Nadeem Baig (actor)

Mirza Nazeer Baig (born 19 July 1941), better known by his stage name Nadeem Baig (Urdu: ندیم‎) is a Pakistani actor, singer and producer. Since the beginning of his career in 1967, he has appeared in over two hundred films and has won various awards, including the 1997 Pride of Performance award. In Pakistan Nadeem enjoys the same status as Amitabh Bacchan enjoys in India. [3]

For the Pakistani film director, see Nadeem Baig (director).

Nadeem Baig
Born
Mirza Nazeer Baig

(1941-07-19) 19 July 1941[1]
Vijayawada, Madras Presidency, British India[2]
NationalityPakistani
OccupationFilm actor, singer
Years active1967–present
Spouse(s)Farzana Ehtesham (1968–present)
Children2 sons- Farhan and Faisal[2]
RelativesCaptain Ehtesham (father-in-law)
AwardsHilal-i-Imtiaz
Sitara-i-Imtiaz
Nigar Awards
Websitewww.supernadeem.com

Early life

Baig was born in Vijayawada in modern Andhra Pradesh which, in 1941, was part of Madras Presidency in British India. Nadeem Baig migrated to Pakistan along with his family after the independence of Pakistan in 1947. He finished his high school and attended some years of college in Karachi before he entered the film industry.[2]

Nadeem, along with artistes Talat Hussain, M. Zaheer Khan, Aftab Azeem, Saleem Jafry, and TV producer Iqbal Haider, were all discovered at a club in Karachi in the 1960s. He and his friends, Ameer Ahmed Khan and Qasim Siddiqui, won several music competitions. At one of those musical competitions, he was noticed by singer Ferdausi Rahman. She was impressed by his singing talent and encouraged him to try playback singing in Dhaka's film industry.[4]

Career

Nadeem’s film career spans more than 50 years in 2019.[1] He started his career in 1967 and appeared in his first film Chakori (1967) in a leading role with actress Shabana. The film was produced and directed by Captain Ehtesham, who, in real life, became his father-in-law in 1968 when Nadeem married Farzana, Ehtesham's daughter.[5] The film did well in both circuits of Pakistani film industry, i.e., West and East Pakistan. He won a Nigar Award in the best actor's category for Chakori. Nadeem's films include Nadan (1973), Anari, Pehchan (1975), Talash (1976), Aina (1977), Hum Dono (1980), Lajawab, Qurbani (1981), Sangdil (1982), and Dehleez (1983). He made a popular screen pairing with actress Shabnam with whom he acted in most of his films.[6] Besides acting, Nadeem has sung many songs for films.[7] Nadeem has worked with veteran film directors of Pakistani film industry including Pervez Malik, Nazrul Islam, S. Suleman, Shamim Ara, Sangeeta and Samina Peerzada. Among the well-known actors, he has worked with Santosh Kumar, Darpan, Waheed Murad, Allauddin and Syed Kamal over his long career.[1]

Playback singers

In his career, Nadeem is mostly voiced by Ahmed Rushdi and latter Akhlaq Ahmed provided his voice. He himself acknowledged that songs in Rushdi's voice made his work easier and played a significant role in his success.[8] Other playback singers who provided voice for him were Mehdi Hassan, Masood Rana, Mujeeb Aalam, Asad Amanat Ali Khan, Bashir Ahmad, Ustad Amanat Ali Khan and A Nayyar.

Select filmography
Main article: Nadeem Baig filmography

Television
YearDrama TitleChannel
2005RiyasatARY Digital
2007Saheli (TV series)Hum TV
2014Jaan Hatheli ParPTV Home
2015 Mol Hum TV
2016Tum Yaad AayeARY Digital
2016Rishta Hai Jaisey Khawab SaAaj Entertainment

Awards and recognition

See also
  • List of Lollywood actors

References
  1. Admin. "Nadeem Baig (actor)'s Profile". Cineplot.com. Retrieved 11 November 2016.
  2. http://www.dawn.com/news/738001, 'Profile: The legend speaks', Dawn (Pakistan), Published 29 July 2012. Retrieved 11 Nov 2016
  3. https://en.dailypakistan.com.pk/lifestyle/renowned-actor-nadeem-celebrating-75th-birthday-today/ Nadeem Baig's Pride of Performance award info listed on Daily Pakistan newspaper, Published 19 July 2016. Retrieved 11 November 2016
  4. Ilyas, Aslam (1992), Silver Star Nadeem, Karachi: Screen Publications
  5. "Film director Ehtesham dies at 75", DAWN, 19 February 2002.
  6. http://tribune.com.pk/story/66587/lollywood-a-brief-history/ Some milestones in Pakistani film industry, The Express Tribune newspaper, Published 23 October 2010. Retrieved 11 November 2016
  7. "Finding a new star" by Saadia Qamar, Express Tribune newspaper, August 4, 2010. Retrieved 11 November 2016
  8. "Dawn News package". Retrieved 10 March 2016.
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