Back Sultan Rahi Afrikaans سلطان الراعي Arabic سلطان الراعى ARZ Sultan Rahi Azerbaijani سلطان رائه AZB Sultán Rahi Spanish سلطان راهی Persian Sultan Rahi French सुल्तान राही Hindi Sultan Rahi ID
Sultan Rahi | |
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ﺳﻠﻄﺎﻥ ﺭﺍﮨﯽ | |
| Born | Muhammad Sultan Khan 24 June 1938 |
| Died | 9 January 1996 (aged 57) |
| Cause of death | Murder |
| Nationality | Pakistani |
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| Years active | 1956–1996 |
| Spouse(s) | Shaheen (divorce) Naseem Sultan |
| Children | 5[1] |
| Awards | Nigar Awards |
Sultan Rahi (Urdu: ﺳﻠﻄﺎﻥ ﺭﺍﮨﯽ; June 24, 1938 – January 9, 1996) was a Pakistani actor, producer and screenwriter.
He established himself as one of the leading and most successful actors of Pakistani and Punjabi cinema,[2] and received a reputation as Pakistan's "Clint Eastwood".[3]
During a career spanning 40 years, he acted in some 703 Punjabi films and 100 Urdu films, winning around 160 awards.[4]
Rahi earned two Nigar Awards for his work in Babul (1971) and Basheera (1972).[5][6]
In 1975 he portrayed the character of Maula Jatt in Wehshi Jatt, winning his third Nigar Award. He reprised the role in its sequel Maula Jatt.
Some of his other films include Sher Khan, Chan Veryam, Kaley Chore, The Godfather, Sharif Badmash and Wehshi Gujjar.[2][3]
- ^ "Pakistan Artists Database Entry for Haidar Sultan". Pakistan Film Magazine. Retrieved 11 August 2020
- ^ a b Singh, Pashaura; Fenech, Louis E. (2014). The Oxford Handbook of Sikh Studies. Oxford University Press. pp. 488–. ISBN 9780199699308.
- ^ a b Abdul Kareem (8 January 2016). "January 9, 1996: Pakistani actor Sultan Rahi shot dead". Gulf News. Retrieved 6 June 2019.
- ^ M. Saeed Awan (26 October 2014), "The dark side of Lollywood", Dawn News. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
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