Badar Munir (1940 – 11 October 2008) was a Pakistani film actor. Originally from Madyan[1] in the state of Swat, he starred in over 732 Pashto, Urdu and Punjabi language films from 1969 to 2008.[1]
Badar Munir | |
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Born | 1940 |
Died | 11 October 2008 | (aged 67–68)
Nationality | Pakistani |
Occupation | Actor |
Children | Dilber Munir Saeed Munir Aqal Munir Imran Munir |
Badar Munir was raised with a religious background in Swat. He completed his basic elementary school education there and then came to Karachi.[1]
Before joining films, Badar Munir used to drive Rikshaw on Karachi streets. Then he got a job as a lighting technician on actor Waheed Murad's recommendation in a Karachi film studio.[2] He was introduced by Waheed Murad to the film industry in 1970. His first movie was Yousuf Khan Sher Bano (1970), with Yasmin Khan as the heroine.[2] This Pashto language film was the first film of Pakistan film industry in this language in 1970.[1] In 2016, city of Karachi has the largest urban population of Pashto-speaking people in the world, larger than even in Peshawar, Kabul, Quetta and Kandahar.[2]
Year | Film | Language |
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1968 | Jahan Tum Wahan Hum | Urdu[3] |
1969 | Nai Laila Naya Majnu | Urdu |
1970 | Yousuf Khan Sher Bano | Pashto |
1971 | Adam Khan Dukhaniye | Pashto |
1972 | Jahan Baraf Girti Hai | Urdu |
1973 | Orbal | Pashto |
1974 | Dedan[2] | Pashto |
1974 | Khana Badosh | Pashto[4] |
1975 | Roshni | Urdu |
1975 | Dulhan Aik Raat Ki | Urdu |
1976 | Nawye de ywe shpe | Pashto |
1977 | Aj Diyan Kurrian | Punjabi |
1978 | Jan Ki Baazi | Urdu |
1978 | Shola | Punjabi |
1979 | General Bakht Khan | Urdu |
1979 | Aurat Raj | Urdu |
1981 | Daagh | Pashto |
1982 | Da gaz da maydan | Pashto |
1983 | Nimgarai aarrman | Pashto |
1984 | Shponkai | Pashto |
1984 | Khan Dekan | Panjabi |
1984 | Topak zama kanon | Pashto |
1984 | Haibat khan | Punjabi |
1985 | Yarana | Pashto |
1985 | Aulad[5] | Pashto |
1986 | Shak | Urdu |
1988 | Daka | Pashto |
1990 | Haseena Atom Bomb[6] | Urdu |
1991 | Dushman Kaka | Pashto |
1992 | Zama zid | Pashto |
1991 | Adam Khor | Pashto |
1994 | Saranga | Pashto |
1995 | Goorkun | Pashto |
1997 | Deewane Tere Pyar Ke | Urdu |
2000 | Tere Pyar Mein | Urdu |
2001 | Musalman | Urdu |
2001 | Pathan | Urdu |
2003 | Body Guard | Pashto |
2003 | Amanat | Pashto |
2006 | Musafar | Pashto |
Before his death, Badar Munir had been suffering from kidney and diabetes problems for the past 5 years. He had a paralysis attack a few years ago. Two days before his death, he had a heart attack and was hospitalized but later died on 11 October 2008.[1]