Naeem Hashmi


Naeem Hashmi was a Pakistani film, television and stage actor, writer, poet, producer, and director. He was known for his roles as a villain in the late 1940s and 1950s, but he later took character roles in over 100 films.

Career

Naeem Hashmi made his film debut in British India in the film Chandani Chowk . His first movie in Pakistan was Ilzam . His na'ats, or lyrics and praises said for the Islamic prophet Muhammad, also earned him much fame. The peak of his professional career came when he wrote the na'at ''Shah-E-Madina, Yasreb Ke Waali sung by Saleem Raza and Zubaida Khanum for the Pakistani film Noor-e-Islam. It became a run-away super-hit song in 1957, and still has cultural relevance to this day.
Many of his films, such as the banned Inqalab-e-Kashmir'', addressed social and national Pakistani issues. Ziddi, Sharif Badmash, Chitra Tay Shera were some of Naeem Hashmi's most successful films.

Death and legacy

Naeem Hashmi died of diabetes-related complications on 27 April 1976.
Naeem Hashmi's eldest son, Khawar Naeem Hashmi, is a Pakistani journalist, who works with BOL TV as its bureau chief in Lahore, Pakistan. He served for 35 years in Jang Group of Newspapers, as a news reporter for Geo News channel, and served as Bureau Chief of Geo News in Lahore.

Filmography

In India

  • Chandni Chowk

    In Pakistan

  • Ilzam
  • Khatoon
  • Chhoti Begum
  • Nigar
  • Noor-e-Islam
  • Shama
  • Jhoomer
  • Ayaz
  • Azmat-e-Islam
  • Madar-e-Millat
  • Diya Aur Toofan
  • Behan Bhai
  • Babul
  • Nizam
  • Ziddi
  • Sharif Badmash
  • Chitra Tay Shera