Yousuf Khan (actor)

Yousuf Khan
Born
Khan Mohammad

1929
Died20 September 2009(2009-09-20) (aged 79–80)
OccupationFilm Actor
Years active1954–2006
AwardsPride of Performance Award by the President of Pakistan in 2004
Nigar Award in 1973[citation needed]

Yousuf Khan (Urdu: یوسف خان; (1929 – 20 September 2009) was one of the Pakistan's most respected actors. He appeared in more than four hundred films in Urdu, Punjabi and Pashto languages over his 46 year long career.

Career

Yousuf Khan made his debut in the Pakistani film Parwaaz in 1954. 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. He died in Lahore.

Filmography

  • Parwaaz (1954) (his debut film)
  • Hasrat (1958)
  • Nagin (1959)
  • Laggan (1960)
  • Do Raste (1961)
  • Susral (1962)
  • Khamosh Raho (1964)
  • Malangi (1965)
  • Maa Baap (1966)
  • Imam Din Gohavia (1967)
  • Taj Mahal (1968)
  • Dil-i-Betaab (1969)
  • Babul (1971)
  • Gharnata (1971)
  • Khoon Da Darya (1973)
  • Ziddi (1973)
  • Jawab Do (1974)
  • Seedha Raasta (1974)
  • Khatarnak (1974)
  • Khooni (1975)
  • Sharif Badmash (1975)
  • Chitra Te Shera (1976)
  • Phool aur Sholay (1976)
  • Warrant (1976)
  • Yaar da Sehra (1976)
  • Yarana (1976)
  • Takrao (1978)
  • General Bakht Khan (1979)
  • Dushman Dar (1981)
  • Rustam Tey Khan (1983)
  • Wadda Khan (1984)
  • Ghulami (1985)
  • Joora (1986)
  • Disco Dancer (1987)
  • Khuda Gawah (1993)
  • Umar Mukhtar (1997)
  • Allah Rakha
  • Bau Ji
  • Bharosa
  • Chann Puttar
  • Chann Veer
  • Chhanga Tay Manga
  • Dushman Mera Yaar
  • Japani Guddi
  • Khan -E- Azam
  • Khatarnak
  • Nagin
  • Qissa Khawani
  • Sher Maidaan Da
  • Shera
  • Sohni Mahiwal
  • Tere Ishq Nachaya
  • Buddha Gujjar (2002)
  • Arrain Da Kharak

Death

Yousuf Khan died on 20 September 2009 at age 80 at Lahore, Pakistan of cardiac arrest.

Awards and recognition

See also


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