This Saturday marked the 41st death anniversary of renowned comedian Munawar Zarif. He died on April 29, 1976 in Lahore.
According to Radio Pakistan, Munawar Zarif was born on December 25, 1940 in Gujranwala.
He was an actor and comedian best known for his work in the Pakistani cinema during 1970s. He appeared in more than 300 films in just 16 years.
He started his film career from a Punjabi film ‘Dandian’ in 1961 and got a breakthrough in the film Hath Jori in 1964.
After being established as a comedian, he started performing roles in films. First he worked as a side-hero in the film ‘Pardey Mein Rehney Duo’ and then in the same year as a hero in ‘Banarsi’, Thugg’ and ‘Jeera Blade’.
He was awarded Nigar Award three times for his outstanding performance in the films ‘Baharo Phool Barsao’, ‘Zeenath’ and ‘Ishaq Deewana’.
Munawar Zarif was famous for his dialogue delivery.
