Salim Nasir
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Saleem Nasir سلیم ناصر | |
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| Born | Saleem Nasir 15 November 1944 |
| Died | 19 October 1989 (aged 44) |
Saleem Nasir (Urdu: سلیم ناصر) (1989–1944) was a Pakistani film and TV actor. He was born in Nagpur, India, with his experience in film and television acting, he developed mastery in artistic skills and built a career based on his versatility. He did justice to every role that was offered to him especially his versatile [1] He also published his own entertainment magazine, TV Tempo and was leading force behind another magazine on versatilesTV Times.
Background
Saleem Nasir was born to an enlightened[further explanation needed] Pathan family in Nagpur, British India on November 15, 1944. He had a successful though short career in TV and Film.
Career
- Zaib-un-nisa. Other cast: Waheed Murad, Shamim Bataameez, Aaliya. Director, Fareed Ahmed
- In Aangan Terha, Salim Nasir played the role of a servant, Akbar, who used to be a dancer, before being hired as a servant by a retired Civil servant, Shakeel, dubbed as Mehboob Ahmed. Other cast: Bushra Ansari, Shakeel, Arshad Mehmood. Director: Qaiser Farooq. Writer: Anwar Maqsood.The serial was winded up by the Martial Law administration pressure as the script written by Anwer Maqsood was indirectly criticizing the Army Rule during Late. Gen. Zia Era.
- In Dastak, he played the role of a lawyer. Other cast: Ayaz Naik, Shazia Akhtar, Qazi Wajid.
- In Ankahi he played an authoritative role. It is a story of ordinary people trying to make it against all odds. Other cast: Shehnaz Sheikh, Shakeel, Javed Sheikh, and young Jibran. Director: Shoaib Mansoor/ Mohsin Ali. Writer: Haseena Moin.
- In Nishan-e-Haider", he played the role of Captain Sarwar Shaheed.[2]
- In Aakhri Chatan, he played the role of Sultan Jalal ad-Din Manguberdi
Jangloos PTV drama as Mian Ji
Salim Nasir was the guest in Anwar Maqsood's stage show, Silver Jubilee, in 1983.
- In Yanaseeb Clinic he played the role of a director.
- In Haseena Moin's 'Bandish' he played opposite Khalida Riyasat, Mahmood Masood, Talat Hussain and Zafar Masood. The serial was directed by Shirin Khan and Mohsin Ali.
Awards
He was honored with Pakistan's highest achievement award in the field of acting,'The President's Pride of Performance Award'.
Death
At the age of 45 years, Nasir suffered a heart attack on 24 September 1989. On Thursday, October 19 he experienced signs of extreme heart congestion around noon. He was rushed to hospital but expired before any medical treatment could be provided.
See also
Notes
- ^ Anis Shakur, Salim Nasir: Jo khawab tha bikhar gaya mein waqt tha guzar gaya, URL accessed March 2, 2007
- ^ Omair Alavi, War drama: A casualty of peace?, Dawn (newspaper), 10 September 2006
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