Badar Munir

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 1968 to 2008.[1]

Badar Munir
Born1940
Madyan, Swat State, British India
(now in Swat, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan)[1]
Died11 October 2008(2008-10-11) (aged 67–68)
Lahore, Pakistan[2]
NationalityPakistani
OccupationActor
ChildrenDilber Munir
Saeed Munir
Aqal Munir
Imran Munir

Early life and career

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]

Filmography
YearFilmLanguage
1968Jahan Tum Wahan HumUrdu[3]
1970Yousuf Khan Sher BanoPashto
1972Jahan Baraf Girti HaiUrdu
1973OrbalPashto
1974Dedan[2]Pashto
1974Khana BadoshPashto[4]
1975Dulhan Aik Raat KiUrdu
1976Nawye de ywe shpePashto
1978Jan Ki BaaziUrdu
1979General Bakht KhanUrdu
1981DaaghPashto
1982Da gaz da maydanPashto
1983Nimgarai aarrmanPashto
1984ShponkaiPashto
1984Khan DekanPanjabi
1984Topak zama kanonPashto
1985YaranaPashto
1985Aulad[5]Pashto
1986ShakUrdu
1990Haseena Atom Bomb[6]Urdu
1991Dushman KakaPashto
1994SarangaPashto
1995GoorkunPashto
1997Deewane Tere Pyar KeUrdu
2000Tere Pyar MeinUrdu
2001MusalmanUrdu
2001PathanUrdu
2003Body GuardPashto
2003AmanatPashto
2008MusafarPashto

Death and legacy

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]

See also
  • List of Lollywood actors

References
  1. Actor Badar Munir passes away Dawn (newspaper), Published 12 October 2008, Retrieved 15 December 2017
  2. "Gone are the days of Badar Munir, but Pashto films still draw crowds in Karachi". The News International (newspaper). 1 February 2016. Retrieved 16 December 2017.
  3. Gazdar, Mushtaq (1997). Pakistan Cinema, 1947-1997. Oxford University Press. p. 262. ISBN 0-19-577817-0.
  4. Film Khana Badosh (1974) on Complete Index To World Film (CITWF) website Retrieved 16 December 2017
  5. Film Aulad (1990) on Complete Index To World Film (CITWF) website Retrieved 16 December 2017
  6. Film Haseena Atom Bomb (1990) on Complete Index To World Film (CITWF) website Retrieved 16 December 2017


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