Yousuf Khan (actor)
Yousuf Khan | |
|---|---|
| یوسف خان | |
| Born | Khan Mohammad 1929 |
| Died | 19 September 2009 (aged 79–80) |
| Occupation | Film Actor |
| Years active | 1954 – 2004 |
| Awards | Pride of Performance Award by the President of Pakistan in 2004[1] Nigar Award in film Ziddi (1973) |
Yousuf Khan (Urdu: یوسف خان; (1929 – 19 September 2009) was one of the Pakistan's most respected actors.[2][3]
He appeared in more than four hundred films in Urdu, Punjabi and Pashto languages over his 46 year long career.[2][1][4]
Career
[edit]Yousuf Khan made his debut in the Pakistani film Parwaaz in 1954.[2] He started his film career as a supporting actor, but later matured into a lead actor. He started his film career when the Pakistani film industry was ruled by big name actors like Sudhir, Santosh Kumar, Darpan and Aslam Pervaiz. He made a name for himself first as a romantic hero in Urdu language films. Later on, in the late 1970s and 1980s, he became known as an action hero in Punjabi and Pashto language films.[2][5]
Filmography
[edit]- Parwaaz (1954) (his debut film)[2][1][3]
- Hasrat (1958)[1]
- Nagin (1959)[6]
- Laggan (1960)[6]
- Do Raste (1961)
- Susral (1962)[6][1]
- Khamosh Raho (1964)[6][1]
- Malangi (1965)[6]
- Maa Baap (1966)[2]
- Imam Din Gohavia (1967)
- Taj Mahal (1968)[2][1]
- Dil-i-Betaab (1969)[2]
- Babul (1971)[6]
- Gharnata (1971)
- Khoon Da Darya (1973)[2]
- Ziddi (1973)[2][1][3]
- Jawab Do (1974)[2]
- Seedha Raasta (1974)[2][1]
- Khatarnak (1974)[6]
- Khooni (1975)[2]
- Sharif Badmash (1975)[2][1]
- Chitra Te Shera (1976)
- Phool aur Sholay (1976)[2]
- Warrant (1976)[6]
- Yaar da Sehra (1976)[2]
- Yarana (1976)[2]
- Takrao (1978)[2]
- General Bakht Khan (1979)[2]
- Dushman Dar (1981)
- Rustam Tey Khan (1983)
- Wadda Khan (1984)[2][1]
- Ghulami (1985)[2][1]
- Joora (1986)
- Disco Dancer (1987)
- Khuda Gawah (1993)[2][1]
- Umar Mukhtar (1997)[2]
- Allah Rakha[2]
- Bau Ji[2]
- Bharosa[2]
- Chann Puttar[2]
- Chann Veer[2]
- Chhanga Tay Manga
- Dushman Mera Yaar
- Japani Guddi[2]
- Khan -E- Azam
- Khatarnak[2]
- Nagin[2]
- Qissa Khawani
- Sher Maidaan Da
- Shera
- Sohni Mahiwal[2][1]
- Tere Ishq Nachaya[2]
- Buddha Gujjar (2002)[2][1][3]
- Arrain Da Kharak[2][3]
Death
[edit]Yousuf Khan died on 19 September 2009 at age 79 at Lahore, Pakistan of cardiac arrest. He was buried in the town of his birth, his hometown Kasur, Punjab, Pakistan.[2][1][3]
Awards and recognition
[edit]- Nigar Award for Best Actor in Punjabi language film Ziddi (1973 film)[7]
- Pride of Performance Award in 2004 by the President of Pakistan[2][1]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q "Yousuf Khan (profile)". Cineplot.com website. 12 May 2010. Archived from the original on 11 October 2011. Retrieved 30 July 2024.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak "Yousuf Khan (actor) dies". Dawn newspaper. 4 October 2009. Archived from the original on 27 April 2023. Retrieved 30 July 2024.
- ^ a b c d e f "Punjabi actor Yousuf Khan passes away". Dawn newspaper. 20 September 2009. Archived from the original on 8 January 2024. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
- ^ "Yousuf Khan profile". UrduWire.com website. Archived from the original on 22 May 2012. Retrieved 30 July 2024.
- ^ Mushtaq Gazdar. Yousuf Khan. Oxford University Press, 1997 - The University of Michigan Library (digitized 21 May 2008) via Google Books website. p. 96, 108. ISBN 0-19-577817-0.
- ^ a b c d e f g h Alan Goble. "Yousuf Khan filmography". Complete Index To World Film (CITWF) website. Archived from the original on 1 October 2020. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
- ^ "Pakistan's "Oscars": The Nigar Awards". The Hot Spot Online Film Reviews website. 24 November 2017. Archived from the original on 13 June 2020. Retrieved 30 July 2024.
External links
[edit]- Yousuf Khan at IMDb
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