Habib | |
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| حبیب | |
| Born | Habib-ur-Rehman (1940-11-26)26 November 1940 |
| Died | 25 February 2016(2016-02-25) (aged 75) |
| Education | Govt. M.A.O College Lahore |
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| Years active | 1958 – 2016 |
| Spouse | [1] |
| Children | 7 |
| Awards | Pride of Performance Award by thePresident of Pakistan in 2011 Won 3Nigar Awards during his career |
Habib-ur-Rehman (Urdu:حبیب الرحمان; 26 November 1940 – 25 February 2016), better known by his screen nameHabib, was a Pakistani film actor, director, producer and a television actor. He was one of the busiest heroes of thePakistani film industry and established himself as one of the most successful actors of Pakistani cinema, acting in almost 600 movies in a career spanning 60 years.[2] He appeared in bothPunjabi andUrdu language movies.[1]
Habib-ur-Rehman was born intoPunjabi family of theArain community, in Basi village not far fromSirhind-Fategarh in thePatiala State,Punjab, British India.[3] His father worked in the railways, and the family had to move toGujranwala after theindependence of Pakistan in 1947, where he was educated, earning three master's degrees inEnglish literature,Urdu andPersian from theGovt. M.A.O College Lahore.[3]
He married fellow film actressNaghma in 1972, but later separated and got divorced from her in 1988.[1] Habib was the father of two sons and four daughters from his first wife who had died some years ago, and another daughter later from his second wife, actress Naghma. He then married Shaheen Habib and they lived together for 36 years until his death in 2016.[3]
Khalid Tabassum, journalist and writer, wrote his film memories which were published in Daily Nawa-i-Waqt in 1986.[4]
Having come across thePancholi Studios by chance,[3] he made his debut in filmLakhat-e-Jigar (1958),[1] then some of his films flopped tillAadmi (1958). He received an important role in the filmAadmi (1958), breaking through obscurity and first became well-known as a film actor, and soon took other roles inUrdu hit films such asAyyaz (1960),Zehr-e-Ishq (1958),Surayya (1961),Saperan (1961),Aulad (1962),Mehtab,Maa Ke Aansoo,Khandan,Aashiyana (1964),Fashion,Dil Ke Tukrey,Basheera (1972),Eid Mubarak (1965),Dil Aur Duniya,Haar Geya Insaan andWaqt.[5]
Among hisPunjabi films,Mouj Mela (1963) was a super-hit musicalGolden Jubilee film. He took the role of a side-hero inPlatinum Jubilee film,Jeedar (1965), but he could not repeat this success until 1967.Dil Da Jani (1967),Yaar Maar,Babul Da Wehra (1968),Chann Makhna (1968),Do Mutiyaran (1968),Chann Veer (1969),Mukhra Chann Warga,Genterman (1969),Waryam,Att Khuda Da Vair (1970),Chann Puttar (1970),Taxi Driver (1970),Rangu Jatt (1970),Duniya Paise Di (1971),Sajjan Be-Parwah,Ik Doli Do Kahar,Basheera (1972),Do Pattar Annaran Dey (1972),Zaildar (1972),Khushiya and "Malanga (1986)" are hisPunjabi films.[5][4]
In television, his most famous role was in thePTV dramaRahain (1998), in the late 1990s.[3] Later he worked in dramaTawan (1996) andPooray Chaand Ki Raat (2004) then he worked in dramaVanee which aired onGeo Entertainment.[3]
He directed and produced twoSindhi films,Baaghi andAllah Bachayo, but without much success.[6][2]
He was not successful as a film producer.Pardes andHaar Gaya Insaan were average box office films. Some other films he had produced had also flopped at the box office.[1][3]
Habib-ur-Rehman suffered a brain haemorrhage a week before his death. At that time, he was admitted toIttefaq Hospital, Lahore for treatment where he died on 25 February 2016 and was laid to rest at Airline Society, near theShaukat Khanum Hospital inLahore.[3] He was survived by seven children, five daughters and two sons.[3]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1996 | Tawan | Raheem-ud-din | PTV |
| 1998 | Rahain | Wakeel Sahib | |
| 2004 | Pooray Chaand Ki Raat | Chaudhary Kamal | |
| 2012 | Vanee | Baba | Geo Entertainment |
| 2013 | Ullu Baraye Farokht Nahi | Yaqoob Malkana | Hum TV |
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