Renowned Lollywood actor Habib passes away
He was a highly educated person and was considered quite stylish in the film industry.
LAHORE (Web Desk) – Reknowned Lollywood actor Habib-ur-Rehman on Thursday died after a prolonged illness.
The 85-year-old actor was admitted in Ittefaq hospital Model Town a few days back. He was suffering from sugar and blood pressure.
Habib’s funeral prayer will be offered in Airline Society after Asr prayer.
Born in 1931 in an Indian state Patiala, he was a highly educated person and was considered quite stylish in the film industry.
Habib had a masters degree in Urdu, English and Persian and was an actor, producer and director.
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He showcased his talent in more than 600 Punjabi and Urdu language films and is counted among the illustrious romantic heroes.
He started his film career in 1956 with debutant movie ‘Lakht–e–jigar‘ as a side hero along Santosh Kumar and Noor Jehan.
Actor Aslam Pervaiz fell into row with the director on the sets and left the shooting. Habib was among the spectators watching the film shoot when he was spotted by the director who immediately took him into the film.
His first super hit movie was ‘Zeher-e-Ishq’ with Musarrat Nazeer and this movie bought him under the spotlight of stardom.
He won the Nigar award as a best actor for Luqman’s movie ‘Admi’ and Shabab Kiranvi’s ‘Surraiya’. He also won worldwide recognition for his heartfelt performance in the historical movie ‘Devdaas’ paired with Shamim Ara and Nayyar Sultana.
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In order to honour his services, the government awarded him with the Presidential Pride accolade.
He married fellow film actress Naghma, but later separated and got divorced from her. Habib is the father of two sons and four daughters from his first wife, and another daughter later from his second wife.
