Actor Saleem Nasir's 27th death anniversary today

Actor Saleem Nasir's 27th death anniversary today
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Summary The actor died of extreme heart congestion on October 19, 1989

LAHORE (Web Desk) – Recognised with ‘The President’s Pride of Performance Award’, television and film actor, Saleem Nasir breathed his last on October 19, 1989 after a short but glowing career.

The late actor had suffered a cardiac arrest on September 4, 1989 and later died of extreme heart congestion in October.


Still shows late artiste immortalising a character in a PTV drama


His birth place is Nagpur which then was under colonial rule and was called British India. Different noted personalities of film and television termed his demise at 44 years of age an irreplaceable loss the world of cinema and art.

His profile includes the fact that he ran a successful entertainment magazine called ‘TV Tempo’ besides a successful career in films where he played roles in huge starrers including Waheed Murad’s Zaib-un-Nisa.

He also played roles in films, Aangan Terha, Dastak, Ankahi, Nishan-e-Haider, Aakhri Chatan among others.

As late Nasir polished his craft in films, he did not sideline television and treated the medium not lesser than he did the silver screen.

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