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Legendary comedian Lehri passes away

Dunya News

Lehri was admitted in hospital for the seventh time in this year due to his deteriorating health.

One of Pakistan’s greatest comedians Safirullah Siddiqui alias Lehri’ passed away after a prolonged illness, Dunya News reported on Thursday.The actor, 83,was fighting for his life in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of Karachi’s private hospital for last few months.Lehri was one of greatest comedians who made his name through his film career starting from 1950s and lasted until the 1980s.He won the Nigar Award for around a dozen films.Lehri’s first film “Anokhi” was released in 1956, and his last production was Dhanak in 1986.The vast majority of his films have been in Urdu, though he did perform in a few Punjabi productions.