Dildar Pervaiz Bhatti
Dildar Pervaiz Bhatti (30 November 1946 – 30 October 1994) was a multi award-winning Pakistani television and a radio host, college professor and a TV program announcer. He worked as a lecturer at Government College Sahiwal, Government College Baghbanpura in Lahore, and Government M.A.O College Lahore. Later he started hosting shows at Radio Pakistan and Pakistan Television.[1]
Dildar Pervez Bhatti | |
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| Born | November 30, 1946 Gujranwala, Pakistan |
| Died | October 30, 1994 (aged 47) New York City, New York, U.S |
| Occupation | Television and Radio host, college professor |
| Years active | 1970-1994 |
Notable work | “Amna Samna”, “Dildarian”, “Dilbar Dildar” |
Early life and career
Dildar Parvaiz Bhatti was born on 30 November 1946. His early education was in Gujranwala Pakistan. Dildar received many trophies by winning debating competitions throughout school and college. After finishing masters in English Literature, Dildar Pervaiz Bhatti started his career as an English lecturer at Govt college Sahiwal. Within a year he relocated back to his home city Lahore, working at government college. His second career in entertainment industry started from Radio Pakistan in early 70s, where he hosted a program called Sohni Dharti. The transition from radio to tv didn't take long. He tried his hand at acting in tv drama series at Pakistan Television also at news reading. He soon realised that news reading and acting was not for him and got the opportunity to host a university challenge style tv show, "Takra" which made him a household name. His unique comparing style and quick-wittedness made him well known in Pakistan and overseas. He hosted television programs including Takra, Yadish Bakhair, Jawan Fikar Mela and Punjnath. He kept his two careers going side by side successfully without compromising one for the other. He wrote daily columns and worked with different newspapers. He also wrote books Amna Samna, Dildarian and Dilbar Dildar.[2] Dildar Pervaiz compared many live entertainment shows presenting various talented artists of Pakistan. The live shows prominent Pakistani artists included, Asif Javed, Afshan Begum, Trannum Naz, Rajab Ali, Shujat Ali Bobby, Shahida Aziz, Shaukat Ali, A. Nayyar, Akhlaq Ahmed, Surriya Khanum, Masood Rana and Naheed Akhtar.
He wrote Punjabi poetry also was working on translations of his favorite English poets but couldn't finish his work due to early death.
The TV shows from 1974 to 1994:
1 - Program “Takra” in Punjabi Language 1974-1983.
2 - Program, “Yadish Bakhair” 1984 - 1986.
3 - A quiz program for young adults, "Jawan Fikar" in Urdu 1986 -1988.
4 - Program, “Mela” 1987–1990.
5 - Mela was renamed, “Punjnath” in 1990 to the day of his departure from this world in 1994.
Death and legacy
In 1994, Bhatti was attending several fund raising events with Imran Khan in United Kingdom, Canada and the United States to help him raise funds for this cancer hospital in honor of Imran Khan's late mother. He was one of the key person to raise fund for cancer hospital from the day of inception assisting Imran Khan. On 30 October 1994, after performing in 5 different cities of US the last stop was in New York City. Dildar Pervaiz Bhatti died after suffering brain haemorrhage. A ward of Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital & Research Centre was later named Dildar Ward in his honour.[3]
Dildar Pervaiz Bhatti Official page (fb)
See also
- List of Lollywood actors
References
- "Profile of Dildar Pervaiz Bhatti". urduwire.com. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 4 Dec 2016.
- Pervaiz Munir Alvi (8 July 2007). "Dildar Pervaiz Bhatti – Personal Memoirs – Part I". pakistaniat.com. Retrieved 4 Dec 2016.
- Athar Khan (30 October 2004). "Dildar Bhatti's death anniversary". Rewaj.pk. Retrieved 4 Dec 2016.
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