71st birth anniversary of Moin Akhtar being observed today
Entertainment
The legendary actor left the world on Apr 22 in 2011 following a cardiac arrest.
KARACHI (Dunya News) - The 71st birth anniversary of renowned actor and comedian king Moin Akhtar is being observed today (Friday), Dunya News reported. He is remembered as one of the most beloved comics, hosts and actors ever to grace the stage and television screen.
Born on December 24, 1950, Moin Akhtar left his fans on April 22, 2011. He was considered as a comedian of extremely high standard in Pakistan with experience of entertaining his audience for a long time. From theater to silver screen, Moin Akhtar’s work introduced nonstop laughter for everyone and became popular among the entertainment loving audience.
He was liked for providing humor for people of all ages, and with a style that remains unmatched. His attempts to avoid vulgarity in his humor rendered him a favorite amongst family audiences.
He was fluent in several languages, including English, Bengali, Sindhi, Punjabi, Memon, Pashto, Gujarati and Urdu. He performed not only in Pakistan but played in several stage shows like Bakra Qiston Pe and Buddha Ghar Pe Hai with Umer Sharif in India too.
Moin Akhtar’s famous TV dramas include ‘Rozi’, ‘Intezar Farmaiye’, ‘Bund Road’, ‘Aangan Terha’, ‘Studio Dhai’, ‘Studio Ponay Teen’, ‘Yes Sir, No Sir’ and ‘Eid Train’.
According to his fans on social media, “Moin’s comedies were not only the characters that brought life in comedy but he was real asset for maintaining the identity of comic life in Pakistani stage and TV,” Moin’s personality and skills are still a source of learning for the new artists and the Pakistani TV, Film and theater industries can hardly produce such comedy maestros,” they said.
The comedies of Moin Akhtar are an inspiration for many young comedians to guide them with proper techniques, skills and styles.
The legendary actor left the world on Apr 22 in 2011 following a cardiac arrest and was laid to rest at the Model Colony graveyard in Karachi.
