Lahore: Death anniversary of film actor Habib-ur-Rehman being observed today. Eighth death anniversary of legendary Pakistani film actor, producer and director Habib-ur-Rehman is being observed on Sunday (today).
He was born in 1931 in Indian state of Patiala.
He showcased his talent in more than six hundred Punjabi and Urdu films and is counted among illustrious romantic heroes.
Habib-Ur-Rehman started his film career in 1956 with the movie ‘Lakht-e jigar’ as a side hero with Noor Jehan.
His first super hit movie was ‘Zeher-e-Ishq’ with Mussarat Nazeer.
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Habib-Ur-Rehman also won worldwide recognition for his heartfelt performance in historical movie ‘Devdaas’ paired with Shamim Ara and Nayyar Sultana.
The government awarded him with the Presidential Pride of Performance award to honour his services.
Habib died after a prolonged illness on February 25, 2016 in Lahore.
Habib-ur-Rehman (26 November 1929 – 25 February 2016), better known by his screen name Habib, was a Pakistani film actor, director, producer and a television actor. He was one of the busiest heroes of the Pakistani film industry and established himself as one of the most successful actors of Pakistani cinema, acting in almost 600 movies in a career spanning 60 years.He appeared in both Punjabi and Urdu language movies.
Early years and personal life
Habib-ur-Rehman was born into Punjabi family of the Arain tribe, in Basi village not far from Sirhind-Fategarh in the Patiala State, Punjab, British India. His father worked in the railways, and the family had to move to Gujranwala after the independence of Pakistan in 1947, where he was educated, earning three master’s degrees in English literature, Urdu and Persian from the Govt. M.A.O College Lahore.
He married fellow film actress Naghma in 1972, but later separated and got divorced from her in 1988. Habib was the father of two sons and four daughters from his first wife who had died some years ago, and another daughter later from his second wife, actress Naghma. He then married Shaheen Habib and they lived together for 36 years until his death in 2016.
