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Ilyas Kashmiri (actor)

Pakistani actor (1925–2007) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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Mohammad Ilyas Kashmiri (25 December 1925 12 December 2007) was a Pakistani film actor.[1]

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Early life and career

Born in Muhalla Dara Shikoh, near Rivoli Cinema, in Lahore, Punjab, British India, Kashmiri became an actor in Bombay before the Partition of India. Throughout his career, Kashmiri appeared in more than 600 movies, mostly in villain roles. He was a handsome, well-built 6 feet 2 inches tall man suited for these villainous roles.[1][2]

Due to his long acting career, he remained an inspiration for the beginners in the Pakistani film industry and was known as Taya Jee in the film world.[3]

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Filmography

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Death

Ilyas Kashmiri died on 12 December 2007 in Lahore, aged 81. He had been bed-ridden for the previous six years. He had been suffering from diabetes for some years and his left leg was amputated a few years ago due to gangrene.[1][2] His wife, Parveen, had died ten years before him.[1]

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