*Waheed Murad remembered on his 31st death anniversary
Legendary Pakistani film actor, producer and script writer Waheed Murad 31st death anniversary was observed on Sunday.
The only child of well-off film distributor Nisar Murad, Waheed Murad was born on October 2, 1938 in Sialkot.
He got his early education from Karachi Grammar School, did graduation from SM Arts College, Karachi and Masters in English Literature from University of Karachi.
He is well-known for his charming expressions, attractive personality, tender voice and unusual talent for acting in films.
His style of acting made him popular amongst the young cinema viewers of South Asia.
Murad started his film career by joining his father’s established company Film Art in 1961 as producer of the film Insaan Badalta Hai.
He appeared in a supporting role in 1962’s in the film Aulad. Heera aur Pathar was his first movie as a leading actor and considered to be his major breakthrough.
He acted in a total of 124 films of which 38 were black and white and 86 were coloured.
He acted in 115 Urdu, 8 Punjabi and one Pashto film and received 32 prestigious film awards. He was awarded Nigar award for best actor in Heera aur Pathar in 1964, Armaan in1966, Andaleeb in1969, Mastana Mahi in1971and Legend Award for Life Time in 2002.
In November 2010, 27 years after his death, he was awarded the Sitara-e-Imtiaz for distinguished contributions in the fields of literature and arts. He died on November 23, 1983 in Karachi.