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Rasheed Naz

Pakistani film and television actor (1948–2022) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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Rasheed Naz (9 September 1948 – 17 January 2022) was a Pakistani film and television actor. He started his television career in 1971 in a Pashto television play and went on to work in several Pashto, Hindko and Urdu-language plays.

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Early life

Rasheed Naz was born on 9 September 1948 in Peshawar, NWFP (now Khyber Pakhtunkhwa), Pakistan.[1][2][3][4]

Career

Rasheed Naz had a career spanning nearly five decades.[2]

Television

In 1971, he started his television career as an actor in a Pashto television play. His first Urdu play was Aik Tha Gaoon (1973).[1][2] His first popular play was Namoos. He also worked in Pakistan's first private television play Dasht, telecast on NTM TV channel.[2] Rasheed Naz also worked in a Shoaib Mansoor's video song "Ishq Mohabbat Apna Pan" with Iman Ali.[2]

Cinema

In 1988, he worked in his first Pashto film Zama Jang (English: "My War").[2] His first Urdu film was Syed Noor's Dakait ("Dacoit"). He also worked in Shoaib Mansoor's 2007 film Khuda Ke Liye ("For God's Sake"). Raheed Naz also starred in the Bollywood film Baby in 2015 alongside Akshay Kumar, Anupam Kher, and Madhurima Tuli.[5]

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Death

Rasheed Naz died in Islamabad, Pakistan on 17 January 2022 at the age of 73. For some time, he had been suffering from some health issues. His body was brought to Peshawar for funeral and he was buried there.[1]

Personal life

His son Hasan Noman is an actor as well. Noman, who shared the screen with Rasheed Naz in Baby,[6] was married to Madiha Rizvi from 2013 to 2022.

Awards and recognition

Notable television plays

Filmography

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