Adeeb

Muzaffar Adeeb or simply Adeeb (1934 – 26 May 2006) was a Pakistani film actor. He appeared in 38 Indian films from 1940 to 1962, although he did not start performing in films very actively until the 1950s. In 1962, he shifted from Bombay (now Mumbai), India, to Lahore, Pakistan and resumed his film career that lasted until his death with over 500 films to his credit.[1][2]

Adeeb Siddhiqui
Born
Muzaffar Ahmed[1]

1934
Mumbai, India
Died26 May 2006 (aged 71)
Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
Occupationfilm actor

Early life and career

He was born in Bombay in a conservative Pakhtun (Pathan) family from Kashmir. His family moved on to Bombay before independence of Pakistan in 1947 and that is where the actor in him emerged, after the completion of his Master's Degree in Urdu literature from Bombay University, Maharashtra. Unlike his contemporaries, scriptwriting was the first love of Adeeb, who worked in the scriptwriting department with Raj Kapoor's father, Prithvi Raj Kapoor, in Prithvi Theatre and later with Indian National Theatre as assistant director. It is during this time in India that he got to know the basics of acting which later helped him entertain 2 generations of audience.[1]

Although he worked in minor roles in his initial career, it was Zia Sarhadi's Footpath (1953) that gave him his first breakthrough role opposite Dilip Kumar, Meena Kumari and Anwar Hussain (Nargis's brother). He worked in 30 films during his stay in India including Mehndi, Pak Daman (1956) and Jung, before migrating to Pakistan in 1962, on the insistence of director Akbar Ali Akku and actor/director Iqbal Yusuf, son of Adeeb's close friend, director S.M. Yusuf. He settled in Karachi and later moved on to Lahore in search of roles which kept pouring in from the 1960s until his very last film – Syed Noor's super-hit Majajan (2006).

In an era when on-screen villainy in Pakistani films was ruled by good looking villains such as Aslam Pervaiz, Masood Akhtar and even Mohammad Ali (in his initial films), Adeeb made his entry with Daal Mein Kala (1964), which was directed by Iqbal Yusuf and featured Syed Kamal and Bahar Begum in the lead along with late actors Nirala and Mohammad Ali.[1]

In the coming years, he became a close friend of Mohammad Ali and the two acted in numerous successful films such as Kaneez (1965 film), Aadil (1966) and Baghi Sardar (1966), Hatim Tai (1967), Mahal (1968), Naaz (1969), Aansoo Ban Gaye Moti (1970), Dushman (1974), Shirin Farhad (1975), Haider Ali (1979), Josh, Sangram (1981), Zanjeer (1986) with Rocky Dada being their last film together in 1987.[2]

He was at ease in both Urdu and Punjabi films, playing memorable roles in countless films opposite other actors such as Sultan Rahi in Maula Jatt (1979) and Andaata, Waheed Murad in Eid Mubarak (1965)[1] and Kaneez (1965 film),[1] Saaz Aur Awaaz (1965), Rishta Hai Pyar Ka (1967), Aik Nagina (1969), Afsana (1970) and Dushman (1974), Syed Kamal in Daal Main Kaala (1962) and Shab Bakhair and Nadeem in Talaash (1986), Ustadon Kay Ustad (1990) and Khazana (1995). Late directors – Rangeela's Diya Aur Toofan (1969 film) and Riaz Shahid's Gharnata and Yeh Aman (both 1971) – gave Adeeb tailor-made roles in their films to show his true potential. He was one of the few actors to work with actor Shaan's father, Riaz Shahid, and portray the character of his on-screen father.

During his last years, he was more active on stage than in films and depicted the role of Sir Syed Ahmed Khan in one of his last TV plays. In a career spanning over 50 years, Adeeb featured in more than 500 films, depicting villainous roles in different shades such as a deceiving brother, cruel father, nasty husband, dishonest friend and brutal landlord.

Death

Adeeb died on March 26, 2006, at the Punjab Institute of Cardiology, Lahore, where he was admitted after suffering a heart attack the previous week.[1]

Filmography
TitleReleasedLanguage
Aakhri Chattan[3] 1970 Urdu
Aansoo Ban Gaey Moti[3] 1970 Urdu
Love in Jungle[4] 1970 Urdu
Naya Savera[3] 1970 Urdu
Shahi Faqir[3] 1970 Urdu
Takht-o-Taj[3] 1970 Urdu
Tikka Mathe Da[5] 1970 Punjabi
Sultana Daku[2] 1975 Punjabi
Chitra Te Shera[2] 1976 Punjabi
Ranga Daku 1978 Punjabi
Maula Jatt[1] 1979 Punjabi
Hathiar 1979 Punjabi
Wehshi Gujjar[1] 1979 Punjabi
General Bakht Khan 1979 Urdu
Behram Daku[2] 1980 Punjabi
Sher Khan 1981 Punjabi
Jeedar[2] 1981 Punjabi
Jatt Te Dogar 1983 Punjabi
Moti Dogar 1983 Punjabi
Sher Mama 1983 Punjabi
Kalia 1984 Punjabi
Pukar 1984 Punjabi
Ghulami 1985 Punjabi
Shah Behram 1985 Punjabi
Gernail Singh[2] 1987 Punjabi
Sher Dil 1990 Punjabi
Gandasa 1991 Punjabi
Riaz Gujjar 1991 Punjabi
Akri Shehzada 1993 Punjabi
Pajero Group 1994 Punjabi/Urdu
Sher Punjab Da 1994 Punjabi
Ghunda Raj 1994 Punjabi
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See also
  • List of Lollywood actors

References
  1. "Filmstar Adeeb dies". Dawn. 27 May 2006. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  2. actor Adeeb's filmography on Complete Index To World Film (C.I.T.W.F.) website Retrieved 16 March 2019
  3. Gazdar, Mushtaq (1997). Pakistan Cinema, 1947-1997. Oxford University Press. p. 266. ISBN 0-19-577817-0.
  4. Gazdar, Mushtaq (1997). Pakistan Cinema, 1947-1997. Oxford University Press. p. 267. ISBN 0-19-577817-0.
  5. Gazdar, Mushtaq (1997). Pakistan Cinema, 1947-1997. Oxford University Press. p. 268. ISBN 0-19-577817-0.
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