Sultan Rahi
Thatta Sadiqabad (NNI) The death anniversary of Sultan Rahi, a famous actor of Pakistani Punjabi films, will be observed on January 9.
Sultan Rahi was a well-known hero of Punjabi films in the 80s. He ruled the film world for 15 years and set a world record by acting in more than seven hundred films, of which he played the hero role in five hundred films. Sultan Rahi started his film career in 1971. During this time, the success of the Punjabi film “Bashira” made him a superstar. The pair of Sultan Rahi and Mustafa Qureshi became the guarantee of the success of the film.
His film “Maula Jatt” set records of success at the box office. His other successful films include “Sala Sahib”, “Chin Waryam”, “Uthra Patr”, “Malley Ga Zalma Da Badla”, “Washi Jatt”, “Sher Khan”, “Sholay”, “Akhiri Jang”, Jarnail Singh, “Do Beghe Zameen”, “Sheeran De Patr” and others. Sultan Rahi’s name is in the Guinness Book of World Records and he has been awarded more than 150 film awards. Sultan Rahi’s most popular film heroines include Asia, Anjuman, Saima, Gauri, Neeli, and Babra Sharif. Sultan of art, Sultan Rahi was shot dead by unknown robbers near Gujranwala on January 9, 1996.
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