Iqbal Hassan (1942 – 14 November 1984) was a Pakistani film actor who mostly worked in Punjabi movies during the 1970s and the early 1980s. He is best known by his title role in the movie Sher Khan (1981).
Iqbal Hassan | |
|---|---|
| اقبال حسن | |
 | |
| Born | 1942 |
| Died | 14 November 1984 |
| Nationality | Pakistani |
| Occupation | Film actor |
| Years active | 1965 – 1984 |
Life and career edit
Hassan was born in 1942 in Lahore, British India.[1]
He started his acting career in 1965 in the film Punjab Da Sher, which starred the villain Mazhar Shah. Later, he performed as a hero in the movie Sassi Punnu (1968) in which Naghma was the heroine. He appeared in approximately 300 films in his 20-year long career, fifty of which he played the sole hero. The 1981 release Sher Khan was the most important film in Hassan's career in which he played the title role. In 1972, along with Muhammad Ali and Zeba, he also co-produced the Urdu movie Badlay Gi Dunya Saathi.[2][3][4][5]
He died in a car accident on 14 November 1984.[6]
Selected filmography edit
- Punjab da Sher (1965)
- Yaar Dost (1968)
- Sassi Punnu (1968)
- Nikkay Hundian da Pyar (1969)
- Charda Suraj (1970)
- Jeb Kutra (1973)
- Sher Khan (1981)
References edit
- ^ "Iqbal Hassan". Pakistan Film Magazine. Archived from the original on 9 February 2023.
- ^ "اقبال حسن". Pakistan Film Magazine (in Urdu). Archived from the original on 1 August 2021.
- ^ "Death anniversary of Iqbal Hassan observed". Radio Pakistan. Retrieved 8 June 2023.
- ^ "اقبال حسن کا عروج زوال". Daily Duniya (in Urdu). 24 May 2015.
- ^ "اقبال حسن نے شیرخان کے ٹائٹل رول کو یادگار بنادیا". Daily Express (in Urdu). 21 June 2013.
- ^ "ورسٹائل اداکار اقبال حسن برسی 14نومبر کو منائی جائے گی". Daily Pakistan (in Urdu). 5 November 2022.
External links edit
- Iqbal Hassan at IMDb