Dar | |
1969 | Diya Aur Toofan | Urdu | Rangeela | |
1973 | Ik Madari | Punjabi | Sagheer Ahmad | |
1975 | Sharif Badmash | Punjabi | Iqbal Kashmiri | |
1976 | Chitra Tay Shera | Punjabi | Iqbal Kashmiri | |
1976 | Licence | Punjabi | Aslam Irani | |
1977 | Sadqay Teri Mout Tun | Punjabi | Inayat Hussain Bhatti | |
1978 | Ranga Daku | Punjabi | Arshad Mirza | |
1979 | Maula Jatt | Punjabi | Younis Malik | |
1979 | Hathiar | Punjabi | M. Akram | |
1979 | Permit | Punjabi | Imtiaz Quresh | |
1979 | Wehshi Gujjar | Punjabi | Anwar Kamal Pasha | |
1979 | General Bakht Khan | Urdu | Sarshar Akhtar Malik | |
1980 | Behram Daku | Punjabi | Rauf Abbasi | |
1981 | Khan-e-Azam | Punjabi | Younis Malik | |
1981 | Anokha Daaj | Punjabi | Aslam Dar | |
1981 | Athra Puttar | Punjabi | Altaf Hussain | |
1981 | Chan Veryam | Punjabi | Jahangir Qaisar | |
1981 | Sher Khan | Punjabi | Younis Malik | |
1981 | Chan Suraj | Punjabi | Rauf Abbasi | |
1981 | Muftbar | Punjabi | Hassan Askari | |
1981 | Jeedar | Punjabi | Kaifee | |
1982 | Wehshi Daku | Punjabi | Ali Tahir | |
1982 | Ik Doli | Punjabi | M. Akram | |
1982 | Maidan | Punjabi | Masood Butt | |
1982 | Charda Suraj | Punjabi | Basir Rana | |
1982 | Lalay Di Jan | Punjabi | Naveed Anwar | |
1983 | Jatt Tay Dogar | Punjabi | Imtiaz Quresh | |
1983 | Des Pardes | Punjabi | Iftikhar Khan | |
1983 | Moti Dogar | Punjabi | Jangir Qisar | |
1983 | Wadda Khan | Punjabi | Diljeet Mirza | |
1983 | Rustam Tey Khan | Punjabi | Altaf Hussain | |
1983 | Dara Baloch | Punjabi | Masood Butt | |
1983 | Sher Mama | Punjabi | Imtiaz Quresh | |
1983 | Jagga Tay Shera | Punjabi | Imtiaz Quresh | |
1984 | Kalia | Punjabi | Waheed Dar | |
1984 | Sholay | Punjabi | Younis Malik | |
1984 | Sajawal Daku | Punjabi | Agha Hussaini | |
1984 | Pukar | Punjabi | Aizaz Saeed | |
1985 | Angara | Punjabi | M. Akram | |
1985 | Khuddar | Punjabi | M. Akram | |
1985 | Ghulami | Punjabi | Hasnain | |
1985 | Shah Behram | Punjabi | Kaifee | |
1986 | Baghi Sipahi | Punjabi | Fiaz Sheikh | |
1986 | Qaidi | Punjabi | Masood Butt | |
1986 | Yeh Adam | Punjabi | Irshad Sajid | |
1986 | Malanga | Punjabi | Raseed Dogar | |
1986 | Mela | Punjabi | Hassan Aksri | |
1987 | Moti Sher | Punjabi | Imtiaz Qureshi | |
1987 | Gernail Singh | Punjabi | Younis Malik | |
1987 | Silsila | Punjabi | Aslam Dar | |
1988 | Roti | Punjabi | Idress Khan | |
1989 | Sarfarosh | Punjabi | Iqbal Kashmiri | |
1989 | Kalka | Punjabi | Shahid Rana | |
1990 | Insaniyat Kay Dushman | Punjabi/Urdu | Hassnain | |
1990 | Sarmaya | Punjabi | Idress Khan | |
1990 | Sher Dil | Punjabi | Hasan Askri | |
1991 | Kalay Chor | Punjabi/Urdu | Nazrul Islam | |
1991 | Gandasa | Punjabi | Hasan Askri | |
1991 | Watan Kay Rakhwalay | Punjabi/Urdu | Hassnain | |
1991 | Cobra | Punjabi/Urdu | Shahid Rana | |
1991 | Riaz Gujjar | Punjabi | Hassan Askari | |
1992 | Daku Raaj | Punjabi | Idrees Khan | |
1992 | Majhoo | Punjabi | Masood Butt | |
1993 | Zamana | Punjabi/Urdu | Javed Fazil | |
1993 | Zabata | Punjabi/Urdu | Jahangir Qaisar | |
1993 | Akri Shehzada | Punjabi | Mohammad Aslam Malik | |
1994 | Gujjar Badshah | Punjabi | Masood Butt | |
1994 | Sher Punjab Da | Punjabi | Shahid Rana | |
1994 | Zameen Aasman | Punjabi/Urdu | Hasnain | |
1994 | Saranga | Punjabi | Masood Asghar | |
1994 | International Luteray | Urdu/Punjabi | Iqbal Kashmiri | |
1994 | Pajero Group | Punjabi/Urdu | Idrees Khan | |
1994 | Ghunda Raj | Punjabi/Urdu | Saeed Rana | |
1994 | Danda Peer | Punjabi | - | |
1995 | Madam Rani | Punjabi/Urdu | Masood Butt | |
1995 | Jungle Ka Qanoon | Punjabi/Urdu | Masood Butt | |
1996 | Sakhi Badshah | Punjabi |
References
^ M. Saeed Awan (26 October 2014), "The dark side of Lollywood", Dawn News. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
^ Singh, Pashaura; Fenech, Louis E. (2014). The Oxford Handbook of Sikh Studies. Oxford University Press. pp. 488–. ISBN 9780199699308. Retrieved 25 March 2015..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}
^ abc Abdul Kareem (8 January 2016). "January 9, 1996: Pakistani actor Sultan Rahi shot dead". Gulf News. Retrieved 27 May 2017.
^ Mushtaq Gazdar, Pakistan Cinema, 1947-1997, Oxford University Press (1997), p. 132
^ Sultan Rahi's profile on Mpaop
^ Malik, Iftikhar Haider (2006). Culture and Customs of Pakistan. Greenwood Publishing Group. pp. 182–. ISBN 9780313331268. Retrieved 25 March 2015.
^ "When 'Maula Jutt' was killed; Death anniversary of Sultan Rahi – Dunya News". dunyanews.tv.
^ "PTV to Commence Long Plays Again, First Play Main Woh Aur Main Underway!" (2 November 2018), HipInPakistan. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
External links
Sultan Rahi on IMDb